Finding and Selecting Articles

Name: __________________________________________

Topic: __________________________________________

Now it's time to put your searching knowledge to work. Imagine that you are preparing for a debate on your topic. You need to find information that will support your arguments as well as inform you about the topic as a whole. So... use your mad search skills to find the best articles possible!

In each of the following databases, find one full-text article on your topic:

Academic Search Premier (from Ebsco)
Academic OneFile (from Infotrac/Gale)
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
Go to NoodleBib and begin a bibliography you will share with a class called “Databases.” Write a citation for each article in APA format. Note that after selecting "journal" (or magazine or newspaper) from the pull-down menu, you will select the option for aggregated database or library subscription database. This also means that you leave the URL field blank!

Skim the articles and, for each citation, write 3-4 sentence annotations that:
- summarize the content of the article
- describe how the article will be useful to you in preparing for your debate
Describe one new thing you learned about this TOPIC just from skimming the articles and writing the annotations.
Which database do you prefer using?

______ Academic Search Premier (from Ebsco)

______ Academic OneFile (from Infotrac/Gale)

______ Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe

Why do you prefer it? Be specific!

5. Use the UIUC Online Databases and Journals link to find out which database contains the full text of the Wall Street Journal: __________________________________

Select an article from the June 11, 2007 issue and create a citation on your NoodleBib bibliography. No annotation necessary for this one!