How do I Find Articles from The Washington Post?

The Washington 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 Washington Post; see the notes below it for more information about using these sources.

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

America's Newspapers

Access: Ohio U. - all campuses (including off-campus access)
Full-text: yes (HTML text only; no graphics)
Coverage: 1977 to the present
How to Search:

1. On main page look for "search shortcuts" (upper left part of page) and choose "Major Metro Newspapers "
2. Use "Narrow To" and select the exact title.
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, e.g., financial, metro, editorial, and many more.

LexisNexis Academic

Access: Ohio U. - all campuses (including off-campus access)
Full-text: yes (HTML text only; no graphics)
Coverage: 1977 to the present
How to Search:

1. To limit your search to the The Washington Post , first click on the "Sources" tab near the top of the screen.
2. Then, on the right, type "The Washington Post" in the "Find a Source" box and press the "Go" button.
3. Check the box that says only "The Washington Post" 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 Washington Post" 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, 1984 to the present
How to Search:

1. The most recent two weeks can be easily found and browsed under the "News Pages" tab.
2. For earlier articles, click on "Source" in the main search box and search for "The Washington Post." Be sure to specify "The Washington Post" exactly; the other variations of the title listed here do not contain as many years of coverage.
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 text only; no graphics)
Coverage: 2003 to the present
How to Search:

1. To limit your search to The Washington Post , type "washington post " 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.

ProQuest Newspapers

Access: Ohio U. - Athens campus only (including off-campus access)
Full-text: yes (HTML text only; no graphics)
Coverage: 1987 to the present
How to Search: Since this database includes several other newspapers, you must specify "Washington Post" as the "Publication Title" in one of the search boxes in order to limit your search results to the The Washington Post only.

Washington Post website

Access: Free for recent issues; for a fee for older articles.
Full-text: Yes (HTML text, including images, at least for recent articles)
Coverage: The most recent 60 days are free; older issues are available for a fee. The Archive is in two sections: 1877 - 1986 (locally written articles only) and 1987 - Current (page images of the whole paper). For details, see the FAQ page.
How to Search:

1. In the search box at the top of the front page, type your search term(s). The results will cover about the last 60 days. The results include stories from the Washingtonpost.com which did not appear in the printed version of the paper.
2. For older articles, use the Archive Search.

Historical Washingon Post

Access: Ohio U. - Athens campus only (including off-campus access)
Full-text: Yes (PDF images of pages)
Coverage: 1877 - 1991
How to Search: Enter terms in one or more search boxes. Records include both abstracts and PDF page images.

The Washington 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: 1899 - 2005
How to Search:

1. Use one of the online sources listed above to find the date(s) you wish, then browse the appropriate reels of microfilm.