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• The value of news to researchers• Introduction to Dow Jones Factiva• Demonstration• Practical• Research support and training
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What is the value of news?
Overview• Detailed perspective on issues, events, well known figures• Regional, national and international perspective• Places events and issues in a social and cultural context
Historical news• Often the only source with first hand accounts• Unique, making difficult to access information accessible, convenient
Current and breaking news• Events as they unfold/shape history• Timeliness and relevance for project and research work• Breaking news in research and development
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What is the value of news?
Positives• Timely – instant reaction to/analysis of events• Vast amount of material - more likely that you will find
something on your research topic
Negatives• Shorter and less well researched than journal articles – many
will not be subject to quality control processes/peer review• May often be biased/written with an agenda e.g editorials,
features
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Historical news sources
Examples of the Library’s archival news sources:
• Guardian (1821-2003) and Observer (1791-2003) • Guardian/Observer Archive (1998-)• Nineteenth Century British Library Newspapers • Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers • Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 • Universal Database of Russian Newspapers (1802-)
• NEW! Financial Times Historical Archive 1888-2006
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Current news sources
• Access World News – US-based international news• Factivawww.library.manchester.ac.uk
Introducing Factiva
• Over 28,000 sources from• More than 200 countries in• 23 languages• Includes nearly 600 continuously updated
newswires and has• More than 2,300 sources available on or before the
date of publication
Factiva content Updated newswires from major global providers (e.g.Reuters, Agence
France etc.) Same day and archival coverage, full text articles from major national
and regional newspapers (e.g. New York Times, Les Echoes, FT etc.)
Articles from major news and business publications (e.g. The Economist,
Business Week, Fortune etc.)
Articles/features from variety of trade magazines, covering cross-section of industrial sectors (e.g. banking, energy, aerospace etc.)
Articles from general interest magazines (e.g. Time, Vogue etc.)
Other content, e.g. company reports, historical market data etc.
What can Factiva do?
• Search for local, national or global news stories, on either daily basis, or by selecting a particular date
• Search for stories from specific news source e.g. The Times
• Search for news stories by subject (e.g. environment) or industry (e.g. retail, leisure/arts) - Factiva contains over 600 different subject terms, to help build
• your searches for the best results
• Search for stories published in over 20 different languages.
• Browse the latest headlines from a selected country’s newspapers.
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Finding the Library’s electronic news sources
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• Go to Search Resources: Databases A-Z• Choose F then click link to Factiva• Details of special username and password are here:
http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/academicsupport/accessuom/
In summary• Historical news sources: available from a
range of the Library’s electronic collections
• Current news: the Library’s leading news content database is Factiva
More help needed?
• Guides provided by Factiva are available from the Factiva login page, click on F: http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/searchresources/databases/f/
• Check sources at http://factiva.com/sources
• One to one assistance is available from your Library staff:
Main Library: Blue Ground Information Desk x53751MBS Library Service: [email protected] x56507
