Media Writing: Ref Books & Newspapers

While you can run into electronically linked resources when searching the Online Catalog, this link allows you to find our sources by source type [directories, encyclopedias], subject area or a complete list.

Lexis-Nexis has a "People" search option. Many article databases have a document or publication limiter for biographical information. For example:

• Proquest >> More Search Options >> Person [you can also use their 'person look-up'
• Academic Search Premier >> Document Type = Interview, Obituary
• Masterfile Premier >> Publication Type = Biography; Document Type = Interview; Obituary; Speech

Several of our databases include coverage of newspaper articles, and some cover only articles from newspapers. Most articles in newspaper databases are full-text but plain text; if there was a photo or graphic in the original article, you won't be able to retrieve it. Exception: Historical New York Times. Newspaper databases tend to update daily, but do not index/include every article published in the original paper.

Newspapers have their own web sites, but tend to allow free access to their articles for a very limited time, usually 1-2 weeks.