Friday, November 1, 2013

Database of the Month: Access World News

For the month of November, Hewes Library is featuring Access World News as the database of the month.  Access World News is provided by NewBank, Inc. and contains a large collection of local news sources in addition to the regional and national level.  NewsBank describes it product as containing:
"Its diverse source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos. Use it to explore a specific event or to compare a wide variety of viewpoints on topics such as politics, business, health, sports, cultural activities and people. Content is easily searched and sorted through an intuitive, map-based interface."
Among Monmouth College's resources, it is one of the richest for local papers in the State of Illinois.  If you are from the Chicagoland area, you can continue to read newspapers from your hometown in addition to the Daily Review Atlas, which is Monmouth's daily paper.

Access to databases is limited to the current students, staff, and faculty of Monmouth College.

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