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Dear all. Thought I should add here that several full-text foreign-language newspapers are already on the web, they are either free to access or subscription based. I have compiled (with the help of a former journalism student in the US) a list of all major news sources on the web, which includes not just thousands of foreign-language newspapers, but also important foreign-language news agencies and foreign-language TV and radio news stations. These can be found at the "W" links of the Info Connect Library Directory at: http://www.geocities.com/infolibrary/Page28.htm When you get to the link, scroll down till you get to "WORLD NEWS" In addition, links to three of the top translators (text and URL translation) have been added to allow English speakers to read the foreign-language newspapers and news agencies. While I will try not to get drawn into compiling the advantages and disadvantages between web and CD-ROM based foreign-language newspapers (such as those from Lexis-Nexis and NewsBank), I thought I would point out that more foreign-language newspapers exist on the web than on CD-ROM, (probably those recently published in print format, those with low circulation numbers and thus just not indexed by providers of electronic versions of newspapers, or simply foreign-language newspapers that are Internet-only newspapers, with no print formats.) Hope you will find this useful. Regards. Godfrey. >From: mary harrison Since my request last Friday for providers of >electronic versions of foreign-language newspapers, I've had several very >helpful leads -- and in time-honoured fashion will share the wisdom of >other lis- linkers with you. > >Most frequent suggestions included: .Reuters Business Briefing: >http://www.factiva.com for more information .Lexis-Nexis Professional, >Lexis-Nexis Executive, etc. .Chadwyck Healy for CD-ROM version of "Le >monde", "Il Sole 24 Ore" .Contact"El Pais" directly as they can supply a >CD-ROM version > >And, from Bill Sees (Roesch Library, University of Dayton), a very >interesting URL: "You may want to use the search engine at Project Jake to >find out about the availability of full text journal articles and online >versions of journals. The URL is >http://mercury.lib.sfu.ca/~tholbroo/sfujake/search.cgi > >Project Jake is a cooperative project whose goal is to provide a >comprehensive database about the availability of full text resources." > >Hope this helps others. > >Regards, Mary > > >Mary Kelman Harrison Research Support Librarian Manchester Metropolitan >University All Saints Library Oxford Road Manchester M15 6BH United Kingdom > >Telephone: 0161-247-6115 Fax: 0161-247-6349 E-mail: [log in to unmask] >Library Website: http://www.mmu.ac.uk/services/library >From: mary harrison Since my request last Friday for providers of >electronic versions of foreign-language newspapers, I've had several very >helpful leads -- and in time-honoured fashion will share the wisdom of >other lis- linkers with you. > >Most frequent suggestions included: .Reuters Business Briefing: >http://www.factiva.com for more information .Lexis-Nexis Professional, >Lexis-Nexis Executive, etc. .Chadwyck Healy for CD-ROM version of "Le >monde", "Il Sole 24 Ore" .Contact"El Pais" directly as they can supply a >CD-ROM version > >And, from Bill Sees (Roesch Library, University of Dayton), a very >interesting URL: "You may want to use the search engine at Project Jake to >find out about the availability of full text journal articles and online >versions of journals. The URL is >http://mercury.lib.sfu.ca/~tholbroo/sfujake/search.cgi > >Project Jake is a cooperative project whose goal is to provide a >comprehensive database about the availability of full text resources." > >Hope this helps others. > >Regards, Mary > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.