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There is a search bar on left side of screen.  Type in your topic and choose/check databases you wish to search.  You may set a date range if you wish.  Click on GO to search.  A list of articles will pull up on right side of screen.  Double-click on article you wish to read.  Note that there are Print, E-mail, and Print/Citation options (icons) at the top right of the screen.

Look at right of screen for Today’s News from Reuters News Service with a 2-week archive.

In this same area, there are many other options:

Country Profiles –countries come up in “alpha” order.  Click on a

country  On the left under  Key News Events are many more articles related

to the country.  An inset, Country at a Glance, which gives quick statistics on

the government, economy, education, transportation, etc., of the country. 

Anything underlined in this area is a link to more information. 

Historic Documents -  Click here for historic documents arranged by year or title.

Historic Event Overview (from 1940’s to the present).  Here are background

essays on major events from the past few decades.  Underlined items are links to

more information.

Issues in the News – gives the background on important issues and related news

stories

Newsmaker Profiles – living and deceased

Newspaper Editorials

Obituaries (1980-2005)

Presidential Election Highlights (from 1940’s to2004)

Research Features – articles and overviews that appeared on the opening page of

the Facts on File World News Digest

World Press Links – links to websites of world newspapers

Top Canada Stories 1941 to the present

Maps

Photos, Charts, and News Maps – for photos of famous people, events,etc.

There are many links within articles.  Anything underlined is a link;  double-click to follow link.  (It will highlight itself in yellow).

Look at top tabs:  World News Digest, Issues & Controversies, Today’s Science, World Almanac, and World Almanac Encyclopedia.

Issues & Controversie - .  Under Issues In the Headlines, there are several options/articles from which to choose.  Click on “more” at bottom left of the inset for alphabetical list of topics.

Today’s Science – Science stories in the headlines or making for discussion today.