INLS 501: Information Resources and Services: Finding U.S. News
For Wed. Feb. 9
Use America’s News to find a page one article from a newspaper in or near your hometown on your birthday, 2009.
Before you start searching,
- What are the important elements of this question?
- Put those elements into a Venn diagram
- Browse the help files from Newsbank on the readings page, under Feb. 9.
Do the search. Answer the following:
- What was easy?
- What was challenging?
Current U.S. News -- Mainstream Press
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America's NewsOver 1,200 U.S. newspapers including many regional newspapers. Plus some national news transcripts. 1990s to present.
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U.S. NewsstreamNational and international newspapers, newswires and selected news magazines. Formerly known as ProQuest Newsstand.
Includes: the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the Guardian (U.K.).
Current U.S. News -- Alternative & Ethnic Press
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Alt-PressWatchAlternative and independent newspapers, magazines, and journals, & other non-mainstream journalism. 1970-present.
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Ethnic NewsWatchIncludes several late 20th century African American newspapers, such as
- The Tri-State Defender (1959-1989),
- The New Pittsburgh Courier (1959-present),
- The Washington Informer (1979-present).
Historic U.S. Newspapers
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ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Full-text and images of several newspapers:
- The Atlanta Constitution (1868 to 1945)
- The Baltimore Sun (1837-1987)
- The Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1986)
- The Los Angeles Times (1881-1989)
- The Louisville Courier-Journal (1830 – 1922)
- The Nashville Tennessean (1812 – 1922)
- The New York Times (1851 to 3 years ago)
- The Wall Street Journal (1889-1995)
- The Washington Post (1877 to 1996).
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Black Studies Center Newspaper Search
Full-text of five African American newspapers: - The Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1986)
- The Chicago Defender (1910-1975)
- The Daily Defender (1956-1975)
- The New York Amsterdam News (1922-1994)
- The Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002)
Free News Online
Search Google News.
- Coverage dates unknown.
- Use the search box or select from various countries (drop-down menu at top left) to view top news around the world
- Some articles require a fee; please use Interlibrary Loan to obtain these at no cost to you!
See especially UNC's access to The New York Times.
Browse the Internet Public Library's list of news websites. Browse by state or country. No longer updated.
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