Newspapers in Microform from UMI
With newspapers in microform, you see every issue, exactly as it appeared, complete with pictures, graphics, and important placement and layout information. For example, someone doing historical research would be as interested in seeing the picture of a featured individual and how important a particular story was — judging by the size of the headline, its placement, and how these factors change as the story progresses day after day — as in the story's content itself.

With the online SIM, you can browse our database for newspapers that fit your research needs. If you don't see the title you need listed in this catalog, please let us know by contacting your UMI representative us at 800-521-0600 ext. 2793. Additionally, you can download our Newspapers from Around the World title list in Excel format showing a summary of newspaper titles, place of publication, and dates of availability.

Microform has the advantage of being the only archival medium, as well as being durable, cost-efficient, and capable of concentrating a great amount of information without taking up a lot of space.

Finding newspaper articles in microform is easy. UMI newspapers are filmed in chronological order, allowing researchers to go directly to the paper on microform that meets their interest.

Print Indexes from UMI
UMI also offers comprehensive indexes to major newspapers. Every citation contains subject access plus citations that lead the researcher to the microform to get the full, uncut image as well as its page context.

Newspaper Filming Policies
Please see the Filming Policies section for more information.

Newspapers in Microform:
Access to the News You Need

Newspapers are the best way to capture the flavor of history, whether you're researching the War Between the States or the Persian Gulf War. Nothing replaces the contemporary account of events that newspapers can give. But while history is timeless, newsprint isn't. That's why newspapers in microform remain an essential part of every library.

UMI offers more than 7,000 newspapers in microform, including top newspapers that are available with print indexes from UMI — see the SIM online catalog for details.

UMI Print Indexes from major newspapers are:

• American Banker
• The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
• Black Newspaper Index — includes the Washington Afro-American; Muslim Journal; Amsterdam News; Call & Post ("Cleveland" edition); Michigan Chronicle; Los Angeles Sentinel; New Journal & Guide; and the Chicago Defender
• The Boston Globe
• Chicago Tribune
• The Christian Science Monitor
• The Denver Post
• The Detroit News
• The Houston Chronicle
• Los Angeles Times
• The New York Times
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• San Francisco Chronicle
• The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)
• USA TODAY
• The Wall Street Journal
• The Washington Post
• Also, The Guardian and Manchester Guardian Weekly (London, England) through 2003