Full-text, word-searchable newspapers and journals

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Full-text, word-searchable newspapers and journals

Title	Brief Description	Format
17th and 18th Century Burney Collection	Entire Burney Collection of newspapers in a full-text, fully searchable digital archive. 1271 individual titles: London and provincial newsbooks, newspapers, periodicals, pamphlets and single-sheet ephemera, 1600 to 1800. NB: If printing an article, choose one of the PDF formats rather than HTML.
19th century British Library Newspapers	Part of the British Library Newspapers collection, 19th Century British Library Newspapers provides researchers with the most comprehensive collection of national and regional newspapers of Victorian Britain available. This full-text, fully searchable digital archive includes 46 papers originating in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, carefully selected by an editorial board from the British Library and providing a broad yet detailed view of British life in the 19th century. NB: If printing the article, choose one of the PDF formats, rather than the html. HE and FE institutions can sign up for this unique resource.
19th Century UK Periodicals	Series 1: New Readerships. Includes publications on women, children, leisure and sport, and humour. Access to 1.2 million periodical pages, with full runs of titles when possible, covering 1800 to 1900. The database includes a number of Colindale titles such as Bell's Life in London, John Bull, The Lady's Newspaper and Pictorial Times, Le Follet, The Sporting Gazette and The Sporting Times. Series 2: Empire: Travel and Anthropology, Economics, Missionary and Colonial. Access to over 1 million periodical pages, with complete runs of 91 periodicals documenting Britain’s role as an imperial power throughout the nineteenth century. NB: If printing the article, choose one of the PDF formats, rather than the HTML. Print instructions.
Aberdeen Press & Journal 1999 -	Full text of articles from the Aberdeen Press & Journal, the regional daily newspaper published in Aberdeen.
Access World News (NewsBank)	Provides full text of articles from a wide range of US national, regional and local papers, and also key international newspapers and transcripts of broadcast news and newswires. This database excludes paid advertisements and photographs. The product has a source list giving full details of all of the titles included and the date ranges covered.
African Newspapers, 1800-1922	Part of Readex's World Newspaper Archive. African Newspapers includes over 30 fully searchable African newspapers including key publications from Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Remote access is available for registered St Pancras Reader Pass holders.
Australian Newspapers beta (The National Library of Australia)	This site from the National Library of Australia allows you to search and view historic Australian newspaper pages from 1803 -1954 digitised as part of the Australian Newspaper Digitisation Project. The site is still in its Beta (i.e. test and development) phase and contains a relatively small amount of data at present. This site is freely available on the Internet.
The Banker 1 April 2005	Full text of articles from the monthly UK journal providing global financial intelligence to the international banking and finance community.
Belfast Telegraph 2002	Full text of articles from the Belfast Telegraph, regional daily newspaper published in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Birmingham Post 1998 -	Full text of articles from the Birmingham Post, the regional daily broadsheet newspaper serving Birmingham and the surrounding area.
The Bristol Evening Post From 10/6/99 available in NewsBank	Full text of articles from the Bristol Evening Post, the regional evening newspaper published in Bristol.
British Columbia Historical Newspapers 1865-1924	University of British Columbia project providing access to 24 historical newspapers from British Columbia dating from 1865 to 1924. This site is freely available on the Internet.
The British Newspaper Archive	The British Newspaper Archive is a partnership between the British Library and brightsolid online publishing to digitise up to 40 million newspaper pages over a 10 year period. Approx 200 newspaper titles are already available with new pages and titles being added every day. NB: To access the site in the Reading Room you can register using your own personal email account.
British Newspapers 1600-1900	17th and 18th Century Burney Collection newspapers and 19th Century British Library Newspapers in a full-text, fully cross-searchable digital archive. 1271 Burney titles: London and provincial newsbooks, newspapers, periodicals and other material, 1600-1800; 46 newspapers from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, 1800-1900. Each database is also separately searchable. NB: If printing an article, choose one of the PDF formats rather than HTML.
