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Books – there are various series published that also contain collections of newspaper and magazine articles on major topics of interest e.g.

o The Age reprints
o Australian Issues
o Issues for the nineties
o Issues in society

o Issues...Issues...Issues
o Points of view
o Viewpoints
o Current Social Issues
o Current Environmental Issues

Look for these using the Alice catalogue.
NOTE: Bear in mind that books take longer to publish than newspapers or magazines, so the information will be older, and only on significant topics.

Newstext - We have a password-protected subscription to this database that includes the Advertiser, The Australian and other Australian newspapers. Make an appointment with the Teacher Librarians. NOTE: Bring a disk to save the downloaded articles. Check the in-school intranet for previous downloads.

Vertical File - Clippings may be less up to date than other sources, but these files also include pamphlets.

A subject search on Alice (library catalogue) will produce results that include magazine articles, Vertical File, Videos and websites, as well as books.

Internet - Many newspapers and magazines are now available online. Not all have searchable archives and some require a paid subscription. Click here for a list of useful sites.

Your local public library has a wonderful free service where you can search for newspaper and magazine articles using their online periodical indexes - Ebscohost and Infotrac. After entering your library membership number on the library website, you can search then email the full text articles you locate, to yourself - all for free! Click here for information about using other libraries in the North East area

People & Organisations – Try phoning organizations, who may have brochures they can send you, or specialist libraries. Interviewing people can also be a fruitful source of current information. Look up different associations and groups under ‘O’ for Organisations in the Yellow Pages.