NewsBank, inc. Presents How to Search Access U.K. & Ireland Newspapers This presentation automatically runs as a slide show. ¾ Click here to skip intro. Starting Starting from from your your home home page, page, you you are are one one click click away away from from aa host host of of powerful powerful search search options. options. ¾ Click here to skip intro. You You can can search search aa specific specific newspaper... newspaper... ¾ Click here to skip intro. You You can can search search across across aa region... region... ¾ Click here to skip intro. You You can can search search all all newspapers newspapers from from an an entire entire country... country... ¾ Click here to skip intro. You You can can search search all all titles titles in in the the U.K. U.K. and and Ireland Ireland at at once... once... ¾ Click here to skip intro. You You can can also also search search more more than than 100 100 of of the the top top international international news news sources… sources… ¾ Click here to skip intro. Or, Or, put put it it all all together together and and search search aa wealth wealth of of sources sources from from the the U.K., U.K., Ireland Ireland and and around around the the world. world. This This tutorial tutorial details details several several effective effective search search techniques techniques that that are are frequently frequently used used in in Access Access U.K. U.K. & & Ireland Ireland Newspapers. Newspapers. It It also also offers offers tips tips to to help help you you find find what what you you are are looking looking for. for. ¾ Click here to skip intro. You will learn how to: ; ; ; Search sources from around the world, across a broad geographic area or from a single country, or focus on a particular newspaper Research a topic or issue Research a person, place or organisation ; Locate an article you remember reading ; Browse a specific newspaper by date ; Locate an obituary ; Search for articles by a particular author Click on a specific topic to go to it directly, or simply click outside the topics to continue the slideshow. Search sources around the world, across a broad geographic area or from a single country, or focus on a particular newspaper For perspectives on topics, people, issues and events, use the shortcuts and maps to expand or narrow your search. • For example, narrow your search from all available titles… • To those in the U.K. and Ireland… • To titles in Wales… • To a single newspaper, the South Wales Echo. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 1. 1. Search Search newspapers newspapers around around the the world, world, or or point-and-click point-and-click on on the the Search Search Shortcuts, Shortcuts, the the legend legend or or the the map map to to search search sources sources from from aa geographic geographic region. region. Tip: Tip: For For the the greatest greatest possible possible number number of of search search results, results, search search the the entire entire world. world. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 2. 2. For For tighter tighter search search results, results, narrow narrow your your search search to to all all sources sources in in the the U.K. U.K. and and Ireland. Ireland. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 3. 3. You You can can further further narrow narrow your your search search to to aa single single country country or or aa specific specific newspaper. newspaper. Tip: Tip: When When searching searching aa common common topic topic or or aa term term frequently frequently in in the the news, news, consider consider limiting limiting your your search search to to certain certain regions regions or or specific specific titles titles by by checking checking the the appropriate appropriate box(es). box(es). This This will will yield yield aa smaller smaller set set of of results. results. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 4. 4. At At any any time, time, you you can can change change the the focus focus of of your your search search by by using using the the customisable customisable Search Search Shortcuts Shortcuts in in the the navigation navigation bar. bar. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. Research a topic or issue For example, you can research: ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. • Terrorism • Global warming • The Middle East • Crime • Healthcare services • Football • Avian flu • Parliament • Education • School funding • Assembly government • The Olympics In In this this example, example, search search The The World. World. 1. 1. Type Type your your search search term(s) term(s) to to describe describe an an issue, issue, event, event, etc. etc. In In this this example, example, use use “terrorism.” “terrorism.” 2. 2. Choose Choose aa timeframe timeframe from from the the drop-down drop-down menu. menu. For For example, example, “the “the past past twelve twelve months.” months.” ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. In In aa second second example, example, compare compare recent recent events events with with past past events. events. 1. 1. Continue Continue to to search search on on “terrorism.” “terrorism.” 2. 2. However, However, choose choose aa different different timeframe. timeframe. For For example, example, choose choose “Oldest “Oldest matches matches first” first” and and specify specify the the year year “2001.” “2001.” ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. Tip: Tip: If If you you wish wish to to focus focus your your search search results, results, try try the the Search Search Shortcuts. Shortcuts. For For example, example, search search only only the the UK UK National National Newspapers Newspapers by by clicking clicking on on the the shortcut shortcut in in the the navigation navigation bar. bar. 1. 1. Narrow Narrow your your search search to to specific specific publications publications within within the the group group by by checking checking their their respective respective boxes. boxes. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 2. 2. Or, Or, search search aa single single newspaper newspaper by by clicking clicking on on its its title title in in the the previous previous list. list. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. Research a person, place or organisation For example, you can research: • Peter Hain • House of Commons • Glasgow • The Dail • National Health Service • FTSE 350 • Rugby Football Union • Westminster Abbey ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 1. 1. To To perform perform aa basic basic search, search, simply simply type type in in your your search search terms. terms. For For example, example, choose choose “National “National Health Health Service” Service” or or NHS. NHS. 2. 