Finding_Periodicals



==The UMAHS library has subscriptions to print periodicals, and a wide array of databases to connect you to online copies of articles. [|Find Periodicals] using links on the Upper Merion Area HS Library page==

**Examples - Getting Started - More Information** =Examples=
 * [[image:Ebscohost.jpg width="199" height="115"]] || [[image:Newsbank.jpg width="238" height="113"]] || [[image:Proquest.jpg width="204" height="121"]] || [[image:SIRSKnowledgeSource.jpg width="206" height="117"]] ||
 * Ebscohost || Newsbank || Proquest || SIRS Knowledge Source ||

 =What You Need To Know Before You Start=
 * Periodicals are magazines, journals and newspapers or publications that are published periodically or on a regular intervals, ex. daily, once a week, once a month, etc.
 * The difference between scholarly journals and other types of periodicals.
 * Put your search terms in the most appropriate field --ex. subject, location, person, abstract, etc.
 * Always limit your search to full text.
 * The periodicals available online from the library databases are online paid subscriptions and are not free.
 * Ebscohost is a Power Library database and you will need your Twp. Library card to access it from home.
 * You can have new issues of publications or updates of searches sent directly to you with RSS feeds.

 =Where Can I Find More Information?=
 * What are the different types of periodicals?
 * RSS(Really Simple Syndication) what is it?
 * [|EbscoHost Advanced Searching] [|How to Create Search and Journal Alerts] [|How to Create RSS Search and Journal Alerts]
 * Newsbank Contents: Newsfile Collection [[file:NBNewsFile.pdf]]; Retrospective [[file:NB_Retrospective1.pdf]]; and Access World News [[file:NBAccessWorldNews.pdf]]
 * Proquest User Guide [[file:ProquestUserGuide.pdf]] [|Creating an RSS feed in Proquest]
 * [|SIRS Knowledge Source Online Presentation] SIRS Quick Start Quick Start Guide [[file:SKSQuickStartGuide.pdf]]
 * [|JSTOR help]
 * Project Muse-- [|Introduction] [|Search Help][|Vodcast about Linked Subject Headings in Muse]