News/Current Events Databases

Academic Search Complete

Large multi-disciplinary database providing abstracts and select full text of scholarly and popular publications in a wide variety of subject disciplines, including art, literature, education, history, sociology, science, and engineering. Because of its broad subject and full text coverage, Academic Search Complete is a good starting point for research on virtually any topic. Click here for a search tutorial

Alternative Press Index

Citations and select abstracts of articles from alternative, radical, and left-wing periodicals, newspapers, and magazines. Topics covered include anarchism, feminism, environmentalism, gay & lesbian issues, labor, national liberation, and socialism. Indexes over 500 publications from 1991 to present, including Clamor, Common Sense, Feminist Studies, International Socialist Review, Mother Jones, Radical History Review, Utne Reader, and Z Magazine. For literature prior to 1991 see Alternative Press Index Archive (1969-1990). Access is only available at the Library. Contact the reference desk (718.982.4010) for details.

CQ Researcher

Full text reports written by seasoned journalists about current social, political, and economic issues. Includes topics in health, education, international affairs, public policy, the environment, technology, and the economy. Each report includes a concise overview of an issue, historical background, opposing arguments, statistics and polls, and suggestions for further reading. Great place to begin research on current affairs issues.

Custom Newspapers Full Text

Full text articles from over 150 regional, national and international newspapers. A list of available titles can be found by clicking "Title List".

Ethnic Newswatch

Full text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press. Covers of a wide spectrum of ethnic viewpoints, including African-American, Jewish, Latino, Native-American, and Asian-American publications.

Financial Times

One of the world's leading newspapers for international business, finance, economic and political news as well as commentary and analyis. Visitors to their website can view up to 30 articles a month for free.

Lexis-Nexis Academic

Full text access to a wide range of news, business, and legal information. News resources include major U.S. and world newspapers and magazines, TV and radio transcripts, newswires, and blogs. Business resources include industry and market news, company profiles and SEC filings, and country profiles and business conditions. Legal resources include law reviews and journals, U.S. case law, codes and statutes.

National Newspaper Index

Index of five major newspapers: New York Times (from 1980), Wall Street Journal (from 1980), Christian Science Monitor (from 1980), Los Angeles Times (from 1982) and Washington Post (from 1980). Also includes index for New York Times Magazine (from 1977) and New York Times Book Review (from 1980).

New York State Newspapers

Full text of select New York state newspapers, including the New York Times (from 1985), New York Post (from 2000), Albany Times (from 1986), and Buffalo News (from 1996). Coverage dates vary by publication.

New York Times Historical

Full text of the New York Times from 1851 to 2005. Recent issues available thru Lexis-Nexis. Additional holdings.

New York Times Online

Select full text of the New York Times is available for free from NYTimes.com. The website offers free access to select articles from 1851 to present, excluding the years 1923 - 1986. Search for articles using the archive search or browse articles by year in the archive index. For complete full text options, see New York Times Historical (1851-2005) or Lexis-Nexis (1980-present). Additional holdings.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

Provides access to full text literature about current controversial issues such as abortion, capital punishment, climate change, cloning, gun control, immigration, and more. Available material on each topic includes viewpoint essays, topic overviews, newspaper and magazine articles, statistics, and links to related web sites.

ProQuest Newspapers

Collection of full-text newspapers including: Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Detroit News, Seattle Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, as well as several major international English-language newspapers.

ProQuest Platinum Periodicals

Collection of over 2,000 full-text periodicals ranging from general interest magazines to specialized journals covering the arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences, sciences, and current affairs. Titles include: American Scientist Barron's, Ebony, Journal of Modern Literature, Latin American Research Review, Newsweek, Time, U.S. News & World Report, and Women's Studies Quarterly.

Readers' Guide Full Text

Abstracts and select full text from popular magazines and general interest periodicals from 1983 to present. Great source of material on U.S. popular culture, including art, fashion, music, film, leisure, and sports. Includes titles such as Better Homes & Gardens, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Sports Illustrated, and Vanity Fair. For literature published before 1983, see Readers' Guide Retrospective.

Regional Business News

Provides full text coverage for regional business publications, including 75 business journals, newspapers, and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Staten Island Advance

Full text of Staten Island's local newspaper, the Staten Island Advance, from August 2006. Issues from Aug. 1945 to Dec. 2007 are available on microfilm. See library catalog for holdings.

Wall Street Journal

The financial newspaper of record offering in-depth coverage of national and international business, finance, and economic news. Full text is available for all issues published since 1984. Issues from 1889 to 2007 are available on microfilm. See library catalog for holdings.