european sources online
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What is European Sources Online?
European Sources Online (ESO) provides access to a broad
range of information about the European Union and wider
Europe.
Information about institutions, structures,
countries, regions, people, policies
and processes can be found by
using this online resource. Click on map to see list of EU members
ESO MenuHere’s what you can find out…….
What’s available
How to access ESO
Searching ESO
Results
Glossary
What’s available?
• Web directory
• News and analysis
• Newspaper search
• Weekly bulletin
• Information guides
• Topic guides
Web directory
The Web Directory is a handy guide to
European Union information on the internet. It
lists all the key websites to European
information and structures them by subject
areas, which makes it easy to navigate.
News and analysis
This page is dedicated to all the news type
information added to ESO. It contains 2
sections:
Newspaper search and Weekly bulletin.
Newspaper search
This search allows you to search
specifically for the newspaper content
licensed from ESO i.e. European Voice,
selected articles from the Financial Times
and the Economist.
Weekly bulletin
This is the area where all the latest information added
to ESO is posted. It is divided in the following sections:
In Focus, Topic Guides, Development in European
Information Issues, Book Reviews and Briefings.
From this page you can access the whole archive of
Development in European Information Issues as well
as Book Reviews.
Information guides
The Information Guides section is where
you can access Topic Guides, In Focus
articles as well as the Introduction to the
EU guide.
Topic guidesTopic Guides are structured, frequently updated
information guides to key European Union
institutions and policies. Each guide has a
narrative introduction, plus hyperlinks to further
sources of information within ESO and on
external websites. In Focus articles are similar
but cover specific events or initiatives.
How to access ESOESO can only be accessed via Athens.
Double click on the Athens for education icon. (This should be available on the student desktop whenever you log in to the College network.)
Click on the My Athens hyperlink. (on the left hand of the screen).
If you would like to see the Athens homepage, click here.
How to access ESO (cont.)You will then be asked for a username and password. As access to Athens is restricted, Stow students use the following username and password on campus:
Username stwstudent02
Password learning05
Click on the Login button.
Scroll down the page and then click on the European Sources Online hyperlink, which will give you immediate access to the ESO resources.
Searching ESO
There are 3 types of searches available:
Search ESO – basic search
Advanced Search – multiple keyword search
Expert User Page – alternative homepage
Search ESO
Search ESO
This is basic search for information by using either a keyword or a phrase.
Simply type in your keyword or topic and click on the Go icon to show results.
Advanced searchAdvanced Search
This is for a more refined search, as it uses multiple keywords.
You can search records using a combination of the following: author, ISBN number, title, series title, subject, keyword, source origin, source type and date.
Expert user page
Expert User Page
This page is an alternative home page which you can decide to be your default home page.
All the features are the same as the standard home page except for Search ESO, which allows you to refine your search to suit you.
ResultsSearch results (hits) are displayed in a list – the first 25 on one page. The hits are in reverse chronological order so that you always find the latest information added to the database.
The title of the hit is the hyperlink to the full text article.
The source, i.e. the publication where it appeared, is shown beside each hit for referencing purposes.
Results can also be viewed by category e.g. policy making, legislation, news source, background, statistics. Click here to see the categories.
GlossaryAthens An authentication system which allows colleges to access a variety of electronic information resources using a single username and password.
My Athens Where the Stow College username and password need to be entered to allow access to online resources on campus.
Hyperlink A link (usually underlined) in a document to information within that document or another document.
Keyword The search term or topic you are looking for.
Homepage The main page of a Web site.
Reverse chronological order In publication date order, with the newest at the top.
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