CURRENT EVENTS

 

These reference sources may be useful for you in dealing with current topics.  The specific sources you need will depend on your particular topic and the slant you are giving it.  Please email the Reference Department or call 460-7025 for help.

 

NEWSPAPERS

Current newspapers can be found in print on the 2^nd floor South.

 

Birmingham News. Online through LexisNexis

Chronicle of Higher Education (news about college campuses). Online through LexisNexis

Mobile Beacon & Alabama Citizen.

Mobile Press Register. Online through Articles, Indexes and Databases, Newspapers.

Le Monde (a French daily newspaper). Online through LexisNexis

Montgomery Advertiser. Online through EBSCO’s Newspaper Source

Muslim Journal (published by American Muslims).

New York Times. Online through LexisNexis

People’s Daily (the main daily newspaper of China).

Vanguard (student newspaper of USA). Online from LexisNexis

Wall Street Journal is only online through ProQuest Newspapers.

Washington Post. Online through LexisNexis

 

NEWS JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES

Current news journals and magazines can be found on the 2^nd floor South. Most of the listed magazines are also online. To check for online sources, go to Our Journal List on the Library Homepage. To search for a magazine, type in the tile and click ‘go’. Be aware that some titles have an embargo on the most recent issues meaning that you will not be able to view them online.

 

Atlantic Monthly. A general news magazine

Discover. A general science magazine

Harper’s. A general news magazine

Nature. A professional science journal with the latest news

Newsweek.  A general news magazine

Science. A professional science journal with the latest news

Southern Exposure. A regional magazine focusing on social change, in print only

Sports Illustrated. The latest sports news

Time. A general news magazine

US News & World Report. A general news magazine

 

 

 

ENCYCLOPEDIAS and other SHORT FACT SOURCES

All of the references below can be found online. Go to the University of South Alabama Library homepage and choose Electronic Reference Books. All titles (except Information Please Almanac) are listed in the left column, Subscribed Electronic Reference Resources.  Information Please Almanac is listed on the right column, Free Internet Reference Resources. The University of South Alabama also has encyclopedia collections that cover many topics. Please check SOUTHCat or visit the Reference Desk, 2^nd floor North if you have any questions.

 

Biography and Genealogy Master Index. (online only)

Biography Reference Bank.  (online only)

Encyclopedia Britannica. Reference, 2^nd floor North. AE 5 .E363

Europa World.  Latest in Ready Ref.  JN 1 .E85
Information Please Almanac. Latest in Ready Ref. AY 81 .T54

Oxford English Dictionary Online.   Includes new words and quarterly updates
Politics in America  Latest in Ready Ref. JK 1012 .P64 (print only)
Statistical Abstract of the United States. Latest in Ready Ref. HA 202 .A299

World Almanac. Latest in Ready Ref. AY 67 .N5 W7

 

GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

For online sources, go to the University Library homepage and search on SOUTHCat.

 

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents.  Gov. Doc.  AE 2. 109:

Congressional Record.  Gov. Doc.  X 1. 1/A

CQ Researcher.  Reference, 2^nd floor North. H 35 .E35. Most recent online only.

CQ Weekly.  Current issues are on the 2^nd floor North  (print only)

 

WEBSITES

BBC News. International news from the British Broadcasting Corporation

CBC News. International news from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

CNN. International news from the Cable News Network.

France24. International news in English

Librarians Internet Index. Lists of researched websites that have been found to be reliable.

MSNBC. International news from NBC’s online outlet.

Newslink. Find local newspapers, radio stations, and television stations.