HSU Library
Communication 280: Introduction to Information Research Skills
Searching and Retrieving Information from Fulltext Databases Exercise

  1. Using Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe

    What "connector" do you use to join two words if you want them to appear in the same paragraph?

    I only want to search for articles that have appeared in the Modesto Bee. Explain how you would create a search that would only include articles from the Modesto Bee.




    I recall hearing an interview with Julia "Butterfly" Hill early in 2000 on an ABC News program after she climbed down from "Luna." I would like to find the text of the interview.

    In what major Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe major category (News, Business, Legal Research, Medical, Reference) should I search?

    In what subcategory, if appropriate, should I search?

    On what program and on what date did the interview occur?


    The Clinton-era U.S. Forest Service issued a federal regulation banning addtional logging and roadbuilding in roadless areas of the nation's national forests. Has the Bush administration lifted the ban?

    In what major Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe major category should I search?

    In what subcategory, if appropriate, should I search?

    Has the ban been lifted?



  2. Using Dow Jones Interactive

    I only want to search for articles that have appeared in the Press-Democrat newspaper from Santa Rosa. Explain how you would create a search that only included the Press-Democrat?



    What "connector" do you use to join two words if you want them to appear in the same paragraph in Dow Jones?


    I recently heard that the Pacific Lumber Company received some type of certification for producing lumber from sustainably managed forests and I want to verify this.

    Record your search strategy below including keywords used and connectors used to connect the keywords.




    What organization certified the Pacific Lumber Company?




    The California State University signed a four-year contract in 1998 to purchase electricity directly fron ENRON, which has saved the system millions of dollars. What is the current status of the contract?

    Record your search strategy below including keywords used and connectors used to connect the keywords.




    What is the current status of the contract?



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