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ProQuest Black Newspapers Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available
Recent coverage of 10 black newspapers from 1989 - present, depending on the title. Includes: Afro-American Red Star; Call and Post; Chicago Defender; Houston Post; Michigan Chronicle; Muslim Journal; New Journal and Guide; New York Amsterdam News; Los Angeles Sentinel; Washington Informer.

Brattleboro Reformer Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available
Vermont Newspaper - Online via Lexis Nexis.  See MIDCAT record for dates of coverage.

Vermont Newspapers-Burlington Free Press and Rutland Herald Unrestricted Access Some full text available
 Burlington Free Press   Online Current & Archival Selections (page image)   Current Newspapers, Level 1   Microfilm #205.  Library has 1848 to date.   Index for 1848-67: Reference AI21 B8   Index for 1959-83: Microfilm #591   Index for 1984 to 1992: on Microfiche    Online Index for 1984 - May 2009

 Rutland Herald    Online Selections from Current Issue (page image)    Additional online access by special password for Midd users.  Contact a librarian for details.     Current Newspapers, Level 1    1792-1820, 1835-present:  Microfilm #27    Online Index, 1984 - present.      Index for 1970 - 1983:  Microfilm #27     Online Index for 1984 - April 2009


Ethnic News Watch Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available
A full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines, and journals of the U.S. ethnic, minority, and native press from the mid 1980s to present.  Languages include English, Spanish, German, Italian and more. [Shortcut: go/ethnicnews]

InfoTrac Newsstand Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available
Full-text collection, of articles from over 1,000 newspapers.  Coverage: 1980 - present. Click on browse to see the list of available newspapers.

Latin American Database Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available
"LADB's journalists collect Spanish language source material from Latin America and publish weekly bulletins in English, placing events in context and highlighting key developments." NotiSur (1986+) contains news, summaries, and analyses on a variety of political, economic, and social issues in South America, while NotiCen (1986+) covers the Caribbean and Central America.  SourceMex (1990+) focuses on Mexican economic and political issues, particularly US-Mexico relations.

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available
Academic Universe provides access to the full text of national and international newspapers, magazines, wire services, and more. It also includes business, financial, and legal information, including laws, regulations, cases, and EU law. The non-English language news link includes news in French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Go shortcut = go/lexis (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/lexis (off campus).

Middlebury Campus Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only
"The student newspaper of Middlebury College."  Weekly during academic year.Online via the Middlebury Campus website (Oct. 2001 - ) and via LexisNexis (1999 - ).1905-1985 (Digital Collections at Middlebury)

National Newspapers Premier (ProQuest) Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available
Includes Chicago Tribune (1985 - present); Los Angeles Times (1985 - present); + National Newspapers Premier (24 newspapers including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, along with a selection of titles from across the U.S.)

Newspaper Direct Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available Resource contains images
45-day archive of full-color, full-page, scanned images of over 700 newspapers from 76 countries in 38 languages.


Westlaw Campus Research Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available
Full-text collection of legal, news, and business information sources.  Legal resources include law reviews and journals; law encyclopedias and legal guides; cases (all Supreme Court, federal, and state cases); statutes (including USCA and state codes/laws); federal regulations (including the Federal Register and CFR); European Union materials (including treaty, legislative, and case law materials). See Product Brochure and Campus Help for more details. Go shortcut = go/westlaw

World News Connection Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available
Full-text translations of world press and broadcasting, 1995 to current.

Current e-News: Non-English

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Newspaper Direct Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available Resource contains images
45-day archive of full-color, full-page, scanned images of over 700 newspapers from 76 countries in 38 languages.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available
Academic Universe provides access to the full text of national and international newspapers, magazines, wire services, and more. It also includes business, financial, and legal information, including laws, regulations, cases, and EU law. The non-English language news link includes news in French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Go shortcut = go/lexis (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/lexis (off campus).

Kidon Media Link Unrestricted Access Some full text available Resource contains images Resource contains video Resource contains audio

Links to 18,776 newspapers and other news sources from almost every country and territory in the world.


