Answered By: Berkeley College Library Last Updated: Jan 22, 2022 Views: 964
You can find newspaper articles concerning past events in several Berkeley College Library databases as well as through your local public library and freely accessible databases.
Berkeley College Library Databases
To see all News databases the library subscribes to:
- Go to the library A-Z Databases page from the Library website
- From the All Subjects drop-down box, select News
NOTE: Check the date ranges of newspapers to make sure the years you are looking for are covered.
For more detailed information: Where can I access newspapers?
👍 Recommended Databases:
- Nexis Uni
- Legal, news, and business information service which contains several thousand full-text publications including regional, national and international newspapers.
- New York Times
- Full text covers 1985 to date.
- US Newstream
- U.S. news content, as well as archives back to 1980's features newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format.
- Wall Street Journal
- Provides full text to the Wall Street Journal covering 1984 to date.
- Financial Times
- A daily international newspaper covering business, finance, and the global economy. Full text 1999 to present.
Public Libraries
Berkeley students are encouraged to use their local public libraries. This guide can help you determine your local library. Public librarians may also be familiar with how to gain access to local newspapers that are not indexed in the databases below so contact the library if you need help.
New York Public Library provides access to several historical newspaper databases.
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers; access from any branch library
- America's Historical Newspapers; access from any branch library
- NYS Historic Newspapers; access from any branch library, access from home with NYPL library card
Woodbridge Public Library provides access to the following databases:
- America's News; access at WPL; access from home
- New Jersey and New York Newspapers; access at WPL, access from home
- New York Times Historical; access at WPL
Newark Public Library provides access to the following databases:
- New York Times Historical (1851-2012); access at Newark Public Library; access from home
- Newspaper Source Plus; access at Newark Public Library; access from home
🔓 Freely Available Digital Collections
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Chronicling America: Historic American PapersPublication Dates: 1836-1922
Searchable digitized copies of historical newspapers from throughout the United States.
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Google News ArchiveMany newspapers can be found in Google's digitized newspaper archive. You can search their alphabetical list of titles included.
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