by Rita Baladad
Quick Summary
The World News Connection started in 1995 by providing access to unfiltered press dispatches - methodically translated into English by the US Government. WNC provides immediate access to significant socioeconomic, political, scientific, technical, and environmental issues and events in a...
The World News Connection started in 1995 by providing access to unfiltered press dispatches - methodically translated into English by the US Government. WNC provides immediate access to significant socioeconomic, political, scientific, technical, and environmental issues and events in a specific country or region. It grew to over 500 news sources from 130 countries!
Recently the U.S. Government announced it was discontinuing daily updates for WNC after December 31, 2013. Because East View has been authorized to build and host the archive of WNC (Nov 1995-Dec 31, 2013), researchers will still have access to over 1 million foreign newspaper articles, broadcast transcripts and datelines from Beijing, Beirut, Bogota, Cairo, Jakarta, Iraq, Mogadishu, Qatar, Ramallah, Sarajevo, Vienna, and hundreds of other spots around the world.
Pricing for the archive (expires 6/27/2014):
- 0-1499 FTE: $1395
- 1500-2999 FTE: $2095
- 3000-4999 FTE: $2795
- 5000 and over FTE: $4611
WNC archive ia one-time purchase with the following maintenance fee schedule
- Fee is waived for first year
- Annual maintenance fee is $100/year for institutions with FTE of 2999 or lower
- Annual Maintenance fee is $200/year for institutions with Fte of 3000 or more
For more information or a trial, contact East View rep Mike Peters.
