Alt-PressWatch     [Indexes and Abstracts]

ProQuest platform maintenance will take place from Saturday, June 27, 2009, at 22:00 Eastern Standard Time to Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 10:00 Eastern Standard Time. ProQuest Databases will be unavailable during this period. Contains full-text articles from magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press. Coverage includes a broad range of critical issues confronting contemporary society, including ecology and the environment, grassroots organizing, labor, indigenous peoples, public policy, genetics, and much more.

American Periodical Series Online     [Primary Sources]

The American Periodical Series contains the full text of a wide variety of early American periodicals such as The American Apollo (1792-1792), The Boston Weekly - Magazine (1743-1743), and The Philadelphia Minerva (1795-1798). The date range of the entire series is 1740 to 1900.

Boston Globe     [Indexes and Abstracts]

ProQuest platform maintenance will take place from Saturday, June 27, 2009, at 22:00 Eastern Standard Time to Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 10:00 Eastern Standard Time. ProQuest Databases will be unavailable during this period. Full text of the Globe from 1987 offers authoritative coverage of local, national and international news.

Boston Herald     [Indexes and Abstracts]

Full-text access to the Boston Herald from 1991.

Economist     [Journals]

The online edition of The Economist provides analysis of world business and current affairs, covering international news, world politics, business, finance, science and technology, as well as overviews of cultural trends and regular industry, business and country surveys. The site also provides briefings, statistics and profiles on 60 countries under Country Briefings.

Emerging Markets Data Base     [CD Rom]

Available only at Ginn Library public computer stations. Provides detailed statistics on stock markets in developing countries.

Ethnic NewsWatch  from 1990 -   [Indexes and Abstracts]

Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text collection of newspapers and periodicals from the ethnic, minority and Native American press. The database allows both full-text and indexed searching. Search pages are available in English and Spanish.

Ethnic NewsWatch: A History  1960 -   1989 [Indexes and Abstracts]

An interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals from ethnic, minority and native presses. This database contains the retrospective backfile of Ethnic NewsWatch titles with coverage from 1960 through 1989.

Europa World Plus     [Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Handbooks]

Electronic, full-text version of the print series, Europa World Year Book. This title provides lengthy essays covering politics, government, history, economics and international agencies for every country in the world.

Expanded Academic ASAP     [Indexes and Abstracts]

Articles from more than 1,500 scholarly, trade, and general-interest publications, including national news and commentary. Coverage is from 1980 to current and is updated daily. Some full text is available.

Factiva     [Indexes and Abstracts]

Factiva from Dow Jones has over 14,000 news and business sources from around the world, including newspapers, magazines, wire services, media transcripts, company and industry reports, historical market data, and advanced charting tools.

Factiva     [e-book]

Factiva from Dow Jones has over 14,000 news and business sources from around the world, including newspapers, magazines, wire services, media transcripts, company and industry reports, historical market data, and advanced charting tools.

Facts on File News Service Databases     [Primary Sources]

The full-text collection of three Facts on File publications: Facts on File World News Digest (1940-present), Issues and Controversies on File (1996-present), and Today's Science ( 1992-present). Integrated within this database are the standard reference sources World Almanac Reference Database (since 1999) and the World Almanac Encyclopedia.

Facts on File World News Digest  1940 -   [Indexes and Abstracts]

Provides full-text access to top news stories, live Reuters News feed with two weeks archived, country profiles, maps and much more. Search by full text, title, date ranges, databases, top stories, or special features. Custom searching also available.

GenderWatch     [Indexes and Abstracts]

ProQuest platform maintenance will take place from Saturday, June 27, 2009, at 22:00 Eastern Standard Time to Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 10:00 Eastern Standard Time. ProQuest Databases will be unavailable during this period. GenderWatch is a full-text collection of international sources, including journals, special reports and conference proceedings on a wide range of women's issues. It includes archival materials dating back to the 1970s. GenderWatch allows both full-text and indexed searching.

General Reference Center Gold  1980 -   [Indexes and Abstracts]

A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.

Hotline     [Indexes and Abstracts]

Coverage of daily political news.

ISI Emerging Markets     [Indexes and Abstracts]

Online database covering financial, legal, industrial and macro-economic information, and daily news.

Issues and Controversies     [Indexes and Abstracts]

Full-text, in-depth essays giving multiple perspectives to issues facing society today. Search full text, subject index, title, date. Custom searching also available. It also provides access to selected primary source documents, interviews, newspaper editorials and bibliographies.

Jane's Information Group     [Indexes and Abstracts]

Jane's periodicals and databases, with information on defense, security, weapons, terrorism, intelligence, and public safety.

LexisNexis Academic     [Indexes and Abstracts]

Includes articles from major American newspapers and regional papers, statistics, company financial information, country and state profiles, and medical information. Major source for federal case law and statutes, the U.S. Code, law reviews, and state legal research.

MideastWire.com     [Web Sites]

Daily news from newspapers, TV, and radio, originating in Arab countries, Iran, and the Arab Media Diaspora, and translated into English. Includes searchable archives and email newsletter. From 2005-

Nation, The  1865 -   [Journals]

The Nation Digital Archive provides full access to the complete backfile of the oldest continuously published weekly journal in America; it includes every article, editorial, poem, puzzle, and review since publication began on July 6th, 1865.

National Journal Online     [Journals]

Full text nonpartisan weekly on politics, policy and government.

New York Times  1851 -   3 years before current date [Indexes and Abstracts]

Includes full-text and full-image articles dating back to the first issue of the NYT in 1851; the collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in downloadable PDF(r) files.

Newspaper Editorials     [Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Handbooks]

Newspaper Editorials is a selection of editorials from Editorials on File (no longer in print), with opinion from the United States and Canada; grouped by subject and year; reproduced by permission of the original publishers.

Times Digital Archive  1785 -   1985 [Indexes and Abstracts]

Researchers can search through the complete digital edition of The Times (London), to retrieve full facsimile images of either a specific article or a complete page. The entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching. Data will be added monthly until the entire period of 1785-1985 is available.

Wall Street Journal  1982 -   [Indexes and Abstracts]

Includes the full-text file of The Wall Street Journal from 1984 to present (with daily updates).

Worcester Telegram & Gazette     [Indexes and Abstracts]

Full-text access from 1987.

World News Connection     [Indexes and Abstracts]

Searchable full-text translations of non-U.S. radio and television broadcasts, articles and government statements, compiled and distributed by the National Technical Information Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Economic, political, military and environmental news, 1996 to present.