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Key Databases for Current News

Key Databases for Historical News

Key Databases for Industry Specific News

Audiovisual News Sources

Historical Newspapers on Microform

Not all databases provide the entire range of a newspaper's publication dates. Sometimes, you will need to access older articles on microfilm (film reels) or microform (transparent cards). Oxy has a number of newspapers on microform, some of which are listed below. The microfilm reading machine is located on the main floor of the Academic Commons.

Finding Historical Newspapers on Microform through ILL

Microform of newspapers not at Oxy can be ordered via Inter Library Loan (ILL).

1. Search for the title of the newspaper in OxyWorldcat

2. Sort the results by relevence only

3. Open the record for the newspaper that contains microfilm or microform (it should be in the first few results)

4. Click Request this Item

It can be useful to reference an index to the newspaper when using microform, which can also be ordered through WorldCat using the same steps above. To locate a newspaper's index, search for the title + "index."