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October 29, 2007
Extra, Extra...Read All About It!

Wrestling with your pets over the sports section will soon be a thing of the past.
Accessing the latest world, national, and local news is easier than ever with the availability of our online news databases. Whether you are searching for the most recent hometown little league scores, the first review ever published of a long-running London theater production, or the latest business transactions taking place in Beijing, you are never more than a click away from the information you want. The following list will guide you to great coverage - both past and present - on anything news-related.
If you are checking out the list from home, please have your Library card available. You will be prompted to enter your Library barcode in order to log into the databases and begin searching. Having trouble logging in? Ask a Librarian!
With NewsBank: World Newspapers, you'll never feel out of the loop just because your favorite newspaper is published thousands of miles away from where you live. This database contains current & archived full-text articles of world, local, and regional news from over 600 U.S. & 700 international sources. A clickable world map allows you to easily narrow newspaper searches to specific regions or countries of the world, and international articles are translated into English. A list of monthly hot topics and full-text special reports can be accessed. Here, you will also find Darien Times, Darien News-Review, and all other Connecticut newspapers. Archives for select international papers begin as early as 1977.
NewsBank: World News Magazines contains present issues and archives of popular magazines such as Sports Illustrated, Fortune International, Newsweek, Popular Science, In Style, Real Simple, Parenting, and Entertainment Weekly. Searches can be conducted by keyword, date, or timeframe.
iCONN Newsstand provides access to full-text articles of some of the nation's most widely circulated papers, such as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and The Christian Science Monitor. Whether you are browsing our catalog from home or browsing the shelves at the library, be sure to check out the New York Time Book Reviews for recommendations; full-text reviews date back to 1997. You can access the entire New York Times Magazine issue, as well.
Looking for a newspaper issue from a year that is not archived in our databases? Stop by or contact the information desk. We have many issues available on microfilm......with some newspapers dating as far back as the 1800s!
Experience the day's news in photographs with AccuNet/AP Photo Multimedia, a searchable database of over 700,000 images, sound recordings, and graphics that can be freely downloaded. Worldwide, national, and local events in sports, entertainment, business, politics, and weather are indexed and archived.
Posted by EricaB at October 29, 2007 06:04 PM
Comments
Hey Erica,
These research guides are great!
Posted by: Emily Weiss at November 28, 2007 11:29 AM
Thanks so much, Emily!
Posted by: Erica at November 28, 2007 01:19 PM



