Subject Guide for News and Newspapers
Contents:- Introduction
- Finding books
- Finding articles
- Directories
- Newspapers on the Internet
- Historical Newspapers
Introduction
The Library subscribes to over 100 U.S. and foreign newspapers. Dailies from several major United States and a few California cities are retained in newsprint format up to three weeks. Older copies may be available electronically, on microfilm, microfiche or microprint. This guide will help you identify current and historical newspapers.
Finding books
the PAC
The catalog of the SDSU Library: books, periodical titles, many government
publications and other materials in the SDSU Library. Articles in periodicals
are not included.
To locate current and historical newspapers available in the SDSU library, do a LC Subject search and type newspapers, then Limit/Sort Search by MATERIAL type and choose NEWSPAPER from the list.
Finding articles
Articles in newspapers | Wire services | Videos, audio, transcripts
Alt-PressWatch.
1970 to present.
Alternative and independent newspapers, magazines and journals. Full text.
Ethnic
NewsWatch. 1990 to present.
Newspaper, magazine and journal articles from ethnic, minority and native presses.
Full text.
Factiva.
(Best in Internet Explorer/Windows). Varies by title to present.
National and international business news and information sources, including
Dow Jones and Reuters News wires and The Wall Street Journal.
LexisNexis
Academic. 1980s to present.
National and international news articles, and business, legal and reference
information. Full text.
Los
Angeles Times. 1881-1985
Cover-to-cover full-image archive.
New
York Times. 1851-2002.
Cover-to-cover full-image archive.
NewsBank
NewsFile Collection. 1992 to present.
U.S. regional and national newspapers, wire services, and broadcasts covering
social, economic, environmental, government, sports, people, the arts,
health, and science issues and events. Full text.
ProQuest Newspapers. 1980s to present.
U.S. and international newspapers. Some full text. 
Wire services
AccuNet/AP
Multimedia Archive. 1826 to present.
Photographs, audio sound bites, graphics and text from Associated Press. Full
text.
CountryWire through CountryWatch. Refreshed in June/December.
Consists of two separate sources of global information, 'CountryReviews'
and 'Country Wire'. Country Wire provides global real-time news
from major international wire services. Full text.
LexisNexis
Academic. 1980s to present.
National and international news articles, and business, legal and reference
information; includes U.S. and international wire services. Full text.
Noticias en Espanol . 1992 to present.
Spanish language news and general
interest articles from three international press wire services. Full text.
Videos, audio, transcripts
AccuNet/AP
Multimedia Archive. 1826 to present.
Photographs, audio sound bites, graphics and text from Associated Press. Full
text.
LexisNexis
Academic. 1980s to present.
National and international news articles, and business, legal and reference
information; includes transcripts from ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, Fox News, NPR, NBC and more. Full text.
Television News Archive. 1989 to
present.
Network evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. national broadcast networks:
ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN, and more than 9,000 hours of special news-related programming
including ABC's Nightline. Free to use, but user must register. Video
tapes can be requested through Interlibrary
Loan.
Directories
Benn's Media. Current
PN 5118 .B465 Reference Desk
Includes daily and Sunday national and regional newspapers worldwide. Entries include contact information, URL, distributions, circulation, frequency, ad rates, editorial profile, readership profile and more.
Bowker's News Media Directory. Current.
PN 4877 .B69 Reference Desk
Volume 1 includes daily, weekly and specialized newspapers as well as news services and feature syndications in the U.S. Entries include contact information, frequency, publication size, circulation and more.
Burrell's Media Directory. 2003.
P 88.8 .B87 Reference Desk
Vole 1 and 2 lists daily and non-daily newspapers in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Entries include contact information, market coverage, circulation, ad rates and more.
Editor & Publisher International Year Book. Current.
PN 4700 .E41 Reference Desk
Lists daily newspapers worldwide, U.s. and Canadian newspaper groups, syndicates and news services, associations and trade organizations. Entries include contact information, circulation, ad rates and more.
Newspapers on the Internet
NewsVoyager: A Gateway
to Your Local Newspaper
U.S. daily and weekly newspaper home pages and sections, Canadian and international
daily newspapers, newspaper groups, associations and other media organizations.
Latin American Network Information Center - Newspapers
Provides access to newspapers in Latin America and around the world.
Online Newspapers From Around the World. Internet Public Library.
