Searching for newspaper articles

Using Library Search


Use Library Search to search for your topic. In the Resource Type filter, click on Newspapers search to limit your results to newspaper articles.

Screenshot of the "Research Type" filter in Library Search. “Newspapers search” is enclosed in a red rectangle.

After you narrow your results to only Newspaper Articles and/or Magazine Articles, your results will look different.

Using news databases


Sources for newspaper articles can also be found in many of the library databases. Click on the Databases link on the library homepage. Find the All Database Types drop-down menu and select News. The resulting list consists of databases containing only newspaper articles or some newspaper articles along with other sources.

If you need to find a specific newspaper, visit Searching for Journals.

The University Libraries also have a helpful research guide, News Sources, which will help you find local, national, international, and historical news sources.