NewsLibrary
NewsLibrary is an online news database developed by Knight Ridder[1] that houses a conglomeration of news from over "4,000 outlets in the United States", most of which are "traditional" sources of news coverage, such as "newspapers and television stations".[2] A total of 65 different newspapers are included in the article database.[3] The database itself allows a user to input a search term and then narrow the listed search by date, region and newspaper, with the earliest possible articles to find being from the early 1980s.[4] The site charges a fee for viewing the content, which is done on a pay-per-article scale, with each article costing $1.95.[5] The cost of viewing articles is charged to the user accounts on a monthly basis, though there is the option to purchase 100 articles directly for $77.[6]
It is described as a successor to the web archive VU/TEXT that was owned by Knight Ridder and shut down in 1996.[7]
NewsLibrary differs from other news databases in that the site allows the user to input a date, region, and newspaper, but nothing in the search bar; this brings up all of the articles published within the narrowed selection string, rather than searching for the use of a term or phrase within an article.[8]
Further reading
- "Is it for you?". Database. 23. Online Inc.: 34 2000. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- Vincent A. Munch (2001). "NewsLibrary". Reference Reviews. 15 (3). Emerald Group Publishing Limited: 17. ISSN 0950-4125. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
References
- ^ Boczkowski, Pablo J. (2005). Digitizing the News: Innovation in Online Newspapers. MIT Press. p. 59. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
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- ^ Nate Silver (October 7, 2011). "Police Clashes Spur Coverage of Wall Street Protests". New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ^ Katz, William A. (2002). Introduction to reference work, Volume 1. McGraw-Hill. p. 204. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ^ Basch, Reva; Bates, Mary Ellen (2000). Researching online for dummies. IDG Books Worldwide. p. 234. ISBN 9780764505461. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ^ "NewsLibrary". Personal Computer Magazine. 19 (6–8). PC Communications Corp: 167. 2000. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ^ Zimmerman, Jan (2001). Marketing on the Internet: seven steps to building the Internet into your business. Maximum Press. p. 151. ISBN 9781885068491. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ^ J. Mandelbaum (2000). "Newslibrary: VU/TEXT Reincarnated". EContent. 23 (3). Information Today, Inc.: 31–34. ISSN 1525-2531. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ^ Islam, Roumeen (2008). Information and public choice: from media markets to policy making. World Bank Publications. p. 75. ISBN 9780821375167. Retrieved October 15, 2011.