Chinese 391G: Junior Year Writing
Historical Backfiles of the News
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowNews, business and legal sourcesAvailable on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Historical New York Times This link opens in a new windowThe entire New York Times, searchable, in PDF format, from 1851 to three years ago.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Historical Boston Globe This link opens in a new windowMassachusetts' newspaper of record, 1872-1989. Additional content is added yearly.
Users must limit their search to "full text" on the left side of the screen to make sure they only get results that include the Full Text. Without the limiter, the "abstracts" will be indexed as well.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password. - Historical Hartford Courant This link opens in a new windowConnecticut's paper of record, 1764-1989.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- People's Daily (Ren Min Ri Bao) This link opens in a new windowChinese newspaper of record, 1946-present.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Shen Bao Digital Archive This link opens in a new windowThe first newspaper in China with a Chinese editorial staff, 1872-1949. Established in 1872, Shen Bao (申報, historically transliterated as Shun Pao or Shen-pao) was the most influential and longest lasting commercial newspaper before the establishment of the People’s Republic. Published until 1949, Shen Bao was uniquely a newspaper for Chinese readers, written by Chinese reporters. During its existence, Shen Bao gradually shifted from a conservative to a more liberal perspective, and played a pivotal role in the formation of public opinion in the imperial period and into the tumultuous beginnings of modern China.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Historical Chinese Newspapers This link opens in a new windowEnglish-language newspapers published in China. It spans 1832-1953, with most content from 1910-1940.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Late Qing and Republican-Era Chinese Newspapersopen access (no subscription needed).
Current News and Magazines
- PressReader This link opens in a new windowOver 7,000 newspapers and magazines from across the world.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password. As of May 2022, Pressreader no longer supports Internet Explorer, please use another browser for the best experience.
Current contents only. Rarely are there backfiles available for free.
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