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LIB130 Locating News Resources

LIB130 Locating News Resources. LINGNAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Feb 201 4 The PowerPoint can be downloaded at: http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/il_handouts. By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:. use key news databases (Wisenews, Factiva & LexisNexis) to search for news

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LIB130 Locating News Resources

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  1. LIB130Locating News Resources LINGNAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Feb 2014 The PowerPoint can be downloaded at: http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/il_handouts

  2. By the end of this workshop, you will be able to: • use key news databases (Wisenews, Factiva & LexisNexis) to search for news • identify the useful new resources in various formats (electronic, print & microform) • select the most appropriate resources to retrieve relevant news

  3. Outline • Library Subscribed Databases • Wisenews • HK Newspaper Clippings • China InfoBank • LexisNexis Academic • Factiva • Free Internet Resources • Government Press Release • China News • World News • Public Opinions • Other Resources • Microfilm

  4. How to access news databases in the Library website? http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/databases

  5. News Databases

  6. Wisenews • Special Topics / General Topics / Category News (HK) • Select news of a specific date range • Select news of a specific publication or publication group • Sort by news headlines • Email, Print, Download and Save to My Temp Folder functions

  7. WiseSearch– Wisers Information Portal • A one-stop news portal • Refine search criteria through search panel • Search for a particular column • Search for author • Search for company’s news

  8. Government news • news.gov.hk 香港政府新聞網 http://www.news.gov.hk/en/index.shtml

  9. Government Press Release • Basic Search for Press Releases • Advanced Search functions http://www.isd.gov.hk/pr/eng/

  10. HK Newspaper Clippings • Contents: 1980 - Jun1999 (1980 - 1995 in microfilm; 1996 - Jun1999 online image) • view/print clippings • limited by publication • printing / saving list • browse for topic • browse by date http://proxy1.library.ln.edu.hk:2048/login?url=http://proxy1.library.ln.edu.hk:2048/login?url=http://libcdnet.ln.edu.hk/cdnet/index.htm

  11. Old HK Newspaper Collection • Provides access to selected news stories that published in Hong Kong from 1853 to 1987. • https://mmis.hkpl.gov.hk/

  12. Archives of Local Newspapers The Library houses microfilm archives of selected local newspapers: • Hong Kong Economic Journal 信報 (March 1986- ) • Ming Pao 明報 (June 1959- ) • Sing Tao Daily 星島日報 (August 1938- ) • Sing Tao Wan Pao 星島晚報 (January 1946- June 1994) • South China Morning Post 南華日報 (from November 1903) • Guides to use MicrofilmReader

  13. In-class quiz Click here or type the following link to access the Quiz (LIB130: Part A) http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/quiz

  14. CHINA INFOBANK 中國資訊行 • 14 online databases for China’s information, e.g. economic news, business, law and statistics information • 中國經濟新聞 • 中國商業報告 • 中國法律法規庫 http://proxy1.library.ln.edu.hk:2048/login?url=http://114.255.108.171/gate/big5/www.infobank.cn/

  15. Other Internet Resources – China News • 中國網 China Internet Information Center http://www.china.org.cn • SINA新聞中心http://news.sina.com.cn/ • 百度新聞 http://news.baidu.com/ • 新華網 http://www.xinhuanet.com/ • 人民網 http://www.people.com.cn/

  16. LexisNexis Academic • Full-text information of news, business, and legal publications in English • SCMP: from July 28, 1992 to current • Easy Search • Search news stories • Find a legal case by Citation or Party Name • Find a company profile by Name or Ticker Symbol • Research a person • Do a broad search across different types of sources http://proxy1.library.ln.edu.hk:2048/login?url=http://www.lexisnexis.com/ap/academic

  17. LexisNexis Academic • Power Search • Index Terms lookup • Supports sophisticated query language techniques for Boolean Searching

  18. Factiva • Access to full-text information from over 35,000 resources, including news, company reports and financial data, in English • Free text search via Search Form • Modify Search • Listen to article, translate article

  19. Other Internet Resources Google News Archive Search • Can search both Chinese and English news http://news.google.com/archivesearch

  20. Other major Internet Resources - World News • BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/ • CNN Interactive http://www.cnn.com/ • ABYZ News Links http://www.abyznewslinks.com/ • world-newspapers.com http://www.world-newspapers.com/

  21. Guess what? Time for quiz ! Click here or type the following link to access the Quiz (LIB130: Part B)http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/quiz

  22. New Resources http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/news

  23. Q & A • Getting help: • Ask a Librarian http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/research/ask-librarian • Reference Enquires: 2616-8571 • Chat Reference Service: 2pm-5pm, Mon-Fri • Research Consultation Service http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/research-consultation-service

  24. We would like to have your feedback on this workshop ~ • Click here to access the online evaluation form of this Library Workshop, OR, type the following link : • http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/il_handouts (Click “ILP Library Workshops” under “Evaluation Forms”)

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