Arabic

Aljazeera Unrestricted Access Some full text available Resource contains images
Major news source in Arabic
 

Chinese

Links to electronic Chinese Language Newspapers, compiled by MIT

French

Links to electronic French Language Newspapers, compiled by MIT.

Monde (Online) Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available Resource contains images

Available through LexisNexis Academic 1987-current.


German

Links to electronic German Language Newspapers, compiled by MIT.

Italian

Links to electronic Italian Language Newspapers, compiled by MIT.

Japanese

Links to electronic Japanese Language Newspapers, compiled by MIT.


Portuguese

Links to electronic Portuguese Language Newspapers, compiled by MIT.


Onlinenewspaper.com: Brazil Portal site for Brazilian online newspapers

Russian

Links to electronic Russian Language Newspapers, compiled by MIT.
EastView Universal Databases (Russian and English) Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available

Includes Russian Central Newspapers (66), Social Sciences & Humanities Periodicals (80); Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press; and Ekspert. Dates of coverage vary.  Includes several English-language newspapers.


Russian Central Newspapers
            Eastview database of Russian Newspapers, including several English-language newspapers.

Spanish

Links to electronic Spanich Language Newspapers, compiled by MIT.

Pais Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available Resource contains images Resource contains video Resource contains audio

Major newspaper from Spain, now available online.  1983- current.


Ethnic News Watch Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available
A full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines, and journals of the U.S. ethnic, minority, and native press from the mid 1980s to present.  Languages include English, Spanish, German, Italian and more. [Shortcut: go/ethnicnews]
Latin American Database Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available
"LADB's journalists collect Spanish language source material from Latin America and publish weekly bulletins in English, placing events in context and highlighting key developments." NotiSur (1986+) contains news, summaries, and analyses on a variety of political, economic, and social issues in South America, while NotiCen (1986+) covers the Caribbean and Central America.  SourceMex (1990+) focuses on Mexican economic and political issues, particularly US-Mexico relations.

e-News Archives
Online News Archives

Keesing's Record of World Events Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available

News summaries.  Full-text access for latest year (archive goes back to 1931, which is searchable, but Midd only has access to partial text). Back issues in print.


African American Newspapers - The 19th Century Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available

Full-text newspapers articles from: Freedom's Journal; Colored American; The North Star; The National Era; Frederick Douglass Paper; Provincial Freeman; and The Christian Recorder.



America's Historical Newspapers: Early American Newspapers Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available Resource contains images

Part of Archive of Americana.  Includes Early American Newspapers, Series 1-3, 1690-1922.


Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers

Allows you to search and read newspaper pages from 1880-1922 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). 

Over 20 years, NDNP will create a national, digital resource of historically significant newspapers published from 1836 to 1922 from all U.S. states and territories. Select Vermont papers will be digitized by July 2011 with more to come.

Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available Resource contains images

Full-text coverage from Nov. 1860 - April 1865 of The Charleston Mercury; The New York Herald; and the Richmond Enquirer. Major events are described in detail in both Union and Confederate papers.

Google News Archive Search

Keyword index of the full text of newspaper content for the past 200 years.  Mostly English language newspapers to date, but non-English newspapers are being added. Especially useful is the show timeline link at the upper right of screen, which displays results in chronological order. 

To read the full text of the articles--without charge--search Middlebury’s holdings. If Middlebury doesn't own the article, request it through ILL.

Harpers Weekly Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available Resource contains images

Full content images of Harper's Weekly from 1857 - 1912. Browse by date or search using the index or within full-text. See printing instructions before proceeding.


Latin American Database Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available
"LADB's journalists collect Spanish language source material from Latin America and publish weekly bulletins in English, placing events in context and highlighting key developments." NotiSur (1986+) contains news, summaries, and analyses on a variety of political, economic, and social issues in South America, while NotiCen (1986+) covers the Caribbean and Central America.  SourceMex (1990+) focuses on Mexican economic and political issues, particularly US-Mexico relations.

Middlebury Campus Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only
"The student newspaper of Middlebury College."  Weekly during academic year.Online via the Middlebury Campus website (Oct. 2001 - ) and via LexisNexis (1999 - ).1905-1985 (Digital Collections at Middlebury)

19th Century British Library Newspapers Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available
Full-text of 48 national and regional newspapers from England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.
Pennsylvania Gazette, 1728 - 1800 Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available

Published in Philadelphia, it is considered the New York Times of the 18th Century. Provides a firsthand view of colonial America, the American Revolution and the New Republic, and offers important social, political and cultural perspectives of each of the periods.


