To do this exercise, you will need to use the databases listed below. You may e-mail your Course Instructor for assistance. After e-mailing (see web-site for email instructions, do not send as an attachment) this completed exam to your course instructor, you should receive a response and a grade from the instructor within two weeks. Remember to keep a copy of your work.

Type your research topic here:

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1. Look up your topic in ProQuest Direct Newspapers and  SIRS  . Using both indexes, find at least one reference in each database, identify four newspaper articles on your topic from at least two different newspapers, and prepare a bibliographic entry for each of the four articles. (SIRS includes both newspaper articles and magazines articles so be sure to choose only newspaper articles.)

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Bib entry 2 -

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2. Locate the full-text of one of the four articles and print a copy of the first page. Ask a librarian if you need help. The copy you print must be turned in as part of this assignment.

3 Write an evaluation of each of the four articles you read. Use the "Guide for Evaluating Newspaper Information Sources".

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4. Log onto the discussion and provide an answer to the question for the Unit 3 - Newspaper discussion thread. Copy the answer from the discussion and paste it here.

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