Guides: Newspapers: Databases for Newspapers

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New York Times This link opens in a new window
An internationally recognized daily newspaper founded in 1851 and distributed throughout the United States and long the newspaper of record in the United States. Find breaking news, multimedia, reviews & opinion, business, sports, movies, travel, books, jobs, education, and more. This is a digital subscription with the most current news.

See the New York Times tab in this guide for instructions.

Newspaper databases

Access World News This link opens in a new window
A newspaper database of national, state and local newspapers, including the Beacon News and the Kane County Chronicle.
Formerly known as "America's Newspapers"
Chicago Tribune This link opens in a new window
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Comprehensive coverage back to 1985 for the Chicago Tribune.
Global Newsstream This link opens in a new window
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Search a variety of news sources around the world.
Illinois Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to Illinois newspapers, including several local papers like the Beacon News and the Naperville Sun.
Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Provides selected full text coverage of newspapers and other full text transcripts.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
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Nexis Uni, the successor of LexisNexis Academic, provides full-text access to over 15,000 news, business, and legal sources.
The outstanding news coverage includes deep archives and up-to-the-minute stories in national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language news services.
Regional Business News This link opens in a new window
Coverage for regional business publications including business journals, and newspapers/newswires from all areas of the U.S.
Wall Street Journal - Backfile This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive full-text coverage of the Wall Street Journal back to 1984.

In addition to our fully searchable WSJ database, we have access for the digital WSJ. See the WSJ tab above for instructions.
World News Digest This link opens in a new window
Contains news as reported in the major newspapers and news magazines of the U.S. and around the world. Summarizes key news information every week.

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