Newspaper Source

About this Database

The largest of the news databases found in TexShare, Newspaper Source provides full-text material covering all subjects for 245 regional U.S. newspapers, 18 international newspapers, 6 newswires, 9 newspaper columns, and 35 radio and television news transcripts. The coverage dates vary by newspaper, but go as far back as 1995 for The Christina Science Monitor. Other examples of full-text newspapers are USA Today, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Times (London) and the Toronto Star. CBS News, National Public Radio (NPR), and Fox News are examples of television and radio news transcripts found in Newspaper Source. The database also contains complete indexing and abstracts for 4 national newspapers.

Alert: Because of its expansive coverage, it may take some practice in learning how to best refine your search in order to get the best results. The search functions are hosted by EBSCO and utilize their web interface. When going to the search interface, it automatically goes to the Advanced Search tab, be sure to change it to Basic Search or Visual Search, as desired and that the database indicated is indeed Newspaper Source.

Searching Newspaper Source

There are 3 different ways to conduct searches: basic, advanced, and visual searching.

Basic Search

To be used when conducting casual searches or general information seeking, browsing, or reading. Simply enter keywords in the search box.

Advanced Search

To be used for in-depth information seeking. Follow the steps below:

1. Enter up to 3 search terms in the Find field and select the appropriate Boolean operator.

2. You will also need to select a field in which the search term will appear. This is optional and can be left to the default, which searches all fields.

3. Use the "Limit your search" section below to further narrow the search by date, publication type, or the availability of full-text.

4. Boolean operators are automatically provided. Select the appropriate operator.

Visual Search

To be used for a visual representation of how the search term fits in with relation to other categories or subjects. A visual search searches across subjects. Follow the steps below:

1. Enter search terms in the search box.

2. The terms in blue represent categories. Click on a category and subcategories will be provided to the right.

3. The green rectangles are the links to the specific articles. Click on the square to access the article.

4. To follow a different path within the results, just click on a different category or subcategory.

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This page was revised by Hannah Norton in Spring 2009.
This page was created by Adriana Trujillo in Spring 2007.
INF 382S: Library Instruction and Information Literacy, taught by Dr. Loriene Roy
School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin