For the newspaper research assignment, see the databases below. For additional newspapers for the final research paper, see our How to Find Newspaper Articles guide.
Publication Dates: 1838-2008
Fully searchable digitized version of the world’s most widely circulated English daily newspaper founded in 1838 to serve British residents of West India. Note: there are some gaps in coverage especially before 1900; see microfilm holdings from the Center for Research Libraries for missing years.
Research Tip: Searching Newspapers
Tip #17: Searching Full-text Newspapers
Think like a journalist. What words would they use to write about the topic? Are there names of people, places, or events?
Use OR for variant spellingsor synonyms to increase results or use "Allow Variants," if available. (e.g., Afghanistan OR Affghanistan OR Afghaunistan; Kabul OR Cabool OR Cabaul)
Use the asterisk (*) to get multiple endings of a word. (e.g., Afghan* for Afghan, Afghans, Afghanistan)
To get words closer together, use proximity operators. (see the database's help page for correct syntax)
Use limits for publication dates and types of articles (e.g., editorials, news, etc.)
