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NewsLibrary is an online news database operated by NewsBank that houses a conglomeration of news from over "4,000 outlets in the United States", most of which are "traditional" sources of news coverage, such as "newspapers and television stations".[1] A total of over 7,700 different newspapers are included in the article database.[2] The database itself allows a user to input a search term and then narrow the listed search by date, region and newspaper, with the earliest possible articles to find being from the early 1980s.[3] The site charges a fee for viewing the content, which is done on a pay-per-article scale, with each article costing $2.95.[4] The cost of viewing articles is charged to an individual's account on a monthly basis, there are also membership options, either 25 articles a month ($19.95) or 500 articles a year ($199.95).[4]

Originally developed by Knight Ridder,[5] It is described as a successor to the web archive VU/TEXT that was owned by Knight Ridder and shut down in 1996.[6] NewsLibrary was purchased by NewsBank in 2001.[7]

NewsLibrary differs from other news databases in that the site allows the user to input a date, region, and newspaper, but nothing in the search bar; this brings up all of the articles published within the narrowed selection string, rather than searching for the use of a term or phrase within an article.[8]

Further reading

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  • "Is it for you?". Database. 23. Online Inc.: 34 2000. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  • Vincent A. Munch (2001). "NewsLibrary". Reference Reviews. 15 (3). Emerald Group Publishing Limited: 17. doi:10.1108/rr.2001.15.3.17.145. ISSN 0950-4125. Retrieved October 15, 2011.

References

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  1. Nate Silver (October 7, 2011). "Police Clashes Spur Coverage of Wall Street Protests". New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  2. "Frequently Asked Questions: What is Newslibrary.com?". Retrieved August 28, 2026.
  3. Basch, Reva; Bates, Mary Ellen (2000). Researching Online for Dummies. IDG Books Worldwide. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-7645-0546-1. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Frequently Asked Questions: How much does it cost and when will I be billed?". NewsLibrary. Retrieved August 28, 2026.
  5. Boczkowski, Pablo J. (2005). Digitizing the News: Innovation in Online Newspapers. MIT Press. p. 59. Retrieved October 15, 2011. NewsLibrary.
  6. J. Mandelbaum (2000). "Newslibrary: VU/TEXT Reincarnated". EContent. 23 (3). Information Today, Inc.: 31–34. ISSN 1525-2531. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  7. Scardilli, Brandi, ed. (December 22, 2003). "NewsBank Relaunches NewsLibrary.com". NewsBreaks. Information Today. Archived from the original on 2021-07-02.
  8. Islam, Roumeen (2008). Information and Public Choice: From Media Markets to Policy Making. World Bank Publications. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-8213-7516-7. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
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