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Urban Studies

Recommended resources for getting started with research in Urban Studies

NEWSPAPERS & NEWSPAPER DATABASES

U.S. Newsstream
Most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites. Includes major and local sources, leading Hispanic news sources, and video and transcripts from CBS 60 Minutes from 1997–2014.

City newspapers, community and neighborhood newspapers, and newspapers geared toward specific ethnic and cultural groups can provide excellent information about cities and experiences. Below is a selection of newspaper sources. For more newspapers, see:

Newspapers & Magazines - Current

Newspapers & Magazines - Historical

Poughkeepsie Journal
Select articles published by Gannett Media in the Poughkeepsie division of its USA Today network. Date range: 1999-present
Does not include most of the articles published in the print version of the publication. A better source for current Hudson Valley news is the Albany Times Union, available From NewsBank in its print layout and by article

Poughkeepsie Journal (Historical)
Incomplete holdings beginning in 1792; held by Special Collections or archived on microfilm (4269, 4270)

Access World News
Local, regional, national, and international primary source information on issues and events from newspapers, newswires, transcripts, video clips, the web, and blogs. Date range: 1972 - present (updated daily)
African American Communities
Pamphlets, newspapers and periodicals, correspondence, official records, reports and in-depth oral histories, revealing the prevalent challenges of racism, discrimination and integration, and African American culture and identity.
Alt-Press Watch
Full-text newspapers and magazines from alternative, independent presses, offering an alternative to mainstream media perspectives. Coverage: 1970 - current, but coverage of the 1970s is spotty and should be complemented with Alternative Press Index Archive and Independent Voices.
Coverage of the 1970s is spotty and should be complemented with the Alternative Press Index and Independent Voices.
Black Studies Center
Indices to Black Newspapers in the United States and Black Periodicals; Marshall Index to Black Periodicals 1940-1946; Schomburg Center Studies on Black Experience
Ethnic NewsWatch
Newspapers, magazines and journals from ethnic, minority and native presses.
Includes the module Ethnic NewsWatch: A History™, which provides historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals from 1959-1989. Full coverage: 1959 - present.
For historical content, date filter for years "1959-1989".
Nexis Uni
Legal info and national and international newspapers. Formerly LexisNexis Academic.

POPULAR SOURCES

City Lab - Bloomberg
Reports on the world's cities, communities, and neighborhoods: How they work, challenges and solutions.
Urban Omnibus
Based in New York City, Urban Omnibus is The Architectural League’s online publication dedicated to observing, understanding, and shaping the city.
Urban Observatory App
Compare facts and live data about multiple cities anywhere, anytime within themes of work, movement, people, public space and systems including temperatures, urban footprint winds, impaired water, new development and more.
Web Urbanist
WebUrbanist is now a passive archive and not an active publication, though its creators and contributors encourage you to delve into its archive of over 5,000 articles. Between 2007 and 2020, the site covered urban architecture, art, design and built environments, reaching an audience of over 100,000,000 visitors.