Articles

FAQ's
__**//What is an article ?//**__ According to the Encarta World English Dictionary, an article is: a **newspaper or reference piece:** a piece of nonfiction writing in a newspaper, magazine, or reference book. Articles may appear in print or electronic format - or both.

__//**Why can't I just use Google?**//__ Online articles are traditionally accessed through specific databases - subscription, publisher's, etc and usually will not appear in a Google search. You must access a specific article from a larger, broader database.

__//**Where can I locate online articles?**//__ Most colleges, businesses and libraries will have specific information sources that they will direct their community to use when looking for articles. Use the table below to access databases that are currently available to the Newington High School community. Newspaper websites - i.e. Hartford Courant, New York Times News sites - i.e. CNN, GoogleNews, ABC, etc. || __//**How do I cite articles?**//__ Most databases include citation tools within each article that allow you to copy and paste bibliographic information. The use of an online citation generator is recommended to organize and store your information. Click on **//Works Cited Options//** in the navigation frame (to the left) to link to online citation tools (such as Easybib) and tips on how to use them.
 * [[image:NHSLibrary2.jpg link="@http://lms.npsct.org/common/welcome.jsp?site=100"]] || Click on the icon and use the links on the NHS Catalog homepage for access to :
 * Power Search : collection of **many** databases. Use the tabs to access magazines, academic journals and newspapers
 * Opposing Viewpoints in Context - look for magazine and newspaper articles on the results page
 * Global Issues in Context - look for magazine and newspaper articles on the results page ||
 * __**Online news sources**__ || News(paper) articles ONLY ( NOT for magazine or journal articles):