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Sociology 145: Sociology of Health (Polonijo)

News & Newspapers

News & Newspapers

Newspapers

Search for a Specific Publication

Below is a screen capture showing some of the steps for searching for a known title of a specific publication.

  1. Be sure to search the Title field, and you can even search for an exact match by choosing that option on the Advanced Search screen or by putting quotation marks around a phrase, like "New Yorker" to get an exact match
  2. Next, look for the online version. Note: Magazines may be considered 'Journals' in UC Library Search even though they differ significantly from academic journals.
  3. If needed, use the filter options on the left to further narrow your search and don't forget to click "Apply Filters" at the bottom of the column.

A screencapture showing you some of the steps for searching for a known title of a specific publication in UC Library Search

In the case of the New Yorker (magazine), you have access to it through several UC Library subscriptions, including Academic Search Complete and MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO). Click the link to go directly to the record. Be sure to check the dates on each subscription to see if it covers the dates you are interested in.

Finding and Identifying Op-Eds

What is an Op-Ed?

According to the Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable (found via Credo Reference), an op-ed is:

The abbreviation of 'opposite editorial', as an American term for a page in a newspaper opposite the editorial page and devoted to personal comment, feature articles and the like. It was the creation of the US newspaper editor Herbert B. Swope, who introduced it to the New York World soon after becoming that paper's executive editor in 1920.

 

Another source*, linked from the Wikipedia page on op-eds, credits The New York Times for the creation of the modern op-ed page in 1970, but also notes that "The Chicago Tribune tried a version as early as 1912" (Socolow, 2010, p. 282).

*Socolow, M. J. (2010). A Profitable Public Sphere: The Creation of the New York Times Op-Ed Page. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 87(2), 281-296.

How do I locate Op-Eds using library subscriptions? 

As you can see in your course research guide and on the UC Merced Library Databases A-Z list, the library subscribes to dozens of news and newspaper databases and subscriptions. In this video, I will give you guidance on where to start. Please note that you can find op-eds in many more places than just these resources that I highlight in the video.

Library Subscriptions Highlighted in this Video