University Park, PA -- The Penn State University Libraries' Arts and Humanities Library is offering the seminar "Snapshots in Time: Finding and Using Historical News Sources" on Friday, April 12, 2002, from 10:00Î11:30 a.m. in Foster Auditorium, 101 Pattee Library, University Park campus.

Documenting the daily events of the world, newspapers serve as important research tools; however, finding specific information is often difficult and time consuming. "Snapshots in Time" will demonstrate the methods and tools necessary to effectively locate articles of interest. The seminar will discuss the Libraries' newspaper collection as well as ones from across the country and online.

This class is part of the Subject Seminars series, organized by Libraries' Instructional Programs to teach how to use various databases and access subject-specific reference materials. For a list of other classes in the series, visit www.libraries.psu.edu/crsweb/instruction/ip/subject_sems.htm.

The seminar is free and open to the public. No registration is required for Subject Seminars. For more information about the series, contact Instructional Programs at 814-865-9257. For more on the historical news seminar, contact Eric Novotny, librarian, Arts and Humanities Library, Penn State University Libraries, at ecn1@psulias.psu.edu or 814-865-1014.