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A-Z Databases: Newspapers

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16 Databases found for Newspapers

General Databases

Don't know which database to choose?  The databases listed below are very good general resources that should help you get started with any topic.

All Databases

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Search America's historic newspapers pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.

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Alternate Name(s) Newsstand
Provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts, and transcripts.

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The New York Times (1851-2019) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.

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Full text coverage from 1887 - current (with a 1 day delay)

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Full text of the Memphis Commercial Appeal from 1847 - present (with a 1 day delay)

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Belmont University Students, Faculty and Staff have full access to the Nashville Business Journal through your laptop, tablet, and smart phone devices via the website as well as the mobile app. The Nashville Business Journal contains local Business News throughout the Nashville metropolitan area, across 18 different industries locally. To access The Nashville Business Journal's content, create a login using your Belmont email address.
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Access to eleven Nashville area newspapers from 1812 to 1922. Sourced from the collection of Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Alternate Name(s) The Nashville Post
The Nashville Post focuses on covering the region’s biggest business and political news stories. The website has the latest news as well as topics such as business, politics, and sports. Users can also browse their e-magazine online and view photos from local events. Users will need to register for an account using their Belmont email address.
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. The New York Times covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. To access The New York Times' content, create a login using your Belmont email address. Once you've created your account, you can access NYTimes.com from anywhere, including via the NYTimes mobile apps! Every year, you'll need to log in to your account via the link above while on campus to keep it active.
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The Times Machine is an archive of NYTimes content from 1851 - 2002. To access The Times Machine content, create an account at http://accessnyt.com/ using your Belmont email address. Once you've created your account, you can access NYTimes.com from anywhere, including via the NYTimes mobile apps! Every year, you'll need to log in to your account via the link above while on campus to keep it active.
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Newspapers.com Southeast Edition provides online access to historical newspapers (dating from the early 1700s into the 2000s) from the southeast United States including over 2000 historic and recent newspapers in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Alternate Name(s) LexisNexis Academic
Access over 6,000 news, business, and legal sources. The outstanding news coverage includes deep back files and up-to-the-minute stories in national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources.

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Full Text of the Tennessean from 1812 - current (with a 1 day delay). Digitized pages provide unique historical insight into the regional issues and concerns, such as local government, industrialization, prohibition, and racial struggles. Provides Nashville and Middle Tennessee regional coverage.
Alternate Name(s) Times of London Archive (1785-2012)
The Times Digital Archive is an online, full-text facsimile of more than 200 years of The Times, one of the most highly regarded resources for eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century news coverage, with every page of every issue from 1785 through 2012. Every complete page of every issue is full-text searchable - every headline, article, editorial, announcement, image and advertisement.

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The Wall Street Journal, also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance. To access The Wall Street Journal's content, create a login using your Belmont email address.
With a new, improved interface, Campus Research is even easier to use to access a comprehensive collection of news and business information and law-related resources including legal encyclopedias; full-text federal and state court decisions, statutes and administrative materials; Harvard Law Review and 600-plus other law reviews and journals; and expertly authored treatises.

New / Trial Databases

The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.
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ACM publications, including journals, conference proceedings, technical magazines, newsletters and books.
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Chartmetric is the all-in-one platform for artists and music industry professionals, providing comprehensive streaming, social, and audience data for everyone to create successful careers in music. To access Chartmetric's content, create a login using your Belmont email address.
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This digital archive provides major trade and consumer magazines, from their inception to recent times, it arms students and researchers with the primary source material needed to develop a contextual understanding of the entertainment industry as it evolved over the 20th and 21st centuries. Access is available for Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive 4: Music – Folk, Rock & Hip Hop.
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Complete this form in order to log in to Luminate Film & TV Data. Only 1 simultaneous user permitted.
Luminate is the leading entertainment data solution that provides verified, timely, and accurate information around people, projects, and companies that work in the global entertainment business. Use of this resource is limited to one (1) simultaneous user.
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The Times Machine is an archive of NYTimes content from 1851 - 2002. To access The Times Machine content, create an account at http://accessnyt.com/ using your Belmont email address. Once you've created your account, you can access NYTimes.com from anywhere, including via the NYTimes mobile apps! Every year, you'll need to log in to your account via the link above while on campus to keep it active.
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A comprehensive online platform of nationwide sports business data and analytics, using syndicated and custom proprietary research for the professional and college sports categories as well as sports participation and equipment sales information.

Database Use Agreement

Users may download content from the resources above for personal, noncommercial use only.  Users are also required to maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such content at all times.  Posting content publicly or transmitting content to any third party is expressly prohibited without the express prior written consent of the owner of the content.  This is not intended to limit or restrict your "fair use" rights under applicable law.

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