Document 6493581

BBC Monitoring Online offers extensive collection of political and economic information dating back to 1997.
The database is optimised to work with Netscape Navigator 4.0 and MS internet Explorer 5.0 or above and
should work with higher level versions of other browsers.
HOW TO SEARCH BBC MONITORING ONLINE
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Simple Quick Search box on the home page.
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Advanced Search page allows you to combine your key words with the country, region or topic pick
lists and options to search on dates.
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Queries can be saved or set up as Alerts which deliver search results automatically by email.
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Use editorial Metadata for more specific source and language searches.
QUICK SEARCH (HOME PAGE):
The home page offers you a quick Internet style search
across the last month’s worth of data. It can find each
keyword you enter, on its own and in combination with
other words.
To find results using keywords, enter the terms in the
Quick Search box and click on the search button or press
return.
SEARCH DATABASE:
The Search Database screen offers you the ability to
retrieve very specific reports using keywords and
pick lists. You can also use Internet style searches
and Advanced (Boolean logic) style searches
(pick lists are the Available Countries, Subjects and Regions).
INTERNET STYLE SEARCHING:
This method finds the keywords you require in any
context. Every keyword entered in the free text box or
pick list option is searched for in combination with any
other option and on its own.
For example, searching ‘African Unity’ will find African, Africans, Unity, Africanism.
INTERNET STYLE SEARCHING WITH PICK LISTS:
When the internet search option is selected each
selection will be searched for as though it was a
separate item- finding stories mentioning any of the
terms.
ADVANCED SEARCHES:
Advanced searches use Boolean logic to provide accurate results. Keywords can be entered as single words,
phrases or as a combination using operators such as AND, OR, NOT and wildcards (*, ?)
NB:
Azer* will find Azeri, Azerbaijan, and Azerbaidzhan.
Bin Lad?n, will find Bin Laden or Bin Ladin
ADVANCED SEARCHES USING PICK LISTS:
When the Advanced Search option is selected, the database will combine free text with any selected countries,
regions or subjects as though they had been combined with ‘AND’. Multiple selections within one pick list will
be looked for as if they were separated by ‘OR’.
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Advanced searching allows you to combine your key words using and/or/not and is the best way to
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Internet style searches will find any mention of the words you require in any context.
retrieve very exact results.
SEARCHING FOR A COUNTRY:
To find items relating to a specific country, scroll
down to the Available Countries list. Only the
countries you subscribe to will be displayed.
To
move countries from the Available Countries list to
the Selected Countries list either select the country
required by clicking on it and then clicking the
'ADD' box to move the country across to the Selected Countries or double click on the required country.
To move more than one country across at a time, hold down the Ctrl key when you click on each country.
To remove a country from the search, either
click on the name to highlight it, and then click
on the ‘REMOVE’ box or double click on it.
To move up and down the list, either use the
scroll bars at the side of the Country lists or
type the first letter of the entry required.
SEARCHING FOR A REGION OR SUBJECT:
To select a subject or region, scroll down to the Regions or Subjects pick list and click on the name in the list.
To select more than one option, hold down the Ctrl key and click on all the required names.
To move up and down the lists, either use
the arrows at the side of the boxes or click in
the scroll bar and type the first letter of the
entry required.
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ALERTS:
Alerts are queries that run automatically and deliver information to you by email so you can remain informed
of relevant news without logging in or searching. All Alerts are delivered to the same email address (as
shown on the Preferences page see below). Each Alert can be sent at different times and in different formats
either as an html or text email. Alerts can be edited, deleted or turned into a Saved Query if you are unlikely
to access your email box for a while.
Alerts and Queries are saved from the Results
List Click on the Save As tab to turn your search
into an Alert.
Give the query you wish to be saved a name and check the box to
turn the search into an Alert. You will now have the option to
change your delivery preferences to suit your needs.
PREFERENCE PAGE (see menu on the left):
On this page individual preferences can be set:
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Email address where alerts are sent to (one
email
address per password).
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Background colour.
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Options to set whether the most recent
Election
Guides and Government Lists are shown on
the
home page.
Set Alert preferences - format, frequency
and delivery hour.
