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How to Search Access World News

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You can search a specific newspaper...


You can search by country...


You can search an entire continent ...


Or you can search hundreds of news sources from all over the world.

This tutorial details several effective search techniques and display tools available in Access World News. It also offers tips to help you find what you are looking for quickly and easily.


You will learn how to: Select sources by Location, Source Typ

e, and from the Source List

Use the built-in connectors & Add/Remove rows on the search form

Research a topic or issue

View Results by Year/Month, Location, Source, and Source Type

Browse a specific newspaper by date

Locate a book review

Get immediate results on important topics from Special Reports

Click on a specific topic to go to it directly, or simply click outside the topics to continue the slideshow.

Select sources by Location, Source Type, and from the Source List

For perspectives on topics, people, issues and events, use the source selection tabs and the maps to expand or narrow your search.

• Narrow your search from the entire world to specific countries and regions.

• Use the maps to narrow your location and click on a country, territory, region, or state to see a list of all sources from that specific location.

• Choose specific sources by name from the Source List tab.

• Use the Source Types tab to choose what kinds of sources to include in your search.

Click here to return to menu slide

1. Search all around the world, or check the boxes for the continents you want to search. Click the + box to the left of a location to see more specific locations within it.

2. Click the name of a continent in the list or its image on the map to get a more detailed map and a list of countries from which you can make further selections.


3. In this example, we clicked on Asia on the world map. Notice the switch to the more detailed map and list of Locations within Asia.

4. Check the boxes for the countries you want to search, or click on the name of a country in the list or its image on the map.


Note: In some cases, clicking on a country will take you to a Source List for that country. In other cases, you may get another detailed map and Locations list for the country you chose.

5. Here, we clicked on India in the Locations list. Notice the switch to Source List tab to display a list of all available sources from India.

6. Check the boxes for the specific sources you want to search, or click on the title to search a single source.


Tip: For the greatest possible number of search results, search the entire world. You can easily narrow your displayed results after you run your search.

7. Here, we have clicked on India Business Insight to search a single source.

8. To expand your search back up to the entire world, click on the “World” link in the breadcrumb trail.


9. You can also use the Source Types tab to choose the types of sources that you want to include in your search. Check or uncheck the boxes to include or exclude a specific Source Type.

10. Or, use your Shortcuts for one-click access to commonly searched sources.


Note: The Sources and Shortcuts that you have available will depend on your library’s subscription and account setup with NewsBank.

Use the built-in connectors & Add/Remove rows on the search form

The dynamic, flexible search form enables you to:• Use the drop-down list of basic connectors and, or, & not to

connect your search terms.

• Add up to five extra rows of search boxes to enter more search terms, field your terms separately, and include special limiters such as date and word count.

• Simplify the search form by removing rows of search boxes when you no longer need them.


1. Your search form will typically have two rows of search boxes and one connector drop-down list.

2. Choose and, or, not from the connector drop-down list to connect your search terms.


3. Use the Add Row button to add extra rows to the search form to create more complex search strategies.

Here is a sample search with two extra rows on the search form to allow for multiple search terms and specific limiters.

This search will find articles with either “global warming” or “climate change” in the Headline field, appearing within the past 6 months, and greater than 500 words in length.


When you are ready to simplify the search form again, use the Remove Row button to remove the extra rows.

Research a topic or issue

• Global warming

• Immigration

• U.S. housing / sub-prime loans

• Social Security

• AIDS

• Terrorism

• Diversity on campus

• Ethnicity

• National healthcare

• The Nobel Prize


For example, you can research:

In this example, search the entire world to see how a key issue in the U.S. may be affecting other nations.

1. Type your search term(s) to describe an issue, event, etc. In this example, use “sub-prime loans.”

2. Choose a date range from the Date field drop-down list. For example, the past 12 months.


In another example, we’ll run a search with fielded terms.

1. Type your first search term into the first text-edit box and choose the Headline field from the drop-down list.

2. Type your second set of terms into the second text-edit box and choose the Lead/First Paragraph field from the drop-down list.

Tip: Use quotation marks around an exact phrase, as in “global warming.”


If you want a different perspective, try searching a content module. For example, search Access Newswires & Transcripts.

1. Narrow your search to specific sources by checking the box(es) to the left of the title(s). Or, choose a single source by clicking on its title.


View Results by Year/Month, Location,

Source, and Source Type Perform a basic search and then sort and display your results according to:

• Year/Month• Location• Source• Source Type


1. To perform a basic search, type your search term into the first text-edit box. For example, immigration.

2. Click “Search” to get your results list.


If there are too many hits, you can quickly and easily narrow your search results without having to modify your search.

