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| About |
Factiva To comply with licensing, please limit number of articles downloaded to 100 per session. Always LOGOUT (under drop-down, upper left on site) after session. Instructions for creating article Permanent URLs in this page's Help section.
Factiva, a Dow Jones product, provides global content, including the Globe & Mail, Dow Jones newswires and The Wall Street Journal. Factiva offers a single point of access with multiple language interfaces and multilingual content covering nearly 9,000 sources, allowing users to conduct in-depth research on news, companies, industries, and regional affairs. Content is available in audio format and can be translated automatically into other languages. |
| Help | Online in-depth Factiva users' guide. PDF. Factiva includes Live Chat support which is accessible on the upper right hand side of the main search page if you click on the purple “Live Help” button. Available 24/7. Note: Some newspapers are listed as being available in Factiva, but due to access restrictions for academic libraries, are not available at UBC Library. These include
To creat a PURL (permanent URL) to an article: You need to use this long URL as a template. Replace [AN Document Number] with the actual document number. No spaces on the URL string!: https://global.factiva.com/en/du/article.asp?NAPC=S&AccessionNo=[AN Document Number]&xsid=S003Wvf3cJ95DEs5DEnMTEqMTapODVyMHmnRsIuMcNG1pRRQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQQAA&cookie=on And then run that URL through the OpenAthens Link Generator: https://go.openathens.net/generate/ubc.ca/72086735 The resulting, even longer and % coded URL is the PURL. Note, some articles don't have an AN Document Number if they link to an external Open Access source. In which case, just use the external URL. Need additional help using this resource? Contact this resource's subject librarian. |
| Access & Permitted Uses |
Permitted Uses |
Full Text 
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Yes |
| Subjects | Commerce; General; Journalism |
| Date Coverage | 1970s to current |
| Formats | Newspapers |
Access open only to UBC students, faculty, staff and on-site Library users (other restrictions may apply)