Birthdate Assignment

Step 1: Pick an event that happened on or around your birthdate. (This counts as your first source!)

1. If you were born after November 1981 -- use the Daily Oklahoman* at NewsBank.
   
   
   • Click on NewsBank, above, and then click on Oklahoman, The
   • Click on the Custom Date button, then type your date in the box beside it, and press search. (See the example below.)
     
     
   • If you were born before 1981, use the Historical New York Times*.
     • Click on the title, ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times
       (1851 - 2003).
     • Click on the radio button at the Date Range, and enter your birthday in the format indicated (mm/dd/yyyy) and then
     • Click the Search button.
     • You'll see a list of articles that appeared in that date's paper.
   • OR use This Day in History from the History Channel website. You will type your birthdate in the box provided, and click "GO". This Day In History will highlight one event from that date, and list all the other events from that date in categories on the left of the page.
   • Another alternative is to come to the Rose State College Learning Resources Center to use the microfilm of the Daily Oklahoman. We have the microfilm for the Daily Oklahoman back to 1903. You would look at microfilm to see the paper for the day of your birth. Ask at the reference desk for help!

Step 2 -- Find additional articles (at least 3 more) on your topic

1. Use EbscoHost*. If you need help using EBSCOhost, either use this tutorial, or come talk to us at the reference desk on the first floor of the LRC, call us at 733-7543, or email us at refdesk@rose.edu
2. Use SIRS*
3. Use InfoTrac*

*This source can be used from home with your RSC login: When logging into the databases from off-campus, students enter on the name line:

your2initialsyourstudentid (network log-in)

Example:

name AZ1234567 password 01011980