ProQuest Historical Newspapers Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available Resource contains images

Search the digitized full-text and images of the New York Times (1851-2007); Wall Street Journal (1889-1993); Los Angeles Times (1881-1987); Washington Post (1877-1994); Chicago Tribune (1849-1987); Boston Globe (1872-1979);  Christian Science Monitor (1908-1997); Atlanta Constitution (1868-1945).  Black Newspapers: Chicago Defender (1910-1975); Atlanta Daily World (1931-2003);  Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002)


Times of India, 1838-2002 Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available Resource contains images
Search and view digital full-text images of the newspaper. Includes Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce (1839-1859); Bombay Times and Standard (1860-1861); Times of India (1861-2002). Also searchable with other ProQuest Newspapers.
Times of London Digital Archive 1785-1985 Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available Resource contains images
Access the digital archives of The Times of London from 1785 to 1985. Search by keyword, by words in text, or browse by date and retrieve the full text as it appeared in the paper.

Hard Copy/Microfilm - Current
Current English & Non-English Newspapers
These newspapers are located in the Harmon Periodicals Reading Room.  (Lower Level)  Past issues in microform are located on the Main Level.  

Check accuracy of holdings information by searching for the following titles in the Journals A-Z

Addison Eagle

Weekly.  1999-present.
Past issues MF# 882

Addison Independent

Bi-weekly. 1955-1958, 1970 - present.
Past issues MF# 678 

Asahi Shinbun

Daily.  Tokyo.
Current month only.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Daily.  2001-present.
Past issues MF# 707

Boston Globe

Daily. 1983-present.
Past issues MF# 636

Burlington Free Press

Daily. 1848-present.
Past issues MF# 205

Catholic Worker

7 times/year.  Current 3 months only.

Chicago Defender

Daily.  Current month only.

Chicago Tribune

Daily. 1985-present.
Past issues MF# 706

Christian Science Monitor

Daily, escept weekends & holidays. 
Current month only.
1945-2004 MF# 604

Devoir

Daily, except Sunday.  Quebec.
Current month only.

Financial Times

Daily, except Sundays & holidays.
Current month only.

Frankfurter Allgemeine

Daily, except Sundays & holidays. Frankfurt.
Current month only.

Globe and Mail

Daily, except Sunday.  Toronto.
Current month only.

Guardian Weekly

Weekly. Manchester, England.
Current six months.

Izvestia

Daily, except Monday. 1986-present.
Past issues MF# 755

Literaturnaia Gazeta

Weekly. Moscow, Russia.
Past issues MF# 697

Los Angeles Times

Daily, except Monday.  1982-present.
Past issues MF# 649

Middlebury Campus

Weekly during academic year.  1905-present.
Past issues MF# 200

Monde

Daily. 1944-present. Paris.
Past issues MF# 382

Monde Dossiers et documents

Monthly. 1999-present. Paris.
Past issues MF# 862

Montreal Gazette

Daily, except Sundays. Montreal.
Current three months only.

Moscow News (English)

Weekly. 1987-present. Moscow.
Past issues MF# 792

Moskovskie Novosti

Weekly. Moscow.
Current month only.

New York Times

Daily. 1851-present.
Past issues MF# 8

Nezavisimaia Gazeta

Three times/ week.  1991-present. Moscow.
Past issues MF# 754

Oggi

Daily. Italian
Current month only.

People

Weekly. Current three months only.

Pravda

Daily. 1979-present. Moscow.
Past issues MF# 663

Renmin Rebao

Daily, except Sundays.  Beijing.
Current month only.

Rutland Herald

Daily.  1792-present.
Past issues MF# 27

Seven Days

Weekly. Past three months only.

Stampa

Daily, except Mondays.  Turin, Italy/
Current month only.

Times of India

Daily, except Sunday. Bombay.
Current month only.

