Newspaper Databases & Resources

Alternative Press Index
1991-.
Citations and abstracts of articles published in alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers, and magazines.
Provides citations and occasional abstracts for articles in alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Subjects include anarchism, democracy, ecology, feminism, gay and lesbian issues, indigenous peoples, labor, national liberation, and socialism.
Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch
Update frequency: quarterly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie
More info: see Alternative Press Index Archive for 1969-1990. Print volumes v.24(1992)-v.35(2003) available in LASR.

Alternative Press Index Archive
1969-1990.
Citations and abstracts of articles published in alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers, and magazines.
Provides citations and occasional abstracts for articles in alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Subjects include anarchism, democracy, ecology, feminism, gay and lesbian issues, indigenous peoples, labor, national liberation, and socialism.
Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch
Update frequency: complete
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie
More info: see Alternative Press Index for 1991-. Print volumes v.24(1992)-v.35(2003) available in LASR.

America's Historical Newspapers full text
1690-1922.
Historical newspapers from every state in the U.S.
Search full text and view page images for articles in categories such as news/opinion, election returns, letters, poetry, legislative information, prices, advertisements, matrimony notices and death notices.
Alternate name: Archive of Americana, Early American Newspapers Series 1-3
Vendor name: Readex
Update frequency: complete
Scope: U.S.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Can also be searched in combination with Early American Imprints I and II. Series I, 1690-1876: provides images and full-text content access to historic newspapers listed in Clarence Brigham's bibliography, History and bibliography of American newspapers, 1690-1820, as well as other bibliographies; Series II, 1758-1900: focuses on the period between 1820 and 1860; Series III, 1829-1922: focuses on the period between 1861 and 1920 providing in-depth coverage of the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, the Progressive Era and beyond. Search tips

Atlanta Journal-Constitution full text

See: ProQuest Newspapers
Includes Atlanta Constitution 1990-2001, Atlanta Journal 1995-2001, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution from 2001 forward. Choose Atlanta Journal-Constitution under the publications tab to search within this newspaper.

Boston Globe full text

See: ProQuest Newspapers
Full text of articles 1980-current issue. Choose Boston Globe under the publications tab to search within this newspaper.

Chicago Tribune, 1849-1986 full text
1849-1986.
Cover to cover digital reproductions of the Chicago Tribune from 1849-1986 with searchable full text.
Complete issues of the Chicago Tribune, including news, ads, obituaries, reviews, editorials, legal notices, comics, and photographs. Search by full text and view digital reproductions of newspaper pages. Output is a PDF image of the article as it appeared in the paper.
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: complete
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
More info: Can be searched in combination with historical NY Times, historical LA Times, and American Periodical Series. For access to the text of Chicago Tribune articles after 1985 see ProQuest Newspapers.

Chicago Tribune, 1985- full text
1985-.
Major daily newspaper from Chicago.
Provides reporting and analysis of regional, national, and international news.
Vendor name: ProQuest-CSA
Update frequency: daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
More info: Search this paper with other major papers at ProQuest Newspapers

Christian Science Monitor full text

See: ProQuest Newspapers
Full text of articles only, 1988- current issue. Choose "Christian Science Monitor" under the publications tab to search within just this newspaper.

Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective full text
Nov. 1860 - Apr. 1865.
Major events of the Civil War covered by Union and Confederate newspapers.
Selected articles from over 2500 issues of the New York Herald, the Charleston Mercury and Richmond Enquirer published from November, 1860 - Mid-April 1865. This excellent primary source begins before the outbreak of war at Fort Sumter and concludes with the assassination and funeral of Abraham Lincoln. Featured are news articles, eyewitness accounts of events, military concerns and official reports of battles.
Vendor name: Accessible Archives Inc.
Update frequency: complete
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

Ethnic Newswatch full text
1990-. Access limited to 2 simultaneous users.
Articles, editorials, and reviews from the ethnic, minority, and native press.
Ethnic NewsWatch is an interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Designed to provide the "other side of the story," ENW titles offer additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press. Coverage begins in 1990.
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: Update monthly
Languages: English, Spanish
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD
More info: Search tips.

