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SPCH 101 - Lai - Winter 2025: Quick Guide for the Birthday Assignment

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Below is a sample of the login screen for off-campus access to library databases.  Use your AccessRio login and password.

Quick Guide for the Birthday Assignment

Find Articles in Newspapers:
Published on the Day You Were Born

 

  • How to find articles in ProQuest

    • Go to Proquest
    • Sign into your My Research account  -or-
    • Create your My Research account and sign into your account
    • Use the "Advanced Search"
    • Los Angeles Times goes back to 1985
    • If your birthday is before 1985, explore other options below.
       
  • See below for an example of how to set-up your search screen in ProQuest:
     

sample search on ProQuest to find articles published on your birthday

How to Find an Article in an Online Source pre-1985

How to find an article published on your birthday from a online source if your birthday is pre-1985

 

How to Find an Article in a Paper Source

How to find an article published on your birthday from a print source (paper)

Use the following print sources in the Library:

  • Time magazine (we have paper issues from 1971 to the present).
  • Newsweek (we have paper issues from 1970 to the present)