Newspapers and periodicals

For licensing reasons, some of our resources are only accessible from computers in particular libraries.

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EBSCO host logoEBSCO UK/EIRE Reference Centre

A selection of UK and International magazines, newspapers (including UK local and tabloid papers) and reference books supported by a large image bank.


Gale News Vault

Use the link to the News Vault to search the following resources individually or all in one go.

  • 19th century newspapers logo19th Century British Library newspapers

A comprehensive range of national, regional and local newspapers published in 19th century Britain, which reflects the social, political and cultural events of the times. Users can search across a large range of titles, perform full-text searches and view specific article types.

  • Illustrated london news logoIllustrated London News

The world's first fully illustrated weekly newspaper, it allowed readers to not only read about British and world events but to actually see them. From war and disasters to politics and the arts, it provided a vivid view of the people, places and events that, until then, most of its readers could only imagine.

  • Times Digital iconTimes Digital Archives - Enhanced!

Search through the digital edition of The Times (London) 1785 - 2006 using keyword or date searches to retrieve full facsimile images of either a specific article or a complete page. The entire newspaper is captured, with all notices, obituaries, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching.

View the guided tour (this may take a few minutes to load).


Infotrac newspapers iconInfotrac Custom Newspapers

Provides access to the full text of articles from the Daily Telegraph, Guardian, Independent, Times, Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Mirror, People and Sun newspapers (including the Sunday versions where appropriate).

View the guided tour (this may take a few minutes to load).


 

Free websites

 

Directory of open access journals logoDOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals

"This service covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. We aim to cover all subjects and languages". There are currently 6000 journals in the directory, and over 2500 journals are searchable at article level.


Travellers Times logoTravellers Times

Travellers Times Online brings the latest news, pictures, video, opinion and resources from within the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.

 

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