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The number of results shown (a maximum of 400 results can be returned).
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Set the number items returned per page.
USEFUL HOTKEYS:
Ctrl C (copy),
Ctrl V (paste),
Ctrl R (refresh),
Ctrl S (stop),
Ctrl F (find),
Esc to stop browser.
Alt < (back), Alt > (forward) - this allows you to move back and forwards between different screens.
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SEARCHING BBC MONITORING ONLINE THROUGH EDITORIAL METADATA.
It is also possible to search the database using the metadata which is applied by BBC Monitoring editorial
staff, using language codes, media type codes, country codes and service codes. Use the following codes in
the FREE TEXT query box, ensuring that the ADVANCED SEARCH box is checked.
METADATA SEARCH
To search for items using the
CODES
TA
PROCESS codes:
process<contains>XX
Text- Will return the original item in its
complete form
EX
Excerpt- Will return the item which may have
MR
Monitor’s Reports - Will return items where
some passages omitted
the monitor recounts events with some
quotes from original
To search for items using the
TV
Television
MEDIUM codes:
RA
Radio
PR
Press
AG
Agency
medium<contains>XX
To search for items using COUNTRY
codes:
country_code<contains>XX
See
attached
list for
country
codes
used
To search for items using
LANGUAGE CODES:
See
attached
list for
language_code<contains>XX
language
codes
used
To search for items using SERVICE
Searching using the service name will return
NAMES:
items that have been filed under the country
service_name<contains>XX
and the type of media, for example,
newspaper
service_name<contains>hungarian
newspaper will return items sourced from
service_name<contains>satellite TV
Hungarian newspapers. The search can also
be applied to find items filed from certain
media e.g. Satellite TV.
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LANGUAGE CODES
AFR
AFRIKAANS
KRI
KRIO
XHO
XHOSA
ALB
ALBANIAN
KRK
KURMANJIKURDISH
XXX
UNSPECIFIED
YORUBA
AMH
AMHARIC
KRS
SORANIKURDISH
YOR
ARA
ARABIC
KRU
KIRUNDI
ZAR
ZARMA
ARM
ARMENIAN
KRW
KINYARWANDA
ZUL
ZULU
AZA
AZARI
LAO
LAO
AZE
AZERI
LAT
LATVIAN
BAM
BAMBARA
LIN
LINGALA
DAS
BASQUE
LIT
LITHUANIAN
BCS
BOSNIAN/CROAT/SERB
LTK
LATUKA
BEN
BENGALI
LUG
LUGANDA
BER
BERBER
MAC
