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Dallas Morning News ArchivesNews SourcesRev 04/09NewsBank’s online archives service provides complete full-text access to the content (excluding paid advertisements) of The Dallas Morning News, The Arlington Morning News, Quick DFW, and 29 of America’s leading news magazines. Backfiles* are available to 1984, and current issues are added daily. In addition, special coverage of important issues is available from the sidebar.Select a news source to begin searching.Keyword Search (Default):Enter your search term(s) or phrase. Enclose phrases in parentheses, i.e. “gun control,” “body language,” “home improvement,” etc. NewsBank does not recommend single-word searches, unless the term is rare or unique.Use the drop-down list to control the type of search, and/or the areas to be searched.You may connect search terms with operators such as “and,” “or,” or “not.”You may add more search parameters by clicking the “Add Row” button.Choose how the system will display results: “Newest first” – results display in reverse chronological order“Oldest first” – result display in chronological order beginning with the specified date“Best matches first” – relevancy ranked resultsClick in the empty box next to the “Date” window to select the desired date range from a variety of options, from yesterday to 5 years ago. Click Search.Results:Articles retrieved will appear in a list. To help you decide on an article, the first part of each article’s lead paragraph is displayed. Click on article titles to display the text.You may save interesting articles to read later. Check the box next to the article’s title in the results list, under the “Save” column.To read your saved articles, select the “Saved Articles” link at top right of every page.Use the “jump bar” to display specific pages in the results list, or click the “Next” button to scroll through results in order. Use the “Previous” button to go back.Print or Email: Selected articles can be emailed or printed from the result list, or from the Saved Articles list. Use the links in the gray toolbox.In the article view, the gray toolbox will be available for all selected articles, or for only the current article.Use the Bibliography (export) link to generate MLA- or APA-formatted citations for your bibliography or works cited list.*Available date ranges:Dallas Morning News1984-currentArlington Morning News1996-2003Quick DFW2003-currentNews Magazineseach publication is different; ranges are displayedFor assistance please contact a Reference Librarian 214/333-5221 or 1/800/483-7048 ................
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