The term "current events" refers to the events that are occurring at this particular time in our lives: the news we watch on television, listen to on the radio, or read in our daily newspaper, online news services, or weekly news magazine. This guide focuses on resources for "current events information." These resources can be used:
- to learn the facts about a recent event, such as elections
- to study trends such a problems in the Middle East
- to discover contemporary opinions or reactions to an historic topic or one that just occurred
Daily News ServicesNewspapers (online and paper)Local and State
FortWayne.com
Content: | To search the current week's articles in Fort Wayne newspapers, select the link to "Journal Gazette" (the morning paper) or "News-Sentinel" (the evening paper) for a selection of feature articles, editorials, obituaries, and other news. To search older articles, choose the "Archives" link from the navigation bar to access the free newspaper archive service. The Journal Gazette is indexed from 1992 to present, and the News-Sentinel is indexed from 1990 to present; current coverage is delayed. Search for keywords in the lead, headline, byline, or text of articles. Searching is free, but a personal account is required to view full-text articles through this service. Prices vary by source newspaper and are posted. In the free format, results display only the first few lines of text and the date and page number of the paper. Locate articles in the microfilm collection of Journal Gazette (MIC AN2 .F7 JG) or News-Sentinel (MIC AN2 .F7 NS), shelved in the microfilm cabinets. |
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Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Indianapolis Star
Content: | Search “Recent Articles” for articles posted within the last seven days. These articles are all available full-text without charge. Search “Archives” for headline, date, and first line information about articles published since 1991. These articles are available online for a fee. Select “Options” for search hints. |
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News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
NewsVoyager Provides access to many Indiana newspaper Web sites.
National and InternationalChicago Sun Times
Chicago Tribune
Christian Science Monitor
McClatchy-Tribune Collection (EBSCOhost)
Content: | The McClatchy-Tribune Collection includes a 90-day archive of approximately 290 newspapers from the McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. This database is updated daily. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). Other Indiana residents with an Internet service provider not based in Indiana (AOL, MSN, EarthLink, etc.) must first register for an INSPIRE password account. |
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LexisNexis Academic (LexisNexis)
Content: | LexisNexis Academic provides full-text access or indexing and abstracting of nearly 6,000 information resources, covering a wide range of subjects including general and political news from U.S. and international sources, corporate news and financial information, industry and market news, federal and state law, law reviews, transcripts of Congressional hearings, medicine and health, state and country profiles, and biographical information. Provides access to major papers in the Guided News Search under General News > Major Papers, including the Christian Science Monitor (1980 to present), Los Angeles Times (current six months), New York Times (Final New York City ed.), including the New York Times Book Review and New York Times Magazine (1980 to present), and Washington Post (1977 to present). Full-text format is ASCII text without graphics. Updated daily. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). |
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Los Angeles Times
National Newspapers (ProQuest)
Content: | Provides access to full-text articles in the Christian Science Monitor (1990 to present), Los Angeles Times (1990 to present), New York Times (Late ed. East Coast), including the New York Times Book Review and New York Times Magazine (1999 to present), Wall Street Journal (Eastern ed.) (1984 to present), and Washington Post (1997 to present). Content is restricted to articles that publishers hold rights to redistribute, and excludes images, photos, charts, tables, maps, classified ads, legal announcements, stock quotes, and other items. Full-text format is ASCII text without graphics, except New York Times Book Review and New York Times Magazine articles are available in PDF page-image format. Updated daily. |
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New York Times
NewsLibrary
Content: | NewsLibrary is a newspaper archive service provided by NewsBank that supports keyword searching of more than 60 U.S. newspapers, some going back to 1978. Fort Wayne's Journal Gazette is indexed 1992 to present, and the News-Sentinel is indexed 1990 to present, although current coverage is delayed. Search for keywords in the lead, headline, byline, or text of articles. Searching is free, but a personal account is required to view full-text articles through this service. Prices vary by source newspaper and are posted. In the free format, results display only the first few lines of text and the date of the paper. Search for the page number in the library's microfilm collection of Journal Gazette (MIC AN2 .F7 JG) or News-Sentinel (MIC AN2 .F7 NS), shelved in the microfilm cabinets. See also FortWayne.com for access to current local news. |
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NewsLink: Newspapers Provides links to national and international newspapers on the Web.