Factiva full text
1950s-. Access is limited to 6 simultaneous users.
Continuously updated news and business information from major news sources.
The full text of all editions of Dow Jones publications, the Wall Street Journal and Barron's, plus the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, three months of the New York Times, and 8,000 other publications. 20,000 company reports and 8,500 editorially selected business Web sites are also available through the Factiva service. Contains television and radio transcripts, general business and industry magazines, company reports, and historical market data.
Vendor name: Factiva
Update frequency: continuous
Languages: 22 languages
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka
More info: Search tips.

GenderWatch full text
1974-. Access is limited to 2 simultaneous users.
Publications on gender issues
International publications as well as reports, pamphlets, papers, and conference proceedings devoted to gender issues.
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: quarterly
More info: http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/lib-resource/2007/08/genderwatch_1.html

Greenwire, Environment and Energy Daily, and Land Letter full text
1996-.
Environmental current events information
An environmental current events database comprised of three pieces: Greenwire, a daily news service reporting on the latest environmental and energy action; Environment and Energy Daily, published every day Congress is in session, tracking environmental and energy issues in Congress; and Land Letter, a weekly in-depth look at regulation, litigation and legislation surrounding natural resources issues. Also included is an archive of key environmental policy documents, and detailed special reports.
Alternate name: Greenwire
Vendor name: E&E Publishing
Update frequency: daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie

Las Vegas Age full text
1905-1915, 1917-1922, 1924. free
The Las Vegas Age newspaper, published between 1905 and 1924.
Complete digital images of the Las Vegas Age newspaper digitized from the print copies from the Special Collections of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District. Search by date or by keyword or browse page images.
Vendor name: LVCCLD
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

Las Vegas Review-Journal full text
1991-.
Full text of articles, excluding images, from 1991 to the present.
Full text of articles from 1991 to the present. Articles do not include images.
Alternate name: LVRJ
Vendor name: ProQuest-CSA
Update frequency: daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
More info: Search this paper with other major papers at ProQuest Newspapers.

LexisNexis Academic full text
dates of coverage vary.
Searchable published news, legal, medical and business information.
The news section delivers the full text of international, national and regional newspapers along with wire services, broadcast transcripts, magazines, and non-English language sources. The legal section contains U.S. Federal and state case law, codes, regulations, legal news, law reviews and international legal information. This includes Shepard's Citations for all U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1789. The medical section supplies information from news and medical journals, and provides abstracts to medical news from Medline. The business section includes business news journals, company financial information, SEC filings and reports, and industry and market news.
Alternate name: Academic Universe
Vendor name: LexisNexis
Update frequency: Updated daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley
More info: Search tips.

Los Angeles Times, 1881-1986 full text
1881-1986.
Cover to cover digital reproductions of the Los Angeles Times from 1881-1986 with searchable full text.
Complete issues of the Los Angeles Times, including news, ads, obituaries, reviews, editorials, legal notices, comics, and photographs. Search by full text and view digital reproductions of newspaper pages. Output is a PDF image of the article as it appeared in print.
Alternate name: LA Times
Vendor name: ProQuest-CSA
Update frequency: complete
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

Los Angeles Times, 1985 - current full text
1985-.
Major daily newspaper from Los Angeles.
With the nation's largest editorial department, it offers extensive coverage of national, international, and local news.
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
More info: Search this paper with other major papers at ProQuest Newspapers

Nevada Newspapers on Microfilm at UNLV Libraries
Use this tool to find what Nevada newspapers are available in the University Libraries on microfilm.
Search for newspapers by city, title and county. The Nevada Newspaper listing does not index the contents of individual newspapers. Ask for assistance at the second floor Research & Information Desk for help using microform newspaper collections.
Vendor name: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley

New York Times, 1980- current full text

See: ProQuest Newspapers
Full text of articles only; includes New York Times Book Review and New York Times Magazine from 1997 forward. Choose name of paper under publications tab to search within a particular newspaper.

