NewsBank

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NewsBank The Oregonian

• A newspaper resource search engine on the
• Marshfield High School Library Web Page

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The MHS Library Web Page has several data bases
and search engines. NewsBank The Oregonian is
one
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Note some Special Features on the first screen
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Hot Topics Screen
Click on the Close This Window command at the top
of your screen
Major Categories
Sub Topics
Questions to research
Specific Topic Queries
Suggested Search Terms
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Go Back to Home Page Click on Postwar Iraq
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Special Reports Screen
Open the 1st article on your screen. It will
appear different from the example in the
presentation
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Special Reports Article(Remember, if you are
sitting at a computer, your screen will look
different from the one below)
Click on this option to get to the Home Page
Denotes German Newspaper
To get back to the previous screen, click the
back arrow
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Keyword Search Feature
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Keyword search for Kulongoski
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Article Ranking
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Features/Options of Newspapers Articles
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A Text Only Display of Kulongoski Article
NOTE The TEXT ONLY option cleans up the page so
the computer isnt printing images and other
items unrelated to the article
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Email Option
Click on HOME
Click on START SEARCH
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Highlights of Customized Search
Use Search Term John Kerry
Use Search Term Howard Dean
Click on the HELP button
Recommended search parameters are given. Most
researchers develop their own preferred date
range, but if you are new to research, the
suggested ones are a good place to start.
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Customized Searches Combined Field Searches
If the INDEX term option doesnt work, use ALL
TEXT
Close this Page by Xing out
Click on EDIT SEARCH button
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Using a Combined Field Search
Open and Read some of the articles. Note the
appearance of the following words Author,
Edition Section
Scroll down some of the articles to see if any
had a caption. Note how many times embolden
words appear.
Click on LIST (to look at the original) or click
on NEXT
Finish your task by clicking on the HELP button
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Help Contents Whats available
Second Screen Shot
Before you exit this page, close out all of the
sub-categories in the HELP CONTENTS. Once
everything is closed , click on EDIT SEARCH.
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Truncating Customized Searches
If you select the OBITUARY INDEX, you get an
alphabetical listing. Click on it to open it.
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Obituary Index
You may use the LIST, PREVIOUS, or NEXT buttons
on your computer screen
When you have finished looking around, click on
EDIT SEARCH
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Customized Searches Adjacency
If you did not get the screen you wanted, click
on the Edit Search button. The most common
problem is not using your space bar when you
should.
Next slide shows error message screen
To EXIT this page, click on HELP. That is the
next screen we are going to view
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Adjacency Error Messages
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Customized Searches Truncating Nesting
If you click on how to Cite NewsBank you will get
a list of styles and examples
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Boolean Operators
Most people know about using quotation marks to
focus a search. They are pretty common.
Close out of this window
Click on EDIT SEARCH
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Using Different Search Term Options
Peggy Christensen
Try an INDEX search using the words French Fry
Connections
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That's all folks
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