Research Guides: HIST 001R: Remembering History (SC): Searching Newspapers & Magazines

Newspapers and magazines: how to search

When doing research, you'll often want to use a historical newspaper or magazine database to find articles. Start with some of the most widely useful databases linked below.

There is no single database that searches all newspapers or all magazines - you'll have to choose the best options for your research. Consult Sarah Elichko (librarian for this course) for advice.

Start Here: Newspaper Databases

Historical & Current Newspapers (via Proquest)
Search for articles from major newspapers and a range of smaller, local publications. Includes The New York Times (1851-current), Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times (1881-2013), Chicago Tribune (1849-1992), and more.

>> View individual articles + scans of full newspaper pages
>> This search also includes Ethnic NewsWatch + GenderWatch

Access World News
Use this to find articles from major and local newspapers from across the US, published from the 1990s-present.

Newspapers: Additional research tools

Nexis Uni
Useful for searching various newspapers (1980s-present)

News & Popular Magazines (TriCo Libraries Guide)
This guide points to various library resources for finding major newspapers and magazines.
News & Newspapers (TriCo Libraries Guide)
This guide points to more library tools for finding newspaper articles (current and historical, US and international).

Magazines (+ other periodicals)

Magazine Articles: Current + Recent

PressReader
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Use PressReader to view current magazines and newspapers online. Provides online access to over 5,000 local, regional and international newspapers and magazines from over 100 countries in 60 languages.
Best finding for recent articles

Magazine Articles: Current & Historical

OpinionArchives
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Use Opinion Archives to search for articles from The Nation, Commentary, The New Republic, Commonweal, Dissent, NACLA, American spectator, National review, Harper's magazine, New York Review of Books and the New Yorker. Includes articles from the 1850s-present.
Readers' Guide Retrospective
Lets you search through the titles and subjects of articles published in popular, general-interest magazines from the 20th century.
LGBT Life
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Search for articles from 120+ LGBTQ magazines, journals, and regional newspapers (1950-present)
Alternative Press Index and Alternative Press Archive
Identify articles on topics published in left-wing magazines, journals, and other publications. Searches for articles from 1969-present.