MACEDONIAN
BIS
BISLAMA
MAL
MALAY
BLR
BELARUSIAN
MAN
STANDARDCHINESE
BOS
BOSNIAN
MAR
MARATHI
BUL
BULGARIAN
MGY
MALAGASY
BUR
BURMESE
MIN
MINA
CAM
CAMBODIAN
MLY
MALAYALAM
CAN
CANTONESE
MND
MANDIKA
CAT
CATALAN
MOL
MOLDOVAN
CHE
CHECHEN
MON
MONGOLIAN
CHI
CHINESE
MOR
MOORE
CHN
CHINESE
NDE
NDEBELE
CHS
STANDARD CHINESE
NOR
NORWEGIAN
CRE
CREOLE
NPL
NEPALI
CRO
CROATIAN
ORO
OROMO
CTA
CRIMEANTATAR
PAS
PASHTO
CZE
CZECH
PER
PERSIAN
DAN
DANISH
POL
POLISH
DAR
DARI
POR
PORTUGUESE
DIO
DIOULA
PUN
PUNJABI
DRP
DARIANDPASHTO
QUE
QUECHUA
DUT
DUTCH
RAH
RAHANWEIN
DZO
DZONGKHA
RUS
RUSSIAN
ENG
ENGLISH
SAN
SANGO
ENP
CAMEROONPIDGIN
SAR
SARA
ESP
ESPERANTO
SCN
SERBO-CROAT
EST
ESTONIAN
SCR
SERBO-CROAT
EWE
EWE
SES
SESOTHO
FIN
FINNISH
SHI
SHILLUK
FRE
FRENCH
SHO
SHONA
GAL
GALLICIAN
SIN
SINDHI
GEO
GEORGIAN
SIS
SISWATI
GER
GERMAN
SLK
SLOVAK
GRE
GREEK
SLN
SLOVENE
GRT
GARO
SNH
SINHALA
GUA
GUARANI
SOM
SOMALI
GUJ
GUJARATI
SOU
SOUSSOU
HAU
HAUSA
SPA
SPANISH
HEB
HEBREW
SRB
SERBIAN
HIN
HINDI
SWA
SWAHILI
HUN
HUNGARIAN
SWE
SWEDISH
IGO
IGBO
TAG
TAGALOG
ILO
ILOCANO
TAJ
TAJIK
IND
INDONESIAN
TAM
TAMIL
ISL
ICELANDIC
TAT
TATAR
ITA
ITALIAN
TEL
TELUGU
JAP
JAPANESE
TET
TETUM
KAB
KABYLE
THA
THAI
KAL
KALANGA
TIB
TIBETAN
KAN
KANNADA
TIG
TIGRINYA
KAR
KARAKALPAK
TON
TONGAN
KAZ
KAZAKH
UKR
UKRAINIAN
KIK
KIKUYU
UNK
UNKNOWN
KOR
KOREAN
URD
URDU
KRB
BAHDINANIKURDISH
UZB
UZBEK
KRD
KURDISH
VIE
VIETNAMESE
KRG
KYRGYZ
WOL
WOLOF
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COUNTRY CODES
AFG
AFGHANISTAN
GDL
GUADELOUPE
NGR
AFS
SOUTHAFRICA
GEO
GEORGIA
NIG
NIGER
NIGERIA
AGL
ANGOLA
GHA
GHANA
NIU
NIUE
ALB
ALBANIA
GIB
GIBRALTAR
NMB
NAMIBIA
ALG
ALGERIA
GMB
GAMBIA
NOR
NORWAY
AND
ANDORRA
GNB
GUINEA-BISSAU
NPL
NEPAL
ANT
ANTARCTICA
GNE
EQUITORIALGUINEA
NZL
NEWZEALAND
ARG
ARGENTINA
GRC
GREECE
OCE
FRENCHPOLYNESIA
ARM
ARMENIA
GRD
GRENADA
OMA
OMAN
ARS
SAUDIARABIA
GRL
GREENLAND
PAK
PAKISTAN
ASC
ASCENSIONISLAND
GTM
GUATEMALA
PAL
PALAU
ATG
ANTIGUA&BARBUDA
GUF
FRENCHGUINEA
PAQ
EASTERISLAND
ATN
NETHERLANDSANTILLES
GIU
GUINEA
PHL
PHILIPPINES
AUS
AUSTRALIA
GUM
GUAM
PNG
PAPAUNEWGUINEA
AUT
AUSTRIA
GUY
GUYANA
PNR
PANAMA
AZE
AZERBAIJAN
HKG
HONGKONG
POL
POLAND
B
BRAZIL
HND
HONDURAS
POR
PORTUGAL
BAH
BAHAMAS
HNG
HUNGARY
PRG
PARAGUAY
BBC
BBC
HOL
NETHERLANDS
PRU
PERU
BDI
BURUNDI
HTI
HAITI
PTR
PUERTORICO
BEL
BELGIUM
I
ITALY
QAT
QATAR
BEN
BENIN
IND
INDIA
REU
REUNION
BER
BERMUDA
INS
INDONESIA
