Newspaper Guide

Current Electronic Newspaper Collections
Current Newspaper Collections via the Web
Historical Electronic Newspapers 		Historical U.S. Newspapers on Microfilm
Historical Foreign Newspapers on Microfilm
Center for Research Libraries Newspaper Microfilm 		Current U.S. and Michigan Print Newspapers
Current Ethnic Print Newspapers
Current Foreign Print Newspapers
 

Current Electronic Newspaper Collections

Alt-PressWatch (Proquest) : Full-text database of selected newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press. Coverage complements the reporting in the mainstream press.

Ethnic NewsWatch (Proquest) : The Ethnic NewsWatch database provides the full text of ethnic and minority newspapers, magazines, and journals in the United States. Coverage varies by paper, but goes as far back as 1960 for some publications.

Factiva : Factiva provides electronic access to hundreds of newspapers from around the U.S. and the world, most of them within one day of publication. Retrospective coverage varies but in some cases goes back to the 1980s. Special feature : Click on News Pages, then United States, for same day articles from the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Washington Post, but not the Chicago Tribune or Los Angeles Times. Or click on News Pages, then United States Academic for the same three newspapers, plus the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and San Francisco Chronicle. Or choose on of the many other options including topics such as agriculture/forestry, automobiles, energy, health care, etc. or by location such as European Union, Greater China, Russia, United Kingdom, etc. Note : 6 MSU users at a time.

LexisNexis Academic : LexisNexis Academic provides electronic access to hundreds of newspapers from around the U.S. and the world, most of them within one day of publication. Retrospective coverage varies but in some cases goes back to the 1980s. Searching tip: If you are only interested in searching through a single newspaper like the Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, or Washington Post, (1) click on the sources tab, (2) click on news (publication type), (3) click on newspapers, (4) scroll through the list to find the newspaper you want and click on it, (5) click on the view ok continue tab in the bottom right corner. When the search form comes up, make sure your newspaper is listed in the limit box, specify date to be searched, and type in appropriate search terms.

New Lexis Nexis Academic Beta Search Engine under development.

NewspaperDirect PressDisplay (Proquest) : PressDisplay provides online, same-day access to more than 1000 newspapers from 82 countries in 39 languages. Includes a searchable, 60-day archive. Limit: 5 MSU users at a time.

Universal Database of Russian Newspapers : This resource contains full-text articles from more than 60 Russian newspapers in English and Russian. Issues are updated daily. Articles are fully searchable, and many newspaper archives go back to 1996. Argumenty i Fakty and Izvestiia go back to 1980.

World News Connection : World News Connection is an online news service compiled by the U.S. Government (FBIS) from many non-U.S. media sources. Information covers current socioeconomic, political, scientific, technical, and environmental issues and events. Material is available 24 to 72 hours after original broadcast or publication. Note: Works best with Mozilla Firefox.

Michigan Newspapers via Newsbank : This database provides electronic access to two daily Michigan newspapers: the Detroit News and the Grand Rapids Press.

Michigan Newspapers via Lexis Nexis Academic : Lexis Nexis Academic recently announced (January 2008) the inclusion of the following Michigan newspapers :

Searching tip: If you are only interested in searching through a single newspaper, (1) click on the sources tab, (2) click on news (publication type), (3) click on newspapers, (4) scroll through the list to find the newspaper you want and click on it, (5) click on the view ok continue tab in the bottom right corner. When the search form comes up, make sure your newspaper is listed in the limit box, specify date to be searched, and type in appropriate search terms.

Michigan Report : The Gongwer News Service provides daily updates on news related to Michigan government and politics. Note: only accessible within the MSu Main Library.

AP Images : Also called Associated Press Multimedia Archive. Includes an ever-changing collection of over 700,000 photographs from the AP news service. Most of the images are contemporary and date from 1995 forwards, but many historical images are also included. All images include descriptive captions and source information.

Life Photo Archive Hosted by Google : Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google. Heh, it may not be from a newspaper but it compliments the AP Images collection.

For additional possibilities, visit Electronic Resources : Newspapers and browse through the alphabetical list.

 

Current Newspaper Collections via the Web

Michigan Newspapers Web Links : A collection of web links to Michigan Newspapers.