British Politics & Society	Digitised primary source material related to political and social history of 19thc Britain. This is one collection within the Gale Cengage platform Nineteenth Century Collections Online, which contains British Library content.
British Theatre, Music and Literature: High and Popular Culture	Digitised primary source material related to the arts in Victorian-era Britain, from playbills and scripts to operas and complete scores. This is one collection within the Gale Cengage platform Nineteenth Century Collections Online, which contains British Library content. For help with this resource: see staff at the Humanities or Rare Books & Music Reference Enquiry desks.
Burney Newspapers: 17th and 18th Century Collection	Entire Burney Collection of newspapers in a full-text, fully searchable digital archive. 1271 individual titles: London and provincial newsbooks, newspapers, periodicals, pamphlets and single-sheet ephemera, 1600 to 1800. NB: If printing an article, choose one of the PDF formats rather than HTML.
Burnley Express 3 Sept 2004 -	Full text of articles from the Burnley Express, the long established regional bi-weekly paper published in Burnley.
Campaign 1 April 2005 -	Full text of articles from the weekly UK trade publication for advertising and media personnel.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers	This site from the Library of Congress allows you to search and view American newspaper pages from 1860-1922 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690 and the present. This site is freely available on the Internet.
Coventry Evening Telegraph 27 Nov 2000 -	Full text of articles from the Coventry Evening Telegraph, the regional evening newspaper published in Coventry.
Daily Express 20th Century Archive 1900 - 2000	Part of UKpressonline, the archive of the popular UK national newspaper, the Daily Express, is now under construction. Around 180,000 pages covering selected dates between 1900 and 1982 are currently available. When complete the archive will provide full coverage of the Daily Express from 1900 to 2000.
Daily Express / Sunday Express	Full text of articles from the Daily Express, the UK national daily tabloid newspaper published in London and its sister paper, the Sunday Express.
The Daily Mail 1993 1994 1995 1996 - 1997	Full text of articles from Daily Mail, the national daily tabloid. Also includes Mail on Sunday, Weekend and Night & Day magazines. Excludes certain copyright material.
The Daily Mirror 1992 - 1997 1998 1999 Available in NewsBank 2000 -	Full text of articles from Daily Mirror, the national daily tabloid. Also includes its sister paper, Sunday Mirror.
Daily Mirror Digital Archive 1903 -	Text searchable access to full page facsimiles of the entire archive of the Daily Mirror, the UK national tabloid newspaper, from 1903 to the present day.
Daily Post (Liverpool) From 2002 available in NewsBank	Full text of articles from the Daily Post, regional daily newspaper published in Liverpool.
The Daily Record (Glasgow) 1994-99 From 2000 onwards available in NewsBank	Full text of articles from Daily Record, the Scottish daily tabloid. Also includes its sister paper, Sunday Mail. Available from the standalone terminal in the Newspaper reading room.
Daily Star / Star Sunday	Part of UKpressonline, the archive provides text searchable access to full facsimiles of the popular tabloid newspapers, the Daily Star May 2000 to date and the Star Sunday September 2002 to date.
The Daily Telegraph 1996 - 2000 Available in NewsBank 2001 -	Full text of the national daily broadsheet newspaper and its sister paper, Sunday Telegraph.
Early American Newspapers Series I (1690-1876)	Reproductions of hundreds of historic newspapers, providing more than one million pages as fully text-searchable facsimile images. The collection is based largely on Clarence Brigham's "History and Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690-1820". Remote access is available for registered St Pancras Reader Pass holders.
The Economist 1992 to present Available in NewsBank 1998 -	Full text of the weekly periodical which covers politics, economics, business, finance, science and technology. Also includes The Economist Index, providing subject access to information published in the periodical.
