Locating Newspapers & their indexes
Find newspapers and indexes by title using the Library catalogue:
- Titles not held at Senate House Libraries may be found within the University by using the Union List of Serials for the University of London, or Search25 for the London area, or for elsewhere in the UK on JISC Library Hub Discover.
- The holdings of the British Library Newspaper Collections can also be checked online. Use the British Library catalogue advanced search, and select ‘Newspaper Library’ from the drop-down menu.
- Local newspapers for the London and South East region can be located in other libraries via NEWSPLAN. There is also the British Newspaper Archive, which is free to search. Full text is available through, for example, the British Library.
- A number of full-text digital news archives can be accessed remotely via registration with Westminster City Council Libraries. Registration is open to all UK residents. These resources include the Economist 1843-2006, Guardian and Observer 1791-2003, Illustrated London News 1842-2003, Picture Post 1938-1957, Newsbank (archive of national & regional newspapers and magazines), UK Press Online (Daily Mirror Archive 1903 – current, Daily Express Archive 1900 – current, Sunday Express Archive 2000 – current), Library Press Display (international newspapers with a 3 month backfile). See the Westminster Reference Library web page.
For historic local newspapers there are the following resources:
- 17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers
- 19th Century British Library Newspapers
- These can be searched simultaneously along with 19th Century British Periodicals and the Times Digital Archive on the NewsVault platform.
- Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (ncse)
See also other Digital Archives listed below:
There are many more current local newspapers with selected full-text from 1982- on LexisLibrary , International Newsstream, and InfoTrac Newsstand.
- American Prospect print Library holdings and Online from 1996-. Online edition available with searchable archive from Volume 1, Issue 1 (March 1990) onwards (full text available for selected articles only).
- American Spectator Library holdings. Online edition available with a selection of back issues (full text available for selected articles only). Indexed in: Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.
- Atlantic Monthly Library holdings. Online edition available with a searchable archive. Fee charged for access to full text. Indexed in: Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.
- Daily Mail Selected Full-text from 1992- on LexisLibrary and 1998- on International Newsstream
- Daily Telegraph Full-text archive from 2000- available through International Newsstream. Full-text from 2000- available through LexisLibrary (Note: documents from September 1988 through October 29, 2000 have been permanently removed by LexisLibrary at the publisher’s request).
- Economist Library holdings. Online edition available with searchable archive from 2000 onwards (password required). Indexed in: British Humanities Index (selected articles only) and Social Sciences Index.
- Evening Standard Selected Full-text from 1992- on LexisLibrary, 1998- on International Newsstream
- Financial Times Library holdings Full-text archive from 1996- available through International Newsstream. Indexed in: British Humanities Index (selected articles only).
- Forbes: Global Business and Finance Library holdings See also Forbes Online edition available with searchable archive.
- Guardian Library holdings Full-text archive from 1992- available through International Newsstream. Online edition available with searchable archive from September 1998 onwards. Guardian Index for 1986-1990 held in Periodicals Room Reference Collection. Also indexed in: British Humanities Index (selected articles only). Selected Full-text from 1984- on LexisLibrary.
- Independent Library holdings. Full-text archive from 1993- available through International Newsstream. Online edition available with searchable archive from 2006 onwards. Indexed in: British Humanities Index (selected articles only). Selected Full-text from 1988- on LexisLibrary.
- Independent on Sunday Library holdings. Full-text archive from 2002- available through International Newsstream. Online edition available with searchable archive from 1992 onwards. Indexed in: British Humanities Index (selected articles only). Selected Full-text from 1990- on LexisLibrary
- London Review of Books Library holdings. Online edition available with searchable archive from 1979 onwards (full text available for selected articles only). Indexed in: British Humanities Index (selected articles only).
- Mirror and The Sunday Mirror Selected Full-text from 1995- on LexisLibrary
- Nation Library holdings. Online edition available for subscribers with searchable archive from 1865 onwards with a selection of earlier issues (full text available for selected articles only). Indexed in: Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.
- National Review Library holdings. Online edition available with searchable archive from 1985 onwards. Fee charged for access to full text. Indexed in: Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.
- New Republic Library holdings. Online edition available with searchable archive (full text available for selected articles only). Indexed in: Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.
- New Statesman Library holdings Indexed in: British Humanities Index (selected articles only). 1988- on International Newsstream.
- New York Review of Books Library holdings. Online edition available with searchable archive from 1963. Free access to a selection of articles. Access to the full archive available for a fee. Indexed in: Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.
- New York Times Library holdings. Online edition available with searchable archive from 1851 onwards. Free access to full text 1851-1922, 1987-. Fee charged for articles published 1923-86.
- News of the World Selected Full-text from 1998- on LexisLibrary. Jan 7, 1996 – Jul 10, 2011 on International Newsstream
- Newsweek Online edition available with searchable archive from January 1993 (U.S. edition) and January 1999 (International edition). Full text available for a fee. Indexed in: Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.
- Observer Library holdings Full-text archive from 1995- available through International Newsstream. Online edition available with searchable archive. Indexed in: British Humanities Index (selected articles only). Selected Full-text from 1990- on LexisLibrary
- Pall Mall Gazette Library holdings
- Point Library holdings
- Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday Selected Full-text from 1993- on LexisLibrary, and also Scotsman from 1998 and Scotland on Sunday on International Newsstream.
- Spectator 1828-2000 online Library holdings also 1996- on International Newsstream
- Sun Selected Full-text from 2000- on LexisLibrary, 1996 -on International Newsstream.
- Sunday Telegraph Library holdings. Full-text archive from 2000 – available through International Newsstream.
- Sunday Times Library holdings Full-text archive from 1996- available through International Newsstream. Online edition with archive from 2000 onwards. Fee charged for access to full text. Indexed in: British Humanities Index (selected articles only) and Times Index (1973-) Selected Full-text from 1985- on LexisLibrary.
- Time Library holdings. Online edition available with searchable archive from 1923 (U.S. edition only). Fee charged for access to full text of articles published more than two weeks ago. Asia,Europe, and Pacific editions also available. See relevant edition for details of electronic archives.
- Times Library holdings (microfilm) See also Daily universal register. Full-text archive from 1785-2011 available through The Times Digital Archive. Full-text archive from 1992- available through International Newsstream. Selected Full-text from 1985- on LexisLibrary. Indexed in: British Humanities Index (selected articles only) and Times Index.
- Times Educational Supplement Library holdings (microfilm) Library holdings (paper copy). 2008- available on International Newsstream. Indexed in Times Index 1973-
- Times Higher Education Supplement Library holdings (microfilm) Library holdings (paper copy). Online edition available with searchable archive from October 1994 (password required). Selected Full-text from September 29, 2000 through current; Also from October 28, 1994 through December 25, 1998 on LexisLibrary. 2008- available in International Newsstream. Indexed in: British Humanities Index and Times Index 1973-
- Times Literary Supplement Library holdings (online, paper and microfilm holdings). Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive1902-2012 . Indexed in: British Humanities Index (selected articles only) and Times Index 1973-
- U.S. News and World Report Library holdings Indexed in: Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.
Newspaper Digital Archives
- American Historic newspapers online
- Australian newspapers online
- Caribbean Newspaper Digital Library
- Free Newspaper Archives in the US
- New York Times
- Ouest Eclair: editions in Gallica, Brittany,Normandy
- Swiss daily newspapers: The Journal de Genève (1826-1998), Gazette de Lausanne and the Nouveau Quotidien
- Virtual History Library Newspapers