Subject Guide : Current Events/Newspapers

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ABI/INFORM Dateline (ProQuest)

Business, Economics: local and regional business publications Search a unique resource focusing on hard-to-find local and regional business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news. Coverage: 1971-current

Access World News (NewsBank)

This comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Its diverse source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos. Use it to explore a specific event or to compare a wide variety of viewpoints on topics such as politics, business, health, sports, cultural activities and people. Content is easily searched and sorted through an intuitive, map-based interface

Barron's (ProQuest)

Investments, Finance: weekly newspaper and weekly publication for investors. Provides in-depth articles examining companies and industries to spotlight possible investment opportunities.

Black Newspapers (ProQuest)

A collection of significant Black newspapers from the United States.

CountryWatch (same)

CountryWatch provides critical country-specific intelligence and data through its suite of products to over 4000 clients including public and private sector organizations with overseas operations and global interests

CQ- Public Affairs Collection (CQ)

Features in-depth reporting on vital issues, statistical and historical analyses, historic documents and primary source materials, as well as a directory of key government, nonprofit, and private organizations in each of the major policy areas.

CQ Researcher (CQ)

Comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news. CQ Researcher is noted for its in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.

CQ Weekly (CQ)

Reports on the world's most powerful legislative body completely and accurately every week. In-depth reports on issues looming on the congressional horizon, plus a complete wrap up the previous week's news, including the status of bills in play, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes.

GPO (Free Database)

This site provides free access to full text material published by the Government as well as publications for sale.

National Newspaper Index (Gale)

Provides quick access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers in one seamless search: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post.

National Newspapers Premier (ProQuest)

ProQuest National Newspapers Premier includes a balance of national and regional newspapers. All 51 titles are available in full text. Papers include national titles such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post along with a selection of titles from across the U.S. such as the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Denver Post, The Sacramento Bee plus other important U.S. papers. Coverage: 1985- Present

New York State Newspapers (Gale)

Search this database of 28 major newspapers published in the state of New York, including the New York Times and the New York Post.

New York Times (ProQuest)

Full-text coverage of the US newspaper of record. Offers superb coverage of national and international news, plus coverage of important speeches and documents, Supreme Court decisions, and presidential press conference transcripts. Coverage: 1980-current Earlier coverage in Microfiche

Newspaper Source (EBSCO)

Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for 40 U.S. and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 389 regional U.S. newspapers

Newsstand (Gale)

Search a collection of thousands of national, international, state and local newspapers.

Points of View Reference Center (EBSCO)

Points of View Reference Center contains many topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). For each topic, this database also offers a Guide to Critical Analysis, which helps the reader evaluate the controversial topics. Providing a balance of materials from all viewpoints, includes over 1,300 main essays, leading political magazines from all sides of the political spectrum, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books. The database also offers guides for writing position papers, developing arguments and debating.

ProQuest Congressional (ProQuest)

Retrieve congressional materials and legislative histories by searching abstracts, titles, indexing information and other bibliographic data. For any topic dealing with policy issues, this database is a must. Newspapers indexed are The Hill, Rollcall, and Washington Post

Regional Business News (EBSCO)

This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 80 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis. This database is updated on a daily basis.

Statesman's Yearbook (Palgrave Macmillan)

The Statesman's Yearbook includes reliable information on every country in the world, covering key historical events, population, etc....

Wall Street Journal (ProQuest)

The financial newspaper of record offering in-depth coverage of national and international finance as well as first rate coverage of hard news. Coverage: 1984-current

Where can I locate resources on Current Events in the Library?

Current events occur throughout all call numbers and all subjects. Instead, focus on book series which were developed for current events. (Go to the Guided Search enter the phrase below and choose series in the field.)

A Reference Guide

Opposing viewpoints

Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America

What are some books on current events?

World Almanac and Book of Facts Ref. AY67.N5 W7
This annual provides a list of the happenings from the previous year. Great place to find an idea.

Statesman's Yearbook Ref.JA51.S7
If you need to know a quick overview of the political, social, economic and cultural happenings in a country, this is one of the most reliable sources.

Spotlight on Current Events

NewsDeck. A quick display of all the news found in USA Today.
Top 20 Current events Sites Links to many of the major newspapers and websites.

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