Entries include links and brief description of newspaper.
Historical newspapers
Directories & listings | Electronic & digital editions | Collections on microfilm and microprint | Newspapers with long runs & indexing
Ayer's Directory of Newspapers. 1869-1919.
Digital images of newspaper directories. Does not include the articles in the newspapers, but identifies papers published during 1869-1919.
California Newspaper Project. University of California, Riverside.
Comprehensive source of information about California's newspapers, detailing newspaper titles and holdings, format of each title held and its condition.
Electronic & digital editions
American Memory Project. Library of Congress.
The
American Memory provides free and open access to digitized collections of written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music. Many of the collections include digitized newspapers.
To locate newspapers type newspaper in the search box.
Los
Angeles Times. 1881-1985
Cover-to-cover full-image archive.
New
York Times. 1851-2002.
Cover-to-cover full-image archive.
Collections on microfilm and microprint
Early American Newspapers. 1704-1825.
P-3 Microforms, 1st floor
A collection of newspapers issued in various states, 1704-1825. Newspapers are on microprint and there is a guide available.
Negro Newspapers on Microfilm. mid-1800s to mid-1950s.
F-3227 Microforms, 1st floor
A collection of 200 newspapers on microfilm. There is a guide available.
Newspapers with long runs & indexing
The Library has several newspapers that have been indexed for significant parts of their runs. They are listed below in order of dates indexed (longest to shortest). Consult the individual titles for more information on the indexes and title changes of the newspaper in question.
The Times (London) - from 1790 to date
The New York Times - from 1851 to date
The San Diego Union Tribune - from 1851 to date
The Wall Street Journal - from 1955 to date
The Christian Science Monitor - from 1960 to date
The Los Angeles Times - from 1972 to date
The Washington Post - from 1972 to date
The San Francisco Chronicle - from 1979 to date
The Times (London)
| Title & microform holdings |
Dates indexed |
Indexed by |
Indexed & fulltext online |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Times (London) 1788 to date F-174 Microforms |
1985 to date |
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| 1973 to date |
The Times Index AI 21 .T522 Reference |
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| 1957-1972 |
Index to the Times AI 21 .T52 Reference |
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| 1942-1957 | Official Index to the Times AI 21 .T52 Reference |
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| 1790-1941 | Palmer's Index to the Times AI 21 .T5 Reference |
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| The Times or Daily Universal Register 1785-1787 F-147 Microforms |
not available | ||
| The Daily Universal Register 1785-1787 F-147 Microforms |
not available |
The New York Times
| Title & microform holdings | Dates indexed | Indexed by | Indexed & fulltext online |
| The New York Times 1851 to date F-168 Microforms |
June 1, 1980 to date | List of databases and coverage | |
| 1851 to date | New York Times Index AI 21 .N44 Reference |
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| New York Daily Times Sept. 18, 1851-Sept. 12, 1857 F-168 Microforms |
1851-1857 | New York Times Index AI 21 .N44 Reference |
The San Diego Union Tribune
Current newspaper result of several mergers. There is a separate table for each publication: San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union, San Diego Tribune, San Diego Daily Bee, San Diego Hearld.