Use the View Results tools on the left side of your results list to see the results from a specific Year, Location, Source, and Source Type.

1. For example, click on 2007 to see the results from that year.


2. Let’s further narrow the displayed results to November 2007.

Your display changes automatically to reflect your View Results selection, in this case 2007.


3. Now let’s choose a Location, for example Europe/UK.

Again, your display will refresh to reflect your new selection, in this case November 2007.


4. We can continue to narrow our displayed results. Click on the View X more link in the by Source section and choose The Birmingham Post from England.

The new display reflects all of our selections so far – 2007, November, Europe/UK.


5. At any time, you can use the drop-down list and the breadcrumb trail links to change the set of results that you are displaying and move back up through your complete results set.

With only a few clicks, we have narrowed our results from over one million hits to a tightly focused group of articles with a specific local perspective.


1. Let’s try a similar search, but this time pre-select the United States as our search location. This will allow us to drill down to the state level when we use the View Results tools.


1. Here, we have already narrowed our search results to Newspapers only, using the Source Types tool from the View Results bar.

2. Let’s use another View Results selection to narrow our results to the Location Texas.


Tip: If the specific Year, Location, Source, or Source Type that you want does not appear in the first four choices listed for each category, click the View X more link to see the complete list.

3. Using the View Results by Source, we can get a preview of the wealth and variety of the results from Texas for our immigration search. Many of these sources are unique to NewsBank.

The display changes automatically to reflect the new View Results selection – Texas.


4. Use the drop-down list to change the Location to another state, for example, New Mexico.

5. Again, using the View Results by Source, we can get a preview of the results from New Mexico and the many NewsBank-exclusive sources.

The display refreshes automatically to show the new Location – New Mexico.


Browse a specific newspaper by date

For example:• You heard about an important article regarding a new housing

development that was canceled due to concerns over climate change.

• The article was published in the News and Features section of The Sydney Morning Herald.

• You were told that the article appeared on November 28, 2007.

• Note: The sources available to you will depend on your NewsBank subscription.


1. First, use the Locations and/or Source List tabs (or your Shortcuts) to select the newspaper you want to browse, The Sydney Morning Herald.

2. Since you know the date the article was published, type it into the “Enter a Date” box and click Go.


11/28/2007

3. Scroll through the alphabetical list to find the section that you want. Note: When sections are provided by the source, they will reflect the section names that appeared in print.

Tip: Browse features are available only if a single newspaper is selected.


4. Find the appropriate section, and click on the headline of the article that you want to see.

5. Use the Previous, Next, and Back to Issue links to move from article to article or to go back to the complete list of articles for the date you are browsing.

Tip: Use the Quick Links to browse other articles from the same page, section, or date.Click here to return t

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6. At the issue level, you can move to the Previous date or the Next date by clicking their links.

7. Use the Date list link to get a list of all available dates for the month you are currently displaying.

8. Or, type any date that you wish to browse in the Enter a Date box and click Go.

Tip: Click the World link in the breadcrumb trail at the top of your display window to get back to the world map.Click here to return

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Locate a book review

For example, find reviews of books by essayist, humorist, and popular historian Barbara Holland:

• Look at recent reviews to learn about her current books

• Look at older reviews to get a perspective on her early career


1. Search all sources in the U.S. for Barbara ADJ2 Holland and “book review.”

Tip: Using the ADJ2 proximity connector to allow for a middle initial or middle name and the phrase “book review” make it likely that you will find exactly what you are looking for.


The search yields a highly focused group of articles discussing Holland’s books.



Use the Keyword-in-Context article preview at the bottom of the results page to see how your search terms appeared within the context of the articles.

You can also change the number of results per page (10, 25, or 50) and jump to specific pages within your results set.

Re-sort your results automatically without re-running your search. Click on the Oldest First link at the top of the results page to see reviews of some of Holland’s earlier books.


Get immediate results on important topics in Special Reports

Choose from various Special Reports created and collected by NewsBank. Several current topics include:

• People in the News

• Countries in the News

• World Environment


1. To access Special Reports, hover over the Other NewsBank Products link in the upper-right corner of your window. Choose Special Reports from the drop-down list.


2. Then click on the Special Report(s) of interest to you. Note the variety of topics and frequency of updates.


Access World Newsis the ultimate newspaper archive

We hope this tutorial has helped you understand some of the techniques and strategies for successful research.

Remember to:• Select appropriate sources to search• Define your search terms• Use the View Results and sorting tools after you search to

narrow and focus your displayed results


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