Times of London

Daily. 1850-present.
Past issues MF# 194

Times Literary Supplement. 1969-present
Past issues MF# 244

USA Today

Daily, except Saturday, Sundays, & holidays.
Current month only.

Valley Voice

Weekly. 1974-present.
Past issues MF# 473

Vermont Times

Weekly. Current month only.

Wall Street Journal

Daily.  1959-present.
Past issues MF# 447

Washington Post

Daily. Current month only.
1974-2004 MF# 504

Zeit

Weekly. German.
Current month only. 

 

Hard Copy/Microfilm - Early & Discontinued
Vermont

Check accuracy of holdings information by searching for the following titles in the Journals A-Z list.


Title Location
Brandon Union
1873-1876 (issues missing)
VT Coll Locked
Brattleboro Messenger
(Bound with Vermont Chronicle--after the Dec.26, 1828 issue). Brattleboro.
    Apr.14, 1826

VT. Coll.

Christian Herald
(Continued by Christian Messenger). Middlebury.
    Sept.25, 1816-Oct.30, 1816
VT. Coll.
Christian Messenger
(Continues Christian Herald). Middlebury.
    v.1 #7, Nov.6, 1816-v.3 #52, Nov.23, 1819
MF 540
Farmer's Library. Rutland.
    1793-1794
MF 683
Green Mountain Patriot. Peacham.
    1798-1807, 1809-1810
MF 682
Herald of Vermont. Rutland.
    1792
MF 683
Middlebury Free Press. Middlebury.
    v.3 #27, Apr.25, 1832-v.4 #22, Mar.27, 1833
VT. Coll.
Middlebury Mercury. Middlebury.
    1801-1810
MF 684
National Standard. Middlebury.
    v.15 #15, Nov.20, 1827-v.16 #9, Oct.7, 1828
VT. Coll.
North Star. Danville.
    1821-1826
MF 685
Post Boy. Windsor.
    1805-1807
MF 686
Religious Reporter (Bound with Vermont Mirror). Middlebury.
    v.1 #1, Apr.8, 1820-v.1 #25, Sept.23, 1820 v.1 #1, Apr.8, 1820-v.1 #25, Sept.23, 1820
MF537
VT. Coll
Vermont Chronicle.
Bellows Falls 1826-1828, Windsor 1828-1874, Montpelier 1874-1895, St.Johnsbury 1895-1898.
Also see Vermont Chronicle Index (marriage and death notices).

1875-1895 (7 reels)

    v.1 #1, Apr.14, 1826-v.73 #17, Apr.29, 1898
MF 816
VT. Coll. Locked
(Special Collections)
Vermont Courier. Rutland.
    1808-1810


MF 687
Vermont Intelligencer. Bellows Falls.
    1817-1820


MF 688
Vermont Mercury. Rutland
    1802-1804


MF683
Vermont Mirror
(Bound with the Religious Reporter). Middlebury.
    v.1 #1, Sept.30, 1812-v.3 #30, Apr.19, 1815
    v.1 #1, Sept.30, 1812-v.4 #5, Sept.11, 1816



MF 539
VT. Coll.
Vermont Precursor. Montpelier.
    1806-1807


MF 689
Vermont Telegraph. Brandon.
    v.8 #52, Sept.22, 1836-v.12 #52, Sept.16, 1840*


VT. Coll.
National and Regional
Baltimore American & Commercial Advertiser, 1854-1869.  MF 224

Baltimore Sun, 1867-1887.  MF 627

Birth of America: the Year in Review, 1763-1783.  MF 589.  52 newspapers and 60 broadsides from the mid-18th century colonial American press.  Indexed by Birth of America. A Chronological Guide & Index to the Contemporary Press, 1763-1783.  Last shelf in Microfilm Section.

Boston Evening Transcript, 1830-1896.  MF 198.

Boston Recorder, 1817-1849.  MF 213.

Charleston Courier, 1845-1873.  MF 213.

Chicago Daily, 1852-1881.  MF 271. 

Early English Newspapers.  MF 719.  59 titles from a microfilmed collection of 17th & 18th century colonial American press.  Indexed by Early English Newspapers.