| Title & microform holdings | Dates indexed | Indexed by | Indexed & fulltext online |
San Diego Union Tribune Formed by merger with San Diego Union and San Diego Tribune. |
Jan. 1, 2000 to date | List of databases and coverage | |
| Feb. 2, 1992 to date | Newsbank
CD News In library use only - Ask at Reference Desk |
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| San Diego Union Aug. 31, 1889-Feb. 1, 1992 F-173 Microforms |
Jan. 1, 1984-Feb.1, 1992 | Newsbank
CD News In library use only - Ask at Reference Desk |
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| 1976-1980 | San Diego Union Newspaper Card Catalog C-467 Microforms |
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San Diego Union and Daily Bee Formed by merger with San Diego Daily Bee. |
Jan.-Aug. 1889 | San Diego Union Index, 1868-1975 C-467 Microforms |
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| San Diego Union July 22, 1873-Dec. 28, 1888 F-173 Microforms |
July 22, 1873-Dec. 28, 1888 | San Diego Union Index, 1868-1975 C-467 Microforms |
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| San Diego Daily Union March 20, 1871-July 20, 1873 F-173 Microforms |
March 20, 1871-July 20, 1873 | San Diego Union Index, 1868-1975 C-467 Microforms |
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San Diego Union (Weekly Edition) |
Oct.10, 1868-May 21, 1924 | San Diego Union Index, 1868-1975 C-467 Microforms |
| Title & microform holdings | Dates indexed | Indexed by | Indexed & fulltext online |
| San Diego Tribune Nov. 6, 1989-Feb. 1, 1992 F-3766, Microforms |
not available | ||
The Tribune (San Diego, CA) This paper continues under various titles back to 1888. None are held by SDSU. Copies are held by the SDPL and the San Diego Historical Society. |
not available |
| Title & microform holdings | Dates indexed | Indexed by | Indexed & fulltext online |
| San Diego Herald May 29, 1851-April 7, 1860 F-543 Microforms |
May 29, 1851-April 7, 1860 | San Diego Union Index, 1868-1975 C-467 Microforms |
not available |
| Title & microform holdings | Dates indexed | Indexed by | Indexed & fulltext online |
| San Diego Daily Bee May 16, 1887-Dec. 18, 1888 F-1895 Microforms |
The Wall Street Journal
| Title & microform holdings | Dates indexed | Indexed by | Indexed & fulltext online |
| Wall Street Journal. Eastern
edition. 1889 to date C-781 Microforms April 1980 to date; F-175 Microforms July 1889-March 1980 |
1979 to date | List of databases and coverage | |
| 1955 to date | Wall Street Journal Index HG 1 .W26 Reference |
The Christian Science Monitor
| Title & microform holdings | Dates indexed | Indexed by | Indexed & fulltext online |
Christian
Science Monitor 1960-Oct. 31, 1975 |
January 2, 1980 to date | List of databases and coverage | |
| 1979-1995 |
National Newspaper Index C-1801 Microforms |
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| 1979-1981 | Bell & Howell's Index to the
Christian Science Monitor AI 21 .C45 1979-1981 Reference |
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| 1960-1978 | Index to the Christian Science Monitor AI 21 .C46 Reference |
The Los Angeles Times - from 1972 to date
| Title & microform holdings | Dates indexed | Indexed by | Indexed & fulltext online |
| Los Angeles Times A complete run is held by the Los Angeles Public Library. |
1986 to date | Los Angeles Times Index AI 21 .L65 L56 Reference |
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| Jan. 1, 1985 to date | List of databases and coverage | ||
| 1979-1985 | Bell & Howell Newspaper Index to the Los Angeles Times AI 21 .L65 L67 Reference |
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| 1972-1978 | Los Angeles Times Newspaper Index AI 21 .L65 L67 Reference |
Washington Post
| Title & microform holdings | Dates indexed | Indexed by | Indexed & fulltext online |
| Washington Post Jan. 1, 1974 to date F-176 Microforms |
1989 to 1998 | Washington Post Index AI 21 .W33 W362 Reference |
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| 1979-1988 | Official Washington Post Index AI 21 .W33 W362 Reference |
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| 1977 to date | List of databases and coverage | ||
| 1974-1978 | Washington Post Newspaper Index AI 21 .W33 W36 Reference |
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| Washington Post and Times-Herald Mar. 18, 1954-Dec. 13, 1973 F-176 Microforms |
1972-1973 | Washington Post Newspaper Index AI 21 .W33 W36 Reference |
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| Washington Post Dec. 6, 1887-Mar. 17, 1954 F-176 Microform |
not available |
| Title & microform holdings | Dates indexed | Indexed by | Indexed & fulltext online |
| Times Herald Library does not own |
San Francisco Chronicle
| Title & microform holdings | Dates indexed | Indexed by | Indexed & fulltext online |
| San Francisco Chronicle 1976 to date F-2123 Microforms |
1985 to date | List
of databases and coverage |
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| 1987-1992 | San Francisco Chronicle Index AI 21 .S25 S26 Reference |
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| 1979-1986 | Bell & Howell's Newspaper Index to the San Francisco
Chronicle AI 21 .S25 S26 Reference |
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| 1979 | San Francisco Chronicle Newspaper Index AI 21 .S25 S26 Reference |
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| Daily Morning Chronicle 1868-1869 F-206 Microforms |
not available |
Content for indexed long runs originally created by C. Anne Turhollow.
