Newspapers are a type of periodical that is published daily or weekly to inform the public of current issues and events. Other types of periodicals are magazines and journals.
Newspapers and other periodicals are made up of different articles, written by different authors.
Newspaper articles are not considered scholarly because they are written by journalists for the general public and use easier to understand language.
Newspaper articles are great ways to find breaking or up-to-date information on a topic. They can also be used to find potential topics of interest related to current events.
Browse newspapers in the library. The library subscribes to the San Francisco Chronicle. Find today's newspaper and the most recent copies in the Periodicals section.
Online newspapers make up our biggest collection and can be found using a database that provides online access to Newspapers. Open a suggested newspaper database, then search for your topic by keyword, refine your results, and capture relevant entries. View list of newspaper databases.