INDEXES Current Events and Issues 1 Shellie Hill—LBSC 5613

2 Articles from newspapers and magazines have more current, up-to-date information than books. This information is written more concisely, which is usually what we want unless we’re doing an extensive search.

3 What databases do for the library patron is search through hundreds of articles looking for a specific article or group of articles that he wants.

4 Indexes have been around since the nineteenth century. Poole’s Index to Periodical Literature 479 American and English periodicals Search by subject only

5 In the 1960’s and 70’s libraries began to search indexes by computer. In the 1980’s CD-ROMs provided more economical ways to store large amounts of data in small spaces. Next, libraries began to lease database indexes and often load the information onto their library servers for their patrons to access.

6 Today libraries are able to lease database indexes and allow their patrons to view full text articles over the World Wide Web.

General Periodical Indexes 7 EBSCO—coverage dates from ,300 titles indexed most in full text search by keyword in the article title, subject, author, and abstract field ProQuest—coverage dates from 1989 full-text newspapers its specialty 3,750 titles indexed most in full text search by Boolean operators, advanced search, complete subject indexing

8 Thomson Gale’s InfoTrac OneFile—coverage from ,200 titles indexed (New York Times and USA Today) over half full text ability to limit searches by date, full text, and journal title H.W. Wilson Company—longest record for indexing—1890 many indexes by many names many of the old print back files are now available electronically, but not all full text

9 LexisNexis—full text information current events, legal issues, reports, official documents, briefing papers, conference proceedings and organizational newsletters search by keyword and subject headings First Search—includes over 70 subject databases access to WorldCat

10 Oklahoma State University Library page Article search for digital cameras LexisNexis Academic Index Consumer Reports digital cameras

Newspaper Indexes 11 Newspaper Source (EBSCO) Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, Washington Post 26 international newspapers 224 regional U.S. newspapers 23 newswires and TV and radio news transcripts

12 InfoTrac Custom Newspapers (Thomson Gale) 120 U.S. national, regional, and local newspapers International newspapers Selected articles from another 280 sources 365 days of the New York Times ProQuest Newstand Includes New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, and Washington Post Libraries develop customized database from 350 national and international newspapers offered

13 Newsbank Provides articles from 1,500 U.S. and international sources Includes periodicals, newspapers, government documents, and newswires Packages for high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools available as well as libraries

14 Oklahoma State University Library page Newspaper article search for Somali pirates EBSCO Host Database Christian Science Monitor Berbera, Somaliland

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17 Subject-based indexes—examples Education indexes Science indexes Library Science indexes

18 Evaluate the indexes Publisher Subjects covered Number & Quality of newspapers/journals Full text coverage Currency & Updating Accuracy of citations Subject headings (Library of Congress/Sears) Cost

19 Works Cited Baldauf, S. (2009, May 31), Pirates, Inc.: Inside the Booming Somali Business. Christian Science Monitor, Retrieved June 11, 2009, from Academic Search Elite database. Digital cameras. (2009, July). Consumer Reports, 74(7), 24. Retrieved June 11, 2009, from ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: ). Cassell, Kay Ann, & Hiremath, Uma. (2006). Reference and Information Services In the 21 st Century, an Introduction. New York: Neal-Shuman.