Newspapers and Periodicals
- News Sources Research GuideCollection of news databases accessible to UR students on an international, national, and local level.
- Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new windowSearch for newspaper articles from hundreds of national and regional newspapers, as well as transcripts of television and radio news. (EBSCO)
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowSearch for newspaper articles and legal materials such as court cases, legislation, statutes, regulations, law reviews, and more. (Lexis-Nexis)
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowAccess news and company reports, stock quotes, and market information from Dow Jones and Reuters. This database has extensive international news coverage. (Dow Jones)
- Access World News (Historical and Current) This link opens in a new windowSearch for articles from thousands of US and global news sources. It includes some audio and video news sources, as well as traditional newspapers. (Newsbank/Readex)
- Historical Newspapers (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowSearch for articles from 7 national papers (Atlanta Constitution, Barron's, Christian Science Monitor, LA Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post) and 5 historically Black papers (Atlanta Daily World, Chicago Defender, Los Angeles Sentinel, New York Amsterdam News, and Pittsburgh Courier). Full-text dates vary for each newspaper. (ProQuest)
- New York Times (Website) This link opens in a new window*Redeem a code and create an account using your UR email address to access the New York Times' website. Your account will be active for 26 weeks, after which you will need to repeat the process and redeem the code again. Note: If you have a current paid New York Times subscription, call 800-698-8437 and cancel your paid subscription, prior to redeeming the code and registering. Our subscription does NOT contain access to Games or Cooking. Once registered, you will have access to the New York Times articles from 1851-present. For the date range 1923-1980, users are limited to 5 accesses per day. (New York Times)
- Education WeekNews publication that has covered topics in K-12 education since 1981. Access to print articles and videos available through UR databases.
Encyclopedias
Use the following resources for definitions of education-related terms, and for background into key concepts and theories in education.
A Dictionary of Education (2nd Ed.) by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 0199679398Publication Date: 2015Key terms and vocabulary related to education.
International Encyclopedia of Education by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780080448947Publication Date: 2009-04-17Definitions for educational terms and concepts on an international level.
Encyclopedia of Educational Theory and Philosophy by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781483346212Publication Date: 2014Reference work for "the key theories and the theorists behind [educational topics]...in addition to...definitions of key concepts, ideas, schools, and figures."
Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent by Call Number: LB2805.E528 2010ISBN: 9781412956642Publication Date: 2010Topics include critical pedagogy, historic changes in education, and attempted/current reform movements in education.
