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America's News

Creating a persistent link:

To share a persistent link from America's News, you will need to add Kettering University's proxy to ensure all users both on and off campus can access it. 

To do so, first, copy the URL that appears in the search bar for the resource you wish to share, which in this case is:

https://infoweb-newsbank-com.kettering.idm.oclc.org/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&sort=YMD_date%3AD&fld-base-0=Title&val-base-0=%22harper%20lee%22&bln-base-1=AND&fld-base-1=alltext&val-base-1=watchman%20OR%20mockingbird&bln-base-2=AND&fld-base-2=wct&val-base-2=500-999999&maxresults=20&f=topic&landing_topicname=harper-lee&landing_subcategory=authors&landing_category=books-%26-authors&docref=news/1927A7F563AF4CB8

 

Next, add Kettering University's proxy BEFORE the URL as shown below:

https://kettering.idm.oclc.org/login?url= added to 

https://infoweb-newsbank-com.kettering.idm.oclc.org/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&sort=YMD_date%3AD&fld-base-0=Title&val-base-0=%22harper%20lee%22&bln-base-1=AND&fld-base-1=alltext&val-base-1=watchman%20OR%20mockingbird&bln-base-2=AND&fld-base-2=wct&val-base-2=500-999999&maxresults=20&f=topic&landing_topicname=harper-lee&landing_subcategory=authors&landing_category=books-%26-authors&docref=news/1927A7F563AF4CB8 equals your new persistent link:

https://kettering.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://infoweb-newsbank-com.kettering.idm.oclc.org/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&sort=YMD_date%3AD&fld-base-0=Title&val-base-0=%22harper%20lee%22&bln-base-1=AND&fld-base-1=alltext&val-base-1=watchman%20OR%20mockingbird&bln-base-2=AND&fld-base-2=wct&val-base-2=500-999999&maxresults=20&f=topic&landing_topicname=harper-lee&landing_subcategory=authors&landing_category=books-%26-authors&docref=news/1927A7F563AF4CB8

Using America's News

NewsBank contains many resources for news. You can begin by searching the database.

NewsBank search box

There are also curated collections.

  • Flint Journal Collection - Search 34 years of Flint  history with the Flint Journal Collection. Coverage from 1995 through current. Explore current and archived issues of the Flint Journal with full-color newspaper pages and individual articles.
  • Michigan News Sources - This collection contains 33 newspapers with coverage throughout Michigan.
  • America's News - Search current and archived coverage of issues, events, people, government, sports and more with the largest collection of full-text U.S. newspapers. Includes staff-written articles, obituaries, editorials, announcements, real estate and other sections.

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