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Newspapers are great sources of primary information where students or researchers usually start their search for articles when working on their assignments or projects. This guide aims to help users to find current and past news from a variety of sources subscribed or selected by the Library in print or online format.
Current and past news
Print Collection
The Library provides daily access to 12 sets of printed Chinese or English newspapers at the Newspaper Reading Area on 1/F. Issues of the recent 30 days are available for loan at the Circulation Counter on 2/F .
Newspapers on the Web
The followings are some online newspapers. Most of them require a paid subscription for viewing their latest or past issues.
News Aggregators
Some websites collect news stories from a variety of newspapers or other web sources, which may be a good place for one-stop searching. However, it is still not the only place for searching news as each web site might have a different scope or coverage.
Full-text News or Articles on a topic
The Library subscribes to the following databases that provide indexing to hundreds or thousands of newspapers and their full text articles.
Broadcast/Television News
Audio or video broadcasts are available on the following sites which allow readers to listen or watch news on the web.
HK Government's Media Releases
The HKSAR government announces public projects, initiative or legislative changes through the following sites. The latest releases or archives are available.
News sources related to specific subject areas
The web sites below also provides past or present news information related to OUHK's study or research areas. They are either databases subscribed by the Library or available free of charge on the web.
Arts & Social Sciences
Business & Administration
Education & Languages
Science & Technology
Search E-Library for more news sources
Finding online news and newsletter
Step 1 Go to Electronic Library Step 2 Click on "E-Journals & Databases" Step 3 Type in your keywords e.g. "China news" (include the quotation marks) in the search box and press <enter>. Step 4 A list of resources will be displayed. Then click on a title that is most related to your research topic.
Finding news indexes/databases/directories
Step 1 Go to Electronic Library Step 2 Click on "Library Catalogues" Step 3 Select "OUHK Library Catalogue (Web)" Step 4 Try keyword search with the following terms - newspapers and indexes - newspapers and databases - newspapers and directories
How to get helpPlease feel free to contact Library staff in person, at 2768-6777, or via email libwww@ouhk.edu.hk
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