How do I Find Articles from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution?

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is available from many sources, not least including the daily paper copy available in the newspaper shelving area on the 4th floor of Alden Library. The graph below summarizes the sources for articles from the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; see the notes below it for more information about using these sources.

Paper copies of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution are available on the 4th floor of Alden Library; current to the past few months: look for them in the newspaper shelving area. Prior to their merger in 2001, there were two separate newspapers, The Atlanta Constitution and The Atlanta Journal.

America's Newspapers

Access: Ohio U. - all campuses (including off-campus access)
Full-text: yes (HTML text only; no graphics)
Coverage: January 1, 1985 to the present
How to Search:

1. On main page look for "Shortcuts" ( on the left sidebar) and choose "Major Metro Newspapers. "
2. On the list of papers that appears, click on the link for "Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The."
3. Do a traditional search or use the excellent "browse" feature by clicking the link to the publication title. Allows you to select a date and browse by section, i.e. society desk, real estate, classified, foreign desk and many more.

LexisNexis Academic

Access: Ohio U. - all campuses (including off-campus access)
Full-text: yes (HTML text only; no graphics)
Coverage: January 1,1991 to the present
How to Search:

1. To limit your search to the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, first click on the "Sources" tab near the top of the screen.
2. Then, on the right, type "Atlanta Journal and Constitution" in the "Find a Source" box and press the "Go" button.
3. Check the box that says only "Atlanta Journal and Constitution" with nothing else added.
4. Then click on the red "OK - Continue" button on the right side of the screen.
5. You will return to the Power Search screen, where you can enter your search term(s), with "Atlanta Journal and Constitution" listed as the source you are searching.

Factiva

Access: Ohio U. - Athens campus only (including off-campus access)
Full-text: yes (HTML text only; no graphics)
Coverage: January 1, 1986 to the present
How to Search:

1. Click on "Source" in the main search box and search for "Atlanta Journal-Constitution."
2. Then enter your search terms in the "Free Text" search box and click on the "Run Search" button.

ProQuest Newspapers

Access: Ohio U. - Athens campus only (including off-campus access)
Full-text: yes (HTML text only; no graphics)
Coverage: 1990 to the present
How to Search: Since this database includes several other newspapers, and since this newspaper has several cvariant titles, just enter "atlanta" as the "Publication Title" in one of the search boxes in order to limit your search results to the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution only.

Atlanta Constitution website (ajc.com)

Access: Free searching; fee-based full-text
Full-text: Yes
Coverage: 1985 to the present (text only); 1868 - 1939 (page images)
How to Search:

1. Enter your term(s) in the Search box.
2. Click on the button that says "Archives."
3. Click on the Search button.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Microfilm

Access: Microforms Collection on 1st floor of Alden Library
Full-text: Yes, articles can be printed or scanned using equipment in the Microforms Collection; for help, ask at the 1st floor service desk.
Coverage: 1868 - 2001 under the title Atlanta Constitution; 2001 to the present under the title Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
How to Search:

1. Since there is no printed index, use one of the online sources listed above to identify the dates, pages, and columns of the articles you need. For the time period 1939 - 1985 for which there is no online indexing, you need to determine the approximate date of the story you're seeking, then browse those dates of the microfilms.
2. Load the appropriate reels of microfilm on the viewing equipment and browse the microfilm until you find the articles.