Current News
These databases provide access to current newspaper articles. Dates vary, but generally, 1980s-present. See also Newspapers and Magazines Guide from the librarian for journalism and Microform Collections - Newspapers.
- Access World News (~1980s-present; Newsbank)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S., including The Oklahoman and Tulsa World.
- America's News (~1980s-present; Newsbank)America’s News provides a variety of news media such as newspaper articles, news blogs, magazines, newswires, journals, transcripts, videos, and web-only news sources. This resource includes access to over 3,600 national, regional, and local news sources, including the Oklahoman from 1981 onward and the Oklahoman Web Edition from 2013 onward.
- Black Life in America, Series 3 (1976-present; Newsbank)Part of the America's News database. American and global news sources, including over 400 current and historical Black publications.
- Ethnic Newswatch Complete (1959-present; Proquest)Newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press.
- Factiva Academic Edition (~1970s-present; Dow Jones)U.S. and world newspapers and business and company information. Html text only. No images. NOTE: Database opening screen is "company snapshots." Click Search > Search Builder for newspapers. Many newspapers are NOT available in the academic version of Factiva.
- Hispanic Life in America, Series 3 (2010-present; Newsbank)Part of the America's News database, including 700 Spanish-language newspapers and periodicals
- U.S. Newspapers (ProQuest)Includes these U.S. papers:
-Chicago Tribune, 1849-within days of the current issue;
-Los Angeles Times, 1881-within days of the current issue;
-New York Times, 1851-one month ago;
-Wall Street Journal, 1889-within days of the current issue;
-Washington Post, 1877-2006, 2008-within days of the current issue.
(The UK's Guardian and Observer, 1791-2003, is also included in this search as are papers from the Historically Black Newspapers collection.) - International News - LinksLinks to news and media sites around the world.
- Newspaper Source Plus (~1980s-present; Ebsco)More than 500 U.S. newspapers and 600 international newspapers, as well as newswires, and radio and television transcripts.
- Newswires (Ebsco)Near real-time access to top world-wide news from Associated Press on a continuous basis. Provides access to the last 30 days of articles in full-text.
- NYTimes.com (Current)Users must create an account to access NYTimes.com. Click here to set up your NYTimes.com account.
- Nexis Uni (~1970s-present; LexisNexis)News, business, and legal sources. Html text only. No images. NOTE: OU Libraries will cease subscribing to Nexis Uni, effective July 1, 2024. More information about this decision, as well as a list of databases covering the content in Nexis Uni, is available.
- Oklahoman Archive (1901-present; Newsbank)A Pioneer Library System (Norman) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. The Oklahoman, formerly The Daily Oklahoman. Full text of images to 1991. Text only 1992-2019. NOTE: Scroll down and click on Oklahoman Archive - Newsbank. Click link for additional login options, type Pioneer for library name, and then enter your library card number. This database may not work on the OU campus.
- Oklahoman Archives (The Oklahoman, formerly The Daily Oklahoman, 1901-March 2022)—Update: as of 10-6-23, the database is still available. Due to the large size of the archive, searches may need to be limited with a date range in order to return results.
Because Gannett found this database unprofitable, beginning February 3rd, 2022, the full Oklahoman Archives will no longer be available. Access to 1981-present. For other ways to access online content see this blog post. - Oklahoman Collection (1901-present; Newsbank)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. The Oklahoman, formerly The Daily Oklahoman. Full text of images to 1991. Text only 1992-2019.
- Oklahoma News (~1980s-present; Newsbank)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. Provides full-text access to dozens of newspapers across Oklahoma. Includes full-text and image editions of The Oklahoman and Tulsa World.
- Tulsa World (and title variants)1906-2018 on microfilm. 4th floor East, outside former Government Documents Department. Online: 1989-present.
- U.S. Major Dailies (Available from the OKC library; Proquest)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. US Major Dailies provides access to the five most respected US national and regional newspapers: the New York Times, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune.
- Wall Street Journal (current)Users must create an account using their OU credentials in order to use this resource and will need to refresh their access on an annual basis.
Other Databases
- CQ Researcher Plus Archive (1923-present; Sage/Congressional Quarterly)Provides CQ Researcher reports that explore a single "hot" issue in the news each week, including political, social, medical, international, educational, environmental, technological and economical issues. Full text available.
- Ethnic Newswatch CompleteNewspapers, magazines, and periodicals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Some full text available.
Historical Periodicals & Documents
Video
- Kanopy Streaming VideoProvides access to streaming video supporting classes in the arts, business, health, media/communication, science, humanities and education.
Dissertations
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses GlobalIndexes U.S. doctoral dissertations completed at accredited institutions since 1861 (abstracts since 1980) and dissertations and theses, most with abstracts, from the U.K. and Ireland since 1716; includes some dissertations from Canada, and Europe, as well as some master's theses and foreign language dissertations. Find most OU dissertations full text through summer 2013; after that date, find OU dissertations in SHAREOK. Most dissertations from other institutions, 1997 to present, are full text. To obtain pre-1997 dissertations, use the interlibrary loan request form.
- SHAREOKSHAREOK is an open-access institutional repository for the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University. It includes some theses, dissertations, and faculty publications.
NOTE: Many universities, including OU, have started archiving dissertations in their own institutional repositories rather than through Dissertation Abstracts. Find most OU dissertations via SHAREOK. If dissertations from other universities are not available in Dissertation Abstracts, check Google Scholar.