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Foreign Newspapers
Africa
- African Newspapers (1800-1922; Readex/Newsbank)More than 40 African newspapers. English and foreign language titles from Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
- Daily Observer (1981-2016; Eastview/CRL)Liberia's English language best-known independent national newspaper.
- East African Newspapers (Eastview/CRL)Includes Daily Nation (Kenya, 1958-2002), The Ethiopian Herald (Ethiopia, 1943-1989), and The Monitor (Uganda, 1992-2003)
Asia
- Asahi Shimbun AJWEnglish language digital version of the Japanese newspaper.
- Late Qing and Republican-Era Chinese Newspapers (1911-1949; Eastview/CRL)The press of over twenty cities is represented, spanning the Chinese mainland.
- Propaganda and the Chinese Press (1946-1996; Readex/Newsbank)Articles published by major communist Chinese newspapers and translated into English by the CIA.
- South Asian Newspapers (1864-1922; Readex/Newsbank)Newspapers from India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
- Southeast Asian Newspapers (1839-1976; Eastview/CRL)Newspapers from Myanmar (formerly Burma), Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, and more.
England/U.K.
- British Library Newspapers (1800-1900; Gale)Sixty-nine regional and local newspapers.
- Financial Times Historical Archive (1888-2021; Gale)A key international business paper based in London, the Financial Times Historical Archive provides access to fully searchable digital reproductions of every issue from 1888-2021. Coverage includes critical financial and economic events, industry, energy, international politics, and more recently management, personal finance and the arts.
- Guardian and Observer Historical Newspapers (1700/1800s-2003; Proquest)The British newspapers, Guardian, 1821-2003, and Observer, 1791-2003.
- Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection (Gale)More than 1000 pamphlets, proclamations, newsbooks and newspapers from the period.
- Times Digital Archive (London, 1785-2019; Gale)Does NOT include the Sunday edition.
Europe
- Local and Independent Ukrainian Newspapers (1898-2001; Eastview/CRL)Over 900 newspapers from over 340 Ukrainian cities.
- Neues Deustchland Digital Archive (1946-present; Eastview/CRL)Originally the official organ of the former German Democratic Republic. Continues today as one of Germany’s national dailies, offering contemporary communist and socialist perspectives from German society.
Ethnic Presses
- Ethnic Newswatch Complete (1959-present; Proquest)Newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press.
- Historical Jewish Press (1783-present; National Library of Israel)Jewish newspapers from around the world, including the U.S.
Latin America
- El Caribe Digital Archive (1956-present; Eastview/CRL)Spanish-language daily newspaper published in the Dominican Republic. A chronicle of national and international news, both for the Dominican Republic and the broader Caribbean region.
- Hemeroteca Nacional Digital de MéxicoIn Spanish. Digital National Newspaper Archives of Mexico.
- Independent and Revolutionary Mexican Newspapers (1807-1929; Eastview/CRL)More than 1,000 titles from Mexico’s pre-independence, independence and revolutionary periods.
- Latin American Newspapers (1800-1922; Readex/Newsbank)More than 35 nineteenth- and twentieth-century Latin American newspapers.
- El Mundo Digital Archive (1919-1990; CRL)Puerto Rican newspaper.
Middle East
- Middle Eastern and North African Newspapers (1870-2019; Eastview/CRL)Includes access to over 80 publications, including Jumhuriyah (الجمهورية, Egypt), Filastin (فلسطين, Palestine), Al Akhbar (الاخبار, Lebanon), Al Riadh (الرياض, Saudi Arabia), and Ad Dustour (الدستور, Jordan). Content is primarily in Arabic, but includes key titles in English and French.
- Mideast and Islamic Newspapers (Dates vary)A list of open access historical newspapers and periodicals.
Russia/Former Soviet Union
- Current Digest of the Russian Press (1949-present; Eastview/CRL)Russian-language press materials translated into English.
- Imperial Russian Newspapers (1767-1918; Eastview/CRL)Core titles are from Moscow and St. Petersburg, complemented by regional newspapers across the Russian Empire.
- Post-Perestroika Newspapers (1990-2016; Eastview/CRL)Newspapers from post-Soviet Russia.
- Pravda Archive (English; Readex/Newsbank)Articles from Pravda translated into English by the CIA.
- Pravda Digital Archive (1912-2023; Eastview/CRL)In Russian. Pravda was the official voice of the Central Committee of the Communist Party (Russia) between 1918 and 1991.
Worldwide Sources
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports (1941-1996; Readex/Newsbank)U.S. government translations of foreign broadcasts, publications, and government statements. FBIS was followed by the Open Source Center (OSC) in 2005 and was included in the database World News Connection, which the library does not have. The CIA discontinued public access to the OSC in 2013.
- Google NewspapersNewspapers published in parts of Canada and the United States.
- Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) Reports (1957-1995; Readex/Newsbank)U.S. government translations of foreign language materials from regions throughout the world. Includes monographs, reports, serials, journal and newspaper articles, and radio and television broadcasts.
Other Databases
For more information on resources for International and Area Studies, see this guide.
- African History and Culture (1540-1921; Readex/Newsbank)More than 1,300 books, pamphlets, almanacs, broadsides and ephemera.
- American Proxy Wars: Korea and Vietnam (1946-1975; Readex/Newsbank)Radio broadcasts, periodicals, newspapers, and government documents from around the world on the roots and history of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Built from Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) and the Joint Publications Research Service Reports (JPRS).
