Library Users Guide Newspapers and Indexes

Library User's Guide: Newspapers and Indexes

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ROD LIBRARY NEWSPAPER COLLECTION	National Newspapers
Local Newspapers	International Newspapers
State Newspapers	NEWSPAPER INDEXES
Regional Newspapers	SEARCHING PAPER INDEXES TO NEWSPAPERS

Rod Library subscribes to print editions of about 35 newspapers. Older issues of some of these newspapers are retained on microfilm back as far as the 1800s. For a complete listing of newspapers received in print, see Rod Library Newspapers -- Arranged by Title. Rod Library also subscribes to online versions of many newspapers through services such as LexisNexis, NewsBank, and ProQuest. Coverage goes back as far as 1980 in some cases. Finally, Rod Library provides links to numerous newspaper web sites. In most cases, only recently published articles are available through such sites.

For more information on accessing online newspapers and newspaper articles, see the Library User's Guide: News Sources and Indexes available on the Library User's Guides page of the Rod Library home page.

ROD LIBRARY NEWSPAPER COLLECTION

"Newspapers are acquired by UNI to support the teaching and research needs of the University and to support current awareness by providing access to information on events and news at the local, state, national and international levels." - Rod Library Newspaper Collection Policy

You may search for a specific newspaper title (via UNISTAR) to determine if Rod Library subscribes to it by clicking on Newspaper Articles on the Rod Library Home Page and entering a title in the search window. You may also browse the titles by clicking on Browse Print and Electronic Newspaper Titles in Library Catalog on that page.

The newspapers listed below are examples of these. For older issues of newspapers, please keep in mind that many newspapers have gone through title changes so be sure to check for a Continues or Cont'd (Continued by) by statement in the UNISTAR record. This indicates previous or newer titles. The first two newspapers listed below are examples of this.

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Local Newspapers

The Northern Iowan (current title)
LD2583 N662 (UNI Compact Periodicals, UNI Special Collection and Archives, and 1969 - at UNI Microfilm) 1967- present

The College Eye (former title)
LD 2583 N66 (UNI Compact Periodicals, UNI Special Collection and Archives) 1911-1967
The Normal Eyte (former title)
LD 2583 N66 ( UNI Compact Periodicals, UNI Special Collection and Archives, some years at UNI Microfilm) 1892-1911

The Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier (current title)
July 1984 - present Current issues retained until microfilm has been received. Microfilm is located at UNI Microfilm.

Waterloo Courier, the Cedar Falls Record (former title)
Aug. 1983 - June 1984 (UNI Microfilm)
Waterloo Courier (former title)
Sept. 1973 - Aug. 1983 (UNI Microfilm)
Waterloo Daily Courier (former title)
Mar. 1932 - Sept. 1973 (UNI Microfilm)
Waterloo Daily Courier combined with the Waterloo Tribune (former title)
Feb. 1931 - Mar. 1932 (UNI Microfilm)
Waterloo Daily Courier (former title)
Nov. 1929 - Feb 1931 (UNI Microfilm)
Waterloo Evening Courier and Waterloo Daily Reporter (former title)
Mar. 1914 - Nov. 1929 (UNI Microfilm)
Waterloo Evening Courier (former title)
Sept. 1909 - Mar. 1914 (UNI Microfilm)
Waterloo Semi Weekly Courier (former title)
Dec. 1907 - July 1910 (UNI Microfilm)
Semiweekly Waterloo Courier (former title)
Jan. 1898 - Dec. 1907 (UNI Microfilm)
Waterloo Daily Courier (former title)
Dec. 1890 - Sept. 1909 (UNI Microfilm)
The Waterloo Courier (former title)
Nov. 1859 - Aug. 1864; Jan. 1865 - Dec. 1897 (UNI Microfilm)
Related title: The Cedar Falls Record
Jan. 1903 - Sept. 1909; Jan. 1910 - Aug. 1983 (UNI Microfilm)

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State Newspapers

The Des Moines Register
Oct. 1916 - present (UNI Periodicals Desk, UNI Microfilm)
Library keeps paper issues until microfilm is received. Past issues of this title are also available full text on CD-ROM. Click on the Des Moines Register icon on any library computer desktop to access years 1991- through the past year.

