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Indexes
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What are indexes? Database (print or electronic) to identify articles (and sometimes reports, dissertations, books) written on a particular topic. Index tells what has been published on a topic not what the library owns on a topic.
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Choosing the right index There are hundreds of indices available in the library. What index to use? Depends on the topic – the discipline Depends on the format of material you want – scholarly journal articles, magazine or newspaper articles, dissertations, etc. Depends on the era for which you want material – primary or secondary sources
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Choosing the right channel SportsMoviesNewsFamily & Children CurrentESPN ESPN 2 HBO Showtime CNN Headline News Nickelodeon Disney VintageESPNCAMC TMC History Channel Nick at Nite TVLand
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Choosing the right index HistoryBiologyBusinessInterdiscip linary/Gen eral CurrentAHL HA IMB BIOSISABI- Inform Expanded Academic Research Library VintageAPS Online Pooles Zoologi- cal Record Business Index Reader’s Guide APS Online
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Choosing the right index Type of article Scholarly journal articles Popular magazine articles Newspaper articles HistoryAHL HA ITER Expanded Academic Research Library Lexis/Nexis NewsBank BiologyBIOSISExpanded Academic Research Library Lexis/Nexis NewsBank
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Where to find index databases On the Information Gateway Top 20 Databases Databases & Catalogs By Subject To find indices most useful for history research go to the history subject page
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Index records
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Finding journals in the library If the database doesn’t provide the full-text or library location: Use the UW Libraries Catalog Choose the journal subset Do a title search for the title of the journal/magazine
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