Newspapers

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1. LC Holdings:

a. Current:

• US Newspapers Currently Received by the Library of Congress available by request (20-45 minutes) in the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room.
• Foreign Newspapers Currently Received by the Library of Congress available by request in the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room.
• Self-Service Daily Papers available immediately, out in the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room.
• Full Text Journals & Newspapers (available only within the Library of Congress)

b. Historical collections, microfilm:

• Chronological Lists of US newspaper microfilm holdings (1940-1989).
• Commonly Used US Newspapers on Microfilm
• Commonly Used Foreign Newspapers on Microfilm
• Eighteenth Century American Newspapers in the Library of Congress. Microfilm, if we have it, is listed at the bottom of the record.
• Newspapers Microfilmed by S&GP (June 1996- )
• Self-Service Newspaper Microfilm available out in the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room.
  Not available on Interlibrary Loan due to Reading Room demand.

c. Historical collections, bound volumes:

• 19th & 20th Century U.S. Newspapers in Original Format: Inventory of Volumes Held in Remote Storage
• 19th & 20th Century Foreign Newspapers in Original Format: Inventory of Volumes Held in Remote Storage
• Eighteenth Century American Newspapers in the Library of Congress.
• 17th & 18th Century Foreign Newspapers; Holdings of the Library of Congress

d. Historical collections, electronic full text:

• Selected Fulltext Newspapers by Title (available only within the Library of Congress)

• Collection Policies: US, Non-US

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Library of Congress newspaper holdings are also available on FirstSearch's "Union List of Periodicals." You can limit by format to "newspaper" and then by "state of library" (DC). Most libraries provide access to FirstSearch .

You can also view records from the Library of Congress Catalog. So far, it has holdings for active U.S. titles only, i.e. the ones we are currently receiving.

If you find yourself viewing raw MARC catalog records (with numbered fields), please note the following:

1. The 362 field gives the dates a newspaper was in publication, NOT the holdings of the Library of Congress.
2. If the 050 field has a number like 7256X, it usually means we have only one or two loose issues of the title. The X means the paper is stored a large paper folder known as a portfolio. Portfolios usually contain only a few issues at most.

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2. Bibliographies and Guides:

• The Black Press Held by the Library of Congress
• Electronic Research Tools available within the Library of Congress.
• Full Text Journals & Newspapers available within the Library of Congress.
• Frequently Asked Questions
• How to Find a Newspaper in This Reading Room - Fact Sheet
• Information Circulars (on Authenticating old newspapers)
• Online Newspaper Indexes
• Paper Newspaper Indexes available in the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room.
• Requesting Bound Volumes From Remote Storage - Fact Sheet
• Stars and Stripes: U.S. Military Newspapers in the Library of Congress
• Stars and Stripes; FAQ, abbreviated version of above.

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3. Photocopies and Loans:

• Photoduplication Service of the Library of Congress.
• Interlibrary Loan Policy

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4. Internet Resources Outside the Library of Congress:

• Newspapers, Periodicals, Government Publications