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Online Newspaper Resources

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Online Newspaper Resources


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These are direct links to newspapers which provide their back issues online. The date range of available newspapers varies depending on the individual newspaper.

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Infotrac is an access point to a great many databases of newspaper, magazine and journal articles as well as some other resources that can be accessed directly from the main database menu on this page above.

  • Massachusetts Newsstand: Full-text access to 12 Massachusetts newspapers
  • Academic OneFile: Academic OneFile contains 8,000 academic journals, mainly in full-text, available in HTML and PDF formats. It also contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC, as well as full-text New York Times content from 1995.
  • The Banner (West Boylston): Full-text coverage from 2007.
  • Berkshire Eagle: Full text coverage for Pittsfield, Massachusetts and Berkshire County, as well as 4 New York communities 2005 - present
  • BigChalk E-Library: Easy to use! BigChalk eLibrary is a full-text database of consumer-oriented magazines, books, newspapers, newswires, television and radio transcripts, photographs and maps. Key in your request in natural language, and you won't be disappointed. (Funded by the Massachusetts Library System).
  • Boston Globe: 1980 - present; Complete full-text content of local, regional, national and international developments. Coverage of community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, people in the community, and much more. Paid advertisements, syndicated columns excluded.
  • Boston Herald: Complete full-text content. Paid advertisements, syndicated columns excluded. 1991 - present
  • Business West (Chicopee): Full text bi-weekly business journal for western Massachusetts. 1992 - present
  • Contemporary Literary Criticism Select: An extensive collection of critical essays & biographical information on contemporary writers.
  • Educator's Reference Complete: Use this mainly full-text collection of over 1100 periodicals and 200 reports for educational research from preschool to college. Every educational specialty can be found here including technology, health and bilingual education, testing, and issues in administration, funding and policy.
  • Expanded Academic ASAP Plus: Scholarly content covering arts & humanities, the social sciences and general sciences.
  • Gale Biography in Context (formerly Biography Resource Center): Biographies covering literary figures, science, multicultural studies, business, entertainment, politics, sports, government, history, current events and the arts.
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library: Over 20 full-text reference books covering the arts, biography, business, environment, history, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, geography, and science.
  • Gazette (Haverhill): Full text local news for Haverhill, MA. 12-31-92 to 8-9-97
  • General BusinessFile ASAP: Full-text business and management topics. Includes directory listings for over 150,000 companies as well as investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries.
  • General OneFile: Gale's General OneFile is a comprehensive periodical resource that puts more than 39 million database records at researchers' fingertips. More than 9,200 titles (5,156 full-text) and backfile coverage from 1980 - from mainstream to specialized sources - and an intuitive search interface make this an unequaled source for virtually every popular, business and professional topic.
  • General Reference Center Gold: Full-text magazines, newspapers & reference books containing information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc.
  • Grolier Online: Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia: 36,000 entries intended for students in middle school and up and as a quick reference look-up tool for public library patrons of all ages. New Book of Knowledge: 9,000 articles suitable for grade 3 and up as well as ESL. Provides description of complex subjects in an easy-to-understand manner. Funded by the Massachusetts Library System .
  • Health Reference Center Academic: Full-text resources including consumer health, nursing & allied health.
  • Info Trac Junior Edition (grades 5-12): Mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for junior high and middle school students covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
  • Info Trac Student Edition (grades 9-12): Mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for grades 9 - 12 covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
  • ¡Informe!: ¡Informe! (Revistas en Espanol) (tm) is the first reference database to provide indexing, full text, and images of the most popular Hispanic magazines. It also includes full text pamphlets on a variety of topics, such as health care. Funded by the Massachusetts Library System .
  • The Item (Clinton): Full-text coverage from 2007.
  • Kids InfoBits: Covering 75 full-text curriculum-related magazines and 7 reference books, InfoBits targets the research needs of K- 5 students. It features a developmentally appropriate and visual graphic interface and a subject-based topic tree search.
  • Lowell Sun: Full text coverage of Lowell, Massachusetts and the Merrimack Valley 2004 - present
  • Massachusetts History Online: Combining selections from their vast periodical content, Massachusetts History Online contains full-text articles gathered from almost 50 sources that directly relate to Massachusetts history, both past and present, including people, places, historical events and more. Containing data from a range of publications, Massachusetts History Online provides a targeted resource for information relating to the study of Massachusetts History.
  • Montachusetts T&G (Worcester): Full-text coverage 2008.
  • New York Times: 1995 - Search the full text of The New York Times (starting in 1995).
  • North Adams Transcript: Full text news, commentary, obituaries, classifieds and information on the northern Berkshire region. 2005 - present
  • OCLC WorldCat: OCLC WorldCat (the OCLC Online Union Catalog) offers more than 46 million bibliographic records--representing 400 languages--and holdings information vital for collection development, cataloging, authority control, and retrospective conversion services. Funded by the Massachusetts Library System .
  • Patriot Ledger (Quincy): Read the latest news from South Shore by accessing full-text articles from the Patriot Ledger. 1995 - present
  • Plymouth County Business Review: Full text business news for Plymouth County and Southeastern Massachusetts 1991 - present
  • PowerSearch: Not sure which subject category your topic belongs in? PowerSearch makes it possible to find subjects from A-Z in one or several of the Gale's periodical databases in a single search. This is especially good for subjects that may be covered more than one database, such as diets, careers, etc.
  • The Record (Shrewsbury): Full-text 2007 - 2008.
  • Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg): Full text coverage of news for Fitchburg, Massachusetts 2005 - present
  • Standard-Times (New Bedford): Full text local news for New Bedford, Massachusetts. 1-4-92 to 8-19-97
  • Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Complete full-text. Paid advertisements, syndicated columns are excluded. 1989-Current

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NewsBank: The electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers--all in one easy-to-search database. Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community. Paid ads are excluded.

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ProQuest: Massachusetts Newsstand: Full-text coverage of the the following Massachusetts newspapers:

  • Berkshire Eagle 2005 to current
  • Boston Globe 1980 to current
  • Boston Herald 1991 to current
  • BusinessWest (Chicopee) 1992 to current
  • North Adams Transcript 2005 to current
  • Patriot Ledger (Quincy) 1991 to current
  • Plymouth County Business Review 1991 to current
  • Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg) 2005 to current
  • Sun, The (Lowell) 2004 to current
  • Telegram & Gazette (Worcester) 1989 to current
  • Gazette (Haverhill, Mass.) 12-31-92 to 8-9-97
  • Standard Times (New Bedford) 1-4-92 to 8-19-97

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