Finding Newspaper Articles

Newpapers are a great source of primary information. They often contained the first published accounts of an event. To locate articles found in newspapers, use a database that indexes newspapers. To read current news, refer to online news sources.

Newspaper Indexes/Databases

America's Historical Newspapers Early American Newspapers, Series I 1690-1876
LexisNexis Academic Full-text of major English-language newspapers from the U.S. and around the world. Also includes broadcast news transcripts, college newspapers, wire services and non-English language sources in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Dutch. Once connected, select Guided News Search for a full range of options. 1980-current (dates of coverage vary by publication)
New York Times Historical Search and access the full text of the New York Times from 1851 - 2003. If you need full text current coverage of the New York Times, use the LexisNexis Academic database listed above.
Providence Journal Search and access the full text of the Providence Journal and the Providence Sunday Journal.  1983-current.
ABI Inform Search and access the full text of articles in the Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition, 1984-current) and other business news publications.

Online News Sources

NewsLink From the American Journalism Review. Links to thousands of online newspapers.
Foreign Language News & Newspapers From MIT Libraries. Electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers available in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
Internet Public Library News Room Online newspapers from around the world.
NewsVoyager A gateway to local newspapers from the Newspaper Association of America.
World News From the WorldNews Network, access to over 500 media sources around the world.