Newspaper resources

Newspapers currently in print

Paper copies located in the Periodicals Area

• Atlanta Journal Constitution
• Barron's
• Christian Science Monitor
• Chronicle of Higher Education
• Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
• Columbus Times
• Education Week
• Law Enforcement News
• New York Review of Books
• New York Times
• Sporting News
• Times Literary Supplement
• Wall Street Journal

Current newspapers with web sites

Each paper has different dates of coverage. You may have to pay or use Interlibrary Loan to obtain articles. Use GIL to see if CSU owns back issues of the paper before requesting articles through interlibrary loan.

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Columbus, Georgia newspaper. Articles available online for 7 days, after which time they are moved the archives. You may search the archives for free, but there is a charge to view articles from the archives. CSU has a current subscription to the Ledger-Enquirer and has back issues available on microfilm.

Columbus Times
Columbus, Georgia newspaper focusing on minority issues. Current articles are available online. CSU has a current subscription and has back issues available in paper and microfilm.

Georgia News
List of Georgia newspapers with an online presence. Also includes some college newspapers.

U.S. News Archives on the Web
Links to online news archives for U.S. based newspapers. Listed by state. See also their international news archives, Canadian news archives, and Asian news archives lists.

Newslink
United States, international, and college newspapers.

Kidon Media-Link
United States and international newspapers

Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Access to articles requires free registration

The Chicago Tribune

The Dallas Observer

The Times of London

Los Angeles Times
Requires free registration to read most articles

The Macon Telegraph

The New York Times
Access to most articles requires free registration.

USA Today

The Washington Post
Access to articles requires free registration.

GALILEO databases that include newspaper articles

Georgia Historic Newspapers
From the Georgia Newspaper Project and the Digital Library of Georgia. Contains selected issues of Cherokee Phoenix, the Dublin Post, and the Colored Tribune.

LexisNexis Academic
Offers full text articles in newspapers from all over the world. Coverage extends back into the 1980's or further.

Newspaper Source
Selected full-text articles from over 180 regional U.S. newspapers, including the Macon Telegraph and the Savannah Morning News, daily news feeds from Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service, and full coverage of The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Times (London), and The Toronto Star.

ProQuest Newspapers
Full text articles (no photos) from The Christian Science Monitor, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.

Microfilm newspapers available in the CSU Library

Note: We are constantly adding new microfilm reels to replace the paper copy. The latest microfilm for most newspapers is usually one to four months before the present date. The newest New York Times microfilm tends to be around a month old. Also, some very old print Columbus papers are located in Archives.

• Atlanta Constitution, June 17, 1868- Nov. 4, 2001 (merged with Atlanta Journal)
• Atlanta Journal, Jan. 1951- Nov. 4, 2001 (merged with Atlanta Constitution)
• Atlanta Journal Constitution, Nov. 5, 2001- almost present
• Barron's, Jan. 1958- almost present
• Columbus Enquirer, Nov. 27, 1855-Dec. 30, 1899
• Columbus Sunday Herald, October 17, 1897-Dec 17, 1899
• Columbus Enquirer Sun, Jan. 10, 1900-Dec 6, 1932
• Columbus Enquirer, Dec. 9, 1932 - Mar. 1, 1937
• Columbus Ledger, Sept. 20, 1937-Jan 31, 1988
• Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Feb. 1988- almost present
• Columbus Times, Oct. 23, 1970- Dec. 31, 1997
• New York Times, Sept. 1851- almost present
• Los Angeles Times, Jan. 1, 1981- July 31, 1989
• Wall Street Journal, Jan. 1958- almost present
• Washington Post, Jan. 1, 1974-Dec 23, 1983

LAC (Library of American Civilization)

Offers some old newspapers on microfiche or flat microfilm sheets. Consult index on top of fiche cabinets in Reference. LAC microfiche uses tiny print that requires an especially powerful lens on the microform reader printers near the Circulation Desk. Please ask Information Services or Circulation staff for help.

Indexes to newspapers

Note: these print indexes are located in reference. For electronic indexes (databases) see the GALILEO databases listed above and individual newspaper web sites.

• Atlanta Constitution Index, 1971-1979
• Atlanta Journal / Atlanta Constitution Index, 1982- almost present
• Christian Science Monitor Index 1959-1989
• Columbus Ledger-Enquirer headlines list, 1985-1988
• New York Times Index, Sept. 1851- almost present
• Official Index to The Times [of London], 1906-1917
• Official Washington Post Index, 1980-1983
• Palmer's Index to The Times [of London], 1790-1905
• Pravda Index, 1986
• Wall Street Journal Index, 1958-1980

Locating old newspapers published outside of Columbus

WorldCat
Helps locate what newspapers exist by where they were published and who owns them. Search by subject heading or keywords using "newspapers" and a place name, for example Newspapers Macon Georgia.

Georgia Newspaper Project
Comprehensive list (listed alphabetically by city) of Georgia newspapers on microfilm that may be viewed in Athens or purchased for $35/reel.

Alabama Department of Archives and History
Two searchable databases of newspapers held by the ADAH. Hardbound Newspapers includes newspapers owned in print by the ADAH. Note that it is not always possible to get photocopies from these bound volumes.

Author AZH -- Winter 2004
Revision and HTML Conversion EHK -- January 2005