BUSINESS TIP

April 2006

Newsbank

Reading Louisiana's major newspapers online is easy using Newsbank. The Newsbank database provides users with full text access to eight daily Louisiana newspapers. including, The Advocate (Baton Rouge), Times Picayune (New Orleans), Daily Advertiser (Lafayette), and The Times (Shreveport).

Two New Orleans area business publications have been added to the Newsbank title list; they are, CityBusiness North Shore Report, coverage starts with April 2002 - current, and New Orleans CityBusiness, March 2001 - current. 

Newsbank offers basic keyword and advanced searching. The advanced search feature permits users to search publications such as The Advocate by headline, lead paragraph, author/byline, or all text. Additional options for searching a publication by date include selecting a specific date, a range of dates or all years of availability. Users can also browse a specific issue by selecting the date from the short display list or, entering a specific date in the available search box.

Access to Newsbank is available at all branches of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library or, by linking to Newsbank from the Business & Career Connection page and then authenticating with your East Baton Rouge Parish library card.

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