Many newspapers make their publications freely available on their individual websites for a limited time. Be aware that some of these may have selected coverage or may be a special "online" edition that is not necessarily considered archivable. You should always start your research here with the Library'ssubscription sources where coverage ismost consistent and reliable. Then go to the individual web sites to supplement.
Access to certain freelance articles and other features may be unavailable due to restrictions placed by the copyright owners.
New York Times
Considered the national newspaper of record, the NYT began
publishing in the 1850s. The Library has the NYT in various
formats from 1851 - current.
Note: An easy way to search the NYT for any time period prior to 1981 is to use their free search engine. You can search the full text, author, or headline. You can also specify a date range or include advertisements and other listings in your search.
Once you have pinpointed a particular citation, you can come into the Library and retrieve the full text from our microfilm.
Wall Street Journal
The financial newspaper of record. The Library has the WSJ in various
formats from 1972 - current.
Print: current 3 months only
Microfilm:
1972- April 1994
Note: An easy way to search the Washington Post for any time period (1877-1986 or 1987-) is to use their free Archive Search tool. You can search by author or headline and specify a date range or include advertisements and other listings in your search.
Once you have pinpointed a particular citation, you can come into the Library and retrieve the full text from our microfilm or place an Interlibrary loan request for a date prior to 1972.
1785- 1852,
1968- 1974,
1977- 1995 : Entire paper cover to cover.
The Financial Times (London)
The Financial times publishes a unique blend of business, political and cultural news that has made it the dominant English-language business newspaper of Europe.
Cover-to-cover full text for 20 national (US) and international
newspapers, and selected full-text articles from more than
200 regional (US) newspapers.
More than 350 newspapers, both domestic and international,
many with same day publication coverage. On the "Guided
News Search" screen, select a "News Category" from
the drop-down list (ex. US News') as well as a "News
Source" from the drop-down list (ex. 'Northeast Regional
Sources' or 'Pennsylvania News Sources'). Finally, "Select
a Date" --the default is usually 6 months.
Regional Business News incorporates over 50 business journals,
newspapers and
newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United
States. Included in this database are Business NorthCarolina, Crain's New York Business (and other Crain Communications editions), Des Moines Business Record, Enterprise Salt Lake City, Fort Worth Business Press, Orange County Business Journal, Westchester
County Business Journal, etc.
Linda A. Kubala
Web Resources/Reference Librarian
Saint Joseph's University lkubala@sju.edu