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Articles are written by different authors and for different readers:

  • Scholarly articles are written and reviewed by scholars and provide new research, analysis, or information about a specific topic.  They are written for researchers like yourself.  They are also sometimes called academic or peer-reviewed articles.
  • Magazine articles are written by professional writers for a general audience.  These include magazines like National Geographic, Time, and People.
  • Newspaper articles are written by journalists for a general audience.  Local papers, like the Santa Cruz Sentinel, focus on local issues and readers.  They are generally short and are written quickly to focus on the latest news.

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  • Written by journalists for a general audience
  • Fact-checked by editors 
  • Provide information on a recent event 
  • Provide the perspectives of average people, not experts

Find News Sources

  • U.S. Newsstream Free access to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and many other newspapers. 
  • America's News  Free access to local news such as the Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, and the San Francisco Chronicle.
  • Google News Searches free online newspapers.

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Unlike articles, books:

  • Are written on a broader, general subject
  • May contain a collection of related chapters by different authors
  • Contain less recent information

Remember: you may only need to read one chapter of a scholarly book!

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Finding a Textbook in Print on Reserve

Use OneSearch to search by course or instructor.

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Refine your results on the left side by -- you can filter by  Course Instructor and Course Name.  

 Left-menu limiters "Course Instructor" and "Course Name"

Here is the result for a textbook search for BIO 4 with instructor Robin McFarland:

Search results in OneSearch: Bio 4 for McFarland with call number

 

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Images may include:

  • Photographs
  • Paintings
  • Maps

Find Images:

  • OneSearch  Limit to books by selecting "Images" 
  • Artstor  Thousands of high-resolutions images from museums and libraries

 

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Google Search tools include:

Polls & Statistics

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  • Public opinion on different issues
  • Demographic data -- age, race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status -- as well as housing, employment, health, and many other topics
  • Includes current and historical data
  • Numbers can be used to tell a story 

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