Research Guides: Community and Demographic Research: News Sources

News Sources

Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) This link opens in a new window
Indexes articles in news, business, legal, medical, and reference information. Some full text articles available online.
Newspaper Source Plus (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Newspaper Source Plus includes more than 1,000 full-text newspapers, providing more than 38 million full-text articles. The database contains comprehensive full text for major newspapers such as The New York Times (from January 1985 to present), Christian Science Monitor, San Francisco Chronicle, The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), The Times (UK), Toronto Star, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times (DC) and others.

Cedar Falls-Waterloo Courier
Rod Library subscription. CatID required off-campus. Search for specific topics.
Select Newspaper Source Plus for issues 2002-current (1 day delay).
Use Courier webpage for selected issues (has online ads & article limit).
Des Moines Register
Rod Library subscription. Valid CatID required off-campus. Search for specific topics.
Local newspapers
Access to local/city newspapers through Rod Library will vary. Search here by newspaper name to determine if Rod Library has online and/or in print.

Many online newspapers will also allow viewing a limited number of articles free.