1	Using online databases Public Libraries of Saginaw
2	Reasons for using databases Authorship and authority are clearly stated Information has been checked and is known to be accurate Information is current Databases supplement information found on the internet Many databases allow searching in newspapers and journals in one step
3	CountryWatch Source of current information on any country in the world Includes cultural, economic, political and environmental information as well as current news articles, maps and political and economic forecasts May be used in the library or from home if you live in our legal service area and have a valid library card
4	Logging onto CountryWatch Go to the library homepage: www.saginawlibrary.org Select E-Resources Select Magazine Articles and Databases Select Category News or Education/ Student
5	Select CountryWatch and click to select it – from home, type in your full barcode number (no spaces)
6	This is the CountryWatch homepage
7	Using CountryWatch Features Country Review allows you to select a country using the drop down menu and find out all kinds of information about it.
8	Country Review Includes Country Overview Political Overview Economic Overview Investment Overview Social Overview Environmental Overview
9	You can compare countries easily
10	Country Wire includes Daily news coverage for 192 countries Up-to-date articles from regional news services Stories can be limited by country Articles are arranged chronologically
11	CountryWatch Data
12	CountryWatch Data includes 10 years of statistical data in 5 primary categories and 24 sub-categories Select your country(s) Select the years you want to search
13	Select the statistics you want
14	Display results
15	CountryWatch Maps include Thematic maps Political maps Physical maps
16	Choose map type and category
17	Display map results
18	Also included is a featured country and a shortcut to Country Review
19	NewsBank Allows you to search local articles from the Saginaw News Covers 1998 – present Excludes obituaries and paid advertisements Excludes photos
20	Logging onto NewsBank Go to the library homepage: www.saginawlibrary.org Click on E-Resources Select Magazine Articles and Databases Select News Select NewsBank
21	This is the NewsBank homepage
22	Searching NewsBank Select Saginaw News (MI) by clicking on the name or clicking the Start Search box The search page will appear
23	Searching tips Names will appear as they do in the newspaper (first name, middle initial, last name). If a name is unusual you may be able to use just the last name To search for an exact phrase, put it in quotation marks (“crime rate”)
24	Limiting searches Type in your search term Select how you want results to display (most recent first, etc.) Select the year or years you want to search
25	Click Search to display results
26	Click on article title to display it Notice you can click to make the article print out You can e-mail the article You can save the article You can find related articles
27	Using Advanced Search You can select which part of the story your keywords appear in You can combine more than one word or phrase
28	Search Shortcuts Allow you to quickly switch from searching the Saginaw News to searching other major Michigan newspapers.
29	Check the papers you want to search
30	Search as before and display results
31	Finding Magazine Articles Once more select E-Resources Click on Magazine Articles and Databases Select your category – we’ll use “General” Select General Reference Center Gold
32	About General Reference Center Gold Best choice for general level magazine articles Contains full text of articles from 1980 forward Click on Title List to see the names of the magazines included
33	Searching General Reference Center Gold This is the basic search screen Type in key words Indicate if you want full text or not by checking the box Note that you can limit in other ways as well
34	Remember that the more general your search is the less precise your results will be Click Search to complete search Notice how broad the results of this search are. More precise subject terms are listed at the left side of the page
35	Refining results Clicking on the correct subject will bring up articles about your topic with your original limits (full text and 2005)
36	Working with citations You can sort your list of articles by publication date or relevance Click on Full Text to view your article Click on How to Cite to learn how to add the article to your bibliography
37	Other features At the end of each article is a listing of related subjects Articles can be printed, downloaded, or e-mailed
38	More features Click Change Databases to try a different database search The tabs allow you to search other types of information Click on the News tab
39	You get recent news articles about your topic
40	Click on Basic Search to start again
41	Additional databases to consider: Health Reference Center Academic Expanded Academic ASAP Chilton Library Literature Resource Center Business and Company Resource Center LearnATest Student Resource Center Bronze – and so many more!!
42	Explore the wide range of database information available to you…
43	As always, feel free to ask us for help or to call: Butman-Fish Library 799-9160 Claytor Library 753-5591 Hoyt Library 755-9832 Wickes Library 752-3821 Zauel Library 799-2771