CIE 365 Introduction to Soil Mechanics

Searching Fogler's Newspaper Subscriptions

Newspapers are excellent resources for finding articles on disasters, their causes and their consequences. Although not considered "scholarly," they do provide a record of who, what, when, where and why - details you can use for your assignments. Do not expect to find many technical details in newspapers, though. Newspapers are also good for finding information on historic events, much of which can not be found online or in subscription databases. Lucky for us, Fogler provides online access to some great historical newspaper archives!

How to find:
From library homepage, click:
Indexes & Databases tab --> N --> (multiple options, see examples)

Example one - NewspaperArchive
Search for "St. Francis Dam", with quotes.
Select Modesto News Herald story, Saturday, March 31, 1928.

Example two - Newspapers (Proquest), subject scoping
Basic search - "big dig" collapse.
After Date - 07/10/2006.
Subject scoping - from Suggested Topics box, click:

• Boston Massachusetts (location) AND Turnpike Authority-Massachusetts (company/org), and then click:
• Building failures

Example three - New York Times Historical Archive
Select Advanced tab.
Search: "Johnstown Flood" OR "South Fork Dam". (must use the OR modifier.)
Dates between 06/01/1889 - 07/01/1889.
View: DEFECTS IN THE BIG DAM; THE CAUSE OF THE FLOOD AT JOHNSTOWN..

Remember!

If you get stuck, contact me for help!

Revised: 01/20/2008

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