PerformingASearch

Performing a Search

Basic Search- For the basic search, you have search box and a choice among 8 categories. 1) Newspapers- To find articles about your topic, either about modern or historical times. 2) Magazines- Gives you a monthly article about your topic. 3) Books- Gives you information about any time in more detail. 4) Maps- Picture of your topic (example: a country) 5) Websites- More references online about your topic. 6) Pictures- Pictures about your topic. 7) Audio/Video- Specific videos of examples of your topic. Example: YouTube 8) Transcripts- Dialogue about your topic between two or more people (conversation)

Advanced Search- For advanced search, you have the same search categories as well as the Natural Language Search and the Boolean Search. You have the choice to include newspapers older than ninety days which can give you historical information. You can also choose to search within scholarly journals only which is more advanced and detailed.

Date Range: Choices- 1) All dates- Information from any time. 2) Between- Given information between certain time periods. 3) Before- Before a certain date. 4) On- On a specific day 5) After- After a certain date. Document Language- You have a choice of either Spanish or English To make searching easier, you can find information through a document.

Popular Searches- When you click this option, it gives you the most popular search topics. Example: If you click on violence, all information comes up.

Example search: Euthanasia Categories selected are newspapers, books, and websites When you click search, all of the options come up. On the left side of the page, it tells you how many results came up for the categories you clicked under your topic.

Example search: Capital Punishment Categories selected are pictures, magazines, and audio/ video. When you click search, all of the options come up. On the left side of the page, it tell you how many results came up for the categories. When you click on these results, then you will receive the requested information.