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Newspapers & Databases

Newspapers

New York Times – Enjoy full access to the New York Times including News, Cooking, The Athletic, Games, Wirecutter, and the NYT archive. Funded by UHLS.

  • You will have to create a free account.
  • Click on the New York Times link above to receive an access code. 
  • Each access code is good for 24 hours. You can obtain a new code every 24 hours. 

Times Union – Search/view digital issues from 12/18/2018 to the present, full-text articles from 3/1/1986 to the present, and obituaries (no photos available) from 1993 to the present. Follow these instructions 

  • Remote users will be prompted to enter an Albany Public Library card number.
  • America’s News also provides access to full-text articles (no photos) to magazines such as The Atlantic (1994-Present), Mother Jones (1994-Present), The New Republic (1993-Present), Newsweek (1991-Present), Slate (1994-Present) and Smithsonian (1994-Present).

New York State Historic Newspapers – Searchable, digitized newspapers contributed by libraries throughout the state, including:

  • Capital Neighbors | 1995-2019 | Contributed by Albany Public Library.
  • Albany Argus & Daily City Gazette | 1827-1828
  • Albany Argus | 1883-1921
  • Additional Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady county newspapers.

FultonHistory – Searchable repository of historic newspapers published in New York State, including numerous historic Albany titles. 

GALE OneFile: News – Features citations and some articles from several New York newspapers and over 800 regional and local newspapers.

Resources for Kids & Teens

Britannica School – Offers thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, and recommended Web sites.  Available at three levels—Elementary, Middle, or High.

Britannica Escolar – Discover the leading knowledge-building resource that is universally trusted for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish. New features make it more valuable than ever for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish.

Britannica Academic – Includes Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools.

GALE In Context: Elementary – Contains over 550 age-appropriate magazines for grades K-5. Also includes Merriam-Webster’s Elementary Dictionary, maps, flags, seals, charts, and graphs.

GALE In Context: Middle School – Contains magazines, newspapers, primary sources, and videos for students in grades 6-8.

GALE In Context: Opposing Viewpoints – Provides a great resource for current events, critical thinking, and writing students. Contains a range of perspectives on many important issues, with over 13,000 pro/con viewpoints. Includes a variety of resource types: reference, news, primary sources, multimedia, and more.

Multi-Subject Databases

GALE Academic OneFile – Contains peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources. Notable titles include:

GALE Academic OneFile Select – Resources for academic research includes scholarly journals and selected general interest titles in a wide variety of subjects.

Britannica Academic – Combines the venerable Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools to provide the variety of reliable sources that students need to consult when conducting thorough research.

GALE General OneFile – Contains over 12,000 periodicals, newspapers, reference books, and multimedia sources, over half of which are full text. The backfile extends nearly 30 years. Subjects include humanities, education, environmental issues, technology, health care, politics and more.

Business and Finance 

GALE Business: Insights – Includes company profiles, industry reports and financial reports, as well as business magazines and newspapers. A great resource for business students.

Health and Medicine

GALE OneFile: Health and Medicine – Includes over 2,800 health journals and magazines; many are full text. It contains nursing and allied health journals, other medical journals, newsletters, and consumer health magazines.

Job and Career

Cypress Resume – An online resume, cover letter, and reference list tool that is fairly easy to use and geared toward those in need of a basic resume. Complete a resume in minutes that is tailored to your skills and strengths. Users can also edit cover letters and reference pages. 

NOVELny Databases

NOVELny – Provided by the New York State Library, this collection of databases is accessible to New York State residents. Additional offerings include Informe Académico.