Monitoring Company and Industry News: Summary
In Lesson 2 we reviewed news sources available from Dialog. News can be found in newspapers, newswires, trade journals, and newsletters. We found that news sources are available regionally, nationally, and internationally.
Because many of the news sources are available in fulltext, it is often advisable to use the following techniques:
- Avoid the AND operator when doing free-text searching. Use proximity operators (s), (n), (w), (#w) and (#n).
- Limit search terms to the title or lead paragraph (/TI,LP) to locate articles about your topic, as opposed to just mentioning it. Also limit by length (/long) when available.
- Use the alternate technique for searching a company name: (/co)
In some databases, such as Business & Industry (File 9), Dialog Global Reporter (File 20), and Gale Group Promt (File 16), take advantage of the indexing of key terms using /de.
What's Next...
Dialog has other search aids and training materials to help you search for company and industry news. Check some of the following:
The Dialog How Do I...? series supplies concise, step-by-step instructions for how to find the most-requested information on Dialog. Examples in both DialogClassic and DialogLink 5 are available.
Training Seminars. Dialog offers a variety of Web-based sessions. Check dates and times, as well as course descriptions and workbooks for the seminars.
Choose Another Lesson:
- Go to the Table of Contents to choose another application in this course that meets your needs.
- Go on to Lesson 3.
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