Manderino Library: News & Current Events: Resources

Introduction

Find information from print, radio and online national and international news sources.

Scroll down the page to find resources that focus on regional, business or legal news.

To get an overview of a current issue, also try our General Research Guide.

U.S. Major Dailies
Full-text of New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, and Los Angeles Times from the mid 1980's - today. (Proquest)
News: U.S. and International
Search newspapers, magazines, journals, newsletters, and government press releases. Includes transcripts of television and radio shows and Congressional testimony. (Westlaw)
Newspaper Source
Access the full-text for more than 400 newspapers and other sources. Includes: USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Times (London); plus transcripts from CNN, National Public Radio, CBS News, Fox News, CNBC, etc. (EBSCO)
Academic Search Ultimate
A large and all-inclusive database that covers almost every academic subject. (EBSCO)

More info from EBSCO.

Identify if a specific journal is available online or in the library's print collection.

Full Text Finder
This tool will tell you if a particular journal is available online or in the library's print or microfilm collections. It does NOT find articles!

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (1990-present)
Access Pittsburgh Post-Gazette articles in Westlaw from 1990 to the present. Note: Images are NOT included. For material dated 2008 and earlier, the ProQuest Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Archive (1786-2008) provides full back issues with facsimile page images.
Pennsylvania News
Search Pennsylvania publications and news about Pennsylvania from other sources. (Westlaw)

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Search and read America's historic newspapers published between 1789-1963.

Google News Archive
Search or browse the full-text of 100's of newspapers from around the world. Use the "Search Archive" option.
New York Times Article Archive
The Archive provides partial and full-text digital versions of articles from 1851 to today. Note that articles may link to The TimesMachine. This offers digital replicas of all issues from 1851 to 2002, but is only available to print and digital subscribers. Manderino Library has the New York Times on microfilm from 1857-2008.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Archive (1786-2008)
Search or browse the complete full text of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from 1786-2008, including its many alternate titles throughout its history. This ProQuest archive includes full-page images of the paper, including stories, advertisements, and classifieds. If you need access to more recent articles (1990 to the present, but without images), use the Westlaw version: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (1990-present).
Philadelphia Inquirer Archive (1860-2010)
Search or browse the complete full text of the Philadelphia Inquirer from 1860-2010, including The Philadelphia Inquirer Public Ledger, as it was known from 1934-1969. This archive includes full-page images of the paper, including stories, advertisements, and classifieds. (ProQuest)

Local Newspapers on Microfilm (click for list)
The library has a collection of local newspapers on microfilm on the second floor. Microfilm readers, with attached printers, are available.