How do I access online newspapers?
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You can access UK national and regional newspapers online through the university's subscription to Lexis+ UK. This includes UK Broadsheets and UK Tabloid publications.
Click this link to access the Lexis+ UK platform https://plus.lexis.com/uk/xhome?federationidp=W3VSDP59815. You will need to enter your DMU Single Sign On account to access Lexis+ UK. Once you are signed into the Lexis site, click on the Content tab and then select Newspapers.
The ProQuest Central database provides access to thousands of full-text newspapers from around the world, including leading US publications such as the New York Times, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times. The database also provides coverage to the Financial Times (please be aware that there is a rolling one month embargo on the most recently published material). Click this link to connect to the ProQuest Central site using your DMU Single Sign On account https://search.proquest.com/central/shibboleth?accountid=10472.
The Rock's Backpages online resource contains an ever-expanding collection of primary source full-text articles from the music and mainstream press from the 1950s to the present day. Click this link to access the Rock's Backpages site using your DMU Single Sign On credentials https://go.openathens.net/redirector/dmu.ac.uk?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rocksbackpages.com%2F.
DMU Library also provides online access to several historical newspaper archives. These include: