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Newspaper Databases

A collection of newspapers is available on the 2nd floor of the McLaughlin Library.

Newspapers are available in hardcopy (current material) and microfilm (older material).

List of paper and microform newspapers.

  • Alt-PressWatch
    Coverage: varies with each publication. A full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press.
  • Canadian Newsstand
    Coverage: varies with each publication (most papers exclude the last 2 days, some exclude the last 7 days.)

    National papers in database:

    • Globe and Mail
    • National Post
    • Toronto Star

    Local papers in database:

    • Guelph Mercury
    • Tribune (Guelph)
    • Cambridge Times
    • Hamilton Spectator
    • Dundas Star News
    • Flamborough Review
    • Stoney Creek News
  • CBCA
    Coverage: from 1971. Full text from 1985 to the present. Updated monthly.
  • Ethnic NewsWatch

    A full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. The titles in Ethnic NewsWatch represent the diversity of the American population in ways that are not seen in the mainstream media.

    Coverage: 1990 to present

  • Eureka.cc
    Features Canadian and European news in the French language as well as Canadian news in the English language. Coverage varies by newspaper.
  • Factiva

    Note: A limited number of simultaneous users may access this database. Please log out as soon as you have finished searching.Requires Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher.

    Coverage: varies by publication — updated daily.

    News Page: Browse the headlines and text of more than 118 magazines and newspapers from 18 countries. This includes same-day availability of the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, the KW Record, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Financial Times, and the South China Morning Post.

  • National Newspaper Index
    Coverage: 1997 to present. Quick access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers in one seamless search: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post.

Historical Newspaper Databases

Canada

  • Globe and Mail, Canada's Heritage from 1844
    Coverage: from 1844 — excluding current 4 years. Searchable full-text coverage includes major events in Canadian history, plus thousands of images, advertisements, classifieds, political cartoons and birth and death notices from issues of the Globe and Mail. Original records from microfilm print masters were scanned to create high quality digital images of the original page format.
    Note: on the Proquest site, the link to Canada's Heritage from 1844 - The Globe and Mail is on the right hand "You also have access to" box.

U.S.

  • 19th Century Masterfile
    Coverage: mainly 19th Century with some coverage back to 1786 and up to 1922. Nineteenth and early twentieth century periodicals and newspapers.

    Newspaper indices include:

    • New York Times Index
    • New York Daily Tribune Index
    • Palmers Index to the Times
    • Index to the Oregon Spectator
  • New York Times Historical Database
    Coverage: from 1851 — excluding current 3 years. Offers full-text and full-image articles from the New York Times. Original records were scanned from microfilm into digital files. Researchers can use the database to find news, editorials, letters to the editor, obituaries, and birth and marriage announcements, historical photos, stock photos, and advertisements.

Europe

  • 19th century British Library Newspapers
    Part 1: The 19th Century British Library Newspapers collection contains full runs of 48 newspapers specially selected by the British Library to best represent nineteenth century Britain. This new collection includes national and regional newspapers, as well as those from both established country or university towns and the new industrial powerhouses of the manufacturing Midlands, as well as Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Special attention was paid to include newspapers that helped lead particular political or social movements such as Reform, Chartism, and Home Rule. The penny papers aimed at the working and clerical classes are also present in the collection.
    Part 2: Includes 22 additional titles. The selection of predominantly liberal, left-of-centre or radical puclications in Part 1 has been balanced in Part 2 by the inclusion of two London newspapers, The Standard and the Morning Post, which for most of the 19th century represented conservative opinion.
  • Times Digital Archive
    Coverage: 1785 to 1985, full text. The Times Digital Archives includes the complete pages of every issue of The Times London from 1785 to 1985 — every headline, article and image — forming a complete chronicle of the period. The times is regarded as the most authoritative medium for political, legal, business and social news. It includes advertising, book reviews and obituaries.
  • The Scotsman
    Coverage: 1817-1950, full text. Find significant moments in the history of Scotland, major historical world events or discover if your ancestor appears in our births, marriages and deaths notices, or even in a news story.

Archival & Special Collections

Archival and Special Collections holds single issues and small runs of various newspapers from the eighteenth, nineteenth and early to mid-twentieth centuries. Check Primo for our holdings.

Online Newspapers

See the following subject guides for a more extensive list of newspaper websites:

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Last updated December 8th, 2011 by R.S. (details)