Current Events Databases 

SIRS Issues Researcher

SIRS is a database on controversial topics.  If your topic fits this description, this could also be a helpful resource

 ELibrary      

ELibrary is the database we primarily recommend you use for this project

Newspaper Databases

You'll need a username & password to access databases from home.

National News

US Newstream

Search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format.

 International News

International Newswire

Provides the most recent news content outside of the US and Canada, with archives which stretch back decades featuring newspapers, newswires, and news sites in active full-text format.

Global Breaking Newswires

In the modern news world, newswires are the chief source of timely news and, with increasing pressures on the traditional news industry, newswires are often the only news coverage for many large regions of the globe. Global Breaking Newswires is the premier library news product providing timely access to the best newswire content available from around the globe

 Canadian Newsstream

Offers access to the full text of over 190 Canadian newspapers