Newspapers

Our Resources

The Library provides access to a huge range of newspaper content, whether you are looking for yesterday’s news or material from the very first newspapers printed.

For further support, contact your College Librarian or the College Support Team.

PressReader – Digital Newspapers and Magazines

Access to virtual versions of more than 7,000 of the world’s top newspapers and magazines as soon as they’re available on shelves.

  • Read on screen as though you were browsing the print version
  • Archive coverage varies from title to title but most offer access to several years of back issues

PressReader

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Access via a browser (on or off campus)

  1. Select the PressReader link above
  2. Sign in with your email and password if prompted
  3. You will be authenticated as a university user and can read directly in your browser

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Access via the app on campus (Hotspot)

  1. Install the PressReader app from the App Store or Google Play
  2. Connect your device to university Wi-Fi
  3. Open the app — you should see the Hotspot banner or coffee-cup icon confirming complimentary access
  4. Download issues for offline reading; access usually continues for about 72 hours after leaving campus
  5. To renew, reconnect to university Wi-Fi or use the Newspapers page link

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A screengrab of newspapers and magazines from the PressReader service

Current & Recent News

Although most newspapers have a website the majority require a personal subscription to access content.

The main way for students and staff to access current and recent national and international newspaper articles is via Nexis.

Collections

Nexis - Search across a wide range of publications, including local and national UK newspapers, international titles, business and industry trade magazines, company information sources, and press agency content. Coverage spans from the 1990s to the present and is available in multiple languages. Please note that content is text-only (no images, original layouts, or adverts) and that some publications may have a short delay before appearing in the database.

To search within a specific newspaper or collection of UK newspapers in Nexis:

  1. Go to the News tab
  2. In the By Region section, select Europe
  3. Choose United Kingdom from the list
  4. A list of titles will appear, allowing you to search newspapers individually or in groups

Europresse - Access to a range of newspaper and magazine titles from Europe and further afield.

Key titles – current access

Access key UK newspapers directly:

Access key international newspapers directly (note that many more are available via Nexis, Press reader and Europresse):

Historic News

The key resource for historical news content for UK titles  is Gale NewsVault. We also have access to the archives of a large number of individual titles.

Academic libraries cannot subscribe to the British Newspaper Archive. The majority of the papers included are covered within the databases below, but if not you can access the BNA in person at the NLS Kelvin Hall or via a number of public libraries such as Glasgow Libraries.

Collections

Individual titles

The Herald (formerly Glasgow Herald) has never been comprehensively  digitised before 1992 but the Library holds the archive on microfilm. This is held at the Library Research Annexe  so you will need to request the relevant boxes to be brought to the Library for you. An index is available on level 8. Microfilm readers are available in the Library.

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