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NewsBank InfoWeb consists of two databases: NewsBank NewsFile Collection, the New York Times and the Courier-Journal.
If you are a registered student and wish to access this database off-campus, you may obtain passwords at the circulation desk.
Click on the NewsBank Icon below for instructions on using the NewsBank databases.
This title refers to the set of red volumes located on the index table. The volumes contain indexing information for articles published in the New York Times. Coverage goes back to 1979.
Instructions for using the index are located at the beginning of each volume. Articles are arranged by subject headings such as AIDS, BASEBALL and AIRLINES. Geographic regions are also indexed. Names of persons and corporations are also included. These entries will provide cross references
The actual entries or citations for the articles provide the month, day, section letter, page number and column number. Be sure and write this information down!
The Media Center carries the New York Times on microfilm. Issues go back to 1979. You will need to locate the correct microfilm (arranged by year, month and range of days.) If you need assistance in loading the microfilm onto the microfilm reader/printer, please ask the circulation staff for assistance.
The Media Center subscribes to the following newspapers:
Current issues are kept for a week at the newspaper table in the general study area. Back issues of the News-Enterprise, the Courier-Journal and the Herald-Leader are kept behind the reference shelves for two months.
The Media Center carries the following newspapers on microfilm:
Bear in mind that each New York Times reel arrives in the Media Center approximately a month and a half after the last issue on the reel is published. The News-Enterprise reels also arrive about two months after publication.
In addition, bear in mind that only the New York Times is indexed. If you wish to locate an article in the News-Enterprise or its antecedents, you will need to bring an exact date with you OR a lot of time and patience!