What are LexisNexis Newspapers?
Search across many UK national and regional newspapers, including the Guardian, Herald, Independent, Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday, Telegraph, Times and many others. Updated daily. Great for any subject where you need to keep up with a current topic or investigate a past event. Available on and off campus.
How do I access LexisNexis Newspapers?
- From the Library web page, choose Resources A-Z (under the Find menu), or use the link in your Subject Guide.
- Log in using your network username & password.
- Once in, click on the News tab at the top of the screen.
Tips
- Search within the headline, ‘major mentions’ or anywhere.
- Set the sources to search e.g. UK broadsheets, UK national newspapers, UK regional newspapers.
- Specify your dates. Your search will fail if it finds more than 3000 results, so try searching just the previous month, and expand further back if required.
- Narrow down your search by searching within results for an extra keyword, or by looking at individual newspapers.
- Full text news and features are included, but not tables, graphics, pictures, adverts, weather or TV/radio listings.
Bonus feature
- Alerts – Receive emails when new articles match your search. Click on Create alert, give your search a name and schedule the frequency of alerts – daily, weekly, monthly etc – before entering your email address.
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