Databases and Newspapers
Access local and national news coverage as well as reliable subject databases for your research.
Databases
Accessible in the State Library
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Lexis Nexis+
Research case law and legal issues.
Remote access courtesy of AskRI.org
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Academic Search Elite
Access full-text scholarly journals and magazines across a range of disciplines.
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AskRI
Access RI’s Statewide Online Resource Center.
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Consumer Health Complete
Search reliable information on health-related topics.
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EBSCO Host
Search all EBSCO databases at once for a wide range of topics.
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ERIC
Access literature and resources about education.
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History Reference Source
Search a full-text history reference database.
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Medline Plus
Access reliable health information in English and Spanish.
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Points of View
Explore multiple sides of over 500 issues.
Newspapers and Periodicals
Accessible in the State Library
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Providence Journal & Evening Bulletin
Full-text digital access from 1829 to present is available in the State Library. This database is courtesy of RI Office of Library and Information Services.
Available in print. Digital access upon request
- Barron’s Financial Magazine
- Blackstone Valley’s Call & Times
- The Bridge (Pawtuxet Village)
- Cranston Herald
- Jamestown Press
- Jewish Rhode Island
- Narragansett Times
- Providence Journal
- Rhode Island Catholic
- Standard Pendulum (East Greenwich / North Kingstown)
- Wall Street Journal
- Warwick Beacon