Spark 001 - Life & Death in the Old West (Torres-Rouff)

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Goal: Equip you with resources and strategies for your Newspaper Analysis assignment.

Outcomes:

By the end of this session, you will be able to

• locate and access a historical newspapers (~1840-1910) online.
• identify whether or not a book or article is a scholarly source.
• use resources and search strategies to find scholarly books and articles.

Part 1: (5 min.)

• Outcomes
• Outline

Part II: Locating a Newspaper (30 min)

• Readex Platform
• Gale Platform
• Chronicling America (Library of Congress)
• Activity: Locate and download one issue of a newspaper

Part III: About Scholarly Sources / Locating Scholarly Sources (35 min.)

• Characteristics of scholarly sources
  • Samples, Review Together
  • Samples, Poll Questions
• Keywords
• Search Strategies Check-In
• Using UC Library Search & Subject Headings
• Activity: Explore databases. Answer questions.

Part IV: Wrap-Up (10 min.)

• Questions
• Contact Sara
• Feedback on session