Newspaper Association of America News Voyager : Pick your state and then browse through the posted newspapers. Also provides access to Canadian and other foreign newspapers from around the world.

Newspapers.com : Provides links to hundreds of U.S. and International newspaper web sites, including U.S. college newspapers.

Newseum : Provides links to the front pages of newspapers across the country and the world, but only the current front page. Just put your mouse on a city anywhere in the world and the newspaper headlines pop up... Double click and the page gets larger... Then you can either read the pdf version or click through to the paper's website in the upper right corner...

WorldPress.org : One of the web’s largest and most comprehensive directories of World Newspapers and Magazines, sorted by region and then country.

Additional Newspapers Listed on the MSU Library Newspaper Page.  

Historical Electronic Newspapers

New York Times (1851-2005) (rolling embargo date) : A unique resource for primary source documents. The New York Times, long known for providing 'All the News That is Fit to Print' has set the standard for quality journalism since 1851. This respected source provides news and viewpoints from the United States and around the world. Newspapers offer a glimpse into the opinions, biases and prejudices, and knowledge of a certain time or author. Educators can use the articles and images contained in The New York Times to help teach skills such as critical thinking, historical interpretation and context, writing and composition, and information literacy; can supplement lessons in many different disciplines; and can offer multidisciplinary approaches to subjects. Students gain a better understanding and appreciation of the past through sources that illustrate historical information via a relevant medium still used today. The variety of information spanning more than 150 years found in The New York Times provides resources applicable to the study of the Arts, Business, Communications and Media, Economics, Geography, Government, Health, History, Language Arts, Science, Technology, and more.

Chicago Defender (1905-1975) : "The Defender was the leading African American news publication before World War I, focusing on issues significant to its audience, including covering the abandonment of the segregated South for work in the more industrialized North, reporting on the 1919 Red Summer Riots, and editorializing for antilynching legislation." (LJ, 6/5/2005)

19th Century African Newspapers via Accessible Archives : This enormous collection of African - American Newspapers contains a wealth of information about the cultural life and history during the 1800s, and is rich with first-hand reports of the major events and issues of the day, including the Mexican War, Presidential and congressional addresses, Congressional abstracts, business and commodity markets, the humanities, world travel and religion. The featured newspapers also contain large numbers of early biographies, vital statistics, essays and editorials, poetry and prose, and advertisements all of which embody the African-American experience. Starting with the Freedom`s Journal in 1827 and continuing in chronological order with the addition of 10 to 12 million words of new text each year (downloaded monthly), this database will ultimately contain the complete text of the major African-American newspapers published in the United States during the 19th century. Never before has such important original source material - written by African- Americans for African-Americans - been readily available for research and fresh interpretation by historians, sociologists, educators and students. Featured newspapers include: Freedom's Journal, The Colored American (Weekly Advocate), The North Star, The National Era, Provincial Freeman, Frederick Douglass Paper, The Christian Recorder.

19th Century U.S. Newspapers via Gale : This database is composed of approximately 500 U.S. newspapers, published between 1800 and 1900. It includes titles from throughout the United States, including many published in what were, at the time, only territories. The publisher selected newspapers on their immediate value to researchers on the press and on the century in general. They also selected papers for their value for undergraduate and graduate students. The publisher made certain that the papers selected covered a broad spectrum, with a comprehensive geographical and chronological range. Full-text searching allows users to search across the entire database for the specific term/subject/person/event they are looking for. Moreover, searches can be restricted by categories (such as, Advertising, Business News, Images, Editorials, etc.), by states & cities, and by date of publication. Finally, the publisher has commissioned a number of scholarly essays on topics and events such as the Confederacy, fires & firefighting, immigration, and elections.

Chronicling America : Historic American Newspapers (1900-1910) : Chronicling America allows you to search and read newspaper pages from 1900-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). Over a period of approximately 20 years, NDNP will create a national, digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between 1836 and 1922 from all U.S. states and territories. At present only newspapers from California, District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, New York, Utah, and Virginia are available full text.

