LibGuides: Digital Newspaper Access: Start Here

Newspaper Access

St. Louis Community College Libraries provide access to the New York Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chronicle of Higher Education, and many other newspapers through our online databases. This guide provides instructions on claiming and using a New York Times digital subscription as well as access to newspapers through the library databases and online.

Newspaper Databases

Collections of Newspaper Articles

Access World News
Articles from local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers, as well as international newspapers from around the globe.

Five full text databases are included. NewsBank Academic Library Collection provides contemporary articles from national and international newspapers, wire services and magazines from 1986 forward. Newsbank Retrospective covers 1970-1991 and focuses on contemporary American History. MOREnet offered Full-Text Newspapers includes local, regional and national newspapers in one searchable database. The Kansas City Star covers 1991-Current and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch covers 1988-Current.

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System Requirements
Faculty: Use this URL within Blackboard: http://ezproxy.stlcc.edu/login?auth=ezpr0xy&url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com
News (Gale OneFile)
Full-text newspapers, including the New York Times 1985-present.

InfoTrac Newsstand provides access to full-text newspapers and allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, newspaper section, or other fields. The database offers a source for current news and searchable archives.

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Faculty: Use this URL within Blackboard: http://ezproxy.stlcc.edu/login?auth=ezpr0xy&url=https://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/morenetsccol?db=STND
Newspaper Source
Full text of national and international newspapers. (Access provided by MOREnet).

Newspaper Source™ provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 national (U.S.) and international newspapers, including Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Times (London), Toronto Star, etc. The database also contains selective full text for more than 370 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full-text television & radio news transcripts are provided from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, etc.

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System Requirements
Faculty: Use this URL within Blackboard: http://ezproxy.stlcc.edu/login?auth=ezpr0xy&url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=nfh
Nexis Uni
More than 15,000 news, business and legal sources.

NexisUni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches, and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents. Full text of the New York Times and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is included.

Help page
System Requirements
Faculty: Use this URL within Blackboard: http://ezproxy.stlcc.edu/login?auth=ezpr0xy&url=http://www.nexisuni.com
Historical Newspapers
The New York Times and St. Louis Post-Dispatch can be searched individually or simultaneously.

Full text images of newspapers in PDF format. Newspapers may be searched separately or simultaneously. Includes New York Times (1851-to the present) and St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1874-1922).

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Proquest Interface
Faculty: Use this URL within Blackboard: http://ezproxy.stlcc.edu/login?auth=ezpr0xy&url=http://hngraphical.proquest.com

Individual Newspapers

Kansas City Star
Full-text articles from the Kansas City Star.

Search full-text state and national articles on issues, events, business, education, government and more. The Kansas City Star is the major daily newspaper serving the Kansas City metropolitan area. The Star was founded in 1880 by William Rockhill Nelson and is the winner of eight Pulitzer Prizes. The Star publishes 13 zoned editions and provides coverage of national and local news, business, sports and features. The Star is owned by Knight Ridder, the second-largest newspaper publisher with products in the United States.

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System Requirements
Faculty: Use this URL within Blackboard: http://ezproxy.stlcc.edu/login?auth=ezpr0xy&url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/?db=KCSB

New York Times in News (Gale OneFile)
1985-current. Browse by date or use the Search within this Publication box.

New York Times (1851-2017)
Access to historical New York Times.

Access to historical New York Times. Full text images of newspapers in PDF format.

PDF Guide
Proquest LibGuide
Faculty: Use this URL within Blackboard: http://ezproxy.stlcc.edu/login?auth=ezpr0xy&url=https://search.proquest.com/hnpnewyorktimes?accountid=14081
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1988-current)
Full-text articles from the St. Louis Post Dispatch.

Search full-text state and national articles on issues, events, business, education, government and more. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch covers local, national and international news for the St. Louis Area, with bureaus in Washington, D.C., Jefferson City, MO and Springfield, IL. Full coverage of state and national news is offered with an emphasis on business and the economy. St. Louis is located in a diversified economic climate, and the Post-Dispatch reports on a variety of industries including: financial services, beverage, agriculture, biotechnology, chemical, aerospace & defense and automotive. The Post-Dispatch also provides comprehensive sports coverage of baseball, hockey and football, as well as the Big 12 and Big Ten college conferences. The St. Louis area is one of the leading medical centers in the U.S. and is the home of such well-known research organizations as Washington University, Monsanto and McDonnell-Douglas/Boeing.

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System Requirements
Faculty: Use this URL within Blackboard: http://ezproxy.stlcc.edu/login?auth=ezpr0xy&url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/?db=SLDB
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1874-2003)
Access to historical St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Access to historical St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Full text images of newspapers in PDF format.

PDF Guide
Proquest LibGuide
Faculty: Use this URL within Blackboard: http://ezproxy.stlcc.edu/login?auth=ezpr0xy&url=https://search.proquest.com/hnpstlouispostdispatchshell?accountid=14081
Wall Street Journal
Full-text articles from the world's leading financial newspaper.

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Proquest LibGuide
Faculty: Use this URL within Blackboard: http://ezproxy.stlcc.edu/login?auth=ezpr0xy&url=https://search.proquest.com/abiglobal/publication/10482/citation/1347B6A580972F993D3/1?accountid=14081

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