News and news archives
Each library holds a selection of current local, national and international newspapers.
Journal title search
Search for available newspapers and news magazines - in print and online - by doing a journal title search.
Online newspapers, print and TV news archives
17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers
- Extensive collection of more than one thousand newspapers and pamphlets from 1600-1800.
- Based on a collection at the British Library gathered by Reverend Charles Burney.
- Coverage: Broad coverage of the humanities, science, and medicine.
- NOT included in the main library search.
19th Century British Library Newspapers
- Provides access to national, regional, and local 19th century British newspapers.
- It includes 48 titles which reflect the social and political developments of the time.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Box of Broadcasts (BoB)
- Off-air recording and media archive service.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Cambridge Journals Online
- Cambridge Journals Digital Archive contains the full text from 170 journals, from volume 1, issue 1 to 1996.
- Included in the main library search.
Financial Times via Nexis
- News, analysis and comment from the online edition of the world’s leading global business publication, the Financial Times.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Guardian and Observer (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
- Online access to The Guardian (1821-2003) and The Observer (1791-2003) newspapers.
- Easily searchable first coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
- Included in the main library search.
Independent Local Radio
- Audio files from four archives of Independent Local Radio from 1973 to 1996.
- NOT included in the main library search.
News on Screen
- Database of 180,000 cinemagazine and newsreel stories linked to production documents and films.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Nexis
- Full text database including UK national and regional newspapers, and worldwide newspapers and magazines.
- Includes access to the Financial Times.
- Also includes full-text information covering companies, industries, market surveys, countries, and people.
- NOT included in the main library search.
The Times Digital Archive
- Access to back issues of The Times (London) newspaper online.
- One of the most highly regarded resources for the study of 18th century history and onward.
- Included in the main library search.
This Week programmes from 1956-1992
- Programme information about This Week, the first ITV current affairs series, which ran from January 1956 to December 1992.
- Includes information about the documentation which supports each programme.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Times Higher Education (THE)
- A leading source of sector intelligence, news and analysis for global higher education and studying in the UK and abroad.
- Content includes digital editions of Times Higher Education, news, opinion, features, jobs, events and university rankings.
- NOT included in the main library search.
Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive
- A complete online facsimile edition of every issue of one of the most comprehensive literary publications of the 20th century.
- This digital archive an essential resource for anyone studying, or supporting the study of, modern literature, humanities and culture.
- NOT included in the main library search.
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