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  1. periodicals & articles
  2. journals & magazines
  3. choosing a database
  4. searching an index
  5. subject search
  6. keyword search
  7. locating an article
  8. citing an article
  9. finding articles activity

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Finding an Article ~ An Activity

Search Expanded Academic Index for articles about a topic of interest to you, choose one and respond to the following questions:

List the main citation elements of your article:
Is this article relevant to your topic? Why or why not?
How would you do your next search on the same topic?
Is the full-text of the article available on Infotrac's Expanded Academic Index?

If yes, e-mail yourself the full text.

If no, use the UMass Catalog and see of the library owns a print or other online version of this.

Is this item located in the Libraries? Where? List call number and location/source.
Your name:
Your instructor's e-mail address: (If it doesn't end in .umass.edu, print completed form and hand it in to your instructor.)