Historical perspectives – EDKP 394
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- Open access resource
- Free resource
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- Catalogue record
Searching the library catalogue
Use the basic word(s) anywhere or advanced keyword search in the library catalogue.
| Truncation symbol: | * | e.g. row* will retrieve catalogue records containing the words rowing, rower, rowers, etc. |
| Phrase searching: | "___" | e.g. "figure skating" will retrieve catalogue records containing the phrase figure skating |
| Boolean operators: | AND, OR, NOT default: AND |
e.g. hockey AND (biography OR memoir) will retrieve catalogue records containing the word hockey AND either biography OR memoir |
Get more catalogue search tips.
Newspaper databases: Finding newspaper articles on your topic
Historical sources
- Globe and Mail: Canada's Heritage From 1844
- Toronto Star: Pages of the Past
- New York Times (1851-2006)
- Wall Street Journal (1889-1992)
- Washington Post (1877-1993)
- 17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers
- America's Historical Newspapers (1690-1876)
- Times Digital Archive
Current sources
- Canadian Newstand
- Newscan.com
- Press Display
- Multiple newspaper titles via the Factiva database
- Multiple newspaper titles via the Lexis-Nexis database
You may also wish to consult the full list of databases available through McGill Library.
Use of full-text online journals and electronic indexes is restricted to McGill students, faculty and staff. You may access them from any computer in the McGill libraries, any computer on campus connected to the McGill network, or from home through the VPN (Virtual Private Network) service.
Online digital collections
- CBC Digital Archives (Sports)
- Sports Illustrated Vault
- LA 84 Foundation
- Archives Canada
- American Memory Project
Other library links
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