The Des Moines Register and Leader (UNI Microfilm)
June 22, 1915 - Sept. 30, 1916
June 22 - Aug. 15, 1915 filmed with Register and Leader, June 2-21, 1915
July 27 - Sept. 30, 1916 filmed with: The Des Moines Register, Oct. 1-9, 1916
The Register and Leader (UNI Microfilm)
July 1902 - June 21, 1915
June 2-21, 1915 filmed with: The Des Moines Register and Leader, June 22- Aug. 15, 1915.

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Regional Newspapers

The library keeps the latest 7 issues plus the Sunday job ads only of the following regional newspapers. If a title is available on LexisNexis, some restrictions on which articles are available full-text may apply. LexisNexis is available through the Rod Library home page. Select Databases A-Z under Journal and Magazine Articles (Panther Prowler).

Click on "Sources" on the top bar of LexisNexis. Type in your title and then click on "Find Title." Click on "About this Title" to examine any restrictions which may apply.

The Chicago Tribune (UNI Periodicals Desk) Also available on NewsBank, 1985 - present.

The Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (UNI Newspaper Room, Ads at UNI Periodicals Desk) Also available on LexisNexis, Sept. 1991 - present.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (UNI Newspaper Room, Ads at UNI Periodicals Desk) Also available on LexisNexis, Jan. 1989 - present.

The Omaha World Herald (UNI Newspaper Room, Ads at UNI Periodicals Desk) Also available on LexisNexis, Aug. 1994 - present.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (UNI Newspaper Room, Ads at UNI Periodicals Desk) Also available on LexisNexis, Sept. 1995 - present.

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National Newspapers

Library keeps latest 7 issues at the UNI Periodicals Desk and prior issues in the UNI Newspaper Room until the Microfilm has been received.

The New York Times UNI Microfilm: 1983- (FOR INFORMATION ON SEPT. 1857-1982 SEE: NEW YORK TIMES - 1) Some articles from this title are available full-text on LexisNexis, 1980 - present. Full text of older articles may be obtained electronically from ProQuest Historical Newspapers - The New York Times (1851-2004).

USA Today (UNI Periodicals Desk - most recent 5 issues, UNI Newspaper Room, prior 7 issues) Also available on LexisNexis, 1989 - present.

The Wall Street Journal (UNI Periodicals Desk - most recent 5 issues, UNI Newspaper Room, prior issues until microfilm is received, UNI Microfilm, Jan. 1959 - most recent received.) Also available via ProQuest, 1984-current (fulltext); 1981-1983 (selective abstracts). Indexing only also available on LexisNexis, May, 1973 - present.

The Washington Post (UNI Newspaper Room - recent issues only,
UNI Periodicals Desk - latest Sunday job ads, UNI Microfilm - 1974- present.) Also available on LexisNexis, 1977 - present.

The Los Angeles Times (UNI Newspaper Room - latest 7 issues only, UNI Periodicals Desk - latest Sunday job ads) Also available on LexisNexis, 1985 - present.

Daily National Intelligencer and Washington Express Although this title is not currently received, this newspaper is used for historical research on the United States. (UNI Microfilm, Sept. - Dec. 1869)

Daily National Intelligencer (former title) Jan. 1813 - June 1869 (UNI Microfilm)
National Intelligencer (former title) Jan. 1810 - Dec. 1812 (UNI Microfilm)
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (former title)
Oct. 1800 - Jan. 1810 (UNI Microfilm)

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International Newspapers

Times (London) ( UNI Newspaper Room - recent issues only retained until microfilm is received, UNI Microfilm - 1788 - present). Also available on LexisNexis along with the Sunday Times, 1985 - present.

Recent newspapers may be browsed in the Newspaper Room located on the first floor behind the main staircase. Some newspapers and classified advertisements are located on the first floor at the MultiService Center's Periodicals desk. Past issues of some newspapers are available on microfilm on the first floor of the library in the Microforms Room. Microfilmed volumes/issues of newspapers are filed alphabetically by their title in the microform drawers. Check the Lib. Has (Library Has) statement in the UNISTAR record for your title to find out which volumes/issues the library has and which are on microfilm.

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Newspaper Indexes

The Rod Library has the following indexes available for searching newspapers. These are located in the Index/Abstract area of the library or on the Internet.

