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library.centennialcollege.ca
Distance Access
You need an active library account to use the library
This PowerPoint presentation and handouts are posted under “Library Classes” on library website.
tutoring http://library.centennialcollege.ca in person telephone email digital
help | coaching
Library Tutors1-on-1 sessions with a senior student for all courses, except English.
Centre for Academic English Tutoring Sessions & Workshops for English, ESL, grammar, writing, etc.
Room A206 @Ashtonbee campus
NEW
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
DSWP 225: Policy & Social Welfare Systems
Donald Easson, instructor
Liz Dobson, librarian
18 & 19 January 2012
What newspapers offer…
Current & historical reporting on policy issues & legislation
Hot topics - including problems in society
Debates, different viewpoints & opinions
Analysis & background info
Tips on research studies, government policies & other publications
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Library holds full text newspaper articles in many of its databases
current and historical….
Before you start to search, make sure your topic is clearly expressed!
Be prepared to search using a variety of keywords & phrases –
Language is rich. People often use different terminology for the same concept
Search for newspaper articles using the library’s “Search Everything” Google-like search engine…
Use the filters on left column to refine your search…
E.g. using the subject terms filter will add relevancy to your search results
Use the Advanced Search page to search for terms in the TITLE, or for articles in a specific newspaper…
To save an article, first click on the title…
Email newspaper article from LexisNexis database
How to search for newspaper articles DIRECTLY in databases (“E-Resources”)
Select “E-Resources by Type…
List of library databases containing newspaper articles – current and back files
LexisNexis Power Search…Example here searches major world publications, and limits results to previous 5 years, with the word, government in the headline.
LexisNexis Power Search…Example here searches major world publications, and limits results to previous 5 years, with the word, policies in the headline.
LexisNexis Power Search…Search for recent article (vaguely remembered) on coming fee-based newspaper access online.
Globe and Mail Online…available (some articles are free, some are fee-based…). Articles online not always identical to print versions.
Ontario Newspapers library database...
NewspaperPressDisplay..a library database - coverage is for recent 60 days only
Use the search box at top of screen…
Use filters on left to refine your search, if needed…
Canadian Reference Centre database – example of a database that has both journal and newspaper articles.
Here search is limited to newspaper articles only