QUT staff and students have access to a range of resources for finding newpaper articles and images.
- Where can I find print newspapers?
- Which newspapers does the Library subscribe to?
- Finding newspaper articles
- Where can I find newspaper images?
Where can I find print newspapers in branch libraries?
Current newspapers are held in the newspaper reading area at each branch library. At Carseldine, Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove this includes the last three months of print newspapers; at Caboolture, this is the last two weeks; and at Law, the last week is held.
Older issues are kept in the Periodical collections in Microform format. This is a complete photographic reproduction of the actual printed page which can be viewed and printed from the microfilm reader located in the QPS section of each campus Library.
Which newspapers does the Library subscribe to?
One way to find examples of newspapers in the Library is to perform a subject search. Try performing a search for the subject "newspapers" in the "periodicals" collection by changing the drop down menus on the Library catalogue homepage. From the listing that is returned, you can browse to see what newspapers the Library holds for a particular country or city.
For a listing of Australian newspapers, try searching the periodicals collection with the keywords "newspapers" and "Australia".
Finding newspaper articles
QUT Databases for newspaper articles
The most effective way to find newspaper articles is to keyword search Library databases. The best databases for finding newspaper articles are below. Usernames and passwords are required for QUT databases. See also Find News and Current Affairs.
| Database title | Coverage | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Australia/New Zealand Newspaper & Reference Centre via EBSCOhost |
Varied
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Provides fulltext access to leading Australian and New Zealand newspapers & newswires, magazines, reference books, and company information. Use this resource for Australian newspapers |
| Factiva | Varied | A fulltext, interdisciplinary news, current affairs and research database providing access to nearly 8000 publications, including local and international newspapers, newswires, magazines and journal sources. Use this resource for International newspapers |
| Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 | Varied | Provides archival access to the full-image of every page published by The Times (London) from 1785-1985. The text within the images is fully searchable at the article level. Users can easily search news articles, obituaries, advertising and classifieds. |
Websites for newspaper articles
Some newspaper content may be freely available online. Use the freely available web directories below to find the websites of International and regional Australian newspapers.
| Website | Coverage | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abyz Newslinks | Varied | A directory of newspapers and news sites from around the world, ordered by country. |
| Australian Newspapers Online | Varied
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A detailed directory of Australian newspapers browsable via title or by town. |
| NewsDirectory | Varied | A directory of newspapers, magazines and news sites from around the world, ordered by country. |
Finding newspaper images
Print resources for newspaper images
You can find resources for photojournalism at the call number 070.49 Some examples from the collection are below:
| Title | Call number | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Best of photojournalism 2005 / National Press Photographers Association. (2005). | 070.49 20 /2005 | Kelvin Grove |
| Moments in time : great images of the 20th century : Herald Sun pictures 1900-1999. (1999). | 070.49099451 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Photography of the Age : newspaper photography in Australia / Kathleen Whelan. (1993). | 070.490994 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| This critical mirror : 40 years of World Press Photo / edited by Stephen Mayes (1996). | 070.49 11 | Kelvin Grove |
| War and photography : a cultural history / Caroline Brothers. (1997). | 070.49 14 | Carseldine |
QUT Databases and websites for newspaper images
The websites listed below are useful for image searching on the web. For streaming news footage on the web, try the guide for Streaming media.
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| EbscoHost Image search |
Connect to any EBSCO database then select the Images button at the top of the page. This will take you to a search screen specifically for images. |
| Google Images | Google's image search includes an "advanced search" screen with addtional options. Try using your subject keywords plus the word "news" or "newspaper" to pick up images published in newspapers. |
| Picture Australia | PictureAustralia provides access to images that cover all aspects of Australiana. Images include paintings, drawings, photographs that capture people, places and events and objects including sculpture, costume and weapons. Images may be in black and white or full colour. |
| Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 | Provides access to the full-image of every page published by The Times (London) from 1785-1985. The text within the images is fully searchable at the article level. Users can easily search news articles, obituaries, advertising and classifieds . |