2. Choose Choose aa timeframe. timeframe. For For example, example, “the “the past past 77 days.” days.” Tip: Tip: To To find find names, names, compound compound terms terms or or exact exact phrases, phrases, use use quotation quotation marks. marks. For For example, example, “National “National Health Health Service.” Service.” ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 1. 1. If If there there are are too too many many hits, hits, you you could could narrow narrow your your search search to to aa specific specific country. country. 2. 2. Click Click on on Advanced Advanced Search Search for for even even more more options. options. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 1. 1. You You can can focus focus your your search search criteria criteria with with the the drop-down drop-down boxes. boxes. For For example, example, you you can can specify specify that that your your terms terms “National “National Health Health Service” Service” or or NHS NHS must must appear appear “in “in Lead/First Lead/First Paragraph.” Paragraph.” 2. 2. Also, Also, you you can can add add aa requirement requirement that that “NHS” “NHS” also also appears appears “in “in Headline.” Headline.” 3. 3. As As in in the the Basic Basic Search, Search, you you can can change change the the timeframe. timeframe. For For example, example, choose choose “the “the past past 33 months.” months.” ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. You You can can pinpoint pinpoint your your results results even even more more by by selecting selecting aa single single newspaper newspaper to to search search or or browse browse for for content content on on aa chosen chosen topic. topic. Tip: Tip: You You can can browse browse aa single single issue issue of of aa selected selected newspaper. newspaper. Find Find aa specific specific issue issue by by clicking clicking on on it it or or entering entering aa specific specific date. date. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. Locate an article you remember reading For example, search for an article… • With the words “women and football and championship” • From the first two weeks of March 2006 • In a local or regional newspaper • Note: The sources available to you will depend on your NewsBank subscription. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 1. 1. Use Use the the map, map, the the lists lists of of newspapers newspapers by by region region or or country country or or the the customised customised shortcuts shortcuts to to find find the the appropriate appropriate group group of of papers papers to to search. search. 2. 2. Based Based on on what what you you remember remember about about the the article, article, choose choose appropriate appropriate search search terms. terms. 3. 3. Choose Choose to to return return “Best “Best matches matches first.” first.” 4. 4. Choose Choose aa custom custom date. date. For For example, example, select select “1 “1 March March 2006 2006 –– 15 15 March March 2006.” 2006.” ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 5. 5. Click Click on on the the headline headline to to see see the the full full text text of of an an article. article. Let’s Let’s take take aa look look at at the the article article from from the the Sunday Sunday Mercury Mercury from from Birmingham, Birmingham, England. England. Tip: Tip: Notice Notice the the highlighted highlighted search search terms terms within within the the text text of of the the article. article. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 1. 1. You You can can find find the the same same article article by by selecting selecting aa specific specific source. source. For For instance, instance, directly directly select select the the Sunday Sunday Mercury Mercury from from the the list list of of titles titles in in the the Regional Regional and and Local Local group. group. Tip: Tip: If If you you remember remember aa recent recent date date during during which which the the article article was was published, published, you you can can simply simply browse browse that that day’s day’s issue issue and and its its articles. articles. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. Browse a specific newspaper by date For example: • You remember seeing an article in your local paper about a neighbourhood having problems with tunneling badgers. • Your local paper is the Portsmouth Evening News of Portsmouth, England. • You know the article was published on the 21st of March, 2006. • Note: The sources available to you will depend on your NewsBank subscription. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 1. 1. Choose Choose the the U.K. U.K. Regional Regional and and Local Local Newspapers Newspapers shortcut shortcut from from the the navigation navigation bar. bar. Tip: Tip: Through Through the the easily easily customisable customisable interface, interface, your your library, library, school, school, college college or or university university can can highlight highlight local local newspapers, newspapers, or or groups groups of of newspapers, newspapers, on on the the tool tool bar bar for for direct direct access. access. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 2. 2. Scroll Scroll to to the the bottom bottom of of the the page, page, and and directly directly select select The The Portsmouth Portsmouth Evening Evening News News from from the the list list of of titles. titles. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 3. 3. You You can can type type the the publication publication date date you you wish wish to to review review and and click click BROWSE. BROWSE. 4. 4. Or, Or, ifif the the date date you you want want appears appears in in the the list, list, simply simply choose choose it it from from there. there. In In this this example, example, select select “21 “21 March, March, 2006.” 2006.” Tip: Tip: Browse Browse features features are are available available only only ifif aa single single newspaper newspaper is is selected. selected. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 5. 5. Browse Browse articles articles by by selecting selecting “Search “Search Within Within this this Issue” Issue” or or simply simply by by clicking clicking on on their their headlines. headlines. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 6. 6. Browse Browse the the article. article. Note Note the the headline, headline, paper paper title, title, date, date, and and number number of of print print pages. pages. 7. 7. Click Click on on “Quick “Quick Links” Links” or or “Back “Back to to Issue” Issue” to to browse browse other other articles articles from from the the same same day. day. