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What is this site used for?•A general interest database that
integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
•Data Range-1980-MAR 2010•General Reference Center Gold with
61,649,232 articles updated as recently as March 12, 2010.
How to access this site
•Go to:▫http://mel.org▫Next you will select the option Mel
databases▫Once you get on this page you will then
select General Reference Center Gold
*If researching from home, a password from your library will be necessary.
Searching Process•Try searching college basketball•Once you click search you will be directed
to a page that will display information available on this subject.
•Academic journals, magazines, books, news, and multimedia are available for the topic we chose to search!
Locating a resource
•Select the News tab•By clicking this tab you will know a brief
description of the article and who published it.
•On the first page locate College basketball: tournaments.(Sports)
Follow up
•Browse through the article for information about college basketball.
•QUIZ QUESTION!!!▫Who plays first in the quarterfinals on
Friday?
Alternative way
•Click Browse Subjects (which is an orange tab)
•In the box type College Basketball•Click on the plus button which will show
you more topics that involve information on college basketball.
Search Subjects cont.
•Click on competitions▫By doing so you will have access to more
information regarding college basketball competitions