European Sources Online

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European Sources Online

• A Guide to ESO

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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
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ESO Menu
Heres what you can find out. Whats
available How to access ESO Searching
ESO Results Glossary
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Whats available?

• Web directory
• News and analysis
• Newspaper search
• Weekly bulletin
• Information guides
• Topic guides

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Topic guides

• Topic 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.

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How to access ESO
ESO 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.
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Screen shot of Athens homepage
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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.
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Screen shot of Athens login
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Searching ESO
There are 3 types of searches available   Search
ESO basic search Advanced Search multiple
keyword search Expert User Page alternative
homepage
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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.
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Advanced search
Advanced 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.
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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.
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Results
Search 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.
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Screen shot of categories
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Glossary
Athens 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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List of EU Members
Austria Italy Belgium Latvia Cyprus Lith
uania Czech Republic Luxembourg Denmark Malta
Estonia Poland Finland Portugal France
Slovakia Germany Slovenia Greece Spain
Hungary Sweden Ireland The
Netherlands United Kingdom