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. Tip: Tip: At At the the bottom bottom of of each each article article is is more more information information on on the the source source and and copyright. copyright. Tip: Tip: OpenURL OpenURL links links at at the the end end of of each each article article enable enable you you to to link link an an to to article article in in an an email, email, which which can can be be sent sent to to aa friend, friend, colleague, colleague, student student or or professor. professor. Also, Also, each each article article has has aa MARC MARC Record Record Number, Number, so so it it can can be be uniquely uniquely identified. identified. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. Locate an obituary For example: • Welsh hero Eynon Hawkins, from December 2001 • A Yorkshire man, Binns, former pilot in the RAF and veteran of the Second World War In your search, you might specify: • The region or paper where an obituary would have been published • The name of the deceased • The month and year of death ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. For For example, example, search search all all U.K. U.K. & & Ireland Ireland sources sources for for “Eynon “Eynon Hawkins.” Hawkins.” 1. 1. Type Type the the name name of of the the deceased deceased in in the the search search box box and and the the search search term term “obit*.” “obit*.” 2. 2. Choose Choose “Oldest “Oldest matches matches first” first” and and add add aa custom custom date. date. In In this this case, case, try try “December “December 2001.” 2001.” Click Click “Search.” “Search.” Tip: Tip: Use Use truncation truncation (by (by adding adding an an asterisk) asterisk) to to search search all all forms forms of of the the word word “obituary.” “obituary.” ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 3. 3. View View your your highly highly targeted targeted results. results. Tip: Tip: To To see see the the first first paragraph paragraph on on the the results results page, page, check check the the “Show “Show First First Paragraph” Paragraph” box. box. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. In In our our second second example, example, let’s let’s narrow narrow the the search search from from all all of of the the U.K. U.K. & & Ireland Ireland to to England… England… ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. …and …and from from all all of of England England to to Yorkshire. Yorkshire. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. Search Search all all of of the the Yorkshire Yorkshire publications publications for for Harry Harry Binns’ Binns’ obituary. obituary. 1. 1. Use Use the the name name of of the the deceased deceased and and some some key key terms terms that that are are likely likely to to be be mentioned mentioned in in his his obituary. obituary. 2. 2. Since Since you you know know the the year year that that Mr. Mr. Binns Binns died, died, you you can can include include that that in in your your search. search. Choose Choose the the timeframe timeframe “2003.” “2003.” 3. 3. Click Click “Search.” “Search.” ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. Tip: Tip: The The more more terms terms you you connect connect with with AND AND in in your your search search statement, statement, the the more more specific specific your your results results will will be. be. The The results results yield yield two two articles articles from from the the West West Yorkshire Yorkshire and and North North Yorkshire Yorkshire County County Publications. Publications. Tip: Tip: Since Since many many people people live live in in several several places places during during their their lives, lives, obituaries obituaries may may be be listed listed in in newspapers newspapers from from two two or or more more cities. cities. Because Because obituaries obituaries often often run run on on multiple multiple days, days, it it is is helpful helpful not not to to target target your your date date too too tightly. tightly. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. Search for articles by a particular author For example, find articles written by: • Giles Smith • Hafina Clwyd ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 1. 1. Search Search all all newspapers newspapers in in the the U.K. U.K. and and Ireland Ireland for for articles articles by by Giles Giles Smith. Smith. Use Use the the Advanced Advanced Search Search and and specify specify your your terms terms to to appear appear “in “in Author/Byline.” Author/Byline.” Tip: Tip: Be Be sure sure to to use use the the “Author/Byline” “Author/Byline” field, field, especially especially when when searching searching for for articles articles by by an an author author with with aa common common name name to to avoid avoid false false hits. hits. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 2. 2. View View your your results. results. Note Note that that your your search search terms terms appear appear in in the the Author Author field, field, as as specified. specified. Tip: Tip: Click Click on on “Quick “Quick Links” Links” to to find find other other articles articles by by Giles Giles Smith Smith or or articles articles from from the the same same page, page, section section or or date. date. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 1. 1. You You might might try try aa Basic Basic Search Search for for columnist columnist Hafina Hafina Clwyd. Clwyd. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 2. 2. A A quick quick look look at at one one of of the the results results will will reveal reveal that that this this article article was was not not written written by by Hafina Hafina Clwyd. Clwyd. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 3. 3. Scroll Scroll down down and and look look for for your your highlighted highlighted terms. terms. You You will will see see that that Hafina Hafina Clwyd’s Clwyd’s name name appears appears in in the the text text of of this this article. article. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 4. 4. Try Try again, again, this this time time using using the the Advanced Advanced Search Search and and specify specify that that your your terms terms should should appear appear “in “in Author/Byline.” Author/Byline.” ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. 5. 5. With With this this search, search, you you are are guaranteed guaranteed to to find find articles articles written written by by Hafina Hafina Clwyd. Clwyd. ¾ Click here to go to menu slide. Access U.K. & Ireland Newspapers We hope this tutorial has helped you understand some of the techniques and strategies for successful research. Remember to: • Select appropriate sources for your search • Define your search terms • Specify a timeframe when relevant ¾ Click here to go to menu slide.
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