Google News Archive Search : According to Google, "we are partnering with newspaper publishers and aggregators to capture a wide variety of newspaper archival content, covering a number of time periods, regions and perspectives. Many of the pages in these newspaper archives were unavailable online previously, and are now easily discoverable in Google News results. Content is full-text and is constantly being added." Warning: access to some content requires a fee. Also Google News does not provide the ability to download or print articles. Remember that the MSU Library provides free access to newspapers via online subscriptions and microfilm. However since there are very few indexes to our newspapers on microfilm, this service may prove a substitute.

Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective via Accessible Archives : This database contains the full text of major articles gleaned from over 2,500 issues of The New York Herald, The Charleston Mercury and the Richmond Enquirer, published between November 1, 1860 and April 15, 1865. The text begins with the events preceding the outbreak of war at Fort Sumter, continues through the surrender at Appomattox, and concludes with the assassination and funeral of Abraham Lincoln. Included are descriptive news articles, eye-witness accounts and official reports of battles and events, editorials, advertisements and biographies. A great effort has been made also to include articles which describe other than military concerns of the day. These include such topics as travel, arts and leisure, geographical descriptions, sports and sporting, social events, etc.

17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers : A full-text, fully searchable digital archive of nearly 1,270 newspapers and news pamphlets from the United Kingdom. Collected by the Reverend Charles Burney, this unique collection represents the largest single archive of 17th and 18th century news media available from the British Library. Sample newspapers include : British Journal, Daily Courant, Daily Gazetteer, Daily Post, Evening Post, General Advertiser, Lloyd's Evening Post and British Chronicle, London Chronicle, London Evening Post, London Gazette, Morning Chronicle and London Advertiser, St. James' Chronicle or, British Evening Post, Whitehall Evening Post, or London Intelligencer, and hundreds of others

19th Century British Library Newspapers via Gale : Provides researchers with the most comprehensive collection of national and regional newspapers of Victorian Britain available. This full-text, fully searchable digital archive includes 50 papers originating in England, Scotland and Ireland, carefully selected by an editorial board from the British Library and providing a broad yet detailed view of British life in the 19th century. The collection is made up of daily and weekly publications and reflects Britain's growing role as a superpower in the 19th century world. Sample papers include : Birmingham Daily Post, The Chartist, Freeman's Journal, Glasgow Herald, Goleuad, Illustrated Police News, Liverpool Mercury, Pall Mall Gazette, and many others

Times Digital Archive (1785 - 1985) : Another unique resources for primary documents. Researchers can search through the complete digital edition of The Times (London), using keyword searching and hit-term highlighting to retrieve full facsimile images of either a specific article or a complete page. The entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements, and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching. If you need access to the Times of London after 1985, try the Periodicals Reading Room Newspaper Microfilm Collection.

Australian Newspapers (1803 - 1954) : The National Library of Australia has launched a public beta of its ‘Australian Newspapers’ site. The site will offer access to scanned images and text from historic Australian newspapers dating from 1803 to 1954. Long term project.

 

Historical U.S. Newspapers on Microfilm
Some are shelved by title in the Newspapers on Microfilm section of the Copy Center; others are shelved by accession numbers on regular shelving units. The Library of Michigan also has an extensive collection of historical Michigan newspapers on microfilm which can be requested through interlibrary loan.
Breaking news : Proquest has just released a new product -- Proquest Digital Microfilm -- which makes a digital version of its microfilm available for remote users. The MSU community and other subscribers can take a look at the latest year of the Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post online. Unfortunately key word searching is not available. Try it out and let us know what you think about it.
Atlanta Constitution 1869-1875;
1881-2001;
2001 to date		 Shelved by title Milwaukee Journal 1890-1980 Microfilm 11005
Boston Globe 1960-1980, 1989-present Shelved by title New Orleans Times-Picayune Dec. 15, 1918-1980 Microfilm 12782
Chicago Tribune 1853-1858
1858-1859
1859-1860
Oct. 25, 1860-Aug. 20, 1864
July 1864-Dec. 1872
Oct. 9, 1872-Feb. 16, 1963
Feb. 17, 1963 to date		 Shelved by title New Pittsburgh Courier
(African American Newspaper)		 1923-1950
1950-1954
1955-1966
1966-present		 Microfilm 2688
Denver Post July 1946-1980 Microfilm 13224 New York Times 1857-present Shelved by title
Detroit Free Press 1858-present Shelved by title San Francisco Examiner 1902-1980 Shelved by title
Detroit News 1978-present Shelved by title State News (MSU Campus Newspaper) 1909-1925
1925-1962
1962-present		 Shelved by title
Lansing State Journal 1980-present Shelved by title Wall Street Journal 1899-1959
1959-present		 Shelved by title
Los Angeles Times 1971-1980, 1985-present Shelved by title Washington Post 1877-1887, 1904:July-1954
1954-1959
1959-1973
1974-present		 Shelved by title

 

Historical Foreign Newspapers on Microfilm


Shelved by title in the Newspapers on Microfilm section of the Copy Center.
Globe and Mail (Toronto) 1898-1914
1971-present 		Sunday Times (London) 1900-1904
1904-1931
1931-present 		Times of London 1906-present

 

Center for Research Libraries (CRL) Newspaper Microfilm


Scholars and researchers from CRL member institutions (such as Michigan State University) have free and unlimited use of the CRL collections through interlibrary loan via their libraries. The loan period is unlimited, but is subject to possible recall notice. Some of the featured items include:
The African-American Press Collection From the Christian recorder, published in Philadelphia in the 1850s, to the Chicago Defender, still very much alive, the African-American press has provided first person coverage of the concerns, interests and achievements of African-Americans throughout the United States. The Center has a “critical mass” of over two hundred titles.
Civilian Conservation Corps Newspapers, 1933-1942 Database Several thousand newspapers and newsletters published by members of the Civilian Conservation Corps document one of the most successful New Deal work relief efforts of the Great Depression. These publications were produced in the rural and urban CCC camps and record the experiences of American youth who worked on important nature conservation and urban infrastructure projects during the period.
Ethnic Press Database Thousands of volumes of newspapers were produced in the U.S. by ethnic communities from the Civil War to the late 20th century. The papers mirror the lives, values and everyday concerns of America’s various immigrant communities, from the Chinese- and Polish-Americans of 19th Century Chicago to more recently established communities of immigrants from Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
Kaiser-I-Hind Founded in 1882 in Bombay, the newspapers Kaiser-I-Hind was the voice of the fledgling Indian National Congress and the Parsi community in the 19th and 20th centuries. It provides eyewitness coverage of the fortunes of this movement and of the career of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi.
The Right Wing Extremist Press in the Former U.S.S.R., 1992-1999 Newspapers and magazines published by the ultranationalist political parties have sprung up in Russia and the former Soviet republics in the wake of the dissolution of the U.S.S.R. These materials vividly convey the extreme nationalist perspective – and rhetorical stridency – of these movements.
CRL Catalog Basic Search Tip: Under search type, select newspapers by geographic location. The search form that appears allows one to select whatever country or state they are interested in to see what is available. The CRL appears to be moving away from collection databases so it may be wisest to search the catalog for best resuls.

 

Current U.S. and Michigan Print Newspapers


The following titles are retained in the Current Periodicals Unit on 2 West.
Some titles are shelved behind the service desk.
Detroit Free Press Detroit News (Lansing) City Pulse
Lansing State Journal Michigan Chronicle New York Times
State News (MSU Campus Newspaper) USA Today Wall Street Journal

 

Current Ethnic Print Newspapers


The following titles are collected and retained for anywhere from two weeks to 3 months
-- next to the Current Periodicals on 2 West.
Afro-American (Baltimore) Chicago Defender
(Also receive Weekend Chicago Defender)		 Forward (New York, Jewish) New York Amsterdam News

 

Current Foreign Print Newspapers


The following titles are collected and retained for anywhere from two weeks to 3 months
-- next to the Current Periodicals on 2 West.
Argumenty I Fakty Asahi Shimbun China Daily Dawn (Karachi, Pakistan : Friday (Weekend) Edition) Excelsior (Daily and Sunday)
Granma Guardian Weekly Haddas (Eritrea) Izvestiia Le Monde (France)
Mail & Guardian Malawi News Mzalendo (Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania) Novaya Gazeta Novoe Russkoe Slovo
Sing Tao Jih Pao**
(Sing Tao Daily)**		 Sunday Times of Zambia Tico Times (Die) Zeit Reserved

 

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