Primary resources: Peer-reviewed articles written by authors (scientists or researchers) who actually performed an original experiment or are reporting their field observations, i.e., of organisms or medical patients.
Why are there so many news databases? Why can't I just search online instead?
Most newspapers and magazines require that you have a subscription for full access to their publication.
There is not much incentive on the part of large newspaper publishers (typically they are conglomerates that own many papers) to offer access to libraries. Newspapers make most of their money off of subscriptions and ad sales. As such, it is painful to search for news at any library and access changes all the time in our shifting profit-driven media landscape. Consider subscribing to publications you value when you have the means.
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Updated weekly. Provides access to leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries. The database includes more than 1,200 journals and periodicals, providing information on computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas like hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications, and the application of technology.
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Updated daily. Gale OneFile: News provides access to more than 3,000 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world. It includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts, and transcripts. Resource allows users to translate articles into more than 40 different languages, create email alerts, and customize search options and results format.
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Newspaper Source Plus provides a full-text digital collection of the world's major news content. It includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires and news magazines. In addition, it offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.
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Full-page images of The New York Times. Users can search PDF images of every part of every page, including full-text news articles, photos, advertisements, classified ads, obituaries, cartoons, and more, with keyword highlighting. Coverage begins in 2008 and goes up through the most recent issue, with a 90-day embargo.
More recent years are also available in other full text resources.
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