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. Online Inc. 23: 34. 2000. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  • Vincent A. Munch (2001). "NewsLibrary". Reference Reviews. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. 15 (3): 17. ISSN 0950-4125. Retrieved October 15, 2011.

References
  1. Boczkowski, Pablo J. (2005). Digitizing the News: Innovation in Online Newspapers. MIT Press. p. 59. Retrieved October 15, 2011. NewsLibrary.
  2. Nate Silver (October 7, 2011). "Police Clashes Spur Coverage of Wall Street Protests". New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  3. Katz, William A. (2002). Introduction to reference work, Volume 1. McGraw-Hill. p. 204. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  4. Basch, Reva; Bates, Mary Ellen (2000). Researching online for dummies. IDG Books Worldwide. p. 234. ISBN 9780764505461. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  5. "NewsLibrary". Personal Computer Magazine. PC Communications Corp. 19 (6–8): 167. 2000. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  6. 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.
  7. J. Mandelbaum (2000). "Newslibrary: VU/TEXT Reincarnated". EContent. Information Today, Inc. 23 (3): 31–34. ISSN 1525-2531. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  8. Islam, Roumeen (2008). Information and public choice: from media markets to policy making. World Bank Publications. p. 75. ISBN 9780821375167. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
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