Friday, July 11, 2008

Breaking News

Do you get your news online?



Check out the lastest local, regional and national news stories with the library's great selection of online newspapers.



The Library offers you ---



America's Newspapers: a database containsing 600 full-text local and national newspapers including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Newport News Daily Press, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and the Raleigh News and Observer.



Newspaper Source: full text for over 200 regional U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, newspaper columns and other sources as well as indexing and abstracts for national newspapers.



The New York Times Online (includes The Book Review and Magazine) (NY): Complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community.



To use these databases, follow this link: Newspapers. It's free. All you need is a library card.



Also, try one of these great sites:


1st Headlines

Categorizes headlines by subject from over 300 newspapers and wire services. Can also be searched by keyword.

Google News

Continuously updated headlines gathered from over 4,500 international news sources. Look through the "top stories" or search the database for specific news items.

NewsCenter

Compilation of links to monitor current news. Includes international, national, state and regional news.

Pandia News Finder

This site allows you to keyword search for daily news, and displays headlines, summaries and direct links to articles.

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