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Historical New York Times Full-text image and indexing of the complete run of New York Times . The database includes every page of every issue from cover to cover, with full-page and article images in PDF files. Includes articles, display and classified ads, comics and cartoons, photos, maps, graphics, etc., editorials and commentary, and literary criticism. Coverage is from 1851 to 3 years prior to current year.
LexisNexis Academic Contains the full-text of a number of large- and medium-size national and international newspapers, plus transcripts of broadcast news shows, interviews, and press conferences. Includes Christian Science Monitor (1980-current), Lexington Herald-Leader (1996-current), The Times (London, 1985-current), New York Times (1980-current), Wall Street Journal (1973-current), Washington Post (1977-current), etc.
Newspaper Source Provides selected full-text for nearly 30 national and international newspapers, including Christian Science Monitor , The Times (London), New York Times , Wall Street Journal , Washington Post , etc. The database also contains selected full-text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers, and full text television & radio news transcripts from CBS News, FOX News, NPR, etc.
The Times (London) Digital Archive 1785 - 1985 Full-text and full-image articles from the Times of London for the years 1785-1985. It is a digital reproduction, cover to cover, of the paper in PDF files.
Wall Street Journal Comprehensive coverage back to 1984 is available from the world's leading financial newspaper through ProQuest.
More databases
Alt-Press Watch Indexes all articles of 5 or more paragraphs in approximately 250 alternative, radical and left publications that focus on social, political, economic, and environmental causes. Coverage varies by title.
American Journalism Review News Link Links to more than 3,400 U.S. newspapers and 2,000 foreign newspapers.
Facts On File World News Digest World news coverage from Facts on File News Services and Reuters, including the complete Facts on File World News Digest from 1940. Includes editorials, obituaries, government leaders, country profiles, plus additional special features including maps, photographs, historic documents, and overviews of key issues, newsmakers and events. Coverage is from 1940 to the present.
Microfilm resources
Danville Advocate-Messenger Microfilm holdings: 1870-present (the holdings for early years are incomplete)Note: There is no index for this newspaper
Louisville Courier-Journal Microfilm holdings: 1929-1948; 1953-June 30, 1993Note: There is no index for this newspaper
New York Times Microfilm holdings: 1861-1865; 1914-1918; 1924-2003
Last updated September 14, 2011
