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News & current events databases

Alternative Press Index Indexes 187,000+ records from 300+ international "alternative" press sources, on issues from anarchism and ecology to socialism. Coverage: since 1991. Updated quarterly. Title list; Off-campus access. Alternative Press Index Archive Companion archive to the Alternative Press Index (see above). Coverage: 1969-1990. Title list; Off-campus access. America's Newspapers Full-text articles from the electronic editions of over 600 American newspapers, including Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune. Chicago Tribune 1849-1986 Provides article images (.PDFs) of nearly every page and article of the Chicago Tribune, from its first issue as the Chicago Daily Tribune in 1849, through 1986. Off-campus access. CQ Researcher Online version of the weekly print publication noted for its in-depth, balanced coverage and analysis of contemporary issues. Coverage: since 1991 (.PDFs since 1996). Off-campus access.

Facts On File - World News Digest Indexes and provides access to world news as well as supplementary features. Coverage: since 1940. LexisNexis Academic Indexes, abstracts and provides some full-text access to 5,600+ news sources both national and international. Title list. New York Times 1851-2005 Provides article images (.PDFs) of nearly every page and article of the New York Times, from its first issue as the New York Daily Times in 1851, through 2005. Off-campus access. Newspaper Abstracts Indexes and abstracts over 4.7 million newspaper articles, including reviews, editorials, commentaries, and more. Coverage: since 1989. Updated weekly. Title list; off-campus access. Newspaper Source Provides cover-to-cover full text of 23 national and international newspapers, and selected full text of 180 regional newspapers. Updated daily. Title list; off-campus access.

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Off-campus access

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