Use the following databases to find full text articles, current or past, from national and international newspapers. This is a selected list.
For the complete list, see Databases with Newspapers.
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Accessible Archives – 1700's - 1800'sFull text of many 18th and 19th century American newspapers and magazines, including North Star and Frederick Douglass’ Paper.
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America's Historical Newspapers – 1690-1922Full text of American newspapers from colonial times to the 1920's.
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Gale Newsstand – Via Gale Group – 1985 - currentFull-text of over 1,000 regional, national, and international newspapers, including several from New York State
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Factiva – Via Factiva – Varies by publicationContains articles on business, news, and companies worldwide, current and historical financial quotes, and company profiles.
Improve your search experience in Factiva with the tips in this handout: FactivaSearchTips.pdf
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LexisNexis News – Via LexisNexis – VariesU.S. newspapers and wires, with option to also search world news, non-English news, new transcripts, etc.
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New York State Newspapers – Via Gale Group – 1985 - currentMajor NY State newspapers, full text, recent years. Includes Buffalo, Syracuse, Binghamton and NY Post and Observer papers.
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ProQuest Historical Newspapers – Via ProQuest – VariesFull text - articles, ads, pictures - of New York Times (1851 - 2007) & other major papers. Click "More" link for their names.
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ProQuest Research, Newspapers & Business – VariesIdentifies articles in journals, magazines and newspapers, many full text. Includes ABI/Inform, Ethnic NewsWatch,GenderWatch
See Databases with Newspapers for the complete list of databases that contain information on newspapers.
See Primary Sources for History for access to a curated selection of historical newspapers.
For Russian newspapers see News in Russian.