Q. How do I get access to current newspapers?

Use the webpage Newspapers  for links to a range of our newspaper resources.

Digital Reproduction Layout

If you are interested in reading newspapers digitally that reproduce the original print layout, one of the better databases to browse for current news is: Press Reader

You can limit to your language choice and choose the News section on the left sidebar.

For quick access to US newspapers with today's headlines, click: USA News

Electronic copy (PDF or HTML)

If you are interested in only electronic copy, click on eJournals  and type in the name of the newspaper. Then choose the applicable database that has the time period coverage you need.

NOTE: do be aware that only Press Reader has a full color digital reproduction of newspapers - other databases will contain headline articles from selected newspapers, in either PDF or HTML format.

Frequently Accessed Titles:

Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition) (ProQuest ; Factiva ; ProQuest Recent Newspapers )- full digital reproduction for issues back to 2008)

Search tip: In Factiva, go to Source and type in Wall Street Journal and/or Wall Street Journal Online - then click on Date and choose your date range. You will need to use a search term. Or, you can use the Newsstand limiter and it will show the headline articles from several sources. Drop down menus under the Wall Street Journal listing will allow you to choose different daily sections of the paper.

NOTE: we do have access now to the full online version of the Wall Street Journal (online): 1. Register on the page with your own email and password; 2. Verify your email address when prompted; 3. Sign in again and start browsing articles.

New York Times (Gale ; Factiva ; ProQuest Recent Newspapers )

Search tip: When searching Factiva for the New York Times, follow the same process as searching the Wall Street Journal listed above.

Washington Post (Gale Business Insights Global ; EBSCO Newspaper Source Plus - database to use for monthly/issue view; ProQuest Recent Newspapers

Los Angeles Times (Proquest Recent Newspapers )

Dallas Morning News (EBSCO Newspaper Source Plus ; Press Reader - to view in digital reproduction layout)

The Eagle  (Access World News Collection )

If you are interested in print versions, you can search for your newspaper in the Library Catalog

Using the advanced search option, limit the format to 'Journal'. Then look in the search result to see if we have current print versions in the library. The catalog record would also show if we have electronic access on the right hand side - Full Text@TAMU.

If you want to browse a list of all our newspaper databases try this search .

If you have more questions about our newspaper holdings, feel free to contact  us.

NOTE: please utilize the Newspapers  LibGuide as well for more extensive examples of newspaper holdings with current and historical news, as well as database aggregators that search many newspapers at the same time.

ADDENDUM (regarding differences in editions of newspapers - online version vs. library database content): 

Many newspapers and journals are available from the library from different sources and sometimes a newspaper or journal may have multiple editions. One difficulty that we have seen is finding access to articles online that were only published on the publication’s website. The difficulty is due to our databases typically being based on the print publication which may not have included everything that the journal or newspaper published online.

You are always welcome to ask us about locating a source. To try to find the article in an online version of a newspaper, you can also look in the database Factiva

Here are some online editions that have full text access in Factiva: USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New York Times. 

Once in Factiva, click on Source and the arrow button. Then choose the online version of the newspaper. Set your date limiters to whatever range you need. You will need to enter a search term in the Free Text search box to begin the search. Then you will see a list of articles - you can choose the All limiter if you want to read every article in a day's issue.

For the Washington Post online version, under Source choose the WashingonPost.com option for the online version.

For the New York Times online version, choose the NYTimes.com feed.

For the Wall Street Journal online version, choose the Wall Street Journal Online.

For the USA Today online version, choose USA Today Online.