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Provider: NewsBank
Newspaper collections from NewsBank provide full-text articles from the electronic editions of record for more than 700 newspapers around the globe, including the NY Times (2000-present). Database covers 1977-present.
LexisNexis academic
Provider: LN
Full-text of thousands of newspapers, magazines, news transcripts, reference works, and legal materials. Includes NY Times (1980-current)
ProQuest Research Library
Provider: ProQuest
Provides citations and full-text magazine and journal articles in a wide variety of disciplines, both scholarly and popular in scope. Covers 1971 - present.
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Aljazeera.net
Provides English-language headline news and other feature items from Al Jazeera, the Arabic television news channel.
AllAfrica.com
Provides daily news and information in English and French from across the African continent. Covers 1996-present (BMC & SC), last 30 days (HC).
BBC online
Provides access to an array of services offered by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) including news, broadcast information, informative country profiles and other reference sources. Coverage varies.
CBS News
Presents national and international news reports. These reports are updated daily and consist of articles, photographs, audio files, and video files. Includes stock market quotes and U.S. weather forecasts.
CNN.com
Presents news from Cable News Network Inc. (CNN). Includes top news stories, U.S. and world news, sports news, weather forecasts and information, entertainment news, and health news. Offers travel information and science news.
CQ weekly
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(Bryn Mawr College) Available from 1983-present.
(Haverford College) Available from 1983-present.
(Swarthmore College) Available from 1983-present.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Congressional Quarterly,
Provides comprehensive, non-partisan, coverage of the U.S. Congress including bill status, votes, debates and amendments. Includes full-text articles published since 1983. Covers 1983-present.
Ethnic newswatch
Offers full-text articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. In English and Spanish, it offers additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press. Covers 1990-present.
GenderWatch
Offers full-text access to scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, books, conference proceedings, government and non-governmental organization reports. Materials focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas. Provides a historical perspective on the evolution of the women's movement and changes in gender roles. Covers 1970-present.
MideastWire.com
Provices concise, translated,daily briefs covering some of the key political, cultural, economic and opinion pieces appearing via the print, radio and television media of the 22 Arab countries, Iran and the Arab Diaspora. Covers 2005-
NPR Online
Provides access to National Public Radio's (NPR) web site. offers news, and links to NPR programs including All things Considered and Fresh Air. Provides links to the audio stream for NPR programs. Coverage varies.
World news connection
Contains hundreds of international news items that are added daily. Material is obtained from non-U.S. open-source political speeches, television programs, radio broadcasts, newspaper articles, periodicals, and books. Content focuses primarily on military, political, environmental, scientific, technical, and socioeconomic issues and events. Full-text available on-line, or relevant articles may be sent to a subscriber's e-mail address.




