How do I search for a short story?

1. Go to the DHS library site and click on the Gale Virtual Reference Library
2. Click on "Advanced Search"
3. In the top left search box, use the pull-down menu to select "Publication Title (pu)"
4. In the top right search box, type "Short Stories for Students" (be sure to use those quotation marks!)
5. In the middle left search box, leave it set to "Keyword"
6. In the middle right search box, type in the term you want to search for.
1. Note - this is a key step and you may return here several times to try different search terms
7. Your results will bring you a list of different potential titles.  Choose one of them - but be sure to look at the "relevancy" on the right hand side - if it is less than 90%, it probably won't work.
8. Click on the title of the story you selected.
9. Scroll down to the "Author Biography."  Read through it.  If this author is not from the United States, go back to step 7 - we will only be using American authors for this project.
10. Scroll down to the "Themes."  Read through these.  Also read the "Plot Summary."  If these look like a match for your project - that's great!  Write down the name of the author and story.  If these are interesting ideas in the "Themes" but the story itself does not seem to work for you, choose one of the themes to use as a keyword in your next search and return to #6.
11. Go to the library catalog and find a book that contains your short story!