The New York Times Index UNI Index/Abstract AI 21.N45 (1913-present); UNI Index/Abstract AI 21.N44 (1851-1912) Full-text articles (June 1980-Present) also on LexisNexis. Abstracts available (1969-May 1980)
The New York Times Article Archive: 1851-1980 and 1981-present.

The Times Index (London) (current index title)
UNI Index/Abstract AI 21.T46 (1973-present)

Index to the Times (former index title) (Mar. 1957-1972)
Official Index to the Times (former index title)(Mar. 1914-Feb. 1957)
Annual Index to the Times (former index title)(1906-1913)
The Times (The Daily Universal Register) Index (former index title)
UNI Index Annex AI 21.T46 (1785-1789)
Full-text articles (Jul. 1985-Present) also on LexisNexis.

The Washington Post Index
UNI Index/Abstract AI 21.W33 (1989-present)

Official Washington Post Index (former index title)(1979-1988)
The Washington Post. Newspaper Index (former index title) (1971-1978)
Full-text articles (1977-Present) also on LexisNexis.

Index to the Waterloo Courier
UNI Index/Abstract AI 21.W37 (1974-1991)

The following indexes are available online.

IndexUNI (for the Northern Iowan)
Go to the the Rod Library Homepage. Click on Special Collections in the left menu. Then, click on "IndexUNI." If you choose to search by "Advanced KEYWORD Search," you may then limit your search to only the Northern Iowan newspaper.

The Des Moines Register Index UNI Index/Abstract AI 21 D45
(Sept. 1965 - June 1976, June 1975 - June 1987)
This title may be available full-text on NewsBank. If not, you may search the CD-Rom version of the Des Moines Register Index. Select the "Des Moines Register" icon from the desktop on the library computers. In addition, the Public Library of Des Moines provides up-to-date indexing to the Des Moines Register (going back to the early 1980s). This index is available via their Web OPAC. Click on "Our Catalog", then on "Newspaper Index".

The Wall Street Journal UNI Index/Abstract HG 1 W26 (1958-present)
The full-text of 1984-present articles are also available via ProQuest. Click on Electronic Newspapers under Newspaper Articles on the Rod Library Homepage. Select the Wall Street Journal from the listing under United States. Abstracts also available for articles (May 1973-present) on LexisNexis.

LexisNexis
Click on Databases A-Z (under Journal and Magazine Articles (Panther Prowler)) on the Rod Library home page. Select LexisNexis Academic from the alphabetical listing. Select "NEWS" from the main LexisNexis menu. For more information on searching this database, see the Library User's Guide: News Sources and Indexes located on the Library User's Guides page of the Rod Library home page.

NewsBank Full-Text Newspapers

Click on Databases A-Z (under Journal and Magazine Articles (Panther Prowler)) on the Rod Library home page. Select NewsBank from the alphabetical listing. This source has full-text articles from the Chicago Tribune and the (Cedar Rapids) Gazette, and dozens of other newspapers from around the country. Coverage of the Des Moines Register is intermittent. Check the NewsBank site to see if it is currently indexing the Des Moines Register. See the the Des Moines Register Index above for alternative ways to access this title.

ProQuest (for the Wall Street Journal)

Click on Databases A-Z (under Journal and Magazine Articles (Panther Prowler)) on the Rod Library home page. Select ProQuest from the alphabetical listing. You may then click on "Collections" at the top left of the ProQuest screen. Next, choose the Wall Street Journal.

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Searching Paper Indexes to Newspapers

Newspaper index entries in paper indicate the contents, dates, and pages of the articles. The year may not be given in the entry because the entire index issue covers a certain year. Indexes commonly use the following form for an entry:

WATER POLLUTION. See also
Acid Rain
Underground pipeline used to transfer oil off ship docked near Puget Sound apparently ruptures, leaking some 400,000 gallons of crude into drainage ditch (S), Ja 7, B, 8:1

In the above citation,
WATER POLLUTION is the subject a user looked up.
Acid Rain is a closely related subject heading a user could also use if desired.
(S) indicates a short article.
Ja 7 indicates the month and date on which the article appeared.
B indicates the section in the newspaper in which the article appears.
8: indicates the page within the section on which the article appears
1 indicates in which column on the page the article starts.

(This example from The New York Times Index)

Last Revised: 04 March 2008 CK
Written: December 1992 Y.Li, B. Weeg
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