Newspapers

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Online Indexes

Newspapers
Database Coverage Description Vendor/Access
Dialog@Carl-Various Newspapers Coverage varies by title, most updated daily. A variety of national, regional and local newspapers including the Buffalo News. A combination of full text and abstracts-varies by title. Dialog@Carl/
Available on- and off-campus.
News Full text or abstracts, depending on source. Coverage varies by source. Offers full text to newspaper, magazine and trade journal articles on a wide variety of topics. Searches can also be broken down to search by region or in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe/
Available on-campus. Off-campus access depends on your internet service provider.
PA Research II Newspapers (ProQuest) Abstracts from 1986.
Full text from 1988 (varies by title).
Offers full text of various newspapers including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Barron's. ProQuest/Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company/
Available on- and off-campus.
Newspaper Source 1990 to the present, updated daily. This database provides selected full text for 143 U.S. and international newspapers. EBSCO/
Available on- and off-campus.



Web Sites of interest
Local

Brockport Post
http://zwire.com/site/news.cfm?brd=1883
--This site includes both the Brockport Post, as well as links to the other "Post" newspapers, the Greece Post etc..., all f which are local community papers in the Monroe County area.

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
http://www.rochesternews.com
--The main Rochester city paper.

National and International Newspapers

NewspaperLinks.com
http://www.newspaperlinks.com/home.cfm
--(Review from www.lii.org) From the Newspaper Association of America. Check out their feature of the week. Searchable and organized by categories: Vendors, U.S. Dailies, Canadian newspapers, Collectives, Weeklies, Business Papers, Alternative Press, Internationals, Press Associations, College Newspapers, and Newspaper Archives.

AJR NewsLinks
http://ajr.newslink.org/news.html
--(Review from www.lii.org) The resource for online newspapers around the world. Their newspapers section lists around 5,400 papers searchable by title or location and also indexed geographically. In addition the US papers are indexed by state, frequency of publication, and category of publication. There is a section just for campus newspapers - US dailies, non-dailies, and non-US. They also have links to magazines, broadcasters, and news services worldwide. Also has many sources for journalists, including a database of job listings.

NewsDirectory
http://www.newsdirectory.com
--(Review from www.lii.org) A comprehensive guide to the world's English-language online media. Currently over 8,000 newspapers and magazines are listed, as well as more than 1,000 U.S. television broadcasters. Searchable. Newspapers are also browsable geographically (including by U.S. state, zip code, and city) and magazines geographically and by subject. Also has a list of newspapers with searchable archives and links to all the organizations that provide breaking news. Formerly Ecola Newsstand.

BBC News Online
http://news.bbc.co.uk
Provides online access to BBC (British Broadcasting Corp.) news stories on British and international affairs. Includes a search feature.

International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com
--(Review from www.lii.org) If you've ever traveled in Europe, Asia, or Africa, you know this newspaper. Brings together the world's news from its own correspondents and the best of the Washington Post and New York Times. The online version offers page one news, plus technology news, and a week-long archive is maintained.


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