Newspapers, magazines and journals reference and research help
British Library Newspapers
Find influential national and regional newspapers representing different political and cultural segments of British society. This collection illuminates diverse and distinct regional attitudes, cultures, and vernaculars, providing an alternative viewpoint to the London-centric national press over a period of more than 200 years.
Kent newspapers are not included in this collection, but are included in the British Newspaper Archive available in libraries (see below about how to access this archive).
Sign into our collection of Gale Databases to access British Library Newspapers from 1800 to 1950.
British Newspaper Archive - Community Edition (all libraries, no remote access)
A partnership between the British Library and Brightsolid online publishing to digitise up to 40 million newspaper pages from the British Library's vast collection over the next 10 years.
So far it includes over 50 Kent titles, with new content added every week.
See the full list including Kent titles.
Contact Ask a Kent Librarian for more information.
Free access is restricted to library computers and you will need to register for an individual account. We have a limited number of concurrent licences across the county; to enable a maximum of people to benefit, the product will log you out following 10 minutes of inactivity.
Gale News Vault
Use the news vault to search the following resources individually, or all in one go:
- British Library Newspapers
- Illustrated London News Historical Archive 1842-2003
- Times Digital Archive 1785-2019
Sign into our collection of Gale Databases to access the Gale News Vault.
Illustrated London News Historical Archive 1842 to 2003
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.
Sign into our collection of Gale Databases to access the Illustrated London News Historical Archive 1842 to 2003.
NewsBank
NewsBank provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues. Articles are taken from print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos. Includes today's edition of The Times.
Visit the Global Access Newsbank website.
PressReader
Access over 7,000 newspapers and magazines on your phone, tablet or on a computer. Read the current edition and recent past copies. You can create an account with your library card to browse through the available titles by country, category or publication type.
Find out more about PressReader on our eBook pages.
The PressReader app is available for download on mobile devices. Please search for it on your app store.
Visit the PressReader website for more information.
Times Digital Archives 1785 to 2019
Search through the digital edition of The Times (London) 1785 to 2019 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.
Sign into our collection of Gale Databases to access the Times Digital Archives 1785 to 2019.
Free websites
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. Contains access to over 12,000 journals and 3.4million articles from 128 countries.
Easy News
The first newspaper designed to be accessible for people with learning disabilities. It will be published every two months and is available in print and online. An audio version will also be available on CD and online.
Travellers' Times
Travellers' Times Online brings the latest news, pictures, video, opinion and resources from within the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.