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1 Indexes

2 What are indexes? Database (print or electronic) to identify articles (and sometimes reports, dissertations, books) written on a particular topic. Index tells what has been published on a topic not what the library owns on a topic.

3 Choosing the right index There are hundreds of indices available in the library. What index to use? Depends on the topic – the discipline Depends on the format of material you want – scholarly journal articles, magazine or newspaper articles, dissertations, etc. Depends on the era for which you want material – primary or secondary sources

4 Choosing the right channel SportsMoviesNewsFamily & Children CurrentESPN ESPN 2 HBO Showtime CNN Headline News Nickelodeon Disney VintageESPNCAMC TMC History Channel Nick at Nite TVLand

5 Choosing the right index HistoryBiologyBusinessInterdiscip linary/Gen eral CurrentAHL HA IMB BIOSISABI- Inform Expanded Academic Research Library VintageAPS Online Pooles Zoologi- cal Record Business Index Reader’s Guide APS Online

6 Choosing the right index Type of article Scholarly journal articles Popular magazine articles Newspaper articles HistoryAHL HA ITER Expanded Academic Research Library Lexis/Nexis NewsBank BiologyBIOSIS Life Sciences Collection Expanded Academic Research Library Lexis/Nexis NewsBank

7 Where to find index databases On the Information Gateway Top 20 Databases Databases & Catalogs Browse Subject To find databases most useful for history research go to the history subject page

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