News & Current Events
A Quick Guide

Books and Other Media 


Journals/Articles 

  • Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe: Primarily used for legal research, this source also covers news, financial, and medical information.
  • World News Digest :This database compiles major headlines from around the world, and dates from 1940 - present.
  • Gale Custom Newspapers: Search a collection of 150 newspapers, both national and international.
  • National Newspaper Index: Indexes five top American newspapers:  Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and New York Times. Citations only-- no full text.  Coverage dates from 1977-Present.
  • Newspaper Source Plus: Includes over 1500 full text newspapers in addition to over 500,000 radio and television transcripts.
  • Opposing  Viewpoints in Context: Full-text articles on social issues.  Includes topic overviews, primary sources, statistics, photographs and podcasts.
  • Points of View Reference Center: A full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue.

Reference


Other Tools

  • GOOGLE News: News and current events from around the world.
  • BBC News : United Kingdom and international news headlines. Contains video and audio webcasts, forums, and in-depth articles.
  • CNN: News and current events from around the world.
  • Reuters: The world's largest international multimedia news agency.
  • PollingReport.com: An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion.

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