January 9, 2009
Read the Daily News Online
With more and more newspapers discontinuing print and going online only, it is important to know how easy it is to access some of your favorite newspaper through the library. The newspapers displayed above are examples from the PressDisplay database. The Penn State Library offers this and several other options for news reading:
• PressDisplay – Available each morning, this database offers newspapers from across the country such as the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, to name a few. (Note: Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal are not included in this database.) This database provides a realistic view of the printed version of these newspapers and, if your preference is to read a printed version, it can be printed in readable format on legal sized paper.
To locate this database, select PressDisplay from the Penn State Library home page (http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul.html) under Databases A-Z
Select News from the top left tabsOnce on PressDisplay home page, look to the left column, under Titles by Country, select USA.
• NewsBank America’s Newspaper Database – Provides access to a wide selection of newspapers from 1990 to date. While this database does include the current edition of Philadelphia Inquirer, it is not presented in the newspaper’s print format. It is available in a category-driven menu format with links to the articles. (Also note, this database does not include the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times.)
To locate this database, select America’s Newspapers or NewsBank from the Penn State Library home page (http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul.html) under Databases A-Z
• LexisNexis Academic – Provides access to a extensive selection of newspapers from 1993 to date. LexisNexis does offer a current edition of the New York Times; however, the articles are listed by their titles. This is not a convenient format for simply reading through a newspaper; it is intended for topic searching. The Wall Street Journal is included in LexisNexis, but only provides abstracts.
o For those diligent and green online readers, LexisNexis Academic can be accessed for news reading by following the listed steps:
Select LexisNexis Academic from the Penn State Library home page (http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul.html) under Databases A-Z
Select News from the top left tabs
In the Source box de-select U.S. Newspapers & Wires, and scroll down to New York Times (for example) and check in that box
In the Specify Date box select Today
Click on the red Search button.
• ProQuest Newsstand – Provides access to a broad collection of newspapers, as with LexisNexis Academic, it is intended as a searchable database, not as a readable newsprint format. However, it does include the current edition of the Wall Street Journal, but the articles are listed by name.
o Again, for the green online reader, ProQuest Newsstand can be accessed for news reading by following the method:
Select LexisNexis Academic from the Penn State Library home page (http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul.html) under Databases A-Z
Publication Title enter Wall Street Journal, for example
Date Range select On This Date
Enter 01/09/2009, for example
• NewYork Times – If reading the NY Times online is the goal, simply register for free at the New York Times website http://www.nytimes.com/ The Register button is in the upper left corner.
• Wall Street Journal – The Wall Street Journal requires a subscription for online reading. Its current cost is $1.99/week. http://online.wsj.com/public/us
