Research Guides: News & Newspapers: Newspapers at the MJC Library

Why Use Newspapers

Newspapers are a great resource to use if you:

Are researching a local topic, or
Want to find up-to-date information on a current topic.

Historic newspapers are a great resource to use for primary source materials on historic topics.

Photo by Mykola Vasylechko. Світлина Миколи Василечка.

News Coverage in MJC Databases

Library article databases provide you with complete articles from numerous publications for free.

Get started by using these databases below:

Nexis Uni
Use this database to find credible sources for topics in law, political science, and business. This is your source for law review articles and court cases.

Nexis Uni includes:
• Print and online journals, television and radio broadcasts,
newswires and blogs
• Local, regional, national and international newspapers
with deep archives
• Extensive legal sources for federal and state cases and
statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions
since 1790
• Unparalleled business information on more than
80 million U.S. and international companies and more
than 75 million executives

View online tutorials here
Access World News
Search the full-text of editions of record for local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources. This is your source for The Modesto Bee from January 1989 to the present. Also includes in-depth special reports and hot topics from around the country.
To access The Modesto Bee, limit your search to that publication.

Even though these articles were published well after your time period, you can search for your time period to find subjects mentioned that you can then try to find primary sources to illustrate the point you learned about in one of these articles.
Newspaper Source Plus
Newspaper Source Plus includes more than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles. In addition, the database features more than 857,000 television and radio news transcripts
World News Digest
Brings together and enhances nearly seven decades of news from the Facts On File World News Digest in print. This archival record of domestic and international news covers all major political, social, and economic events since November 1940 to the present and is updated weekly
Gale Databases
Search over 35 databases simultaneously that cover almost any topic you need to research at MJC. Be sure to filter your search results to newspapers.
CountryWatch
This database provides political, geographic, economic, and business information for the countries of the world. Get detailed country reports and news from around the world.