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N ewspaper S ources

N ewspaper S ources. DSWP 216 – Peg Jenner – 7 Feb 2008 (Rev 27 Mar 2009). What newspapers offer…. Current info – news! Hot topics Debates, different viewpoints & opinions Analysis & background info Tips on research studies, government policies & other publications. Newspapers - access.

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N ewspaper S ources

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  1. Newspaper Sources DSWP 216 – Peg Jenner – 7 Feb 2008 (Rev 27 Mar 2009)

  2. What newspapers offer… • Current info – news! • Hot topics • Debates, different viewpoints & opinions • Analysis & background info • Tips on research studies, government policies & other publications

  3. Newspapers - access • Traditional paper copies • Microfilm copies (historical) • Publisher websites & other Internet sources • LRC e-resources

  4. Paper & Microfilm copies in the Librarieshttp://library.centennialcollege.ca/ All campuses carry • Toronto Star (current issues) • Globe and Mail (current issues) ►Use the library catalogue for holdings

  5. Publisher websites • Most major newspapers provide current news on their websites • Some provide an archives of older issues – depth, coverage & costs ($) vary

  6. Newspaper Internet ServicesExample:http://www.canada.com/ • supported by CanWest (publisher of 15 major newspapers & over 120 smaller dailies & weeklies in Canada +13 television stations) • Provides links with an RSS feed to 14 Canadian newspaper websites, including • National Post • Calgary Herald • Ottawa Citizen, etc

  7. Newspaper “e-resources”in the Libraries(licensed products) • Freeto students • Deep back files of full text coverage • Hundreds of newspapers that you can search singly or all together • Precision search tools to help you zero in on your topic

  8. e-resources in the LRC that contain newspaper articles… • Lexis Nexis • Thomson Gale • EBSCO • Proquest • FP Infomart ►See handout for more details

  9. AND(Boolean operator that combines) AND

  10. 3-term searching…

  11. OR(Boolean operator the collects) O R

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