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Library Research Guide--Election 2000

Finding Articles

While we have created a reference page to many links available on the World Wide Web, often for your topic, you will want to find articles on your subject.  Here is what we recommend.

1)  Have a plan!  Develop a search strategy, first.  Come up with one and then combine search terms, effectively
2)  Select a database

Web Page for developing a search strategy:http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/Eng102/strategy.html

Chabot Library's Periodicals Databases
        http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/abby/dblist.html
These databases will lead you to published articles that usually go through a screening process, can often be less biased, and have their facts checked.  In December, 2000, you will more likely search the following databases:

Ebsco Host Master File Premier

 

ProQuest Diversity Databases

Alameda County Library's Databases
        http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/abby/dblist.html#alameda1

Expanded Academic ASAP

    http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/alamco_it

Florida Newspapers on the Web
 

Newspaper Archives: Florida to Kentucky

  http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives_f-k.html
Searching for stories in Florida's newspapers is at your fingertips.  As most online newspapers' full text stories are usually only available from the last few days to the last two weeks, this resource is very beneficial.  It searches back years, sometimes as far back as 1989.  Take notice that many newspapers charge a fee to view the full text of an article from its archives.   If you search a newspaper's archives that says there is a fee to view a whole article, try to see if SIRS Knowledge Source has that article.  SIRS Knowledge Source selects key articles from newspapers all over the country.

AJR NewsLink: Florida Newspapers

    http://ajr.newslink.org/flnews.html
Major Metro newspapers on top are the more cicrculated and more read newspapers.  Some newspapers listed below may be less objective.   Time period for these newspapers varies.  Go to the Newspaper Archives if you are looking for news older than two weeks

National Newspapers and Online News Sources
 

CNN.com

  http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/
  Archives:  http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/
Archives go back to 1996
 

Yahoo! News

        http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/options
News from Reuters, AP, and ABCNews, and other news sources.  Goes back to the last thirty days
 

Newspaper Archives

    http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html
As most online newspapers' full text stories are usually only available from the last few days to the last two weeks, this resource is very beneficial.  It searches back years, sometimes as far back as 1989.  Take notice that many newspapers charge a fee to view the full text of an article from its archives.   If you search a newspaper's archives that says there is a fee to view a whole article, try to see if it is available in Chabot Library's subscription database, SIRS Knowledge Source which contains select articles from newspapers all over the country.
 

AJR Newslink

    http://ajr.newslink.org
Select National Newspapers or select a state, first.  National Newspapers will lead you to the leading, authoritative newspapers in the nation, regardless of category.  If you select State newspapers, keep in mind that Major Metro newspapers on top are the more circculated and more read newspapers.  Some newspapers listed below may be less objective.   Time period for these newspapers varies.  Go to the Newspaper Archives if you are looking for news older than two weeks

Magazine Articles Full Text on the World Wide Web

FindArticles.com

  http://www.findarticles.com

Election 2000 Sources on the Web
       http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/election2000.html