LibGuides: Environmental Scan: Why, When, How: Current Issues

UML Databases on Current Issues

Global Issues In Context This link opens in a new window
International viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, hot topics, and current events, through issue and country portals that bring together specially selected, highly relevant sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues. Gateway pages include overviews, unique "perspectives" articles written by local experts, primary source and statistical information, and rich multimedia like podcasts, video, and interactive graphs.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Focusing on a single issue in the news each week, CQ Researcher provides in-depth, original, comprehensive reporting and analysis. Sections of the reports generally include background, pro/con arguments, chronology, and resources for additional research.

Coverage: 1991 - present
LexisNexis is now NexisUni This link opens in a new window
A key resource for regional, national, and international news, especially useful for business and political science research. Also a major resource for legal information such as case law, law reviews, codes and regulations, and more.
Boston Globe (1980-present) This link opens in a new window
Authoritative coverage of local, national and international news, from one of the newspapers of record for Massachusetts. Detailed indexing with subjects, companies, people, products, and geographic areas. Includes editorials, editorial cartoons, obituaries, and letters to the editor.

Coverage: Full text Jan 1, 1980-present
Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
Considered the authoritative US daily news source for national and international financial news, the Wall Street Journal also offers in-depth coverage of world news, education, politics, technology, real estate, sports, health, and the arts.

Coverage: 1984 – present with very limited articles abstracts available from 1982 - 1983

Find Newspaper Articles in the UML Library

Newspaper Databases

The newspaper subscriptions at UML come in the form of searchable databases rather than the familiar landing page where you can browse. This does not mean you won't get the articles you are looking for, and you can find articles in the current issue.

Follow a few simple steps, as outlined in this guide, to find what you need in the:

Boston Globe
New York Times
Financial Times
Wall Street Journal

and others.