How do I Find Articles from The Christian Science Monitor?

The Christian Science Monitor is available from many sources, not least including the daily paper copy available in the newspaper section of the 4th floor of Alden Library. The graph below summarizes the sources for articles from the Christian Science Monitor; see the notes below it for more information about using these sources.

Paper copies of the Christian Science Monitor are available on the 4th floor of Alden Library, current to the past few months.

America's Newspapers

Access: Ohio U. - all campuses (including off-campus access)
Full-text: yes (HTML text only; no graphics)
Coverage: comprehensive, from January 1, 1987 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 "Christian Science Monitor, 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, 1980 to the present
How to Search:

1. To limit your search to the Christian Science Monitor, first click on the "Sources" tab near the top of the screen.
2. Then, on the right, type "Christian Science Monitor" in the "Find a Source" box and press the "Go" button.
3. Check the box that says only "The Christian Science Monitor" 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 "The Christian Science Monitor" 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: from September 30,1988 to the present
How to Search:

1. Click on "Source" in the main search box and search for "Christian Science Monitor."
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: 1988 to the present
How to Search: Since this database includes several other newspapers, you must specify "Christian Science Monitor" as the "Publication Title" in one of the search boxes in order to limit your search results to the Christian Science Monitor only.

Academic Search Complete

Access: Ohio U. - all campuses (including off-campus access)
Full-text: yes (HTML text only; no graphics)
Coverage: January 3, 1995 to the present
How to Search:

1. To limit your search to The Christian Science Monitor, type "christian science monitor" in one of the search boxes.
2. On the popup menu to the right of the box, change "Select a Field (optional)" to "SO Journal Name."
3. Enter your search terms in the other box(es) and click on the "Search" button. Note: the search only covers words in the database record, not the full-text of the article.

Newspaper Source

Access: Ohio U. - all campuses (including off-campus access)
Full-text: yes (HTML text only; no graphics)
Coverage: January 3, 1995 to the present
How to Search:

1. To limit your search to The Christian Science Monitor, type "christian science monitor" in one of the search boxes.
2. On the popup menu to the right of the box, change "Select a Field (optional)" to "SO Journal Name."
3. Enter your search terms in the other box(es) and click on the "Search" button. Note: the search only covers words in the database record, not the full-text of the article.

Christian Science Monitor website

Access: Mostly fee-based (see below)
Full-text: Yes

1. Articles back to 1987 are HTML text and are free.
2. PDF page images are available, for a fee, from November 25, 1908 through December 31,1980

Coverage: November 25, 1908 through December 31, 1980; and 1987 to the present. There appears to be a gap for 1981 - 1986; the website is unclcear about this.
How to Search:

1. Enter your search term(s) in the Search box and click on the "Go" button.
2. For older articles, click on the link "Search stories from 1908-1980 for [search term]" that appears at the bottom of the search results list.

Christian Science Monitor 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: 1936 to the present
How to Search:

1. Use the search engine on the Christian Science Monitor website (above) to locate the date, sections, and pages of the desired articles.
2. Load the appropriate reels of microfilm on the viewing equipment and browse the microfilm until you find the articles.