Newspaper Article Finding Aids
Newspaper Articles
Newspaper articles do not usually summarize events, but report on day to day happenings or developments. The Indexes and Web Sites below will identify articles and may provide full-text.
If full-text is not available, check Periodicals Holdings under Journals/Mags/News@Stout to see if the Library has microfilm or fiche copies of the newspaper, or if another vendor has the full-text.
Indexes
- Lexis Nexis: Academic Universe General news at regional, national, and international levels or industry news. All results are full-text.
- Proquest Newspapers National newspapers including: New York Times, Washington Post and USA Today. Use down arrow at end of the database box to select.
- Proquest Newspapers Selected midwest newspapers and major Wisconsin newspapers grouped in the Wisconsin Newsstand. Click on "Select Multiple Databases" to choose.
- Ethnic Newswatch also available from ProQuest, is a full-text collection of newspapers, magazines and journals of ethnic, minority and native press. Use down arrow at end of the database box to select.
- Newsbank Newsfile Over 1,000 regional, national, and international full-text general and business news sources, 1992-present.
Newspapers on the Internet
- CNN - CNN Interactive brings you extensive day-to-day news coverage.
- Newspapers on the WWW Search services and many Wisconsin newspapers.
For historical research, please see a reference librarian for help using print indexes.
Last Updated: 06/13/2008 and Last Revised: 4/28/2008
Contact Denise Madland for more information or help on this topic.