Economist Historical Archive, 1843-2006	The Economist Historical Archive 1843-2003 ('EHA') is the fully searchable complete facsimile edition of The Economist, the weekly paper which is essential reading for anyone engaged in politics, current affairs and all aspects of business and trade worldwide. In 8,000 issues and more than 600,000 pages, EHA offers full-colour images, multiple search indexes, topic and area supplements and surveys, together with a gallery of front covers and a selection of exportable financial tables.
Edinburgh Evening News (Scotland) 2002	Full text of articles from the Evening News, regional evening newspaper published in Edinburgh.
Eighteenth Century Journals	Seamless integrated access to Sections I-IV of the digital Eighteenth Century Journals project. This Portal brings together rare journals printed between c1685 and 1815, illuminating all aspects of eighteenth-century social, political and literary life.
Evening Mail (Birmingham) 25 Nov 2000 -	Full text of articles from the Evening Mail, regional evening newspaper serving Birmingham and the surrounding area.
Evening Times (Glasgow)	Full text of articles from the Evening Times, regional evening newspaper serving Greater Glasgow and surrounding area.
Express Group 21st Century	Part of UKpressonline, the archive provides text searchable access to full page facsimiles of the popular tabloid newspapers Daily Express / Sunday Express May 2000 to date, the Daily Star May 2000 to date and Star Sunday September 2002 to date.
The Financial Times 1982 to date available from NewsBank	Full text of the UK national daily broadsheet newspaper. Excludes the largely tabular sections such as the World Stock Markets and the London Stock Exchange and other price data.
Financial Times Historical Archive, 1888 - 2006	Provides access to the complete run of the London edition of the FT, the UK's leading financial newspaper for the period 1888 to 2006. It includes every article, advertisement and market listing, providing access to thousands of daily price/stock indexes and currency tables – an invaluable source of historic daily financial data.
Gale News Vault	Gale News Vault allows the cross-searching of our Gale newspaper archives subscriptions including 19th Century British Library Newspapers, The Times Digital Archive, the Illustrated London News, The Financial Times Historical Archive and 19th Century UK Periodicals.
Gallica – La presse quotidienne	Gallica, the digital library of the Bibliothéque nationale de France, hosts numerous newspaper titles from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Titles currently include Le Figaro (1830-1942), Le Temps (1861-1935), La Croix (1883-1944), L'Humanité (1904-1944), La Presse (1836-1858), and Le Journal des débats (1814-1912). This resource is freely available on the Internet.
The Gazette (Blackpool)	Full text of articles from The Gazette, the regional daily paper published in Blackpool. Circulates in Blackpool and Flyde.
The Guardian 1990, 1991 , 1992 , 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Available via NewsBank 1998 -	Full text of the national daily broadsheet newspaper. Also includes its sister Sunday newspaper, the Observer (from 1994). The CD excludes price data and certain copyright material.
The Guardian (1821-2003) and The Observer (1791-2003)	Offers full facsimile page and article images with word searchable text back to the first issue of The Guardian (1821-2003) and The Observer (1791-2003). Part of Pro Quest Historical Newspapers.
Harrogate Advertiser 31 Aug 2004 -	Full text of articles from the Harrogate Advertiser, the regional weekly paper published in Harrogate.
Herald / Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 1998 -	Full text of articles from The Herald, the Scottish national daily broadsheet published in Glasgow and its sister paper, The Sunday Herald.
Hull Daily Mail 6 Nov 1999 -	Full text of articles from the Hull Daily Mail, regional daily newspaper serving the city of Hull and its outlying areas, including Beverley, Cottingham, Hornsea and villages across East Yorkshire.
Illustrated London News Historical Archive 1842 - 2003	Provides access to the entire run of this influential illustrated newspaper in a fully searchable digital format. High-quality colour facsimile images bring to life more than 150 years of social, political and cultural history.
The Independent 1991 - 1995 1996 - 1997 Available in NewsBank 1998 -	Full text of the national daily broadsheet newspaper. Also includes its sister paper, The Independent on Sunday (from 1991).
The Independent on Sunday 1991 -	See The Independent.
