HIST 115 (Saeteurn) Crossing Borders in Africa

Recommendation: Start with Finding News from an African Press

1. Open Newsbank: Access World News.
2. Scroll down to the map under "Refine by Source Location". On the map, click on "Africa".  *At this point, you could even narrow down to a more specific country in Africa.
3. Enter your search terms. *You may need to scroll back up.
   • Sample Search: (migration OR immigration OR mobility) AND Africa
   • Note: Personally, I like to change the field to Lead/First Paragraph for one of my main concepts.

1. At the search results page, change your Sort default. Under "Sort By", click "Best Match".
2. Narrow by Date by entering years under Date Search and click "Apply". Or, use the slider under Date selector and click "Apply".
3. Skim news titles and excerpts.
4. Click on a title to read the full news article.
5. Use icons at the top of the article to create a citation, download the PDF, or save a permalink.

Strategy: Locate News from Western Presses

1. Open Newsbank: Access World News.
2. Scroll down to the blue buttons. Select “Major Metro Titles” (blue button). *I am using this to get U.S. coverage. You could also select "North America" on the map.
3. Scroll back up, and enter your search terms. If you already located an article from an African press, these keywords will be related to that article.
   • Sample Search: ("East Africa" OR Kenya) AND "brain drain" AND health

1. At the search results page, change your Sort default. Under "Sort By", click "Best Match".
2. Narrow by Date by entering years under Date Search and click "Apply". Or, use the slider under Date selector and click "Apply".
3. Skim news titles and excerpts.
4. Click on a title to read the full news article.
5. Use icons at the top of the article to create a citation, download the PDF, or save a permalink.