- Apartheid: Global Perspectives (1946-1996; Readex/Newsbank)International survey of the effects of apartheid on South Africa and the world with a digitized collection of primary source documents related to apartheid. Built from Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) and the Joint Publications Research Service Reports (JPRS).
- ARTFL (12th-20th C.; Univ. of Chicago)Classic works of French literature, non-fiction prose, and technical writing.
- Caribbean History and Culture (1535-1920; Readex/Newsbank)Covers the diverse history of Caribbean islands over nearly 400 years. Includes books, pamphlets, almanacs, broadsides and ephemera.
- Cold War: Global Perspectives on East-West Tensions (1945-1991; Readex/Newsbank)U.S. government translations of foreign language material. Built from Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) and the Joint Publications Research Service Reports (JPRS).
- Digital National Security Archive (dates below; Proquest)The DNSA collection is the most comprehensive collection available of significant declassified U.S government documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945. OU Libraries provides access to four sub-collections relating to Latin American policy and human rights:
El Salvador: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1977–1984
El Salvador: War, Peace, and Human Rights, 1980–1994
Nicaragua: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1978–1990
-Death Squads, Guerrilla War, Covert Operations, and Genocide: Guatemala and the U.S., 1954-1999. - Early English Books Online (EEBO, 1473-1700; Proquest)English-language books published in Great Britain or British North America.
- Early European Books (1475-1701; Proquest)All works printed in Europe before 1701, regardless of language, as well as pre-1701 works in European languages printed elsewhere.
- Environmental Science and History Digital Archive (Wiley)Focuses on critical aspects of environmental science, history, and anthropogenic change and includes unique and rare archival collections from multiple global sources. The archive includes manuscripts, images, maps, and photographs covering topics such as deforestation, agriculture, livestock, fisheries, ecology, botany, biodiversity, extinction, water sources, irrigation, wetlands, and hydrology.
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports (1941-1996; Readex/Newsbank)Full text of U.S. government translations of foreign broadcasts, publications, and government statements. FBIS was followed by the Open Source Center (OSC) in 2005 and was included in the database World News Connection, which the library does not have. The CIA discontinued public access to the OSC in 2013.
- French Renaissance Paleography (1300-1700; Newberry Library)Over 100 carefully selected French manuscripts, with tools for deciphering them and learning about their social, cultural, and institutional settings.
- Immigrations, Migrations and Refugees: Global Perspectives (1941-1996; Readex/Newsbank)Digital archive covering all aspects of 20th-century human migration, including first-hand reports and global analysis. Built from Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) and the Joint Publications Research Service Reports (JPRS).
- JapanKnowledge Lib (Japan narejji Lib) (In Japanese)Provides fully searchable and browsable English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionaries, the Encyclopedia Nipponica and Encyclopedia of Japan, articles published in the weekly magazine Ekonomisuto, the Toyo Bunko, and other resources.
- Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) Reports (1957-1995; Readex/Newsbank)U.S. government translations of foreign language materials from regions throughout the world. Includes monographs, reports, serials, journal and newspaper articles, and radio and television broadcasts.
- Latin American and Caribbean Digital Primary Resources (Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials)Database of listings that provide links to open access digitized collections of primary sources that relate to Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Middle East and North Africa: Global Perspectives (1958-1994; Readex/Newsbank)Translated journals, newspapers, scientific reports, radio and television broadcasts from 19 countries in North Africa and the Middle East covering cultural, economic and political developments within the regions. Built from Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) and the Joint Publications Research Service Reports (JPRS).
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online (Gale)Books, newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts, ephemera, maps, photographs, statistics, and other kinds of documents in both Western and non-Western languages. Includes
-Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange
-Corvey Collection of European Literature: 1790-1840. - Nuclear Arms and Weapons of Mass Destruction (1945-1996; Readex/Newsbank)News reports, television transcripts, and radio transcripts from around the world. Built from Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) and the Joint Publications Research Service Reports (JPRS).
- Shoah (Holocaust) from EurodocsLinks to materials, including primary sources, about the Holocaust.
- South Asia Open Archives (JSTOR)Historical and contemporary primary sources in the arts, humanities and social sciences from and about South Asia; built through a collaborative initiative involving US research libraries and partners from South Asia.
- Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa (JSTOR)Focuses on the complex and varied liberation struggles in Southern Africa, with an emphasis on Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Over 20,000 primary source materials include periodicals, nationalist publications, records of colonial government commissions, oral histories, local newspaper reports, personal papers, correspondence, UN documents, out-of-print and other particularly relevant books, photographs, pamphlets, speeches, and interviews with those who participated in the struggles.
- Testaments to the Holocaust (Gale)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. Contains thousands of eyewitness accounts, photographs, propaganda materials, Wiener Library publications, and biographical details of major figures in the Nazi Party.
- World Heritage Sites: Africa (JSTOR)Collection of more than 86,000 objects of visual, contextual, and spatial documentation of African heritage and rock art sites. Resources include site plans, diagrams, and maps; 3D models; stereo, digital, and panorama images; manuscripts and books; trade logs; videos; excavation reports; archaeological and ethnographic field notes; personal journals and travelers’ accounts from the 17th century to the 19th century; and more.
- World Protest and Reform Movements (1945-1996; Readex/Newsbank)Translated and English-language radio and television broadcasts, newspapers, periodicals, government documents, and books providing global reaction to major protest and reform movements. Built from Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) and the Joint Publications Research Service Reports (JPRS)