Quick Guide

Access NewspaperARCHIVE is a database of newspapers from the U.S. and abroad from the late 1700's to the present. Most coverage does not extend beyond 1977 and dates of coverage vary with newspaper title.  At present, some states are covered more than others.  However, the database is constantly growing.  NOTE:  The newspaper images have been converted from microfilm and quality depends on the quality of the original source.

Getting Started

• Access from outside a library requires a username and password.  Contact your academic, public, or school librarian for the login information.

Searching

• Entering a term on the Quick Search box returns quick results that can then be narrowed.  For best results, enclose phrases in quotation marks.
• Use the Browse Available Newspapers tab to narrow results by location, date, or publication title. NOTE:  These are three separate operations.  You can not combine location with date in one search.
• Browse By Location - You can be as broad or narrow as you would like. Selecting "United States", "West Virginia" and leaving the other fields set to "all" will return all publications available in West Virginia.

• Browse By Date -  Provides three options:
• Exact Date -  this will give you all of the newspapers available from the date you have chosen.
• Between Dates -  this will give you the newspapers available between the beginning date and end date you have chosen.
• Between Years -  this will give you the newspapers available between the years you have selected.

• Browse By Title – If you know the title of the newspaper you're looking for, click the letter the title begins with and view a list of publications starting with that letter.

• The Advanced Search feature allows you to build your search request to get more specific results.

Your Search Results

• The results list highlights the search terms and provides tools to the right of the list to refine keywords or further narrow the results by location and date.

• Each item in the result list has three distinct pieces of information.

• Publication Title.  This will open up the selected newspaper page.  Each result is in .pdf format and can only be opened with Adobe®Reader of comparable software.
• Abstract.  This gives you a quick look at the context of the search terms.
• Metadata.  Clicking on any one of the three components, date, city,  or state, will further limit your search.  Click on the “Tools, Tips, and Tricks” box on the results screen for more details.

Your Browse Results

• The browse results page has three distinct pieces of information: Publication Title, City, and State.

• Publication Title - This tells you which publication(s) fit your browse parameters. When clicked, the publication title opens a list of available publication dates.
• City and State – By clicking on a specific city or state, you can add that parameter to your browse request without using the refine tool of returning to the main search page.

o Sorting – By clicking on any of the column headers, you can sort the results by ascending/descending alphabetical order.

Printing/Saving Your Results

• Use the Print  or Save  icon on the .pdf image or your browser and follow the directions on the screen.
• There is also an “order print” option on the .pdf screen.

How to Use Help

· To view the Help System, click the Help tab at the top of the screen.

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