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I wonder why it smells like gas in here. If I light a match, I’ll be able to see the source.

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I wonder why it smells like gas in here. If I light a match, I’ll be able to see the source.

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BOO

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Hmmm…That’s not what I expected. Maybe I should try a flashlight…

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Type in search terms

What am I expecting to see?

What DID I see?

Why DID I get that?

Adjust your search

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LatherRinseRepeat

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Start with a broad search, then narrow by subject and/or keyword

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Keyword: Words Appear Somewhere in Document or Record

Subject: A MAIN TOPIC IN THE DOCUMENT

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Meat (keyword)

Meat (subject)

Meat (SU) AND contamination

Meat (SU) and food contamination (su)

Narrow by MAGAZINES, News Books and eBooks

Start with a broad search, then narrow by subject or keyword

(Over 2 million hits)

(86,618 hits)

(74) hits

(2,377 hits)

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SUBJECT terms in Ebsco databases listed under each article title

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SUBJECT terms in EbscoHostAnd Listed in Left Column

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Make ONE (okay, maybe two) change at a time.

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There are lots of ways to narrow:• Subject• Scholarly (peer reviewed)Journals• Date• Books• Magazines• By Publication (e.g., Time, Newsweek,

Sports Illustrated)

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Publications that may be likely to run negative articles about big business:

Alive: Canada's Natural Health & Wellness MagazineAnimals' AgendaAtlantic MonthlyCanadian DimensionChristian Science MonitorCurrent ScienceEarth Island JournalEcologistEnds (Environmental Data Services)Environmental NutritionExceptional ParentGreenpeace UpdateHarper's MagazineJournal of American Culture Jama: Journal of The American Medical AssociationLancetMen's Health

Mother Earth NewsNatural HealthNew InternationalistNew RepublicNew ScientistNew StatesmanNew Vegetarian & Natural HealthNewsweekNutrition Action Health LetterPediatricsShapeSierraTimeTime International (Canada Edition)Tufts University Health & Nutrition LetterVegetarian TimesWorld Watch

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Parent Companies of Publications that may be likely to run negative articles about big business:

American Academy of PediatricsAmerican SpectatorAtlantic Media CompanyCenter For Science In The Public InterestChristian Science Publishing SocietyE: The Environmental MagazineEarth Island InstituteEcosystems (Trading As The Ecologist)The NationNational Catholic Reporter Publishing CompanyNational Provisioner

Natural Health Society of Australia (Nsw) Inc.Nature Publishing GroupNew InternationalistNew Statesman Ltd.Rolling Stone Sierra ClubTaylor & Francis LtdTime Inc.Tnr Ii, LlcTotal Health Communications, Inc.Vegetarian Resource GroupVegetus PublicationsWorld Future SocietyWorldwatch Institute

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Custom search engine:Vaughan’s Alternative Press

Searches ONLYAlternative Press sites

http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=003858673786651350075%3A6ihed2ykopo