Guide: WNC/FBIS/JPRS

World News Connection | Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS)|
 Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS)

 
World News Connection

 

Coverage and Scope

·         U.S. Department of Commerce

·         Covers 1995 to present

·         Updated daily

Description of the database:

WNC contains materials provided to the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS). The reports are full text, English translations of foreign news sources and information. Particularly effective in its coverage of local media sources, WNC provides you with the power to identify what really is happening in a specific country or region. The database is compiled from thousands of non-U.S. media sources, the information in WNC covers significant socioeconomic, political, scientific, technical, and environmental issues and events. Back issues of the FBIS Daily Reports are on Microfiche, in the ET2 (East Tower 2): Government Information, Maps and Microform Services.

Accessing

·         Access WNC from the alphabetical list of databases found on the "Search IUCAT/Databases" page http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=11398945

OR

·        Click on Multidisciplinary/General

o    Select World News Connection.

o    Click on Access WNC.

o    Read the terms and conditions for use of WNC and then click on I Agree.

 

Creating a Search

Three levels of searching are available in WNC:

·         Free Text Searching
Allows keyword searching with standard use of Boolean operators. Dates can be specified either by the date of either WNC Entry or Publication.

·         Structured (Boolean) Searching
Allows searching "In/Not in" specific fields with varying operators. Dates can also be specified.

·         Region/Topic Searching
Allows selection of pre-determined regions and topics. This search is very broad and allows little specification.

Viewing Records

·        Once you have submitted your search, the Summary of Articles screen will appear.

·        The number of records retrieved will appear above the list.

·        A list of 10 records will appear one screen at a time. Click on Next Page to see more records. To go back to the previous set of records, click on the browser’s Back button.

·        To see the full text of an article, click on the title. To return to the result list, use the browser’s Back button.

Marking Records

Records may be “checked” from the summary of the articles list, which allows retrieval of the full text of the selected articles for reading or printing.

 

Printing Records

Click on Print in the browser command bar.

E-Mailing Records

To email articles, copy with Browser and paste into mail message or word document for attachment. 

                              

Quitting

At the bottom of the screen, click on the EXIT door.

 

Search Tips and Techniques

Enter the topics and concepts for which you wish to search. Do not use "and", "or" or "not". If you wish to   search for exact phrases, enter the phrase in quotation marks. Examples are:

• Terrorism Narcotics
• Import Export Rice Wheat
• "Computer Chips" Japan
• Military Confrontation

he searching of the topics and concepts, and their related meanings, is performed in the text of the article.

 

Other Library Resources

 

*WNC began in 1995.  Earlier reports and translations were issued as FBIS or JPRS.  Index available for 1975-1996 at http://ezproxy.lib.indiana.edu/login?url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/?db=FBIS.

 

FBIS (Foreign Broadcast Information Service)

Consists of translations of foreign radio broadcasts, periodicals, and government statements.  It has worldwide coverage for    both major and minor news events. Each country or area division has its own index.  Articles and broadcasts are indexed by  broad subject categories.  Further subject divisions are listed within these categories.  Article titles are followed by dates and page numbers.

FBIS Translations are located on microfiche in the ET2 (East Tower 2): Government Information and Statistical Services by SuDocs Call number.  Historical Indexes:  To locate a translation by topic, consult one of the following indexes or the staff in the ET2. Index available for 1975-1996 at http://infoweb.newsbank.com/?db=FBIS .

FBIS Daily Reports are available in microform; some print copies have been acquired by the Research Collections and shelve by L.C. call number; consult IUCAT for these.  Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications.  ET2 Reference (SuDocs) GP3.9:yr.  Monthly Catalog entry number is useful between 1958 and May 1978.

·         Daily report. Africa Sub-Sahara Index,    DT348.U55a Suppl. 1987/1988 (ALF);   DT348.U55a Suppl. 1988/1989-1995 (ALF);  DT348.D35  1978/1979-1979/1980 (ALF)

·         Daily report. Central Eurasia. Index,  DK266.A2 D342 1992-1995 (ALF)

·         Daily report. West Europe Index,  D1065.U5 U55a 1986/1987-1995 (ALF)

·         Daily report. China. Index. DS701 .U572 1983-1995 (ALF)

·         Daily report. East Asia. Index, DS1.U57a 1983-1995 (ALF)

·         Daily report. East Europe. Index,  DJK1.D34 1986/1987-1993/1994;1994-1995 (ALF).

·         Daily report. Latin America. Index.  F1401.D332 1978/1979-1995 (ALF)

·         Daily report. Middle East & Africa. Index, DS41.U54a Suppl. 1980/1981-1987 (ALF)

·         Daily report. Near East & South Asia. Index, DS41.D28 1987/1988-1994/1995 (ALF)

·         Daily report. People's Republic of China. Index, DS701.U572 1975-1982 (ALF)

·          Daily report. Soviet Union. Index, DK266.A2 D342 1977-1991 (ALF)
                                               

JPRS (Joint Publications Research Service)

The largest single source of English language translations of foreign technical reports, conference proceedings, books and newspapers.  It is divided equally between scientific/technical reports and social science related information. To locate JPRS translations see chart attached (provided by University of Illinois Libraries.)

 

·         Joint Publications Research Service Bibliography-index to J.P.R.S. research translation, area. 1962-1969 (dependent on area).  Ask at desk for location.

·         Transdex, bibliography and index to the U.S. JPRS translations,  Z6174.G7 T7  1970-1974, shelved Microforms Reference.

·         Transdex/JPRS microfiche index,  Z7164.G7 T7 1975-1986, shelved LC microfiche, provides indexing by title and keyword and personal name since 1974.

 

·         See also Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS), a helpful guide to locating JPRS publications at IUB, prepared by Gloria Westfall, ET2 Librarian Emerita, in the 1980s.

 

 

 

Created By: Lou Malcomb