News & Newspapers from Latin America, the Caribbean, Portugal, and Spain: Strategies for Locating Sources
Using Newspapers for Research
The type of research you are doing greatly influences your approach when working with newspapers. Are you researching current events or a historical event? You may need to consult a variety of formats: online website of a single paper, a library-subscribed database with hundreds of sources, sets of microfilm, or simply flip through a newspaper in print. Ask your librarian for the best approach and how to find appropriate sources.
Strategies for Locating News Sources
Search by "Journal Title" in CLIO: Catalog. Once you have a results list, use the facets on the left side of the screen to limit by format to "Microformat.
Limit your search to "Serial Publications" and, under "Subtype Limits," select "Microform." change the "ANY FORMATS" to MICROFORM. If your title is a common word (Nación) add a city or country name as a keyword in your search.
- In the search box, enter: [country name] - newspapers.
- Select "Subject" from the drop-down menu.
- Hit "Search." For example, search: Argentina Newspapers.
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WorldCat. This link opens in a new windowEnter [country name] "newspapers" and select "Subject" from the drop down menu. Limit the search to "Serial Publications" and/or "Microforms." To further limit your search, add names of place of publication (city) as a keyword.
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Catálogo de periódicos brasileiros microfilmados
Call Number: R016.0781 C28 - Butler ReferencePublication Date: 1994 -
Cien años de prensa en Colombia, 1840-1940
Call Number: PN5052 .U75 2002g - Butler StacksPublication Date: 2002
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The English-language press in Latin America
Call Number: R016.058 M35 - Butler ReferencePublication Date: 1996
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The German language press of the Americas, 1732-1968
Call Number: Multiple Locations and HoldingsPublication Date: 1973
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Historia del periodismo argentino : desde los orígenes hasta el centenario de mayo
Call Number: PN5002 .M37 2006 - Butler StacksPublication Date: 2006
