Library Guides: COMP-102, -102H/HONR-411 Composition II/Artistic Expression: News, Current Events, & Popular Culture Journals & Databases

Search and Browse Newspapers & "Popular Culture" Journal or Magazine Titles

Journal Finder + This link opens in a new window
A finding tool for journals and other publications by title (i.e. journal titles, not article titles), by subject, by publisher, or by ISSN/ISBN.
Basic Searching (Also: tips for Advanced Search; Discipline Limited Searching; Browsing features)
Overview tutorial on how to use Journal Finder + (Publication Finder)

Use Journal Finder+ to search for newspapers and popular magazines. Once you find a title of interest, follow the links to browse an issue or search all issues.

To browse articles, select a year, then volume/date. Article results will be listed in page number order. Or, use the "Search within this publication" link on the publication page to search all issues of the journal for your topic.

Selected Popular Culture Magazines

• Americana - Explores the function of signs and symbols in popular culture.
• Journal of Religion & Popular Culture (Full text delay: 6 months) - Covers topics in religion and popular culture.
• Studies in Popular Culture - Discusses aspects of American or international, contemporary or historical, popular culture.

To view more, search the following: popular culture.

Search or Browse News Databases

EagleSearch This link opens in a new window
Includes opens new windowAssociated Press videos and transcripts.
EBSCO's discovery service (EDS) is called EagleSearch at ORU. This interface provides access to the majority of ORU resources through a single entry point.
Quick overview of EBSCO's Discovery Service (EDS)
Global Road Warrior This link opens in a new window
Country guides with coverage including culture and society, travel, education, religion, history, holidays, language, music, maps, money including a currency converter, national symbols, flags and more.
Country guides with coverage including culture and society, travel, education, religion, history, holidays, language, music, maps, money including a currency converter, national symbols, flags and more.
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Full-text digital collection of the world's major news content. Includes articles from newspapers, newswire and news, and magazines, television and radio transcripts.
Coverage from newspapers, newswires, news magazines; sources include CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, AP
More database information from EBSCO, including a title list.
Newswires This link opens in a new window
Real-time full-text wire feed content from the Associated Press on a continuous basis.
Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Provides essays that present multiple sides of current issues, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and a Guide to Critical Analysis.
US Major Dailies This link opens in a new window
Newspapers include Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. Use "quotation marks" to search for exact phrases.
Newspapers include Chicago Tribune (1996-present), Los Angeles Times (1996-present), New York Times (1980-present), New York Times Book Review and New York Times Magazine (1997-present), Wall Street Journal (1984-present), and Washington Post (1987-present)
TIP: Use "quotation marks" to search for exact phrases. For additional searching help, click on "Search tips" above the search box on Advanced Search screen; also notice links for Thesaurus and Field codes specific to this database. (On the Basic Search screen, "Search tips" is located under the search box Enter button).
Advanced Search screen: Use for filtering by Company/Organization, looking up NAICS codes, selecting specific Document types, etc.