For those available through the web, please go to our Article Databases page. The Internet provides access to many more. Each weekly issue is devoted to a topic of current interest, such as government spending, abortion, genetic engineering, mental health, etc., with a chronology, statistics, an examination of the different facets of the issue, and a bibliography. A good place to start. Finding Newspaper and Journal Articles.
Encyclopedias are excellent sources of basic information on a subject.
The library owns both general encyclopedias such as the Encyclopedia Britannica and the Encyclopedia Americana in print as well as online. Subject specific encyclopedias may be found by using the online catalog or ask at the Reference Desk. Chronologies Use chronologies to find out who did what, when. Several excellent general and subject specific chronologies are located on Reference Table 5B. Many chronologies and timelines may also be found on the web. The timelines listed by Yahoo are a good place to start.