Finding a Specific Newspaper

This tutorial will explain how to locate specific newspapers using the Library search options of Journal Search and Database Search.

Using a Journal Search

1. Starting from the UW-Madison Libraries’ homepage, select “Journals” from the “Catalog” drop-down menu above the search box. 
2. Type the name of the newspaper you are searching for in the search box, e.g. “Washington Post”
3. Change drop-down from “Keywords” to “Title” and select “Available Online.” 
4. Select the “Submit” button. 
5. In the results, locate the newspaper and select the title to open the record.
6. In the record, select “view online” to view the online access options as well as the time span covered for each option.

Searching for a Database by Type (Newspapers)

1. Starting from the UW-Madison Libraries’ homepage, select “Databases” from the “Catalog” drop-down menu above the search box. 
2. Select “Browse by Subject/Type.” 
3. Select the “Type” tab.  This leads you to a list of source types including newspapers. 
4. Choose “Newspapers.”  Each type leads to a list of database options. These are divided into Core Databases, Current News Databases, Historical Databases, etc.
5. Select a database name to see the time span and contents covered in the database.
6. To use the database, select “Go to this Database” underneath the database name in the search results, or once you have selected the database name and arrived at the database information page.

Note: In databases, most articles are presented as text only and do not include images, graphs and charts, and video.