General News Databases - Highly Recommended
Not sure where to start? These online databases allow you to search through hundreds of newspapers at the same time.
- Access World News (Newsbank)Search hundreds of U.S. newspapers at the same time, along with some international. Includes many local and regional US papers.
- Lexis Nexis AcademicClick "News" tab to search through US and international newspapers, some radio and TV broadcast transcripts, non-English news sources, and business and industry news. Includes New York Times and Washington Post from recent years.
- Library Press DisplayView *images* of the last 60 days of over 300 newspapers from around the world. The newspapers include the same content and are in the same format as the print edition of the newspaper. Includes photographs and advertisements.
- ProQuest News and Current EventsAccess to several news databases from ProQuest, which include business news, historical newspapers, ethnic and alternative newspapers.
- InfoTrac Newstand
- FactivaThis database offers full text articles in 6,000 trade publications, newspapers, newswires and magazines as well as company and industry financial data and news stories.
- MANY MORE historical news sourcesAdditional resources under the "Historical News Sources" tab above.
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Interactive Tutorial
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Where to Find Newspapers
- MLibrary collects recent issues (usually the last few months) of some papers in print. Older issues are kept on microfilm, viewable using digital scanners located in the Hatcher Graduate Library on the 2nd floor.
- View the newspapers page on the library website for more details on what papers we receive in print and on microfilm, and find more details about our newspaper collection.
Resources for Breaking News
Where can you go when a news story is fresh and evolving fast?
Social media, blogs, and online sites can keep you up to date on breaking news:
- Search for keywords or hashtags on Twitter.com to see what people are saying about your topic. This is also a good way to find links to other breaking news stories on your topic, but be aware that rumors travel through Twitter quickly, too! Verify news on Twitter with a major news source. Twitter's "trending" category (posted on its main search site, linked above) can also tell you what subjects people are talking about that day -- some of them may point you to breaking news.
- CNN.com, NYTimes.com, BBC.com, Huffington Post and other major news sites have a fast news "metabolism." Check them when news is breaking.
- Consider setting up an RSS feed through Google Reader or another RSS platform to get news on a particular subject sent to you as soon as it's published. You can also follow your favorite news websites or sources through their Twitter accounts. Many of them will tweet links to breaking stories and update them throughout the day. Learn more about RSS feeds here.
Need a particular title? Check Mirlyn
Use Mirlyn, the library catalog, to look up a particular title:
Do a "journal/serial name" search for the name of the periodical
How Do I ...
Find newspaper articles on a topic?
Find papers in a foreign language?
Find local and historical newspaper articles?
Find breaking news?
Determine the political slant of a newspaper or magazine?
Click HERE for answers!
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