The following is a list of online databases available in the Frederick Douglass Library to assist you with locating newspapers and current events.

Baltimore Sun
Indexes, abstracts, and provides online full text for The Sun, Baltimore (Baltimore Sun) newspaper. Coverage of national, international and local news. The Sun, Baltimore provides the most comprehensive news coverage for Maryland. Indexing, Abstracting, and Full-text: 9/16/90-.

Christian Science Monitor
Indexes, abstracts, and provides online full text for the Christian Science Monitor newspaper . A major daily newspaper covering national and international news and noted for unbiased, concise, and comprehensive coverage. Indexing & Abstracting: 1988-; Full-text 1988-(except gap from 11/7/90-3/29,1992).

CQ Researcher
Full-text database which provides history and background information, relevant pro & con arguments, bibliographies, contact information, and outlooks on "hot topics" in current events.

LexisNexis Academic    
This database contains full-text articles on news, business, law, medicine, and a reference section.

National Newspapers
Indexes and provides access to online full text for four newspapers: Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post.

New York Times
Indexes, abstracts, and provides online full text for the New York Times newspaper, the New York Times Book Review, and the New York Times Magazine. The U.S. newspaper of record. Provides national and international news, full text of important speeches and documents, Supreme Court decisions, and presidential press conference transcripts. Indexing & Abstracting: 1/1/89-; Full-text: 1/1/99-.

Regional Business News
This database provides comprehensive full text for regional business publications (including titles from Crain Communications). This database has full text for more than 60 sources.

Wall Street Journal
Indexes, abstracts, and provides online full text for the Wall Street Journal newspaper. The financial paper of record offering in depth coverage of international finance as well as first rate coverage of hard news. Indexing & Abstracting: 1/5/82-; Full-text: 1/2/84-.

Washington Post
Indexes, abstracts, and provides online full text for the Washington Post newspaper. Coverage of national, international and local news. The Washington Post is renowned for its political reporting, editorials, and columnists. Indexing, Abstracting, and Full-text: 1/1/87-. 
 

For assistance with these database, please consult a Reference Librarian.

(06/25/2008)