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Internet Sources
The Internet provides up to the minute information about current events. Numerous electronic editions of newspapers and magazines and other news services are available. Consult these links to pages of News and Media in Canadian, American and International news sources.
Newspapers
Current issues of newspapers are kept at the Media Services Desks at the Webster Library and at the Circulation Desk at the Vanier Library; backfiles are kept on microfilm. Coverage varies from source to source. Search CLUES, Concordia's online catalogue, under the title of the newspaper and check the holdings to find out which years and months of a particular newspaper are at each library.
Some of the major daily newspapers available in the Libraries include:
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Le Devoir Gazette (Montreal) Globe & Mail National Post New York Times La Presse Times (London)* Toronto Star* Wall Street Journal |
AP 5.45 M6D4 AP 5.45 M6G3 AP 5.44 T6G53 AP5.44T6N37 AP 2 N4 AP 5.45 M6P7 AP 4 T5 AP 5.44 HG 1 W3 |
WEB VAN WEB VAN WEB VAN WEB VAN WEB VAN WEB VAN WEB WEB WEB VAN |
* - Microfilm only, time lag of 2 months. For current issues of these, see Lexis-Nexis.
News Digests
News digests summarize what was reported in the newspapers. They are indexed by subject. They are useful for checking facts about a particular event.
Keesings Record of World Events REF D 410 K4 Webster & Vanier
Newspaper Databases and Indexes
To find newspaper articles on a particular subject use a newspaper database or index; a selection of these is listed below. Check the list of Databases or Research by Subject for additional databases and indexes, or ask at the Reference Desk.
Eureka
Provides fulltext articles from Canadian French language newspapers: La Presse, Le Devoir, Le Soleil, Le Droit. Updated daily.
Canadian Newsstand on Proquest
Provides full-text articles from Canadian newspapers (mostly Canwest),including the The Gazette (Montreal) from 1985 onwards. Archives vary with the title. Updated daily, with seven day embargo.
CBCA Reference & Current Events
Indexes several Canadian English language newspapers including the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, and the Winnipeg Free Press. Updated monthly. Does NOT provide fulltext for newspapers.
CPI.Q
Includes the full-text of the Globe and Mail from 1997 onwards,excluding the Report on Business section, sports, letters to the editor, newswires and paid sections (obituaries, announcements). Updated quarterly.
Globe & Mail on CD-ROM
Fulltext of Globe & Mail and the Winnipeg Free Press from 1998 onward. Updated twice a year.
Globe & Mail: Canada's Heritage
Full image database of the Globe & Mail from 1840 to 1999.
Lexis-Nexis
Includes full-text access to numerous newspapers including the New York Times, the Times (London), and the Toronto Star. Lexis-Nexis is available ONLY IN LIBRARY for exclusive educational use of currently enrolled Concordia University students and faculty. It is updated daily.
Paper indexes:
British Humanities Index
Indexes major British newspapers
INDEX AI 3 B7 Webster
New York Times Index
INDEX AI 21 N44 Webster and Vanier
Times Index
Indexes the London Times
INDEX AI 21 T46 Webster
Wall Street Journal Index
INDEX HG 1 W26 Webster
News Magazines and Other Sources of Background Information
A magazine article may provide more in-depth coverage of a news item or current event. Current issues of popular magazines are kept behind the Media Services Desk at the Webster and at the Circulation Desk at the Vanier Library. Some of the news magazines available in the collection include L'Actualite, The Economist, National Post Business, Maclean's, Newsweek, Time (Canadian edition).
In addition, the Current Issue Reviews and Background Papers, published by Canada's Library of Parliament provide extensive summaries of current issues. Some issues are also available at the Vanier Reference Desk and Webster Government Publications Information Desk; call 848-2424, ext. 7766 (Van) or 848-2424 ext.7711 (Web) for more information.
Periodical Indexes and Databases
To find magazine articles on a particular subject, use a magazine database or index. A selection of these is listed below. Check the list of Databases or Research by Subject for additional databases and indexes, or ask at the Reference Desk.
Eureka
Fulltext of L'Actualité and Voir
CBCA Reference & Current Events
Fulltext of major Canadian English language periodicals
CPI-Q
Fulltext of selected Canadian magazines and journals. Updated quarterly.
Ingenta
Tables of contents from 20,000 magazines
Lexis-Nexis
Fulltext for many news magazines. Lexis-Nexis is available ONLY IN LIBRARY for exclusive educational use of currently enrolled Concordia University students and faculty. Updated daily.
Repère
Indexing and some fulltext for French language periodicals
Paper indexes:
British Humanities Index
INDEX AI 3 B7 Webster
Canadian Periodical Index
INDEX AI 3 C2 Webster and Vanier
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
INDEX AI 3 R4 Vanier
Social Sciences Index
INDEX AI 3 I522 Webster and Vanier
Yearbooks and Almanacs
Yearbooks and almanacs provide brief factual and statistical information on a variety of subjects.
Britannica Book of the Year
REF AE 5 E522 Webster and Vanier
Canadian Almanac & Directory
REF FC 2 C2 Webster and Vanier
Europa World Yearbook
REF JN 1 E85
The Stateman's Yearbook
REF JA 51 S7 Webster and Vanier
Whitaker's Almanack
REF AY 754 W5 Vanier
World Almanac & Book of Facts
REF AY 67 W6 Webster and Vanier
Some yearbooks and almanacs are also available on the Internet. Connect to Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, & Almanacs and Statistics.
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