Harbottle Dorr Collection of Annotated Massachusetts Newspapers, 1765-1776.   MF 203

Illustrated London News, 7/1856 - 1858.  Rare Books & Manuscripts-Oversize (Special Collections)

Newspaper Directories

ICON: International Coalition on Newspapers Unrestricted Access

Provides descriptive and holdings information on international newspapers.  Some newspapers may be borrowed on microfilm by submitting requests via Interlibrary Loan.

Translations & Foreign News Digests
Current Reports, Daily Reports, & JPRS Report

World News Connection Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available
Full-text translations of world press and broadcasting, 1995 to current.


Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press Unrestricted Access Some full text available

Weekly selection of Russian-language press materials translated into English.  Online access 2001 - present. Earlier years called Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press and before that, Current Digest of the Soviet Press.  Back issues in print and microfiche.


JPRS (Joint Publications Research Service) Unrestricted Access

After 1994, use World News Connection. Translations of books, reports, and periodical articles. Library receives selected series for Russia, China, East Asia, Japan, Europe, Latin America.  See the JPRS handout for details. Reports issued on microfiche, located in Gov Docs microfiche cabinets under PREX 7.13  Index on microfiche (Transdex) Govt Docs Reference AI3 .T7


FBIS Daily Report (on microfiche) Unrestricted Access

Translations of radio and TV broadcasts, newspaper and magazine articles, wire services and speeches. The library has reports on microfiche for Latin America ('90+), Sub-Sahara Africa ('91+), Asia & Pacific/East Asia ('85+), USSR & East Europe/Central Eurasia ('78-'96), China ('79+), Eastern Europe ('87+). Use the Index to the FBIS Daily Reports - Govt Docs Reference DJ - DS. Reports issued on microfiche, located in Gov Docs microfiche cabinets under PREX 7.10. For more detail, see the FBIS handout.  For coverage 1994+ use World News Connection .  See also JPRS reports.



Search MIDCAT by title for detailed holdings information for the following translations and digests of international publications:

Current Digest of the Soviet Press
All titles, except for Current Digest of the Soviet Press, are on microfiche in the Government Documents section of the library and are English translations of newspapers, journals, and broadcasts of the countries cited.  With the exception of the Current Digest of the Soviet Press, they are the work of FBIS (Foreign Broadcast Information Service) and JPRS (Joint Publications Research Service)
The Transdex  microfiche (GovDoc Ref AI 3. T 7) serve as indexing for all of the JPRS items from 1984-1996.  Other indexes are listed in MIDCAT.

Background Information
Issues, Countries, People in the News
Biography in Context Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available Resource contains images

600,000+ biographies covering more than 525,000 individuals.  Includes 170+ Gale reference titles, periodical information and multimedia content.


CQ Almanac Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available

Research issues before Congress from 1945 to the recent past. Browse by Congress, decade, or topic for yearly summaries.   Part of CQ Electronic Library. Search alone or with other CQ databases such as CQ Weekly, etc. Go shortcut =  go/cq.  Click on the direct link for each resource to browse and see all features.  Especially see Congress and the Nation (summarizes issues by 4 year presidential term rather than annually).


CQ Researcher Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available

Full-text of Congressional Quarterly Researcher, which follows current and controversial issues of the day. For each issue it includes a summary, all the pros and cons, bibliographies, and more. Part of CQ Electronic Library. Search alone or with other CQ databases such as CQ Almanac, CQ Weekly, etc. Go shortcut = go/cq


CQ Weekly Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available

Full-text of Congressional Quarterly Weekly Reports which follow congressional actions. Includes floor votes. 1983 to current. Part of CQ Electronic Library. Search alone or with other CQ databases such as CQ Almanac, CQ Researcher, etc. Go shortcut = go/cq


Opposing Viewpoints in Context Middlebury Students, Faculty and Staff only Some full text available

Opposing Viewpoints covers current controversies and hot topics. It features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites.


CIA - The World Factbook Unrestricted Access Some full text available Resource contains images

Produced by the CIA, country information including basic statistics.


Images
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Life Magazine Images Unrestricted Access Resource contains images

Available via Google Images.  Browse by decade or topic or search across all images.

 
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