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Getting the News
• Most search engines and Web directories include links to broadcast networks, wire services, and newspapers. • A wire service is an organization that gathers and distributes news to newspapers, magazines, broadcasters, and other organizations that pay a fee to the wire service. • All of the major U.S. broadcasters have Web sites that carry news features. Broadcasters in other countries also provide news reports on their Web pages.
exact “between” date filter
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Finding Web Sites that Have XP Been Modified Recently
• Go to the Web site for a search engine or directory that allows date-range restrictions. • Formulate your search expression. • Set the date-range restriction in the search tool. • Run the search. • Evaluate the search results. If you do not find useful results, select an alternative search tool, and then run the search again.
• Find current news and weather information on the Web. • Obtain maps and city guides. • Use online library resources. • Find and use other Internet research resources.
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search expression date filter setting
search results
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AltaVista Advanced Search Page
• The AltaVista search engine allows you to set an exact “between” date range on its advanced Search page.
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Information Resources on the Web
Finding, Evaluating, and Using Web Information Resources
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Objectives
links to U.S. newspapers, listed alphabetically by state
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Getting the News
• Web news directories offer links to the Web sites of newspapers and other media outlets. • News search engines let you search the content of current news stories in multiple publications and wire services. • Weblogs (blogs) are Web sites that contain commentary on current events written by individuals. • Companies such as Northern Light and Moreover offer news search engines to promote their subscription-based custom news services.
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Current Information
links to personalization and customization features
links to stock market reports
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Weather Reports
• A number of Web sites offer weather information and forecasts. • Finding a weather forecast: Open a weather information Web site in a Web browser. Locate the weather report for the city or area in which you are interested. Repeat the steps to find other weather information in different weather information Web sites.
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Getting the News
• Major newspapers have Web sites that include current news and many other features from their print editions. • Many broadcast news, wire services, and newspaper Web sites include search features that allow you to search the site for specific news stories. • The Internet Public Library – Online Newspapers site includes hyperlinks to hundreds of international and domestic newspapers.
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Current Information
• Search engines can be useful tools for finding current news stories and many will allow you to choose a date range when you enter a search expression. • HotBot’s Advanced Search page date filter with preset range options provides two ways to before/after date filter do this.
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Current Information
• To help you find current news and information, many search engines and directories include sections devoted to news items. • Some, like Excite, let you personalize links to specify the kind of information that appears on the page when you log in. You usually have to register with the site in order to do this.
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Internet Public Library
type search expression here
links to non-U.S. newspapers, listed alphabetically by country
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Weather Reports