New York Times, 1851-2006 full text
1851-2006.
Cover to cover digital reproductions of the New York Times with searchable full text.
For 2006- present see ProQuest Newspapers
Vendor name: ProQuest-CSA
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Search tips.

Newspaper Source full text
1994-.
Regional newspapers and broadcast television transcripts.
Newspaper Source provides selected full text coverage for more than 240 newspapers and other sources. This collection includes cover-to-cover full text for USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Times (London), as well as selected full text from more than 180 regional newspapers including: Boston Globe, Detroit Free Press, Houston Chronicle, Miami Herald, San Jose Mercury News, etc. Full text transcripts are also included from Face the Nation, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, 60 Minutes, O'Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, National Public Radio, and more.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Haslam, Michaelyn

ProQuest Databases
dates of coverage vary.
Databases from ProQuest.
Current collections: ABI/INFORM, Accounting & Tax Index, Dissertations & Theses, Ethnic NewsWatch, GenderWatch, ProQuest Newspapers, Chicago Tribune, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Los Angeles Times. Historical collections: American Periodicals Series Online, ProQuest Historical Annual Reports, Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1985), Los Angeles Times (1881 - 1985), The New York Times (1851 - 2003)
Vendor name: ProQuest
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information

ProQuest Newspapers full text
1980s-.
Searchable current and recent newspapers from ProQuest.
Full text of articles from major national newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, USA Today. Also included are the New York Times Book Review, the New York Times Magazine, and the Las Vegas Review Journal.
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: Updated daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information

Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985 full text
1785-1985.
Full text of the London Times though 1985
The Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985, presents searchable full text and page images of The Times (London). The Times is the "world's newspaper of record" and covers all major international historical events from the French Revolution to the Falkland War. Search the full text of the entire newspaper, including articles, editorials, and advertising.
Alternate name: London Times
Vendor name: Gale
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Search tips

Times Literary Supplement Centenary Archive full text
1902-1994.
Page images of the London Times Literary Supplement.
More than 250,000 reviews, letters, poems and articles in more than 5,000 issues of the TLS are available, and the identities of anonymous contributors are disclosed.
Vendor name: Gale
Update frequency: complete
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

U. S. Newspapers on Microfilm at UNLV Libraries
List of microfilmed newspapers in Lied Library.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley

UNLV Print and Online Journal Subscription List

To discover whether UNLV Libraries offers online access or owns a print copy of a particular journal, search for the name of the magazine or journal in this list.
A link to "University of Nevada Las Vegas Holdings" will show you information about print copies of the journal. Links to online subscriptions will list the range of dates available for that journal.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information

USA Today full text

See: ProQuest Newspapers
Full text of articles only, 1987-current. Choose USA Today under the publications tab to search within this newspaper.

Wall Street Journal, 1984-current full text

See: ProQuest Newspapers
Full text of articles only. Choose Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition under the publications tab to search within this newspaper.

NEVADA NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM  
Convenient reference and access tool for the microfilm collection of the Nevada Newspapers, organized alphabetically, or by city, county, or title.

Local / State Newspaper Homepages
Las Vegas Business Press
Las Vegas City Life    
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas Sun   
Henderson Home News		 Nevada Appeal (Carson City)
NevadaNet (Reno Gazette)
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Record Courier (Gardnerville)
Rebel Yell (UNLV Student Newspaper)
 

Regional Newspaper Homepages
Arizona Business Gazette (Phoenix)
Arizona Daily Star (Tucson)   
Arizona Republic   
Denver Post   
Kingman Daily Miner
LA Times   
Navajo-Hopi Observer (Flagstaff)		 Orange County (CA) Register
Provo Daily Herald  
Salt Lake Tribune
San Diego Union Tribune
San Francisco Chronicle   
Tucson Citizen 
 

National Newspaper Homepages
Boston Globe   
Chicago Tribune    
Christian Science Monitor   
LA Times   
Miami Herald    		New York Times
USATODAY   
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post

 

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