• UTL Newspapers Research Guide

  This guide has links to Newspapers from across the globe (historical and current)

ProQuest  

ProQuest is a platform containing over 100 databases. ProQuest contains publications (i.e., newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals, eBook titles, dissertation and theses) in different subjects areas including film. Remember you might find content in a non-film related resource from your time period, (i.e., newspapers, business or tech magazines).

1) Use the Advanced Search Tool  

2) Sort your Results 

• Sort your results (Relevance, Date) 
  • Sort by Date: It may be useful to arrange the results chronologically (oldest first) in order to follow the entire production process of a particular film, from gossip about potential stars to reviews and box-office grosses.

3) Using ProQuest Search Filters

• Narrow your search results using filters on left sidebar:
  • Source Type: Newspapers, Scholarly Journals, Book Chapter, eBook
  • Publication Title:  Toronto Star, The Washington Post‎, Canadian Journal of Disability Studies
  • Document Type: Feature, Front Page/Cover Story, Article 
  • Date: For Disability in the News assignment, restrict to last 6 months.

4) Mark relevant records

If you find interesting articles, be sure to . 

• Go to the results page and click the check box to the left of the article title  
• When you are ready to email the articles to yourself, scroll to the top of the results list and click on Email link (on right side)
• Email the marked records to yourself 

Another option is to create a free ProQuest MyResearch account.

To view the full details of the citation, select 'Abstract/Details' link on the left-hand side.

You can also have ProQuest auto-generate a citation by selecting 'Cite' button on the top, right. Remember that auto-generated citations are not always accurate, and it is your responsibility to check for accuracy.