Newspapers

Newspapers provide articles each day about current events and are a good source for local information.

Newspapers, like journals and magazines, are called "periodicals" because they are published regularly, or periodically.

Use a Newspaper

to find current information about international, national and local events
to find editorials, commentaries, expert or popular opinions

Examples

Wall Street Journal
New York Times
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
The Irish Times
The Bangkok Post

You can find newspapers in print or microfilm format, or on the Web as electronic newspapers. Most newspapers are made available to you by subscriptions purchased by the library. Many newspapers have their own Web sites with today's news, and sometimes they provide earlier, popular articles free. Archives of newspapers are found in databases, such as LexisNexis Academic or ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

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Last modified: Aug 03, 2006, 10:30 EDT