ENG 400 (Kondrlik)

Philadelphia Inquirer

Step 1:  Go to the database America's Historical Newspapers

Step 2:  Go to the Advanced Search page

Step 3:  Set the Philadelphia Inquirer as Publication

• Set one of the pull-down menus to Publication (bottom box suggested)
• Type in Philadelphia Inquirer

Step 4:  Set the date range

Step 5:  Use other search boxes to add search terms

Step 6:  Consider changing result order over to "Best"

That means relevance ranked rather than date order

Times (London)

The Times (London)

Step 1:  Go to the database  Times Digital Archives

Unlike America's Historical Newspaper, The Times is the only newspaper in this databases, so no need to set the publication!

Step 2: Set the date range.

Step 3:  Add search terms

Keep in mind that British English vocabulary and spelling is often different from American English!

Step 4: Consider reordering your results by Relevance.

Step 5: The Times Digital Archive has some really useful ways to limit after the search

Document type, Subjects, and Search Within all might be useful.