Newspaper Databases
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Need a specific article (e.g. I know the journal title, article title, etc.)?
Multi-Newspaper Databases
- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic
- Excellent source for legal, business, medical, and general information.The news file provides full-text for a large number of national, regional, and international newspapers. Key newspapers covered include the New York Times, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Times (London) and many others. (more info...) |
- MOREnet Full-text Newspapers
- Allows you to search several newspapers simultaneously, including the Kansas City, Springfield (MO), and St. Louis newspapers.
- Newspaper Source
- Selected full text from regional, national, and international newspapers as well as radio and television transcripts. Mainly late 1990s-present. (more info...) |
Individual Newspaper Databases
- Chicago Tribune
- Full-text of the newspaper from 1985 to present. |
- The Christian Science Monitor
- Full-text of the newspaper from 1987 to present. |
- The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
- Full-text of the newspaper from 1999 to present. |
- The Des Moines Register
- Full-text of the newspaper from 1999 to present. |
- The Kansas City Star
- Full-text of the newspaper from 1991 to present. |
- New York Times (online)
- The newspaper from its first issue in 1851 to 3 years ago (more info... |
- Springfield News-Leader (MO)
- Full-text of the newspaper from 1999 to present. |
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Full-text of the newspaper from 1988 to present. |
- Tulsa World
- Full-text of the newspaper from 1989 to present. |
- Wall Street Journal
- Provides the full-text of articles (no financial tables) from the Eastern edition of the newspaper from 1984 to the present. Note: As of 2007 the Wall Street Journal is no longer a separate database. This link provides a publication search of the WSJ via the ABI/Inform Complete database.(more info...) |
- The Washington Post
- Full-text of the newspaper from 1977 to present. |
- The Wichita Eagle
- Full-text of the newspaper from October 1984 to present. |
Cite Sources
Links to additional resources on citation may be found on our Citation Guides page.
- APA Style Guide to Electronic Resources
- APA guidelines for citing online sources. (Webster/Eden access only) Note: If you are using Acrobat 6.0 and have difficulty viewing the file, open Acrobat 6.0 and try the following: Edit--> Preferences--> Internet--> Uncheck PDF in browser.
- APA Formatting and Style (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
- MLA Formatting and Style (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
- RefWorks (Webster/Eden access only)
- Create your own research file of citations and notes. Export citations into Refworks and format bibliography in APA style. Note: you will need to sign up for an individual account the first time you log in to the database.
Questions?
Note: a current Webster I.D.# or Eden database password is required for access to the databases. See our Database Help page for more information about access.
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