The International Herald Tribune 1994 - 1995 1996 1997 1998	Full text of the daily international broadsheet newspaper (published in Paris) which provides coverage of world news.
International Times Archive 1966-1980; 1982; 1986; 1994	Online archive of the International Times, the pioneer in the British underground press. The website made by the Underground Press Archive Group provides access to issues of the International Times published in the years: 1966-1980; 1982; 1986 and 1994. This site is freely available on the Internet.
Internet Library of Early Journals	ILEJ is a joint project by the Universities of Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester and Oxford. The core collection includes runs of at least 20 consecutive years of The Annual Register, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, The Builder, The Gentleman's Magazine, Notes and Queries and the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.
Irish Independent / Sunday Independent 2001 -	Full text of articles from the Irish Independent, Irish national daily newspaper published in Dublin and its sister paper, the Sunday Independent.
Irish Newspaper Archive	Irish Newspaper Archives is the largest online database of Irish newspapers in the world. The archive dates from 1763 to the present and includes a mix of out of print titles and current titles, providing word- searchable access to articles or full pages. Titles include the Anglo-Celt Feb 1846-2004, City Tribune (Galway) 1984-2007, Connacht Sentinel Aug 1927 – May 2007, Connacht Tribune May 1909 – Apr 2008, Freeman’s Journal (Dublin) 1763-1924, Irish Farmers Journal (Dublin) Mar 1957 – 1998, Irish Independent (Dublin) 1905-2001, Letrim Observer 1904-1920; 1923-1998, Meath Chronicle May 1897-Nov 2007, Munster Express 1908; 1911; 1913; 1916; 1920; 1922 – 2004 (with gaps), Nation (Dublin) Oct 1842- June 1897, Southern Star (Skibberdeen, Co. Cork) Feb 1892-2007 and Tuam Herald 1994-2000.
Irish Times 1998 -	Full text of articles from the Irish Times, the Irish national daily newspaper published in Dublin.
The Irish Times (1859-2008) and the Weekly Irish Times (1876-1958)	Offers full facsimile page and article images with word searchable text back to the first issue of both the Irish Times (1859-2006) and the Weekly Irish Times (1876-1958). Part of Pro Quest Historical Newspapers.
Izvestiia Digital Archive (DA-IZV)	A full archive of the newspaper Izvestiia. Among the longest-running Russian newspapers, Izvestiia was founded in March 1917 and during the Soviet period was the official organ of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Remarkable for its serious and balanced treatment of subject matter, Izvestiia has traditionally been a popular news source within intellectual and academic circles.
The Jerusalem Post 1990 - 1997 1998 - 2003	Full text of the daily newspaper (published in Jerusalem).
The Journal de Genève 1826 - 1998	A digital edition of The Journal de Genève, the French-language daily paper, published in Geneva. Searches may be carried out by keyword, date or period, with the possibility to limit a search by period or content (articles, titles of articles, images, advertising). You can then view the page or the specific item you want. This resource is freely available on the Internet.
Lancaster Guardian 2 Sept 2004 -	Full text of articles from the Lancaster Guardian, the regional daily paper published in Lancaster.
Leicester Mercury 6 Oct 1999 -	Full text of articles from the Leicester Mercury, regional daily newspaper published in Leicester.
The Listener Historical Archive 1929-1991	Complete, fully searchable facsimile archive of The Listener, the BBC periodical, established by the BBC in 1929, as the medium for reproducing radio, and later, television programmes in print.
Liverpool Echo 2002 -	Full text of articles from the Liverpool Echo, regional evening newspaper published in Liverpool.
Los Angeles Times 1 Jan 1985 -	Full text of articles from the US daily paper published in Los Angeles.
The Mail on Sunday 1993 -	See Daily Mail.
Manchester Evening News 2001 -	Full text of articles from the Manchester Evening News, regional evening newspaper published in Manchester.
