Information at your fingertips

At Alumnae Library, Elms College
or
From Your Home Computer
NewsBank Database
· Local news stories
Special Features and Useful Hints For NewsBank!· Full text articles and citations can be emailed to your own off-campus address.
· Context sensitive HELP screens are available every step of the way.
· Search words can be truncated with an asterisk (*) - for multiple characters.
· Search words can be truncated with a question mark (?) - for single characters.
· Your search can be limited by using Boolean Operators-and,or,not,ADJ(X),Near(X).
ADJ(X) finds documents where search terms appear within x words of each other and in the same order.
Near(X) finds documents where search terms appear within x words of each other, in any order.
The Republican (Springfield, MA) is the main newspaper for the Springfield, Chicopee, and Holyoke areas. Coverage: 1988 to present.
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In Alumnae Library
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In your home
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the Reference computers -Click "Bookmarks" or "Favorites" -Click "Springfield Republican " |
-Point your browser to one of the following: -When prompted, enter: -Click "Springfield Republican" And begin your search! |
Access to these databases is made possible by the following organizations:
Western Massachusetts
Regional Library System
Http://www.wmrls.org
The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Http://www.mlin.org
The Springfield City Library
http://www.springfieldlibrary.org/
And Alumnae Library!
Http://www.elms.edu/Departments/library/libframe.htm