Hi,
I'd like to know if there is any service on the internet with which i
can find ALL stories published in the boston globe in the last 5, 10
or 15 years or so  -- which means that freelancer's stories are
included. When one searches the Boston Globe archives, freelancers
stories do not show up.
Thank you very much, joan wilder

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 14 Feb 2006 09:43 PST

Can you give us an example of a specific story or author that you're
looking for, so we can confirm whether or not it is available in any
databases we search?

Thanks,

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by ziajojo-ga on 21 Feb 2006 12:01 PST

Hi,
Sorry I haven't responded. i never did this before and didn't--still
don't really--understand how to work it.
you can search for articles by me -- joan wilder -- i've written about
20 in the last ten years (aside from a bunch of news briefs i write
for the globe every week, but those are almost never put online and
when they are, interestingly, they do show up even though i'm a
freelancer).

Thanks, joan

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 21 Feb 2006 12:15 PST

Joan,

your articles appear in at least one (probably more) subscription
databases.  I found 240 articles with your byline, in a list that
looks like this:


TOWN MEETING QUORUM LOWERED,  The Boston Globe, February 16, 2006
SCHOOL EYED AS TOWN HALL,  The Boston Globe, February 12, 2006
NEW SCHOOL PRINCIPAL,  The Boston Globe, February 09, 2006
KINDERGARTEN PACKETS AVAILABLE,  The Boston Globe, February 05, 2006
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS,  The Boston Globe, February 02, 2006
OPEN LATE, CLOSED EARLY,  The Boston Globe, January 26, 2006
DEADLINE FOR TOWN MEETING SUBMISSIONS,  The Boston Globe, January 22, 2006
REWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE,  The Boston Globe, January 19, 2006
LIEUTENANT PROMOTED TO FIRE CHIEF,  The Boston Globe, January 15, 2006
NOMINATION PAPERS,  The Boston Globe, January 12, 2006
SUPPORT GROUP FOR CAREGIVERS,  The Boston Globe, January 08, 2006
SEVEN PROJECTS GET GRANTS,  The Boston Globe, January 05, 2006
PERSONNEL BOARD OPENING,  The Boston Globe, January 01, 2006
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE,  The Boston Globe, December 29, 2005
SNOW AND ICE ACCOUNT DEFICIT,  The Boston Globe, December 25, 2005
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING,  The Boston Globe, December 22, 2005
CROWLEY SCHOOL'S FUTURE MULLED,  The Boston Globe, December 01, 2005
NELSON BACK ON THE JOB,  The Boston Globe, November 27, 2005
EXPIRATION DATE FOR JOB,  The Boston Globe, November 24, 2005
NO SURPRISES AT TOWN MEETING,  The Boston Globe, November 20, 2005
INTERIM HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL,  The Boston Globe, November 17, 2005
OPEN SPACE PANEL SEEKS MEMBERS,  The Boston Globe, November 13, 2005
COLLEGE PLANNING SEMINARS,  The Boston Globe, November 10, 2005
RATE DOWN, TAXES UP,  The Boston Globe, November 06, 2005
CULTURAL COUNCIL GRANTS, The Boston Globe, November 3, 2005

and so on....

The articles go back only as far as 2002, however.


Should I post the full list as an answer to your question?


paf

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Clarification of Question by ziajojo-ga on 21 Feb 2006 14:12 PST

hi,
i guess this is how i respond to your post.
i actually still haven't learned how this thing works, i.e., have i
paid for this question to be answered? have you accepted it as a job?
anyway, what i want is not a list, but the address and name of the
data base so i can use it. i really did want to get older stories, and
the one you've found only has then from 2002, you said. that's four
years and less, so i still have a question: is there a subscription
database that has my Globe stories going back even further? Ten years
would be fabulous.
thanks, joan

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 21 Feb 2006 14:30 PST

Joan,

--You're doing the comment/clarification thing just fine

--You haven't paid yet (other than a 50 cents listing fee)...you will
be automotically charged only if a researcher posts an answer

--I'm hoping to answer your question, but if I can't, it will be open
to other researchers as well.


As for the subject matter at hand, I'm afraid you'll have a hard time
finding your articles -- or any freelance articles -- from dates
earlier than 2002.

The culprit is the Supreme Court's Tasini decision, which was
something of a Pyrhhic legal victory for freelancers:


http://www.llrx.com/features/tasini.htm


As a result, most pre-2002 freelance content has disappeared.

The database I used was Lexis-Nexis, but a check of a few other
databases showed the same result -- none of your articles were
available prior to 2002.


Let me know if there's anything I can do for you at this point.


paf

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Clarification of Question by ziajojo-ga on 21 Feb 2006 16:04 PST

hi,
i'm not sure what to do now.
i of course know about tasini vs the new york times.
if you're sure of your answer, then i guess you've answered my question.
seems like you should be paid something for it.
i've never used nexus-lexus.
thanks,
joan

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 21 Feb 2006 17:28 PST

>>hi<<

Hi


>>i'm not sure what to do now.<<

You don't have to do anything.  Another researcher may yet pick up on
this question, and come up with a solution that I'm unaware of.  You
can, however, cancel this question if you wish.


>>i of course know about tasini vs the new york times.<<

I suspected as much...


>>if you're sure of your answer, then i guess you've answered my question<<

Doesn't really seem like I have answered it, as you don't yet have the
database you're seeking.  Yeah, I'm pretty sure it doesn't exist, but
I've been (on very rare occasions!) wrong before.


>>seems like you should be paid something for it<<

Nice of you to say so, but not necessary.


>>i've never used nexus-lexus<<

It's a great tool, for reporters and others.  I also checked Factiva,
another  news database, but with the same results.  Check with your
public library, as they might have access to these, or another
newspaper database.


>>thanks, joan<<

You're quite welcome.

Hope we'll see you back here at Google Answers one of these days.  

paf

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Clarification of Question by ziajojo-ga on 23 Feb 2006 20:34 PST

you're just great, thank you very much. i'll be back,

best,

joan

If that is true (I'm not doubting you, just unsure), although my
freelance articles always show up in other major publications, then it
is because the freelance contract didn't give TBG rights to republish
them electronically.

If that is true, then there is no online source.