The New York Times 1991 - 1997 1998 - 2001	Full text of the daily US newspaper.
The New York Times (1851-2006)	Offers full facsimile page and article images with word searchable text back to the first issue of the New York Times (1851-2006). Part of Pro Quest Historical Newspapers.
News of the World 1996 -	Full text of articles from the News of the World, the UK national Sunday tabloid newspaper published in London. Highest circulation of any newspaper in the UK.
NewsBank Newspapers U.K., Ireland and U.S.A	Full-text articles from 19 UK national newspapers and over 140 UK & Irish regional and local newspapers and periodicals. Search single titles or search multiple titles simultaneously. The UK national titles include the Financial Times from 1982 onwards and The Times from 1985 onwards. Three US titles are also included the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and the Chicago Tribune.
Newsletter (Belfast)	Full text of articles from the News Letter, the Northern Irish regional daily newspaper published in Belfast.
NewspaperSG (The National Library of Singapore)	An online resource of digitised historic newspapers from Singapore and Malaya. Site allows you to search the digital archive of papers published between 1831 and 1989 and includes The Straits Times 1845-1989. You can also find information about the National Library of Singapore’s microfilmed newspapers. All images are watermarked and the image quality is variable. British Library Newspapers (Colindale) holds most of the digitised titles on microfilm. This site is freely available on the Internet.
The Nineteenth Century Serials Edition (ncse)	The Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (ncse) is a free, online edition of six nineteenth-century periodicals and newspapers. ncse includes full runs of the first five titles, and a decade only of the Publishers' Circular. Titles are represented as completely as possible, including multiple editions, advertisements, wrappers, and supplements where these could be found. Titles are: Monthly Repository (1806-1837) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Northern Star (1838-1852), Leader (1850-1860), English Woman's Journal (1858-1864), Tomahawk (1867-1870), and Publishers' Circular (1880-1890). All six journals are segmented to article level, and can be downloaded freely. This site is freely available on the Internet.
Northampton Chronicle and Echo 5 Oct 2004 -	Full text of articles from the Northampton Chronicle and Echo, the regional evening paper published in Northampton.
The Northern Echo (Darlington) 1999 onwards available in NewsBank	Full text of the regional daily newspaper (published in Darlington, Co. Durham).
Nottingham Evening Post 13 Nov 2002 -	Full text of articles from the Nottingham Evening Post, the regional evening paper published in Nottingham.
The Observer 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Available via NewsBank 1998 -	Full text of the national Sunday broadsheet newspaper, published in London.
Papers Past (The National Library of New Zealand)	Papers Past contains more than one million pages of digitised New Zealand newspapers and periodicals. The collection covers the years 1840 to 1915 and includes publications from all regions of New Zealand. This site is freely available on the Internet.
People 2000 -	Full text of articles from The People, the UK national Sunday tabloid newspaper published in London.
Picture Post Historical Archive, 1938-1957	The Picture Post Historical Archive, 1938-1957 is the complete, fully text searchable facsimile archive of the Picture Post, the British news magazine notable for its ground-breaking use of photo-journalism.
Portsmouth Evening News 20 Sept 2004 -	Full text of articles from the Portsmouth Evening News, the regional evening paper published in Portsmouth.
Pravda Digital Archive (DA-PRA)	A full archive of the newspaper Pravda. Official organ of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Pravda was founded in 1912 and is an important source on history of communism, Russia and the Soviet Union.
Pro Quest Historical Newspapers	Offers full facsimile page and article images with word searchable text of The Guardian (1821-2003), The Observer (1791-2003), the New York Times (1851-2006), the Irish Times (1859-2006), the Weekly Irish Times (1876-1958) and The Scotsman (1817-1950). Cross searching across all of these titles is available.
Scotland On Sunday 1998 -	See Scotsman.
The Scotsman 1998 -	Full text of the Scottish daily newspaper. Also includes its sister paper, Scotland on Sunday.
