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Newspapers can be used to help build your understanding of your research topic. The CSUSM Library has access to different types of newspapers, including:
Use the tabs on the left access the resources mentioned above. Please review the tips below for the best way to structure your search in a newspaper database and view the video on how to do a newspaper article search in the Proquest NewsStream Database.
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| Use keywords, not long search phrases |
Instead of searching for "How do risk assessments impact racial biases in the justice system?" break down your search into the main keywords: pretrial risk assessment, racial bias, justice system |
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To get more focused results: Use quotation marks (" ") to keep phrases together Use AND to combine different keywords |
"pretrial risk assessment" AND discrimination |
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To get broader results: Use OR to combine similar/associated keywords Truncate words that have a variety of endings with a * |
("racial bias" or discrimination) AND "pretrial risk assessment")
racis* = racism, racist |
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Look for ways to limit your search in the database using the Advanced Search mode |
You can often limit by type of article (editorial, front page) & year of publication |
