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This page provides links to licensed newspaper databases that include current and back issues of local and Madison newspapers.
Also here are links to the Web sites for current and sometimes back issues.
There is also a Local Newspapers Search from Madison Public Library for finding newspaper article citations.
In addition, the page features current local news feeds from the Wisconsin State Journal.
Find It
Locate a newspaper title or article when you have a citation using Find It.
MadCat Quick Search
Search MadCat for a newspaper title (exact title search):
Local Newspaper Sites
UW Newspaper Sites
WSJ Local News
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Databases for Local/Madison and UW-Madison Newspapers
- Alt-Press Watch
1970 to date
Full text database of newspapers and periodicals from the alternative and independent press focusing on politics, government, art, the environment, labor, and religion. Includes The Isthmus from 2005. - Factiva A source for business and financial news. Provides access to almost 9000 business, trade, and general publications, including same day, full text access to the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Washington Post.
- LexisNexis Academic Capital Times, Wisconsin State Journal 1/1992-current. Badger Herald and Daily Cardinal included in University Wire.
- NewspaperARCHIVE.com Fully searchable newspaper pages from more than 400 cities and towns. Pages are reproduced in PDF format. Capital Times from 1917-1977. Wisconsin State Journal from 1852-1977.
- Newspaper Source Plus 1,520 full-text newspapers. Provides more than 28 million full-text articles. Contains comprehensive full text for major newspapers such as The New York Times (from January 1985 to present), The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, The Daily Mail (UK), The Irish Times (Ireland), The San Francisco Chronicle, The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), The Times of London, The Toronto Star, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, and others.
Current Newspapers in Print
Current issues of U.S., Canadian, and international newspapers are available in the Current Periodicals and Newspaper Room, Memorial Library, Room 240 (Where is it?). Issues of U.S. and Canadian newspapers are generally kept for only one week, and issues of international newspapers are generally kept for only 3 months.
Current Periodicals and Newspapers Room staff maintains several paper lists of journals and newspapers to help users of the room locate what they need. Some of those lists are:
- Alphabetical list of journals and newspapers
- Journals and newspapers by country of publication
- Journals and newspapers by primary language
Please note that these lists are only updated once a semester so while they can be helpful, the most up to date information will always be found in MadCat.
Current issues of U.S. and Wisconsin newspapers are also available in the Journalism Reading Room, 2130 Vilas Hall.
Current and historical newspapers are also available at the Wisconsin Historical Society Library.
Back Issues of Local/Madison Newspapers
Wisconsin Historical Society Library has complete holdings of the Capital Times, Wisconsin State Journal, and the Isthmus.
University Archives and Microform Media Center have complete holdings of the Badger Herald and the Daily Cardinal.
To find location, search MadCat.
Search Local Newspapers
Click on Newspapers in Madison Public Library's catalog to search for citations to general articles and birth,death, and marriage announcements in area newspapers.
Ask a Librarian
Current Periodicals & Newspaper Room
The Current Periodicals and Newspaper Room is Room 240 of Memorial Library (Where is it?).
Current issues of U.S. and Canadian newspapers and international newspapers are available there. Issues of U.S. and Canadian newspapers are generally kept for only one week, and issues of international newspapers are generally kept for only 3 months.
Staff are available to provide assistance during Memorial Library hours.
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