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EBSCO: Magazine and Primary Sources

Magazine Sources

Look at the box at the very bottom right on the POWER Library homepage.

Click on MasterFILE Premier.

Magazine Search

Type in the name of your country.

Click the Search button.

Magazine Results

There is information on the top of the results table, like how many hits, and the different types of publications.

Click on Magazines.

Magazine Results

Look at the information at the top of the page. It shows how many magazine articles.

Magazine-Specific Periodical

You can search many different ways.

Next, we will search by one particular periodical in a certain period of time so click on the New Search button on the top of the screen.

Periodical SearchType in your topic at the top. Then scroll down to select the type of publication.

Periodical Search

Next, you type in the name of the publication and then set the time of your search, Month and Year.

Scroll back up to hit the Search button.

Periodical Results

You now have a list of results from just the Publication that is in the time span that you set.

Selecting an Article

Looking at a specific article means that you click on the title and it will give you the citation information along with the full text article.

Source Card

You will need to look at the citation to complete the information required to make a source card. Some of the information may not be found so just move on to the next part.

Print/Email/Save

When you decide on an article you have a couple of different options. These are found at the top of the screen.

Print/Email/Save

If you click Print, then your article will be printed out. Make sure you check the length of your paper. DO NOT PRINT IT OUT IF IT IS 6 PAGES OR MORE.If you click Email, then you will be prompted for your email address.If you click Save, then you can save to your folder or to a floppy disk.

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EBSCO: Newspaper Source

Newspaper Sources

Look at the box at the very bottom right on the POWER Library homepage.

Click on Newspaper Source.

Newspaper Search

Type in the name of your country.

Click the Search button.

Newspaper Results

Look at the information at the top of the page. It shows how many newspaper articles.

CITE YOUR SOURCES

Use the MLA format

Make sure you find all the information you can.

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SIRS Discoverer

SIRS Discoverer

On the bottom right of the homepage of POWER Library, click on SIRS Discoverer on the very bottom.

SIRS Discoverer

The homepage of SIRS shows the two different types of search options.

Subject HeadingsKeyword/Natural Language

SIRS Discoverer-Subject Headings

Select the Subject Headings button and type in your search term.

Click the Search button.

Subject Heading-Results

Your search results are different than EBSCO.

There will be a list of subject headings that contain or relate to your search term.

Subject Heading Results

You can click on a subject heading and it will take you to more articles.

Click on the article title to view the article.

Subject Heading-Article

Once you have found an article that you like, be sure to note important or key information.

Remember to cite the document using the MLA format.

Keyword Search

Type in your search term and click the search button.

Keyword-Search Results

The search results page will have how many articles in different forms and how hard the article is to read.

Different types Of information

Different levels of reading

Keyword-Article

Once you decide to view an article you click on the title.

Print/Email/Save

The Print option is when your paper is short. You are able to click the print button.The Email option is at the top of the page. You just supply your email address.The save option is when you copy to a word document and save that way.

SIRS Discoverer

Any article that you use, you must CITE!

Use the MLA format to complete the Works Cited/Works Consulted Page.

This would mean that someone would be able to find the exact article you used on your paper.