Lexis

Newspaper Searching Assignment - LS101 - Due next tuesday

Name:__________________________________________

Go to http://www2.smcvt.edu/library/articles/newspapers.htm and choose Lexis-Nexis

This is not an easy to use interface, but not too hard with practice. Excellent source for newspapers, law, business, etc. Use this assignment to explore topics you might be interested in.

1. Click on the Source link. Bring up the New York Times

Source List

Enter as much of the title as possible to locate the source:

or, browse the alphabetical source list:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9

A. How far back does Lexis-Nexis index the New York Times?

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B. Do a search of your own choosing of only the New York Times.

Give the search terms and the title of the article you found.

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2. Choose Guided News Search Tab Choose General New and Major Newspapers

Tips

Step One: Select a news category -- Entry Required


Step Two: Select a news source-- Entry Required
Source List

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A. Click on Source list - What kind of Newspapers are indexed? Name one from a foreign Country

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B. Find a film review of the movie "Win a date with Todd Hamilton" Give the paper and date of the review

3. In Guided Search Choose Do a search in US News / North East Regional

Tips

Step One: Select a news category -- Entry Required


Step Two: Select a news source-- Entry Required
Source List

Step Three: Enter search terms -- Entry Required

Look for Howard Dean and scroll down the results list and click the 1st The Union Leader article.

Give the author and headline

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4. Click on BUSINESS on the Left Column

Choose Business News / Business & Finance

Tips

Step One: Select a news category -- Entry Required


Step Two: Select a news source-- Entry Required
Source List

Step Three: Enter search terms -- Entry Required

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Find an article on Xerox profits

What does the article say about profits - positive or negative

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5. Choose a company, (any company) and pretend you are going for a job interview. Use different sources in Business file to find background information to help in your interview. A very good source for this kind of research is Hoovers

Give company president, number of employees, who was the founder, etc (also - give the source you got the information)

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6. Go to REFERENCE on the left Column

Choose Polls & Surveys

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research	Tips
Specify a keyword to search full text, or limit your search to a particular question. Only opinion polls that match all the criteria you enter will be found.

Entry Required

e.g. Gulf War

Narrow search
with additional terms:

e.g. CNN OR television

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A. Find a poll on American opinion on the war in Iraq. Give the source and findings. How many people were polled?

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B. Find a Poll on a topic of your own choosing. Give the topic and poll and result - I will ask you to explain the findings in our next class

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6. Click on MEDICAL on the left column. Choose Medical News / Medical and Health

Find an article on the topic of aids and drug treatment in Africa.
Give the article source, title, and author.

Tips

Step One: Select a news category -- Entry Required


Step Two: Select a news source-- Entry Required
Source List

Step Three: Enter search terms -- Entry Required

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7. Click on Statistical on the left Column

A. Find statistical information on how many Americans go to Church.

Print the chart.

How many go once a week?

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B. Find the GDP of the world?

Print Chart and give answer

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Use Ethnic Newswatch @ http://www2.smcvt.edu/library/articles/newspapers.htm to answer the following.

8. Click on Publication Name

Name one Journal in this database that would be useful for getting news on Native American issues? On Hispanic Issues?

9. Find an article on outsourcing jobs. Can you find an article written from an India (country) perspective? Give the journal name article title and describe the search you used to find it.

10. Go back to the opening screen for Ethnic Newswatch - find a Spanish language article on any topic and give the name of the journal

Use the Burlington Free Press Index @ http://www2.smcvt.edu/library/articles/newspapers.htm to answer the following.

11. Find an article on the Saint Michael's basketball team. Give the information (year, date, page number) to find it. Where in the library would it be found?