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August 14th, 2009
Welcome to Database of the Week — a new feature from the Management & Economics Library (MEL). These weekly database snapshots will give you basic information about our most relevant and beneficial online resources.
Database name: PressDisplay; from NewspaperDirect.
Link: www.lib.purdue.edu/mel, in the pull down Quick Access to Business Databases alpha list right below our banner.
Description/focus: PressDisplay provides access to over 1000 newspapers, in 39 languages, from 82 countries, with all sections in the original layout.
Start with this hint: Translate! If you use the search box at the top of the site to search all newspapers for a subject and the top story is in German, don’t worry if you’re a bit rusty… PressDisplay can translate it for you: double click on the article title, then press the Translate button under the headline.
Why you should know this database: PressDisplay provides more complete access to selected newspapers than either fulltext databases, which usually strip out pictures and advertisements, or newspaper websites, which don’t include all stories from the print edition.
How this database can be integrated into the curriculum: Students can see real life examples of bias by comparing the coverage of an event in different sources. In addition, information can be found on companies that are not publicly traded and not followed in the traditional financial press; they are covered in regional newspapers because of local interest.
Cost: Paid by the Libraries.
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