News Sources and Services

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News Sources and Services

• Use of Information Resources

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News Sources

• Bombarded by the news media
• Print, Television, Radio, Web..
• Leads to attention getting devices
• Stories are sensationalized
• News magazine shows on T.V.
• Exclusives (web sites, print, T.V.)
• Be aware how news is reported -- Bias?

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News Sources

• Old-fashioned newsprint
• Library subscribes to some 40 newspapers from
  around the world
• Current paper copies are located at the north end
  of the first floor
• Older issues are on Microfilm in the Periodicals
  Department

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News Sources

• Print indexes for Newspapers include
• Chicago Tribune 1990
• Christian Science Monitor 1950
• New York Times 1851
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1975
• Wall Street Journal 1955
• Washington Post 1971

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Electronic Indexes to Newspapers

• LexisNexis
• Full text of regional, national, and
  international newspapers plus a whole lot more!
• NewsBank
• Kansas City Star (1991-current)
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1989-current)

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Web News Sources

• Instant news through web news services
• CNN Interactive
• MSNBC
• Individual newspaper home pages
• Washington Post Boston Globe etc...
• Most are current issues only (or 1-2 weeks)
• Access to archives is generally fee-based

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Electronic News Sources

• Access to these sources is through the library
  web site
• Follow the links
• FIND IT button ?? Newspapers