NewsBank National Newspapers
Searchable fulltext of nearly 500 U.S. national, regional, and local newspapers. Coverage for current issues (i.e., yesterday in most cases) with extensive backfiles. Business and Management, Communication, Education, Philadelphia Studies, Political Science, Public Policy and Administration, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences, Sociology, Urban Studies.
Holdings: Varies with title, 1970s or more recent to present.

Full text archive of Phila Tribune (1991-present) are in Ethnic Newswatch.

    [Van Pelt Library Microforms: News 487], 1912 to present.

    [Van Pelt Library Current Periodicals Desk], latest 2 months

Searchable fulltext of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Images, advertisements, and classified ads are not provided

    [Van Pelt Library Microfilms: News 61], 1861 to present.

    [Van Pelt Library Current Periodicals: recent issues]. 

Includes the City Paper (2001-present) and the Philadelphia Weekly (2002-present) among hundreds of other alternative news weeklies.

Factiva is a full-text online service that provides access to sources of national and international news, business, health and general information. News sources include newspapers magazines, media transcripts, wire services, pictures and WEB sites. In addition, FACTIVA provides access to several financial databases. FACTIVA covers 8,000 sources in 22 languages. FACTIVA is a joint venture between Dow Jones and Reuters.
Holdings: Dates vary. Most publications begin in the late 1980's or early 1990's

Searchable fulltext of nearly 500 U.S. national, regional, and local newspapers. Coverage for current issues (i.e., yesterday in most cases) with extensive backfiles. Business and Management, Communication, Education, Philadelphia Studies, Political Science, Public Policy and Administration, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences, Sociology, Urban Studies.
Holdings: Varies with title, 1970s or more recent to present.

Access to full-text national and international newspapers , including the New York Times, and the Times of London business and accounting information, biographical data, and some selected legal materials. News sources also include magazines, broadcast transcripts, and wire services. Among the document sources included are the U.S. Code and Federal Case Law, state codes and case law, and U.S. patents.

Note that many Congressional publications including bills and laws, the Congressional Record, the Federal Register and campaign finance and voting record data which were previously available in LEXIS/NEXIS are now accessible through a companion database, Congressional Universe.