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Search one of the following databases by subject, or begin with Determine if a Journal Title is Available to find a specific news source.
| National Newspapers |
| Coverage of 27 major newspapers, most in full-text. Sources include multiple year coverage of The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian (UK), and other important U.S. papers. |
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| 100+ full text newspapers, including those from major U.S. and U.K. cities -- 10 from New York state. Use the "browse" button to select up to 10 specific titles for your search. |
| LEXISNEXIS Academic, Full text or abstracts, depending on source. Dates covered vary by source. |
| Access to nearly 6,000 international titles in news, business and legal information. Full-text coverage and dates of availability vary by source. To search by publication, click on "sources" in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. |
| CQ Researcher, 1991 - present. |
| Excellent background and analysis of recent national and international issues in the news. |
| (Syracuse) Post-Standard, 1986-present |
| Complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community. |
| Watertown Daily Times, 1988 - present |
| Oswego Newspaper Index, 1820-1855+ |
| Online index, with papers available on microfilm in the Periodicals/Media collection. |
| Northern New York Historical Newspapers, dates vary by title |
| Retrospective indexes for 30 northern New York papers, incuding the Oswegonian and the Fulton Patriot. A project of the Northern New York Library Network. |
| Historic Newspaper Repositories |
| Extensive lists of repositories for historic papers in northern New York counties. |
| Oswego Palladium and Palladium-Times on "Search Old Central NY Newspapers" |
| Indexed .pdf files of old 19th and 20th century newspapers for Oswego and surrounding area, including Oswego Palladium Times. Macromedia Flash needed to view results for this locally developed website. |
| Oswegonian, 1935-May,2002. Later issues available in paper copy in the library. |
| SUNY Oswego's Student Newspaper. |
These RETROSPECTIVE INDEXES provide citation information for news articles. For full-text, search Determine if a Journal Title is Available to find online, paper and microfilm holdings.
| New York Times Article Archive, 1851- present |
| Online index, with pay-per-view full-text. For library provided full-text, check the link Determine if a Journal Title is Available. SUNY Oswego students, faculty, and staff may request free copy service for those articles available only in microfilm. |
| New York Times Index, Reference Room, 1st Floor, 1851- present |
| Subject index to articles in the newspaper of record. (Online index and text from 1980-present; microfilm available from 1857 - present.) |
| The (London) Times Index (title varies), Reference, 1st Floor, 1790 - 1998 |
| Index to the respected Times of London, England. (Online index and text from 1985-present; microfilm available from 1785 - 1999.) |
| Wall Street Journal Index |
| Online index and text from 1984-present; print index from 1968-1993 in Reference Room, 1st Floor; microfilm of text available from 1968 - 2003. |
| Readers' Guide Retrospective, index, 1890-1982 |
| Historic coverage of popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States, with extensive indexing of 375 titles and links to search for full-text. |
| American Rhetoric: Online Speech Bank |
| Audio and text. |
| ABYZ News Links |
| Find a newspaper online. |
| NewspaperLinks.com |
| Search for US and International newspaper homepages by location. |
| The Newsroom: U.S. & World News and related resources |
| Links to major news, financial and government resource sites. |
| PRNewsWire |
| A year's worth of news releases from participating companies. |
| National Public Radio |
| for archives of their broadcasts, or listen live to Oswego's WRVO-FM (http://www.wrvo.org/). |
| New York State News Media Websites |
| A collection of links to websites of press associations, wire services, radio and TV stations, and newspapers across the state. Content of linked sites varies greatly, and some may require free registration. Newspaper sites *do not* include full content - for additional articles see Determine if a Journal Title is Available. |
Also see discipline specific Research Guides by Subject for specialized news sources. The History guide includes a section on primary sources in magazines and newspapers.