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Newspapers

LexisNexis Academic
Coverage: varies, generally 1980s-- . A multi-disciplinary database, with especially strong news, business and legal material.

America`s Newspapers
Coverage: 1980-present. Includes the Syracuse Post Standard, Observer Dispatch (Utica), Rochester Democrat and Chronicle and other regional newspapers

Newspaper Source
Coverage: varies. Provides selected full text for national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for some regional (U.S.) newspapers.

New York State Newspapers
1980 + ,   A set of 28 New York State newspapers availble in full-text provide by NOVEL. - New York Online Virtual Electronic Library - provided by the New York State Library.

Note: Provided as part of the NYS NOVEL databases

Post Standard (Syracuse)
1986-current. Local and regional news. Excluded: articles not written by the post-Standard staff (e.g. AP newswire reports, articles reprinted from other newspapers); paid advertisements.

National Newspaper Index (Gale Group)
Coverage: 1977-present. Provides access to the indexing of America\'s top five newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post.

New York Times -Proquest Historical Newspapers
1851 - 3 years ago. This database offers full-text and full-image articles for New York Times dating back to the 19th century. The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in downloadable PDF files.

Custom Newspapers (Gale)
Coverage: varies. Most full-text for 150 newspapers, regional, national and international.
Note: Part of NOVEL

Chronicle of Higher Education Online
Coverage: 1995-present. Published every weekday, this is a source of news, advice, and jobs for people in academe.

Google News
Coverage: varies. Search and browse 4,500 news sources updated continuously. Note that not all content is available for free and links to library purchased content are not available.

Google News Archive
overage: varies. Provides a way to search and explore historical archives and can automatically create timelines which show selected results from relevant time periods. Note: not all content is available for free and links to library purchased content are not available.

Ethnic NewsWatch
Coverage: 1960-present. A database of newspapers, magazines and journals from ethnic, minority and native presses.

Newspapers -- Historical

African American Newspapers - 1827 - 1998 (Newsbank)
African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 provides online access to approximately 270 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience. This unique collection features papers from more than 35 states—including many rare and historically significant 19th century titles.

Chicago Tribune - Proquest Historical Newspapers
1849-1986. This database offers full-text and full-image articles for Chicago Tribune dating back to the 19th century. The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in downloadable PDF files.

Los Angeles Times - Proquest Historical Newpapers
1881-1986. This database offers full-text and full-image articles for the Los Angeles Times dating back to the 19th century. The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in downloadable PDF files.

Wall Street Journal - Proquest Historical Newspapers
Covers: 1889-1992.  This database offers full-text and full-image articles for Wall Street Journal dating back to the 19th century. The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in downloadable PDF files.

America's Historical Newspapers
Coverage: 1690-1922. Includes more than 1,000 U.S. historical newspapers published between 1690 and 1922, including titles from all 50 states. (formerly called Early American Newspapers, Series I through VII)

New York Times -Proquest Historical Newspapers
1851 - 3 years ago. This database offers full-text and full-image articles for New York Times dating back to the 19th century. The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in downloadable PDF files.

Colgate and Local Hamilton Newspapers
Coverage dates vary. Mid-York Weekly - Hamilton area news, Maroon-News - Colgate's Student Newspaper, The Scene - Colgate alumni/alumnae news, Index to Madisonensis (1869-1915) & Maroon News (1916-1990) - Colgate student newspapers

Ethnic NewsWatch
Coverage: 1960-present. A database of newspapers, magazines and journals from ethnic, minority and native presses.

Pre-1800 periodicals available from Colgate
Pre-1800 periodicals available from Colgate University Libraries by date of initial availability.

Times Digital Archive
Coverage: 1785-1985. Search the full-text of the Times (London) Digital Archive. The entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos.

Historical and Regional Newspapers with specific emphesis on titles held in Special Collections
Colgate University Libraries hold a wealth of historic newspapers in Special Collections, microform, and in digital format.

17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers
The newspapers, pamphlets, and books gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757-1817) represent the largest and most comprehensive collection of early English news media. The present digital collection, that helps chart the development of the concept of news and newspapers and the free press, totals almost 1 million pages and contains approximately 1,270 titles. Many of the Burney newspapers are well known, but many pamphlets and broadsides also included have remained largely hidden.

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Coverage: 1880-1910. Provides access to information about historic newspapers and select digitized newspaper pages. Currently only content from 1880 - 1910 and from selected states.

African American Newspapers: the 19th Century
Coverage: 1827-1862. A collection of African-American newspapers containing a wealth of information about the cultural life and history during the 1800s, rich with first-hand reports of the major events and issues of the day.

HarpWeek
Coverage: 1857-1912. Electronic access to Harper`s Weekly, America`s leading 19th century illustrated newspaper. Includes the ability to search for a wide variety of articles, ads, illustrations, fiction.

Newspapers -- Local

America's Historical Newspapers
Coverage: 1690-1922. Includes more than 1,000 U.S. historical newspapers published between 1690 and 1922, including titles from all 50 states. (formerly called Early American Newspapers, Series I through VII)

America`s Newspapers
Coverage: 1980-present. Includes the Syracuse Post Standard, Observer Dispatch (Utica), Rochester Democrat and Chronicle and other regional newspapers

Custom Newspapers (Gale)
Coverage: varies. Most full-text for 150 newspapers, regional, national and international.
Note: Part of NOVEL

New York State Newspapers
1980 + ,   A set of 28 New York State newspapers availble in full-text provide by NOVEL. - New York Online Virtual Electronic Library - provided by the New York State Library.

Note: Provided as part of the NYS NOVEL databases

Colgate and Local Hamilton Newspapers
Coverage dates vary. Mid-York Weekly - Hamilton area news, Maroon-News - Colgate's Student Newspaper, The Scene - Colgate alumni/alumnae news, Index to Madisonensis (1869-1915) & Maroon News (1916-1990) - Colgate student newspapers

Newspapers -- International

Access World News - International Edition
Coverage: varies by title. Access World News provides full-text information and perspectives from over 700 international sources, each with its own distinctive focus offering diverse viewpoints on local, regional and world issues. This title does not include U.S. news.

Times Digital Archive
Coverage: 1785-1985. Search the full-text of the Times (London) Digital Archive. The entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos.

FBIS Publications - Call Number: LASR Computer Files PREX 7.10/3:
Coverage: 1997-- . Translations of foreign radio and television broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements from foreign countries. Continues microfiche.
Note: search catalog to retrieve

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports
Coverage: 1976-1996. Translations of foreign radio and television broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements from foreign countries. Series 1 through 6 have been released. They cover Africa, Asia, East Europe, Latin American, and the Middle East.

Primary Sources

Pre-1800 periodicals available from Colgate
Pre-1800 periodicals available from Colgate University Libraries by date of initial availability.

Images

AP Images
Coverage: 1840-present. The photo archive for the Associated Press has over 500, 000 images dating from 1844 to the present and covering a wide range of events and locations.