How do I Find Articles from The Ohio University Post?

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

Current paper copies of the The Post are available at the Circulation Desk on the 4th floor of Alden Library; current to the past few months.

Paper copies in bound volumes

Full-text: Yes
Coverage:

1986 - 1989, 1998 to the present	Reference Department (Alden 2nd floor)
1939 - 1965, 1986 - 1998	Library Annex (request via ALICE)
1965 to the present	Archives and Special Collections (Alden 5th floor)

How to Search:

1. Use one of the indexes (see below) to find the date(s), page(s) and column(s) of the article(s) you need.
2. If no index is available for the date(s) you need, you will have to try to ascertain the approximate date(s) by some other means, then browse for the issues of The Post that you need.

LexisNexis Academic (in University Wire section)

Access: Ohio U. - all campuses (including off-campus access)
Full-text: yes (HTML text only; no graphics)
Coverage: September 9, 1997 to the present (excluding December 15, 2001 through January 3, 2002)
How to Search:

1. At the top left of the screen, be sure that you've selected the "General" tab.
2. Click on the "Power Search" tab.
3. On the "Select Sources" menu, choose "University Wire."
4. Since the University Wire menu item contains many collegiate newspapers, you need go specify The Post as clearly as possible. Therefore, in the search box above the "Select Sources" menu, enter your search in this manner: the post and ohio u. and [your search term(s)]
5. Click on the "Search button. "

The Post website

Access: Free
Full-text: Yes (HTML format)
Coverage: from October 1995 to the present
How to Search:

1. Browseable only; no searching capabilities. You will have to ascertain the approximate date(s) by some other means, then browse for the issues of The Post that you need.

The Post 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: 1939 - 1954, 1965 to 2005 (incomplete)
How to Search:

1. Since there is no printed index, use the indexes listed below to identify the dates, pages, and columns of the articles you need.
2. Load the appropriate reels of microfilm on the viewing equipment and browse the microfilm until you find the articles.

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The Post Index (printed version)

Access: Free searching; fee-based full-text
Full-text: No (citations only)
Coverage:

1939 - 1950, 1961 - 1987, 1989 - 1990	Reference Department (Alden 2nd floor)
1961 - 1974, 1975/76, 1981 - 1987	Microforms Collection (Alden 1st floor)
1961 - 1987, 1989 - 1990	Archives and Special Collections (Alden 5th floor)

How to Search:

1. Use the index to locate dates(s), volume(s), and page(s) of the articles you need.
2. Use available full-text resources (see above) to get the articles themselves.

The Post Index (online version)

Access: Free
Full-text: No (citations only)
Coverage: 1985 - 1995
How to Search:

1. Enter your search term(s) in the box provided, using appropriate search limiters.
2. Use available full-text resources (see above) to get the articles themselves.

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The Green and White (predecessor of The Post) (paper copies)

Access: Free
Full-text: Yes
Coverage:

1911 - 1918, 1922 - 1939	Library Annex (request via ALICE)
1922 - 1924, 1926 - 1932, 1933 - 1939	Archives and Special Collections (Alden 5th floor)

How to Search:

1. Browseable only; no searching capabilities. You will have to ascertain the approximate date(s) by some other means, then browse for the issues of The Post that you need.

The Green and White on Microfilm (predecessor of The Post)

Access: Free
Full-text: Yes
Coverage: 1911 - 1939
How to Search:

1. Browseable only; no searching capabilities. You will have to ascertain the approximate date(s) by some other means, then browse for the issues of The Post that you need.