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Scanning the Globe: Finding International Newspapers via ProQuest

Lura Sanborn — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:19:42 +0000

Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian

ProQuest offers access to English-language versions of several major international newspapers. Follow the steps below to find the information you need:

Step 1: From the Ohrstrom Website – Select ProQuest Periodicals

Step 2: Click on “Databases Selected” to limit searching

Step 3: Select: International Newspapers

*Tip: Click the “View Titles” option to browse by title.

Step 4: Select your paper and browse by date or search by keyword.

Helpful for: Humanities III, Humanities in general, Newspaper readers

The New York Times: All the news that’s fit to print (or surf)

Lura Sanborn — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:59:57 +0000

Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian

There are several ways to access The New York Times through Ohrstrom Library – online or in the library, choose the one that fits your needs and stay connected to a great source of information.

Current News: Come to the library! We love to see you! The print version of The New York Times is delivered to the library daily and is available in the periodicals room on the library’s main level.
Can’t make it in? Try ProQuest (available from the library’s website HERE) providing access to the New York Times from 1980 to the present day. Select the publications tab and search for “New York Times”. Or, for instant gratification, use THIS LINK (so long as you’re online on campus).

Historical News: Feeling old-school? We have The New York Times archive, 1851-2008, available on microfilm on the library’s lower level.

For Easier Access: Consider using The Historical Newspaper Collection. This online database, available at the library’s website HERE, provides access to The New York Times from 1851-2001 (as well as a few other newspapers).

Fun search fact: Check out the search box in the upper right-hand corner to quickly search headlines appearing on your birthday.

RSS Feed: The Times offers a wide selection of RSS feeds in a variety of themes. Customize the daily feed headlines coming to your feed reader to support your own special interests in news. You can access the list of feeds HERE.

ProQuest RSS: Tap Into Search Feeds

Lisa Laughy — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:46:00 +0000

Lisa Laughy - Archives Assistant

Our third RSS feed related post this week is about using your feed reader to keep track of search results from the ProQuest database. It is very simple to set up a RSS feed for your searches and then receive automatic updates whenever new items are added to the search results. Here’s how it is done:

Once you have narrowed down your search in ProQuest, scroll to the bottom of the search list and locate the little RSS icon (see the image below).

Click on the “Create RSS Feed” link and a window will pop up with your customized feed address. Click on the feed address located in the yellow box in the new window (shown below).

This will open up a browser window that takes you to the feed address. You can now either select your feed reader from the drop-down list at the top of the page (I am using Bloglines – see picture below), or copy and paste the feed address from your browser’s navigation bar into your feed reader and follow the steps to subscribe.

Now that you have subscribed to your search feed in ProQuest, you can keep track of updates to your custom search without having to go back to the ProQuest website. It will save you time and ensure that you have the most current periodical resources for your research topic.