Research Guides: Newspapers: Overview

Recommended Databases to Get Started

Nexis Uni
Access international news sources, with coverage typically within the last 40 years, depending on the title. Use the "Search the News" box to limit your search to just news sources or by title of newspaper.
Newspaper Source Plus
Cover-to-cover full text for regional and national (U.S.) and international newspapers. Coverage is typically within the last 40 years, depending on the title.
NewsBank
Access the Dallas Metropolitan Collection and America's News Magazines, news media from varying date ranges within the last 30 years. The Dallas Morning News is available from 1984 - 2016.
Dallas Business Journal Portal
Access the Dallas Business Journal archive, as well as business journals for other cities.

***NOTE: To access DBJ Portal off campus, sign in with the the username and password found in the Box folder.***
Factiva
This is your best bet for broad coverage of business newspapers, press releases, and trade publications, including the Wall Street Journal, and Dow Jones and Reuters newswires.

Find Newspapers by Title

The easiest way to discover newspaper titles covered by our databases is to use the Journal Search. This is linked from the top of the Library Search page.

The easiest way to find all of the newspaper titles the library holds, including databases and microforms, is to use the Advanced Search. This is linked from the Library Search page.

Search for: "Library Catalog."
Change "Any field" to "Title" and enter the name of the newspaper. Be aware that newspapers may change their title over time.
Change the material type to "Journal" and then search.

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Find Newspapers in our Library

Today's News

We have coverage of recent newspapers in print and in various databases.
Print newspapers in Fondren Library can be found on the Mezzanine, Blue Level 1.5. See map.
Print newspapers in the Business Library can be found in the Maguire Building, Cox School of Business. See map.

Historical Newspapers Databases

The library has databases that include newspapers from the recent past as well as back to the 19th century.
Also find links to major historical newspaper resources on the open Internet.

International Newspapers

We have some international newspapers in Fondren Library, on the Mezzanine, Blue 1.5. See map.
Links to newspapers from around the world and information on searching

Microforms and Archives

Microforms located in Fondren, Blue Level 1. See map.
DeGolyer Library special collections hold original copies of several local newspapers.

SMU Newspapers

Current and historical SMU student newspapers