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:
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Kept for six months:
Kept for six weeks:
Kept forever:
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.
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 library subscribes to a wide range of historical newspapers from England and North America.
Access to the Daily Mail archive for all articles published between 1896 and 2004. The archive also includes access to the Atlantic editions, published between 1923 and 1931.
Research tool which allows you to search across multiple collections of primary source documents (newspapers and archive collections).
Searchable full text, full page, and article-level images from the historical New York Times newspaper, 1851-2018.
Access The Times of London from 1785 - 2019. The entire newspaper is captured, including all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos.
Access to over two million pages of the 19th-21st Centuries’ newspapers, from 1835 to today, all as published on the day they were published and all searchable by name, word, phrase and date. The ukpressonline database is a resource for historians and anyone who wants to explore history as seen by the reporters and commentators who were there.
Searchable full text, full page, and article-level images from the historical Washington Post newspaper, 1877-2005.
To look for recent articles from UK and international newspapers you may find the following databases helpful.
Lexis+ provides access to a range of case law, legislation, commentary, and current awareness. This includes the full text of volumes 1-50 of Halsbury's Laws of England.
Full text access to business information and major international newspapers including foreign language sources. Date coverage varies by individual title from 1980s to today.
