Newspapers, Magazines and Journals
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Online
As a library member you can access a range of e-resources by logging in with your library card number and PIN.
PressDisplay - instant access to news in over 2,300 national and internationl newspaper and magazines, from 54 countries.- Zinio - A selection of downloadable e-magazines that can be downloaded for free or read online.
- Times Digital Archive - complete and fully searchable digital editions of The Times from 1785 - 2007
- Only a few individual newspaper sites allow you to see past articles free. One example is The Guardian, which has an 'Archive search' option on its drop-down menu at the top of the screen
- The British Library is also making some historical newspapers available online. See the British Library Online Newspaper Archive and The Penny Illustrated Paper for newspapers from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
- Looking for newspapers and magazines in different languages online? PressDisplay offers newspapers and journals from over 97 countries in 54 languages, just log in to the e-resources to find out more.
- You can also read some newspapers, past and present and in other languages, online via their own websites, to find links to these visit the Newspapers page of WebLinks.
- Many magazines and journals have their own web sites. There are also sites that enable you to search and view articles from a whole range of magazines and journals.
- You can find links to magazine and journal web sites at the Magazines and journals page on WebLinks
In the Library
- Libraries have a selection of magazines that can be borrowed for one week for more information about the lending magazine service click here
- Libraries also hold a range of newspapers and magazines which can be read in the library.
- To search for a specific title, check the library catalogue or contact the library direct to find out what they offer.
- For an overview, see Printed magazines and journals at Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire libraries
Do Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire libraries take any foreign language magazines and journals?
- Bedford Central Library takes a number of magazines, and also newspapers, in foreign languages. For details, see the library's list of foreign language newspapers and magazines in the separate Newspapers section
Page last updated: 16th March 2011