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Using news databases

Using news databases. Simon Speight Head of Academic Support. Course outline. Key resources for current news Other resources for current news Historic news resources Freely available news resources Access: All resources on Other online resources page. Accessed via library catalogue.

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Using news databases

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  1. Using news databases Simon Speight Head of Academic Support

  2. Course outline • Key resources for current news • Other resources for current news • Historic news resources • Freely available news resources • Access: • All resources on Other online resourcespage Accessed via library catalogue

  3. Focus of news databases

  4. Key resources • Titles range from 1980s-mid 1990s to present • Lack of context and text-only • InfoTrac • simple interface, searches UK broadsheets • Nexis UK • Large number of resources, advanced search options • Factiva • Business focus but searches wide range of resources

  5. Additional resources • Times Literary Supplement 1902 – • Times Higher Education Supplement 1995 – • The Economist 1843 – Non-textual news • JISC Mediahub - ITN/Reuters archives 1900-2007 • News on screen - 1910-1983 (UK) • Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty News resources

  6. Hands on • Look at the three main news databases: InfoTrac, Nexis UK and Factiva • Explore other news resources at www.dur.ac.uk/library/resources/online/newspapers/

  7. Historic news online • Times Digital Archive 1785-2006 • British Newspapers 1600-1900 • Eighteenth century journals 1685-1815. • EEBO and ECCO for pamphlets • JSTOR Pamphlets (19th century British) • Economist Historical Archive 1843-2003 • Historic Australian newspapers 1803-1954

  8. Historic news in microform • Keyword search for ‘newspapers’, limit to microform • Some national and local e.g. Sunderland & Durham County Herald 1839-67 • International e.g. Kabul Times 1969-79, Milliyet (Istanbul)1970-86, Pravda 1921-1953, Jerusalem Post 1950-2007 Historic news

  9. Freely available news resources • Individual newspaper titles and news sources • Current news/what is available on public sites • Advanced search engine options e.g. Google News • News-specific search engines • Silobreaker • NewsNow (News International content blocked)

  10. Freely available news resources • Current news databases • Kidon Media link • MIT Libraries • Higher Education • ResearchProfessional • Funding Councils’ web sites

  11. Hands on • Try searching historic resources if applicable • Use the advanced search options on generic engines • Free news databases e.g. Kidon Media Link • News-specific search engines e.g. Silobreaker

  12. Evaluation Please fill in the feedback form. Your comments are much appreciated. Thank you. s.g.speight@durham.ac.uk

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