Journalism, Communications and Public Relations

We have online newspapers in a variety of formats and also with a variety of date ranges:   

• Some of our databases such as Lexis and Nexis include a relatively short archive, with title coverage extending back to somewhere in the 1980s or more recently, but coming up to the current day's articles. The articles found through Lexis and Nexis are both presented in HTML format.  
• We also have access to some newspapers in digitised fascimile format, so each page can be viewed as it would have been in the original paper. These titles tend to go back to the very first edition printed, but not up to the current edition (with the exception of The Daily Express archive).

A full list of our newspaper databases can be found on the A-Z database page using the newspaper filter

• Newspapers - The British Library

  The British Library holds over 34,000 titles from the UK and overseas, or 60 million individual issues. The newspaper collection includes the ongoing legal deposit collection of UK and Irish newspapers.

• British Library Newsroom

• British Library Researching Newspapers

• How to get a Reader Pass for the British Library Collection

  Access over 200 million collection items for free with a Reader Pass. Carry out research in the British Library Reading Rooms and access the online collections.

• British Newspaper Archive

  The British Newspaper Archive provides online access to local and regional newspapers from across Britain and Ireland, with more pages added every week. It is free to search and the first three pages are free to view when you register.

• Which newspapers have been digitised?

  This blog provides details of which newspapers have been digitised.

The University of Lincoln Library has a collection of newspapers on microfilm in the Reservations, DVDs and Dissertations area (there is a microfilm reader in this area). The collection includes The Lincolnshire Echo from 1976-2009.

The Lincoln Central Library also has a collection of local historical newspapers on microfilm.

The Lincoln Central Library, located conveniently near our campus, has a good collection of broadsheets.   They hold titles for varying lengths of time.    

Kept for two years:

• The Sunday Observer
• The Sunday Times

Kept for one year:

• The Financial Times

Kept for six months:

• The Independent
• The Times

Kept for six weeks:

• The Daily Telegraph
• The Yorkshire Post

Kept forever:

• The Lincolnshire Echo

The Lincoln Central LIbrary also has a collection of local newspaper cuttings going back to the 1970s.  If you are interested in knowing what subjects are included, please ring or visit the library.  Find contact information and opening hours here.