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Local newspapers are usually your best bet for finding news articles about your area. We have a database called Access World News (NewsBank) that allows you to search newspapers all over the world or just those in California. It even has The Modesto Bee and other California newspapers. Here's what you'll need to do:

1. Click on Articles & Databases @MJC linked below.
2. From that page, you can either type the database name in the box that says "Find Databases by Name, or click on the "A" to select it from the alphabetically-arranged list of databases. It's actually the second database listed in the alphabetically-arranged list.

3. Remember that any time you're off campus, you'll be asked to login using your student ID number and password just like you do for Canvas and email.

4. Once you're in the database, look over at the Quick Links and select either Modesto Bee Collection or USA-California to search local newspapers

5. Now you're ready to create your search. I recommend you search for the terms homeless and stanislaus.

I'm also linking to our research guide entitled, Homelessness in America that will show you useful search terms and other useful strategies and resources for exploring the issue of homelessness.

Please let me know if you have any problems with this or need more help.

Best,

Iris Carroll, Librarian