The Scotsman 1817 - 1950	Offers full facsimile page and article images with word searchable text back to the first issue of The Scotsman (1817-1950). Part of Pro Quest Historical Newspapers.
The South Wales Echo 2002 onwards available in NewsBank	Full text of articles from the Welsh regional daily newspaper published in Cardiff.
Sun 1996 -	Full text of articles from the Sun, the UK national daily tabloid newspaper published in London. Second highest circulation newspaper in the UK.
The Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 2000 -	See Herald.
The Sunday Mail 2000 onwards available in NewsBank	Full text of articles from the Scottish Sunday tabloid published in Glasgow.
Sunday Mercury (Birmingham) 26 Nov 2000 -	Full text of articles from the Sunday Mercury, regional Sunday newspaper published in Birmingham.
The Sunday Mirror 1992 -	See Daily Mirror.
The Sunday Telegraph 1991 -	See Daily Telegraph.
The Sunday Times Available from NewsBank 1985 -	Full text of the national newspaper.
The Sydney Morning Herald 1992, 1993 , 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Available from Fairfax Digital Editions 2006 - Good Weekend 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004	Full text of the Australian daily newspaper (published in Sydney). From April 2007, the CD-ROM is replaced by an online version which provides a full digital facsimile edition of the printed newspaper. For the Fairfax Digital Edition, please click the 'Existing subscribers: Click here for direct access' button. Good Weekend is the Saturday magazine supplement to the Sydney Morning Herald.
The Times Available from NewsBank 1985 -	Full text of the national daily newspaper.
Times Digital Archive	A digital edition of The Times, using keyword searching and hit-term highlighting to retrieve full facsimile images of either a specific article or a complete page.
The Times Educational Supplement 1994 - 2001	Full text of the weekly periodical that provides news and editorial comment about education. Also includes Times Higher Educational Supplement (THES) covering higher education.
The Times Higher Education Supplement 1994 - 2001	See Times Educational Supplement.
The Times of India 1838 - 2003	Offers full facsimile page and article images with word searchable text back to the first issue of The Times of India (1838-2003) Part of ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
The Times Literary Supplement 1994 - 2003	Full text of the weekly literary review.
Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive 1902-2006	Provides access to every page of every copy of the Times Literary Supplement published from 1902 to 2006.
UKpressonline	Ukpressonline provides text searchable access to full page facsimiles of some of the UK’s biggest selling popular newspapers of the 20th and 21st centuries. The archive is currently under construction but already complete are the Daily Mirror 1903 to date, Daily Express / Sunday Express May 2000 to date, the Daily Star May 2000 to date, and the Star Sunday September 2002 to date. The Daily Express 20th Century Archives is now under construction and around 180,000 pages covering selected dates between 1900 and 1982 are also currently available.
Vogue Archive	Entire run of Vogue magazine (US edition) from 1892 to the present day, including all text, graphics, ads, covers and fold-outs, indexed and in colour. Contents represent the work of designers, photographers, stylists and illustrators of the 20th and 21st centuries and are a primary source for the study of fashion, gender and modern social history.
Wales on Sunday 2002 -	See Western Mail.
The Western Daily Press 1999 -	From 1999 onwards, the Western Daily Press and the Bristol Evening Post are included in the NewsBank Newspapers database.
The Western Mail 2002 -	The Western Mail, South Wales Echo and Wales on Sunday from 2002 onwards are included in the NewsBank Newspapers database.
Western Morning News	Full text of articles from the Western Morning News, the regional daily newspaper published in Plymouth.
Yorkshire Evening Post 28 Aug 2004 -	Full text of articles from the Yorkshire Evening Post, the long established regional evening paper published in Leeds. Circulates throughout Leeds, Wakefield, Harrogate, Selby, Kirkless and Bradford.
Yorkshire Post 28 Aug 2004 -	Full text of articles from the Yorkshire Post, the regional daily paper published in Leeds. Circulates throughout Yorkshire and Humberside.