Newspapers & News Services

Locating Newspapers & Their Indexes

Find items via the online Library Catalogue

Newspapers and current affairs resources at Senate House Library
Titles not to be found in via Senate House Libraries may be located within the University by the Union List of Serials for the University of London or elsewhere in the Consortium of University and Research Libraries Catalogue (COPAC)
The holdings of the British Library Newspaper Library can also be checked using its online catalogue. Alternatively, a copy of the printed catalogue may be found on the Library's Periodical Room Reference Shelves
Local newspapers for the London and South East region can be located in other libraries via NEWSPLAN London and the South East
A number of full-text digital news archives can be accessed remotely via registration with Westminster City Council Libraries. Registration is open to all UK residents. These resources include the Economist 1843-2006, Guardian and Observer 1791-2003, Illustrated London News 1842-2003, Picture Post 1938-1957, Newsbank (archive of national & regional newspapers and magazines), UK Press Online (Daily Mirror Archive 1903 – current, Daily Express Archive 1900 – current, Sunday Express Archive 2000 – current), Library Press Display (international newspapers with a 3 month backfile). See the following web page for information on how to register: http://www.westminster.gov.uk/services/libraries/about/joining/