ROU
ROMANIA
BFA
BURKINAFASO
IRL
IRELAND
RRW
RWANDA
BGD
BANGLADESH
IRN
IRAN
RUS
RUSSIA
BHR
BAHRAIN
IRQ
IRAQ
S
SWEDEN
STKITTS&NEVIS
BIH
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
ISL
ICELAND
SCN
BLR
BELARUS
ISR
ISRAEL
SDN
SUDAN
BLZ
BELIZE
J
JAPAN
SEN
SENEGAL
BOL
BOLIVIA
JMC
JAMAICA
SEY
SEYCHELLES
BOT
BOTSWANA
JOR
JORDAN
SLK
SLOVAKIA
BRB
BARBADOS
KAZ
KAZAKHSTAN
SLM
SOLOMONISLANDS
BRM
BURMA
KEN
KENYA
SLO
SLOVENIA
BRU
BRUNEI
KIR
KIRIBATI
SLV
ELSALVADOR
BTN
BHUTAN
KOR
KOREA(SOUTH)
SMO
SAMOA
BUL
BULGARIA
KRE
KOREA(NORTH)
SMR
SANMARINO
CAF
CENTRALAFRICANREP
KRG
KYRGYZSTAN
SNG
SINGAPORE
CAN
CANADA
KWT
KUWAIT
SOM
SOMALIA
CAS
CENTRALASIA
LAO
LAOS
SPM
STPIERRE&MIQUELON
CBG
CAMBODIA
LAT
LATVIA
SRB
SERBIA
CHL
CHILE
LBN
LEBANON
SRL
SIERRALEONE
CHN
CHINA
LBR
LIBERIA
STP
SAOTOME&PRINCIPE
CKH
COOKISLANDS
LBY
LIBYA
SUI
SWITZERLAND
CLM
COLOMBIA
LCA
STLUCIA
SUR
SURINAM
CLN
SRILANKA
LIE
LIECHTENSTIEIN
SWZ
SWAZILAND
CME
CAMEROON
LIT
LITHUANIA
SYR
SYRIA
COG
CONGO
LSO
LESOTHO
TAJ
TAJIKISTAN
COM
COMOROS
LUX
LUXEMBOURG
TCD
CHAD
CPV
CAPEVERDE
MAG
MAHGREB
TCH
CZECHREPUBLIC
CRO
CROATIA
MAU
MAURITIUS
TGO
TOGO
CTI
COTED’IVOIRE
MCD
MACEDONIA
THA
THAILAND
CTR
COSTARICA
MCO
MONACO
TIM
EASTTIMOR
CUB
CUBA
MDG
MADAGASCAR
TON
TONGA
CVA
VATICAN CITY
MEX
MEXICO
TRD
TRINIDAD&TOBAGO
CYP
CYPRUS
MLA
MALAYSIA
TRM
TURKMENISTAN
D
GERMANY
MLD
MALDIVES
TUN
TUNISIA
DJI
DJIBOUTI
MLI
MALI
TUR
TURKEY
DNK
DENMARK
MLT
MALTA
TUV
TUVALU
DOM
DOMINICANREPUBLIC
MNE
MONTENEGRO
TWN
TAIWAN
E
SPAIN
MNG
MONGOLIA
TZA
TANZANIA
EGY
EGYPT
MOL
MOLDOVA
UAE
UNITEDARABEMIRATES
EQA
ECUADOR
MOZ
MOZAMBIQUE
UGA
UGANDA
ERT
ERITREA
MRA
MARIANAISLANDS
UKR
UKRAINE
EST
ESTONIA
MRC
MOROCCO
UNK
UNKNOWN
ETH
ETHIOPIA
MRT
MARTINIQUE
URG
URUGUAY
F
FRANCE
MSR
MONTSERRAT
USA
USA
FJI
FIJI
MTN
MAURITANIA
UZB
UZBEKISTAN
FLK
FALKLANDISLANDS
MWI
MALAWI
VEN
VENEZUELA
FNL
FINLAND
MYT
MAYOTTEISLAND
VTN
VIETNAM
G
UNITEDKINGDOM
NCG
NICARAGUA
VUT
VANUATU
GAB
GABON
NCL
NEWCALEDONIA
WBG
WESTBANK&GAZA
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COUNTRY CODES
XAF
AFRICA
XAS
ASIA/FAREAST
XCA
C.AMERICA/CARIBBEAN
XCS
CIS
XEP
EUROPEANUNION
XEU
EUROPE
XIO
INTERNATIONALORGS
XLA
LATINAMERICA
XME
MIDDLEEAST
XNT
NATO
XPI
PACIFICISLANDS
XSD
SADR
XWI
WESTINDIES
YEM
YEMEN
YUG
SERBIA-MONTENEGRO
ZAI
CONGO(DR)
ZMB
ZAMBIA
ZWE
ZIMBABWE
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