Includes access to nearly 100 Kentucky media publications and newspapers, including the Bowling Green Daily News and the Lexington Herald-Leader. Coverage from 1983 to the present.
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Find current and archived news from American and global sources. Includes Kentucky publications like the Bowling Green Daily News and Lexington Herald Leader. Suggested Topics on the homepage can help select topics for research assignments. Coverage from 1980-current.
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Includes news & information for college and university faculty members and administrators. Users are free to create an account with their KCTCS email address to log in as well and customize their experience and newsfeed.
World News Digest serves as an archival record of domestic and international news and covers all major political, social, and economic events since November 1940.
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Full-text articles from hundreds respected and cited grassroots newspapers, magazines, and journals, providing researchers unique, independent alternatives to mainstream media perspectives.
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Cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of U.S., international and regional newspapers plus television and radio news transcripts from major networks.
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This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for dozens of regional business publications, including metropolitan and rural areas within the United States and Canada.
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Includes Newspaper sources and also reference information, audiovisual clips, peer-reviewed journal articles, magazine articles, statistics, and more! See menu options to limit to full-text, by publication date, and resource format (ex: Newspapers).
Find contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today’s hottest social issues. Content includes viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, videos, audio files, and links to vetted websites.
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Full-text, scholarly articles in physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts & humanities, and more. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times, 1995-present.
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Scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text journals.
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Local newspaper for Bowling Green, KY and surrounding region. Search current and archived issues and online content. Full-text 1999-present, full-color newspaper images 2022-current.
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Newspapers have unique qualities that make them a great source for finding:
Why use Newspaper databases?
Most newspapers have websites with news and historical archives. However, the SKYCTC Library subscribes to several newspaper databases that offer advantages over searching newspapers directly on the Web:
A word of caution
While newspapers are reliable sources of information on current events and issues, they are not considered scholarly resources. Please check your instructor's assignment guidelines to know whether or not newspapers may be used for your paper or project.
Why is background information important?
Reference materials, such as encyclopedias and dictionaries, are great sources of background information.
Combines Encyclopdia Britannica and Merriam-Websters Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, plus magazines and periodicals, an atlas, biographies, e-books, and other tools.
Credo Reference is an e-reference database with hundreds of encyclopedia, topical dictionary, and handbook titles. Use Credo to start your research by gathering background information, finding key terms and concepts, and then connecting to scholarly articles.
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