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Journal Cite Checking Guide: Newspaper Articles

This guide is intended to assist journal members in locating print, PDF, or page image versions of cited materials for sourcing assignments.

Introduction

This page contains tips and resources for locating and retrieving newspaper articles that meet Bluebook requirements for citation.  In addition to general tips located below, this page contains tips for locating newspaper articles by type:

 

General Tips

  • Whether a searcher can locate an acceptable copy of an article from a newspaper's website is hit or miss.  Many newspapers require a subscription or charge a fee to access archived content. The good news is that the Bluebook has relaxed its rules regarding citation to electronic copies of newspaper articles.  See rules 18.2.2 and 16(f) for further guidance.
  • Today, many news articles actually appear in newspaper blogs or other online editions and never actually appear in a print newspaper. See Bluebook rule 18.2.2 for further guidance on how to cite these sources.
  • One way to search for newspaper content is to search for the name of the newspaper in the LUC Library Catalog. If the newspaper is listed in the catalog and we have the date in question, whether it be in print or on microfiche, a student should be able to get the article via ILLIAD (interlibrary loan).
  • Many papers that LUC students have access to online are not, however, indexed in the Library Catalog. If a newspaper is not cataloged, a searcher can use Ulrich's Periodical Directory, a database available through University Libraries, to locate the newspaper title and check to see what database(s) include that title.  Then, search the database for the article. 
  • Much of the information for this guide was gathered from the excellent University Libraries News Resources Guide, which is also worth perusing if one is stuck.
  • Citeable versions of newspaper articles are often hard to locate. Don't be afraid to ask a reference librarian for help.

Subscriptions

Current Loyola law faculty and students can sign up for free online access to the following newspapers through University Libraries subscriptions. These subscriptions allow you to log into the online version of the newspaper.

New York Times
To create an account, follow the instructions at New York Times Database Details. Use your Loyola e-mail to create an account. After creating account, log in at NY Times.

Wall Street Journal
To create an account, go to Wall Street Journal Database Details and click on the "Click Here" link. On the next screen, enter your Loyola ID and password, and on the next screen, click on the "Wall Street Journal Account Activation" link. From there, fill out the online form to create your account (note - you must use your Loyola email address). After creating your account, use it to log into Wall Street Journal.

Washington Post
To create an account, go to Washington Post database details and follow the prompts to create your account using your Loyola e-mail.  After creating your account, use it to log into Washington Post.

Other Major Newspapers

In addition to providing access to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post Web sites, University Libraries also provide full-text access to most major newspapers. A complete listing of University Libraries' subscription news resources can be found on their News Resources Guide. This box highlights newspapers which are frequently cited by law journal authors and lists full-text newspaper databases for locating the rest. For older newspapers, see the "historical newspapers" section of this guide

Major Newspapers (Current)

Chicago Tribune (1985-present)

Los Angeles Times (1987-present)

Major Newspaper Databases

Access World News
Provides full-text information and perspectives from over 600 U.S. and over 700 international newspapers

Factiva (Dow Jones)
Factiva provides national and international content, including the Dow Jones and Reuters newswires, as well as The Wall Street Journal.

U.S. Newsstream (ProQuest)
U.S. Newsstream includes international, national, and regional newspapers, with content from the 1980s to the present.

Historical Newspapers

Major Historical Newspapers

Chicago Tribune Historical (1849-1986)
Full-text and full-image articles published in the Chicago Tribune between 1849-1986

Los Angeles Times Historical (1881-1984)
Provides indexing and full text content to the Los Angeles Times from 1881 through 1984. All sections and articles within the Times are fully viewable including, commentaries, letters to the editor, editorials, entertainment news, radio and television schedules, classified ads, advertisements, photographs, and comics.

New York Times Historical (1851-2007)
NYT Historical provides search capability using subject terms and topics for focused and targeted results in combination with searchable full text, full page, and article-level images from the Historical New York Times (1851-2007)

Historical Newspaper Databases

Access Newspaper Archive
Access Newspaper Archive contains tens of millions of newspaper pages from 1607 to present. Every newspaper in the archive is searchable by keyword and date, making it easy to quickly explore historical content. This resource also now includes Illinois papers.

Early American Newspapers, Series 1 - 3 (1690-1876)
This comprehensive collection provides full-text primary sources (images and historical newspapers) covering the 1600s through the 1900s.

Historical Newspapers
Allows full text cross-searching of articles from the Chicago Tribune (1890-1985), the Chicago Defender (1905 -1975) the New York Times (1850-2001), the Los Angeles Times (1881-1987), and the American Periodical Series I, II & III (1741-1900).

Illinois Newspapers

In addition to the Chicago Tribune, for which a link appears in the Major Papers section of this Guide, many other Illinois newspapers are available in full-text online through University Libraries subscriptions.

Illinois News Sources
Part of Access World News, this site provides access to full-text newspapers and periodicals covering Illinois.

Illinois Newspapers (Local & Regional)
Full text electronic access to over 90 regional daily and weekly newspapers across Illinois. Advertisements are not included.

Illinois Newspaper Directory 
The Illinois Newspaper Project (INP) is an initiative of the History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library (HPNL) and the Preservation Services Unit at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Library. Part of the U.S. Newspaper Program (USNP), a cooperative project to identify, catalog, and preserve the nation's historical newspapers, the site includes a web-based searchable database of all newspapers discovered and preserved through the project. All microfilm.

Foreign and International Newspapers

Access World News
Provides full-text information and perspectives from over 600 U.S. and over 700 international newspapers.

Factiva
Factiva provides national and international content, including the Dow Jones and Reuters newswires, as well as The Wall Street Journal.

U.S. Newsstream (ProQuest)
U.S. Newsstream includes international, national, and regional newspapers, with content from the 1980s to the present.

 

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