Newspaper Resources
Newspapers are a great way to keep in touch with areas of the world and to get different perspectives on topics. The University Library offers access to a wide range of newspapers on the local, national, and international levels.
Individual Newspapers
- Mercury News Historical and Current Collection This link opens in a new windowProvides full-image newspaper pages from 1900 to present, the full text of the electronic edition of record of the newspaper from 1985 to the present, and web edition articles from 2007 to present. Full-image newspaper pages of the Evening News from 1884 to 1983 are also included. Current content also available through Mercury News (MercuryNews.com).
- San Francisco Chronicle This link opens in a new windowOnline edition (text only) of the San Francisco Chronicle, from 195 to 2024.
- Los Angeles Times (1881-Present) This link opens in a new windowThis database provides full-text newspaper editions of Los Angeles Times from 1881-2000. Coverage includes politics, society and events of the day.
- New York Times (NYTimes.com) This link opens in a new windowProvides access to NYTimes.com, New York Times mobile apps, and New York Times in Education. Registration is required. Content includes Breaking News, Multimedia, Opinion, Blogs, Videos and more.
- Wall Street Journal (WSJ.com) This link opens in a new windowPrimarily a business newspaper, also documents social, political, and cultural news that impacts financial standings. Published from July 1889 to present. Online subscription, free for students, faculty and staff.
Newspaper Compilations
These databases provide access to local, national, and international newspapers. Most sources are in English; others are in languages that utilize the Latin alphabet.
- Access World News Research Collection This link opens in a new windowThis database Includes articles from 600 U.S. newspapers and over 700 international newspapers. Coverage varies, some newspapers going back as far as 1977.
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowFactiva provides access to thousands of full-text business publications and international content, including the Dow Jones and Reuters newswires. Also includes market data, company and industry news, and multilingual content from more than 8,000 sources.
- National Newspaper Index This link opens in a new windowThis databse provides full-text access to more than 2,300 U.S. local, regional, and national newspapers, as well as international titles. Also available are images, radio and TV broadcasts as well as transcripts. Coverage varies with title, updates also vary with title with most updated daily. Also known as Now known as Gale OneFile: News.
- Newspaper Source This link opens in a new windowProvides full-text articles for 522 U.S. regional, national and international newspapers like USA Today, Indian Country Today and The Times (London). Also offered are transcripts from major network television and radio news, such as Face the Nation, CBS Evening News, CNN Reliable Sources, 60 Minutes, O'Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, etc. Dates of coverage vary.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowThis database provides access to federal & state court cases, law reviews, company information, news articles, etc. Dates of coverage vary by title.