Your library card gives you access to news from all over Alaska and the world.
Find these resources on our News and Reference resource page or Databases A-Z. Choose your resource, then use your library card and PIN to log in and read.
International
America's News is now Access World News! You still get the same great local coverage of news sources in the United States and around the world. Over 13,000 sources from 200 countries.
Explore and stay informed on local, national, and international topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from around the world to around the corner. Alaska content includes the Anchorage Daily News, Arctic Warrior, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Juneau Empire, Kodiak Daily Mirror, Peninsula Clarion, Seattle Times, USA Today and more (powered by NewsBank).
National
Want to track news stories from national sources across the country?
U.S. Major Dailies provides access to five publications with new content added each morning by 8 AM:
- Chicago Tribune (1985-present)
- Los Angeles Times (1985-present)
- New York Times (1980-present)
- The Wall Street Journal (1984-present)
- The Washington Post (1987-present)
Looking for news from a local perspective?
Access World News has access to full text articles from over 2,000 local newspapers including several Alaskan publications. Date ranges vary, but many titles have coverage going back to the 80's or 90's. You can search for topics, names and subjects to narrow down your search or look at articles from a specific date.
Articles in U.S. Major Dailies and Access World News are text only. Photos, advertisements, special features and inserts are not included.
Looking for something from before database coverage starts or want to see the pictures that were published with the article?
Loussac Library has microfilm of the New York Times from 1851-2023 and the Wall Street Journal from 1891-2023. Microfilm is a snapshot of the original layout of the paper including photos and advertisements, but is not searchable. You'll need to know an approximate date to find the article(s) you are looking for. Visit the third floor reference desk at Loussac to get started.
The Library of Congress Chronicling America website also has digital scans of historic newspapers from 1777-1963 including several Alaskan publications.
Alaska
Looking for articles from the Anchorage Daily News?
The Anchorage Daily News Collection contains full text articles from 1985-present. This also includes the period when it was called the Alaska Dispatch News (2014-2017). These articles are text only. Photos, advertisements, special features and inserts are not included.
As of October 2018, scanned images of the Anchorage Daily News are available. These scans show the full paper as it was published including photos and advertisements.
You can search for topics, names and subjects to narrow down your search or look at articles from a specific date.
What about other papers in Alaska?
Look for the link in Access World News to Alaska News Sources. These include:
- Fairbanks Daily News Miner (2001-present)
- Juneau Empire (1998-present)
- Kodiak Daily Mirror (2004-present)
- Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman (1998-present)
- The Peninsula Clarion (2000-present)
These articles are text only. Photos, advertisements, special features and inserts are not included.
Looking for something from before database coverage starts, or want to see the pictures that were published with the article?
The Alaska Collection at the Loussac Library has a large collection of Alaska newspapers on microfilm including the Anchorage Times (1916-1992), Anchorage Daily News (1949-2018), Fairbanks News Miner (1908-1996), Juneau Empire (1980-2001), and many other historical newspapers going back to the early 1900's. Microfilm is a snapshot of the original layout of the paper including photos and advertisements, but is not searchable. You'll need to know an approximate date to find the article(s) you are looking for. Contact the library to find out if we have the titles you're looking for or visit the third floor reference desk at Loussac to get started.
The Library of Congress Chronicling America website also has digital scans of historic newspapers from 1777-1963 including several Alaskan publications.
Looking for more News and Reference resources?