Yale University Library

Microform reading room

US Newspapers Database.

Searching Tips

IMPORTANT: When you are not using all fields in a search,
unused fields - except for Date fields - should contain an asterisk (*).

 
 

To search an exact word or phrase enter it in the required field.

e.g., Title : "New Haven Register" will give you only "New Haven Register".
 
 
To search words starting with some expression type the expression and an asterisk (*) e.g., Title : "new*" will give you all titles beginning with "new", like "New Haven Register", "New York Times", etc.
 
 
To search any word or phrase containing some expression you should use an asterisk (*) on both sides. e.g., Title: "*new*" will give you "Boley News", "Alexandria News Leader", etc.

e.g., Title: "*haven daily*" will give you "New Haven Daily Herald" and "New Haven Daily Palladium", etc.
 
 

To search any word or phrase containing two or more words that may not be adjacent, you should put an asterisk (*) on both sides of each word. e.g., Title: "*new*time*" will give you "New Times", "New Haven Times", "New York Times", etc.
 
 
To search Yale Holdings, which show the dates that Yale holds, enter the starting and ending dates that you are looking for. e.g., "1/1/1700" and "1/1/1800" will give you all holdings between Jan. 1, 1700 and Jan. 1, 1800.
 
 

To search only those newspapers which are currently received, leave Yale holdings ending date blank.

7/19/00