Summary
BadgerLink provides access to multiple newspaper resources with historic and current U.S. newspapers available in them. This title list shows Wisconsin newspaper publications currently available in BadgerLink resources.
BadgerLink provides access to multiple newspaper resources with historic and current U.S. newspapers.
Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers from Wisconsin Newspaper Association provides full-text coverage from 2005 to 60 days ago of 349 Wisconsin newspaper titles. There are also 47 Wisconsin newspaper titles with historical coverage from the 1800s and 1900s. The resource's title list and help tips can be found on the main page of the search interface.
Newspapers.com Library Edition World Collection from ProQuest provides full-text coverage from 1700s to 2000s on over 24,000 newspaper titles from all over the country, including 370 Wisconsin titles.
U.S. Newsstream from ProQuest provides current (often same-day coverage) and archival to 1980s U.S. newspaper titles including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Newsday, and Chicago Tribune. This resource contains 25 Wisconsin newspaper titles of varying dates of coverage.
These resources can be accessed from the BadgerLink website. We highly encourage libraries to share individual resource links and logos to BadgerLink resources on their own library's website.
Wisconsin Newspapers
We often get questions as to which Wisconsin newspapers are available and what years of coverage are available online. While BadgerLink doesn’t provide access to all Wisconsin newspapers, this title list shows currently available titles in order by Wisconsin city, along with the years of coverage, and a link to the BadgerLink resource where the title is located. Upon clicking the link in column G, the resource homepage will open (some users will be prompted to log in through the BadgerLink website first).
Learn More
Each newspaper resource looks a little different, but has similar steps to searching for and within a newspaper title. This ~15 minute training video illustrates how to locate the newspaper and search to find articles and obituaries in each resource. There are also timestamps available with this video when viewing on YouTube (select to see more in the description) to jump to the resource you would like to hear about and hone in on the exact information you need.
Share the Newspaper Resource Guide with your library users looking for national and Wisconsin newspapers, current and historical coverage.
Questions?
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BadgerLink is made possible through a combination of both state funds appropriated through the biennial budget and Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Grants to States funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
