Newspapers, Periodicals, Government Information - Soc 311/469: Research Methods 2 - Evidence and Sources for Case and Comparative Research

Newspapers and Periodicals

ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Full text of historical newspapers, including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and Boston Globe. Also includes historical black newspapers including the Chicago Defender, the Los Angeles Sentinel, the New York Amsterdam News, and the Pittsburgh Courier. Coverage varies but generally starts in the 1800s. Issues include the complete paper, cover-to-cover, with full-page and article images in easily downloadable PDF format.
Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic)
Nexis Uni features news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis. A good source for current articles in the New York Times and other major newspapers, and for looking up information about companies, industries and countries.
America's Historical Newspapers (includes access to the Oregonian and Early American Newspapers) (1690 - 1975)
Includes articles from early American newspapers. Searchable by presidential eras, eras in American history, place of publications, and newspaper titles. Includes full text of the Oregonian 1861-1971.
Access World News (1985 - present)
Full-text articles from over 2,600 U.S. and international newpapers, including the Oregonian and other regional papers. Includes Selected wire services, radio and television transcripts.

Wall Street Journal
Fulltext of the Eastern Edition from 1984 to present. Backfiles from 1889 to 1993 are available in Proquest Historical Newspapers.
Coverage Dates: 1984 - Current

Alternative Press Index (1991 - Present)
Useful for researching cultural, economic, political & social change. Indexes alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines.

Government Documents

These links are to key data resources available from the federal government. When looking for reports, regulatory documents, or department-specific data you'll want to conduct additional searches at the department website.

Federal Register
The Federal Register (the daily newspaper of the Federal government) is a legal newspaper published every business day by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The Federal Register contains: Federal Agency Regulations, Proposed Rules and Public Notices, Executive Orders, Proclamations, Other Presidential Documents

CQ Magazine (1983 - Present)
Archive of weekly magazine on government and particularly congressional activity.
ProQuest Congressional (1789 - Present)
Congressional documents, including bills, statues, hearings, reports, and legislative histories.
Data.census.gov
Replaces the decommissioned American FactFinder. Interactive data and mapping from the U.S. Census Bureau. Includes population, housing, and other social and economic data from the decennial census of population and housing, the economic census, and from annual surveys and estimates programs.
Social Explorer
Easy access to demographic information about the United States, from 1790 to present.

Below are examples of government agencies.

Business and Trade Journals, Association, Community and Advocacy Group Reports

You may also want to search the websites of companies, non-profit organizations, trade and non-profit associations, advocacy or community groups and foundations for reports, data, overviews, and additional documents.

Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic)
Nexis Uni features news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis. A good source for current articles in the New York Times and other major newspapers, and for looking up information about companies, industries and countries.

Below are examples of industry investor relations pages.