World News Connection

 


 

What is World News Connection?

 

World News Connection is a fee-based service of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), that provides translations by FBIS and JPRS of non-English newspapers, speeches, journals, and some media broadcasts from foreign countries. Translations are added within 24–72 hours of original broadcast/publication, and the database goes back to 1995. Some non-U.S. English-language news sources are also included.

 

 

How do you access World News Connection?

 

World News Connection can be accessed anywhere on Northwestern University’s campus but is limited to one user at a time. 

 

 

How do I search World News Connection?

 

There are three ways to search World News connection

1.        Simple Search

2.        Advanced Search

3.        Region/ Topic Searching

 

 

Simple Searching

 

Simple Searching is an easy way to perform a comprehensive search by using keywords. An entire article or just a headline can be searched and limited by publication date.

 

Advanced Searching

 

Advanced Searching allows you to perform more complex searches and gives more search options including but not limited to: Keyword, Topic, Geographical Name, and Publication.

 

Regional/Topic Searching

 

Region/Topic Searching is a quick point and click way to search for articles on a combination of topics and predefined regions of the world, by simply checking the selection box of the particular topics and regions listed.   

 

 

Dates

 

Searches can be limited to two date options; WNC Insert Date or Publication Date. 

 

 

WNC Insert Date

 

WNC Insert Date is the date the article was added to World News connection.

 

 

Publication Date

 

Publication Date is the date of the actual publication or broadcast. 

 

*Both date alternatives can be further limited by using the YYYY/MM/DD option to search a specific date and the colon (:) to search a date range, for example 19990201:20030315.

 

 

 

 

* Please Note: After 30 minutes of inactivity a World News Connection session will automatically terminate.  Also when finished with this service the user must exit out of it.

 

 

Northwestern University

Univeristy Library

Governement Publications and Maps Department

Spring 2003