General Reference Center GoldBy: Kaitlyn Barnes

What is this database 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-March 2010•General Reference Center Gold  with

61,649,232 articles was updated as recently as March 12, 2010!

How to access this database

•Go to:▫http://mel.org▫Next you will select the option of Mel

databases.▫Once you get on this page you will then

select General Reference Center Gold.▫If researching from home, you will now also

be able to connect directly to the database without having to enter a driver’s license, state ID card or library card as long as you are a Michigan resident!

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Searching Process•Try searching college basketball.•Once you click search, you will be

directed to a page that will display information available on this topic.

•Academic journals, magazines, books, news, and multimedia are available for the topic we chose to search!

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Locating a resource

•Select the News tab.•By clicking this tab you will see a brief

description of the article and who published it.

•On the first page, locate College basketball: tournaments.(Sports)

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Follow up

•Browse through the article for information about college basketball.

•QUIZ QUESTION!!!▫Who plays first in the quarterfinals on

Friday?

ANSWER…

•Temple vs. St. Bonaventure, at 12 noon

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.

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Search Subjects (cont.)

•Click on competitions▫By doing so you will have access to more

information regarding college basketball competitions.

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Review

•Go to the http://mel .org•Select General Reference Center Gold•Type topic in search bar•Locate information•For additional information do browse

subject search•Hopefully this database from Michigan

eLibrary will be of great use to you!!!