Please answer the following questions using Academic Search Premier.  Click on Edit Page and enter the password library.  Type your responses in the boxes provided.  When finished, click Save.

 

You are researching freedom of the press during war.

 

1. Do a search for freedom of the press.  Do not set any limits.  How many results do you get?

 

 

 

 

 

2. Do a new search for "freedom of the press."  Make sure to put the term in quotes.  How many results do you get this time?

 

 

 

 

 

3. Add war to your search.  How many results do you get this time?

 

 

 

 

 

4. Look at the full record for the first article in the list.  What is this article about?  Is it on topic?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Return to your list of results.  Find a scholarly/academic article in the list.  Type the title of the article and explain how you know it is scholarly.  List 3 reasons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. How could you truncate one or both of your search terms?  Type the truncated search term(s).

 

 

 

7. If the full text of an article you want is not available in Academic Search Premier, what would you do?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Type 1 or 2 synonyms or related terms for freedom of the press and war.  How did you come up with these terms?  (Hint: Subjects, Thesaurus, brainstorming)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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