Wisconsin Newspaper Association

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BadgerLink Resource Page with Training Materials Newspaper Titles Ask a Librarian
Close EXPLANATION OF NEWSPAPER TITLES:
- There are various ways the titles are labeled in the publication list. For more details about a specific newspaper title, please review the Newspaper Titles spreadsheet
Title Examples:
  • • Abbotsford, Tribune-Phonograph [no date means content available is from 2005 to 60 days ago]
  • • Albany, Hometown Herald - 9/19/2019 [date after the title name is the last printed publication. Content available is from 2005 to the date stated.]
  • • Amery Free Press - (1932-1949 & 2005-current) [there is content available in two locations - Historical Newspapers and the 2005 to 60 days ago]
SEARCH INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Search terms: enter what you would like to search
2. Publication date: select a publication date
3. Range: select a range to search
4. Filter by county or leave as default All Counties or select a county
5. Filter by city or leave as default All Cities or select a city
6. Filter by publication or leave as default All Publications or select a publication
7. Hitting Enter or Clicking "Search" will execute the search
    **Wait while the search is processing results**
8. From the pull down menu, you can select how many results you wish to see on the page (10, 25, 50 or 100)


SEARCH EXAMPLES:
Single word: library
Phrase: "Romeo and Juliet" (add quotes around exact phrases)
Wildcard: librar* (will match library, libraries, librarian or ...)
Multiple words/phrases: "White House" AND library
Near other words: library near5 construction
     (find the word library where construction is within 5 words on either side)
Not Near other words: library not near5 building
     (find the word library where building is not within 5 words on either side of library)
Near multiple words: library near15 (construction OR building OR Permit)
     (find the word library where ANY of the three words are within 15 words on either side)


SEARCH RESULTS:
text: newspaper name is at the top followed by a synopsis of the results with search term highlighted.
info: publication date and page
img: smaller view of the page
pdfIcon: here you can download the entire page of this result

*If you click the high-lighted word, you will zoom in on the word on the page.
*If this is the article you wish to print, select the print icon in the top right of the window where the newspaper page appears.
-by default, a crop box is already selected. Resize the box to what you wish to download/print/email and then select the button at the top to download/print or email.
-download/print: will download the document to your computer
-email: will send the document to someone you select