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Want to find a magazine or news article?  

This is a comprehensive source for instant access to news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics, from a variety of mainstream and specialised sources.  

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Subject coverage includes:
  • art
  • business and economics
  • computers
  • environmental issues

and

  • current events
  • health care
  • humanities
  • law 
  • politics
  • social sciences
  • education
  • general science and technology
  • hobbies
  • literature and art
  • sports
  • and many general interest topics 

Searching 

Users can browse the latest news, search by subject areas, by keyword, review and select a particular magazine, select a date range, or search across the entire eResource.

You can search by keyword or subject, or limit to a particular magazine or date range.

In addition you can also search by:

  • Product names
  • Companies
  • Organizations
  • Geographic names
  • Named persons
  • Named works
  • Events
  • Character names
  • Government agencies
  • Statute names

You can also search mini collections on particular subjects (Computer Database; Culinary Arts Collection; Enviromental Studies and Policy Collection; Fine Arts and Music Collection; Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection; Home Improvement Collection; Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection; and Popular Magazines Collection).

More information about this resource

Consolidated searching - learn how to search this eResource and Discovering Collection, Gale Virtual Reference Library, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center, and Student Resource Center eResource at the same time with Gale PowerSearch.

Titles included in this eResource

  • Newswires -- 89 wire services covering agriculture, general news, broadcast news, government, business press releases, industry topics, sports and current events from all around the world

  • Newspapers -- full indexing of The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and Christian Science Monitor

  • Periodicals – thousands of  general interest magazines; refereed academic journals; and subject specific titles. Also business publications, technology periodicals,  plus specialty titles in law, health care and computers.

Full list of magazines
Full list of news services



Access in the Library:

Click here to use this if you are in the Library.

Anyone in the Central, Ashhurst, Awapuni, Roslyn or Te Patikitiki Library can use this. 

Access from home:

Click here to access this from home.

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Home access is restricted to Library Members (some exclusions apply). 
 

User guides and help

 
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