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About This Guide

Why might you be looking at the news? Maybe you're looking for a specific issue, or maybe you're researching the history of advertising, or maybe you just want to catch up on the latest news. There are a lot of reasons you might turn to the news, and this guide is designed to help you get started finding resources available at the Egan Library and online!

Use the links above to:

Find Resources at the Egan Library!
While the majority of our resources are available now online, there's a lot you can get your hands on at the Egan Library!
Find News through Egan Library Databases!
We have access to a lot of news sources, meaning you do too.
Find other News sources online!
There are many ways to find and to organize news online. Here are a few tips for finding, organizing, and evaluating online news sources.

Highlighted Guides for More Info

OneSearch By using OneSearch you can search: -Most of our library catalog, including ebook content. -Approximately 80% of the journal collection including citations, abstracts, and content from specific databases. This guide highlights some of the useful features of OneSearch!
Advanced Researcher Guide from UAS A collection of database features and tools that once you learn them will help improve your research productivity!
Citation Style Guidelines This guide gives information on citation in different formats: MLA, APA, and Chicago style.
Statistics There is an abundance of statistical data available that provides information about demographics, economics, health, and more. This guide is certainly not comprehensive, but it can help you to get started with finding international, United States, and Alaska statistics.

Alaskan Info Guides

Alaskan Issues
This research guide is intended as a starting point for finding information related to research and study about Alaskan issues.
Alaskan History
Online guide to help UAS Alaska History students with their research needs!
Alaska Maps
We have access to a lot of maps - both physical and online - that cover Alaska by land and by sea. This guide can help you find these and other map resources!

Information Literacy

You may not be doing research your whole life, but you will be dealing with the news your whole life. In using this guide and reading the news, be thinking about sources for news, points of view, and bias.

You can read more about Information Literacy at the University level and here at the Egan Library:

Information Literacy LibGuide