How do I Find Articles from the Times of London?

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

Paper copies of the New York Times are available on the 4th floor of Alden Library; current to the past few months: ask for them at the Circulation Desk.

Times Digital Archive

Access: Ohio U. - Athens campus only (including off-campus access)
Full-text: yes (page images)
Coverage: 1785 - 1985
How to Search:

1. Enter term(s) in the text box and click on the Search button.
2. Limit the search, if appropriate, by using the check-boxes below the text box.

LexisNexis Academic

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. To limit your search to the Times of London, first click on the "Sources" tab near the top of the screen.
2. Then, on the right, type "The Times" in the "Find a Source" box and press the "Go" button.
3. Check the box that says only "The Times and Sunday Times (London)" 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 Times and Sunday Times" 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 June 1, 1980 to the present; updated daily
How to Search:

1. The most recent two weeks can be easily found and browsed under the "News Pages" tab. Be sure to change the country (on the left) from "United States" to "United Kingdom."
2. For earlier articles, click on "Source" in the main search box and search for "The Times." Scroll down the list to "Publication: The Times (London)" and click on it.
3. Then enter your search terms in the "Free Text" search box and click on the "Run Search" button.

Newspaper Source

Access: Ohio U. - all campuses (including off-campus access)
Full-text: Yes (HTML full text)
Coverage: November 2000 to the present
How to Search:

1. To limit your search to The Times of London, type JN "Times, The (United Kingdom)" in one of the search boxes.
2. 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.

The Times website

Access: Free
Full-text: Yes (HTML text)
Coverage: 2000(?) to the present
How to Search:

1. In the search box at the top of the front page, type your search term(s).
2. Click the "Search" button.

The Times 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: 1788 to the present (see ALICE record for details)
How to Search:

1. Use the Times Digital Archive (above) to identify dates and pages 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.