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Newspapers at the Library

How to access newspaper articles from JCCC Library and set up personal accounts for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Kansas City Business Journal. and the Washington Post.

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Overview

Welcome to the Newspapers at the Library guide! Here you will find resources that allow you to access numerous newspaper articles using library databases.

  • All Available Newspapers covers all of the library databases available to you.
  • Local News provides links to local newspapers available through the library.
  •  New York Times Collection explains how to access historical articles from the New York Times
  • Specialized News Sources provides links to news sources in areas such as international news, business, fashion, legal news, and more. 
  • Free Digital Newspaper Subscriptions has detailed instructions for setting up free accounts for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Kansas City Business Journal and Washington Post.

Remember that the library is here to help! Chat with us, email us or schedule an appointment with a librarian to go over these resources and succeed in your classes!

Newspapers in Print

In addition to our online newspaper resources, the Library makes the following newspapers available to read in the library in printed format:

  • The Call
  • Dos Mundos
  • Gardner News
  • Kansas City Star
  • New York Times
  • USA Today
  • Wall Street Journal

These newspapers can be found on the second floor of the Billington Library building in front of the reference desk.

Other Periodicals

The library also carries a number of magazines in print and in digital format. Print magazines are available for in-library use on the first floor of the library building in the Stacks Cafe. Digital magazines can be accessed through this library database:

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Searching Tips

Use the search box above to explore the books, articles, films and CDs that the library has available for your research project.

To look specifically for news articles, search for your topic, then navigate to the left-hand column of the search results page. Under "Content Type," you can select "News Articles" to filter your results to that content type only.

A screenshot of the "Content Type" filters found on the search results page in the Billington Library catalog.