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    This document provides guidance on locating various news and information sources for a class research project, including LexisNexis, the New York Times, Newspaper Source, and Academic Search Premier. It also lists the NASA website and NASA Human Space Flight site as sources for current and archived NASA news. Instructions are given on searching within the .gov domain on Google and on locating books through the Pace University library catalog using keyword and subject searches. Contact information is provided for the Mortola Library and librarian Doug Heimbigner.

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    This document provides guidance on locating various news and information sources for a class research project, including LexisNexis, the New York Times, Newspaper Source, and Academic Search Premier. It also lists the NASA website and NASA Human Space Flight site as sources for current and archived NASA news. Instructions are given on searching within the .gov domain on Google and on locating books through the Pace University library catalog using keyword and subject searches. Contact information is provided for the Mortola Library and librarian Doug Heimbigner.

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    ENG 120 / T.

    Martin / Spring 2010

    Locating articles and news sources:

    Lexis-Nexis:

    • Includes Newspapers, Wire Services, some Broadcast Transcripts and Press Releases
    • Make sure to limit the search to source and time frame.

    New York Times

    • Make sure to limit to a specific time frame

    Newspaper Source

    • Includes about 250 U.S. newspapers

    Academic Search Premier

    • Includes journal articles and news articles

    NASA website (nasa.gov) and NASA Human Space Flight (spaceflight.nasa.gov)

    • Current NASA news releases and archived releases


    • Speeches from NASA administrators
    • NASA Budget & Plans
    • Reports published by NASA and history of NASA

    Searching Google for .gov domain:

    • Go to Google … click on Advanced Search


    • Search within a site or domain: .gov

    Locating Books – Search the Pace Library Catalog:

    Conduct a Keyword search for topics

    Conduct a Subject search with the following subjects

    • moon exploration
    • manned space flight
    • space flight to the moon
    • United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mortola Library: http://library.pace.edu Reference Desk: 914-773-3505


    Doug Heimbigner: http://librarypace.blogspot.com

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