Electric Library
	Electric Library is a subscription service that is available on the Internet. This means that you pay the company, and they give you a user name and password that give you access to their website and allow you to search its databases.
	Electric Library provides a large database of articles from magazines, books, pictures and newspapers and also provides transcripts from some television and radio news programs. These are items that are generally not available for free on the Internet.
	Today you will explore Electric Library to discover additional information to answer your questions. The following directions should help you to navigate through Electric Library.

Electric Library Tips  1. Have your written questions with you before you begin your search.  2. Click in the empty rectangular box to type in your search string. Because Electric Library prefers "natural language" searching, type in a phrase, sentence, or question that incorporates the question that you are trying to answer. If that doesn't work, use keywords. Remember to spell words correctly!  3. Eliminate the source types that you don't need such as pictures or maps by clicking in the squares to remove the "x's" in the boxes. We recommend selecting magazines and newspapers as sources for this project.  4. Click on the search button which is next to the rectangle in which you typed your search string.  5. Scan through the "hits" that you are given once the search is completed. Click on only those articles which seem to relate to your questions.   6. If you take notes from one of the articles that you find, be sure to write down the original source which is given to you at the top of the complete article.  7. The "Go to best part" button can help you find the most relevant section of the article. Use it!   8. Click on the "New Search" button when finished or click on the "Back" button to return to your Results List to look at another article.   9. Go to Electric Library.

	Once again, don't forget to cite your sources!
		MLA citation example for Electric Library:
	Crawford, Neta C. "South Africa's new foreign and military policy: opportunities
		and constraints. " Africa Today. 01 Jan. 1995. Electric Library. 08 July 1998 < http://www.elibrary.com>