From OPAL Proxy, choose any of the databases listed below. You can search Masterfile Premier and Newspaper Source together -- just Choose Databases above the search boxes and select your database to be added.
Do take note -- some articles retrieved in searches from these databases may be scholarly in nature. This is especially true of search results in Masterfile Premier. Look for scholarly indicators such as "Materials and Methods," a Works Cited list or References, and consider the length of the article and the vocabulary used. If you aren't sure, consult this link from SUNY New Paltz Library:
Helpful Guidelines -- Is My Source Scholarly or Popular?
and/or ask your faculty or a librarian!
The New York Times is great for international coverage as well as national news, the arts and culture, health, science, much more.
How to Create an Account: First, click the link above and then provide your "wilmington.edu" email address along with a password. A verification email will be sent to your email account. Once you verify the email, and provide the additional requested information, you will have access to NYT online.
Make a list of selected citations from Google Scholar by copy/paste into a Word doc or Notepad/Wordpad. Then consult your Watson Librarian about the strategies for finding these articles and books.
--WHY "ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GOOGLE IT" MAY BE BAD ADVICE 
EVALUATE ALL RESOURCES: The Internet is a huge conglomeration of websites developed by anybody and everybody. There are no Internet "editors" helping to sort out the good from the bad and the ugly. That is your job. With care, you can identify outstanding sites offering primary sources. You will not be able to easily identify and access the wide range of published scholarly articles you will need for some class projects. That's when Watson/OhioLINK becomes essential.
1. This YouTube video tutorial covers how to evaluate websites for credibility. October 20, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_qR5lpnXBE
2. Website Overview of Techniques for Evaluating Websites [
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
3. Evaluating Internet Resources [
https://guides.library.jhu.edu/evaluate/internet-resources
USE YOUR "FREE PASS": The types of information and resources that you need as a college student and careful scholar definitely include "pay to see" websites that are not included in open Internet searches. Watson Library pays for these research-essential websites so that you do have access. [See Watson's OPAL PROXY gateway] [Hint: Never pay for access or articles until you check with a Watson librarian.]
BE THOROUGH: Open Internet information searches using general search engines such as Google, Yahoo, or Bing are not always appropriate for college assignments. The exception is when you receive a specific Internet URL in class. Follow your faculty member's directions carefully because they are teaching the standards for excellent research in their disciplines. "Google is good enough" as your only research strategy is not good enough for college-level research.
The following Internet links offer some creative ways to use the "open Internet" :
Google Scholar index includes most peer-reviewed online journals of Europe and America's largest scholarly publishers, plus scholarly books and other non-peer reviewed journals.
Search for books by title, author, ISBN, or keyword.
