LibGuides: News Resources: Scholarly News Resources

Scholarly Resources

Scholarly Resources Available at Kresge Library

Learn more about how to access news sources available through Kresge Library.

Need help with your research? Contact a research librarian for introductory assistance, or connect with a subject specialist!

Subject-Specific Databases

Take a look at some of our most popular newspaper databases.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
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Multi-disciplinary database providing indexing, abstracts, and selected full text for peer reviewed/scholarly articles, magazines, trade publications, and newspapers in all fields of study.
Detroit Free Press Historical This link opens in a new window
This historical newspaper includes first-hand accounts and coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. This is an electronic database of articles, which includes the complete paper with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF format. Coverage is from 1831-1999.
International Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Provides recent news content outside of the US and Canada, with archives which stretch back decades featuring newspapers, newswires, and news sites in active full-text format.
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
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A full-text digital collection of the world's major news content. It includes articles from newspapers, newswires, and news magazines. In addition, it offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.
Regional Business News This link opens in a new window
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Provides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. Users can search newspapers, magazines and other resources from trusted news sources.
US Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Provides recent US news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring top newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format.

For the full list of databases related specifically to news and newspapers, click this link. For a full list of available databases in all disciplines, click this link.

Course & Subject Guides

For a full list of our course and subject guides, click this link.

Library guide for Journalism (general topics)
Library guide for JRN 2000 - Introduction to Journalism & News Writing

Misinformation, Disinformation, and "Fake News"

Information is everywhere in our lives, both online and offline.

Types of information sources become more and more varied as our technology and media become more complex (explore different types of information sources through this guide!). But can the information these sources provide always be trusted?

Misinformation, Disinformation, and "Fake News": An Informational Guide
How do you determine if a news source is reliable and factual? This in-depth guide will help you learn more about distorted information as it can appear in the media, as well as how to spot it.