Johns Hopkins UniversityThe Sheridan Libraries



Photo of a librarian helping students with research.
Staff DirectoryPersons With DisabilitiesContact UsSite MapHours

HomeLibrary ServicesOnline ResourcesCatalogsResearch HelpCollections

Ask a Librarian
How Do I...
Forms
My Account
About Us
Info For . . .
Giving
Search
LIBRARY BLOG

Spotlight

Box Office Hits Available on DVD

Thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Libraries, popular movies are now available for 1-week loans.  DVDs have been added to the current fiction and non-fiction books in the McNaughton Collection. More...

Archives 


  


Home > Research Help > General Research Help Topics > Using Newspapers as Sources in Academic Papers


Using Newspapers as Sources in Academic Papers


Newspapers can be useful to you for the following reasons:

  • They provide very current information about events, people, places at the time they're published
  • They allow you to track the development of a story as it unfolds
  • They can be a good source of editorials, which can assist you in thinking about different sides of an issue
  • They usually have a particular geographic focus

To find databases that index newspaper articles and/or to find newspaper articles online (contemporary and historical), check the JHU Libraries list of online newspaper databases.



STAFF DIRECTORY | PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES | CONTACT US | SITE MAP | HOURS

Sheridan Libraries
3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
(410)-516-8335
Copyright 2008 | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy