2. Clip or print article (attach to midterm)

3. a. Read article.
    b. Cite article and write a summmary of its “aboutness" which includes the topic's context, 
        perspectives and issues - about one paragraph.)

4. Write an information query for each article -
     in the form of a question ending with a question mark ?,
     based on your analysis of the issues raised by it.

5. Use your query statement for the keywords and concepts
    to be used in your initial search concepts - write them down.

6. Search for answers to the queries that you have written using: Dialog, Wilsonweb and Firstsearch
    Selecting and using one database from each of the above services for each query.
    Write down database name and give reasons for selecting it..
    For example: Wilsonweb, Humanities Abstracts fulltext - describe how it fits your query/topic.

7.  Select and cite one item per database searched = 3 items per query.
     You will make your final selection from these as indicated below.
     6 queries, 3 items selected for each, one from each service = 18 citations.
     Note down final "search statement" for each, or note if you repeat a search statement.
     The final search statetment is the one used to retrieve the selected articles.

Some suggestions for databases: Wilsonweb- Omnifile for fulltext articles ; FirstSearch-Worldcat to select books, Web sites, etc., and Firstsearch ECO for fulltext articles.
Note:  Select professional or scholarly articles, not popular press such as news or magazines.
             Scholarly Journal v. Popular Magazine Articles / UTSA Library
             Scholarly Versus Popular Information
             Internet Navigator, MODULE 3, Scholarly Versus Popular Information
             Using Scholarly Versus Popular Resources

Use search features for Dialog: limiters (prefixes =, or suffixes /) expand e, proximity indicators (n and w), combine sets, and beginning  with more than one database.
Use similar features for Firstsearch and Wilsonweb.
 

8.  Answering to query:  
     For each of the 6 queries select the best article or information source that best answers the query.
    Indicate which article you have selected and why best.

10.  Write answer for each query -
       6 queries = 6 answers.

Suggested format:  one page for each topic with news article attached.