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NEWSPAPERS ONLINE

Construction of the Courier Mail Newspaper building in Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1937, Image No. 135104

Men and boys from the Nambour Chronicle newspaper standing in front of their office, ca. 1912, Image No. 1464

Offices of the Cairns Post newspaper, ca. 1930, Image No. 35524

Facade of the Telegraph Building in Queen Street, Brisbane, 1986, Image No. 139520

State Library of Queensland subscribes to a number of newspaper databases giving full text access to hundreds of newspaper titles from around the world. Some databases have significant archives of early articles - back to 1785 in the case of the London Times Digital Archive.

Full-colour, full-page, current newspapers

Library PressDisplay is an 'electronic news-stand' of over 700 current newspapers from around the world. The newspapers appear exactly as they would in paper form and are archived for 45 days from the current date. Newspapers can be selected by country, title and language. Keyword searching is available across titles and within specific issues.

Full text newspaper resources

The NewsBank database provides access to full-text articles from more than 230 newspapers, some dating back to 1998. Newspapers from approximately 98 countries are available with a particular focus on Australian, American and English publications.

Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre includes recent Australian and New Zealand newspaper articles in full text. Includes articles from the The Courier-Mail from October 2000; articles from The Sydney Morning Herald from September 1999; and many others.

The London Times Digital Archive 1785 - 1985 provides coverage of world news from 1785 to 1985. This is the complete digital edition with scanned images of the articles, photographs and advertisements, searchable by keyword.

How do I access items in this collection?

Access at the State Library of Queensland

Find items in the collection via our One Search catalogue.
Browse Levels 2, 3 and 4 or request items from on-site ‘Closed Access’ storage with your e-services card. If you order Closed Access items via the One Search catalogue 24 hours ahead of your visit, items should be waiting for you when you arrive. You can order up to 3 days in advance.
Use our e-collections computers on level 2 to search the library’s catalogue; to search our databases for electronic journal, magazine and newspaper articles and to view images and manuscripts from our collection. These e-collections computers do not need to be booked and have no time limits on their use.
You can also access our electronic resources via the State Library’s free wireless service if you have a laptop. Check our Info Guide on how to access wireless for details.

Access off-site

If you are at home, you can access selected offsite databases to search for electronic journal, magazine and newspaper articles. You will be prompted to login with your e-services card or QPL account.
Some State Library items are available for loan to other libraries. Contact your local library for information about interlibrary loan and copy services.

Last updated: 2nd November 2009

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