Newspaper Source (EBSCOhost)
Content: | Provides abstracts and indexing of national newspapers, update daily, including the New York Times (Late and National editions), Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition), Washington Post, and USA Today. Provides full-text access to nearly 250 U.S., regional, and international newspapers and newswire services, including the Christian Science Monitor. Also provides radio and TV transcripts, including 60 Minutes, National Public Radio, and others. Also provides the full text of business news in local papers published by McClatchy-Tribune, including the News-Sentinel. Coverage is from the mid-1990s to present, and includes everything except obituaries (exclusive of famous people), sports tables, ads/classifieds, stock prices, and weather. The IPFW library receives the New York Times National edition in paper and Late edition in microfilm, and the Wall Street Journal Midwest edition in paper and Eastern edition in microfilm. A complete list of titles covered is available. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). Other Indiana residents with an Internet service provider not based in Indiana (AOL, MSN, EarthLink, etc.) must first register for an INSPIRE password account. |
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USA Today
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
Radio, Television, and Online News ServicesABC News
Associated Press
BBC (British Broadcasting) News
CBS News
CNN
C-SPAN.org
Fox News
MSNBC
National Public Radio (NPR Online)
NBC News
NewsLink: Radio and Television
Public Broadcasting System
Reuters
United Nations News Centre
Voice of America
World News Network
News WeekliesGeneral NewsAll of the major news weeklies are available full-text in Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost). In addition, the library continues to subscribe to print version several weekly magazines, including:
Economist (Periodicals HG11.E2)
MacLeans (Periodicals AP5.M2)
Newsweek (Periodicals AP2.N7662)
Time Magazine (Periodicals AP2.T37)
U.S. News & World Report (Periodicals JK1.U65)
Special SubjectsNews weeklies are also available in a variety of subject areas. Many of these are available full-text in Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost), Business Source Premier (EBSCOhost), and Regional Business News (EBSCOhost). In addition, the library subscribes to the print version of some of these weeklies, including:
Automotive News (Periodicals TL1.A65)
Aviation Week & Space Technology (Periodicals TL501.A8)
Business Week (Periodicals HF5001.B89)
Chemical & Engineering News (Periodicals TP1.C35)
Chronicle of Higher Education (Periodicals LB2300.C55)
Computerworld (Periodicals QA76.C57)
CQ Weekly (Reference JK1.C15)
Engineering News Record (Periodicals TA1.E6)
Industry Week (Periodicals HC251.F4)
Nature (Periodicals Q1.N2)
New Scientist (Periodicals Q1.N52)
Science News (Periodicals Q1.S76)
News ArchivesFort Wayne Newspaper Index (Ready Reference AN2.F7 N7) An index to the Fort Wayne newspapers is available as follows: Journal Gazette, 1978-1983, News Sentinel, 1984-1985, Journal Gazette and News Sentinel, 1986-1991. It provides subject indexing of local and state news found in the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette and the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. Fort Wayne Business People is also indexed.
Historical New York Times (ProQuest)
Content: | Provides full-text PDF page images of the New York Daily Times from 1851-1857 and New York Times from 1857 to two years ago. Cover-to-cover content includes news stories, editorials, photos, graphics, supplements, and advertisements, as well as the content of the New York Times Magazine and New York Times Book Review. Some images contributed by independent journalists and writers may not be available via ProQuest Historical Newspapers due to the Supreme Court's Tasini copyright ruling; in these cases, the microfilm edition is the authoritative source for archival access. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). IPFW library owns the New York Times (Microfilm 1890 to present), in the microfilm cabinets. For current coverage, use the printed New York Times (in Current Periodicals Reading Lounge, held until microfilm is received). Also available via LexisNexis Academic (LexisNexis) (1980 to present) or National Newspapers (ProQuest) (1999 to present). |
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Indianapolis Newspapers Database, 1979-1991
Content: | This is an index to selected articles that appeared in the Indianapolis Star and the Indianapolis News. |
Access: | Database available without restriction. |
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NewsLibrary
Content: | NewsLibrary is a newspaper archive service provided by NewsBank that supports keyword searching of more than 60 U.S. newspapers, some going back to 1978. Fort Wayne's Journal Gazette is indexed 1992 to present, and the News-Sentinel is indexed 1990 to present, although current coverage is delayed. Search for keywords in the lead, headline, byline, or text of articles. Searching is free, but a personal account is required to view full-text articles through this service. Prices vary by source newspaper and are posted. In the free format, results display only the first few lines of text and the date of the paper. Search for the page number in the library's microfilm collection of Journal Gazette (MIC AN2 .F7 JG) or News-Sentinel (MIC AN2 .F7 NS), shelved in the microfilm cabinets. See also FortWayne.com for access to current local news. |
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U.S. News Archives on the Web
Wall Street Journal Index
Content: | In separate volumes, indexes articles in the Wall Street Journal by general subject and corporate name. Separate sections provide closing Dow-Jones averages and indexing for the weekly Barron's publication (Periodicals HG1 .B6, current year only in Serials). Indexing is based on the Eastern edition, matching the library's microfilm edition, with library holdings 1955 to present (MIC HF1 .C5, in microfilm cabinets). The Wall Street Journal is also indexed online in Business Source Premier and Lexis Nexis Academic Universe. |
Access: | IPFW library owns the printed index 1958-2002 (Reference HG1 .W26). |
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Other Current Events Research Resources
CQ Researcher (CQ Press)
Content: | CQ Researcher investigates one of the "hot" topics in the news every week and presents concise and well-balanced information from all sides of the issue. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and technology. Each report is written by an experienced journalist and includes a "Pro/Con" segment, a chronology, and a bibliography. Full-text reports are available dating back to October 1991. Reports produced since January 1996 are available in PDF format as well. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). IPFW library owns the printed annual cumulations of CQ Researcher 1991 to present (Reference H35 .E353). IPFW's license allows five simultaneous users. |
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Editorials on File
Content: | Presented in a bimonthly looseleaf format with a cumulative annual index, this resource assembles facsimile reprints of 15-25 editorials and selected editorial cartoons on various subjects appearing in U.S. and Canadian newspapers. Short summaries written by Facts on File News Services introduce each theme. |
Access: | IPFW library owns the printed index 1970 to present (Reference D839 .E3, current year at Service Desk). |
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Facts on File
Content: | A weekly digest of world news, arranged geographically in looseleaf format with a cumulative annual index. A handy source to find transcripts of speeches or resolutions, and obituaries of significant figures. |
Access: | IPFW library owns the printed index 1961 to present (Reference D410 .F3, current year at Service Desk), plus 5-year indexes for 1946-1975. |
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Thomson-Gale)
Content: | Provides information from all sides of current event issues including statistics, links to Web sites, and full-text articles from more than 30 major magazines and newspapers. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center utilizes the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources. A complete list of titles covered is available |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). IPFW's license allows nine simultaneous users. |
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| Created by: |
J. Violette |
| Date created: |
1984-01-01 |
| Revised by: |
C. Truesdell |
| Date revised: |
2004-02-25, 2002-01-02 |
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