Research Guides: How to Find Newspaper Articles: FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

To determine what newspapers existed in a particular place and time, try the following resources:

Center for Research Libraries Newspaper Catalog
Use to identify newspapers by country and city in the CRL collection. Newspapers are available on microfilm or as digital scans of the microfilm. Microfilm can be borrowed through interlibrary loan. Note: the date limit searches the date of first publication, not the years available.
U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present
Use to identify what titles exist in a specific place and time. Can search by state, city, county, and language and ethnicity of the press.

Finding circulation figures can be tricky. Try the following resources:

Editor & Publisher International Data Book
Call Number: SAWYER REFERENCE PN4700 .E42
Publication Date: Annual. Library has current year only
Contains circulation numbers, contact information, and more for U.S. and Canadian daily, weekly, community, ethnic, and specialty newspapers.
World Almanac and Book of Facts
Call Number: LIBRARY SHELVING FACILITY and SAWYER REFERENCE AY64 .W6
Publication Date: Annual. Library has 1923-Present
Contains a wealth of information including a listing of top U.S. newspapers for the year.
Whitaker's Almanack
Call Number: LIBRARY SHELVING FACILITY and SAWYER REFERENCE AY754 .W5
Publication Date: Annual. Library has 1885-Present
Contains facts, figures, overviews, and statistics related to the UK and the world. The Media section of recent issues contains circulation information for the top newspapers in the UK.