Contemporary Social Welfare Policies
This guide focuses on resources that you can use when seeking information on social welfare policies and issues since the 1930s.
Subject Guide
Natalie Borisovets
Contact:
185 University Avenue
John Cotton Dana Library
Newark, N.J. 07102
John Cotton Dana Library
Newark, N.J. 07102
Subjects: American Studies, Communication, Criminal Justice, History - Global & Eurasian, History - North America, Journalism & Media Studies, Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Literatures in English, New Jerseyana, Political Science, Social Work, Spanish & Portuguese Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Why Newspapers?
Newspapers allow you to keep up with current issues and events. You can also use historical newspapers to find out how issues and events were reported during a specific time in history.
Getting the News
Today's News
- The New York Times
- Create a personal account for full access to NYTimes.com and The New York Times app through the Rutgers Libraries. Rutgers-restricted Access
- The Wall Street Journal
- Create a personal account for full access to the daily Wall Street Journal through the Rutgers Libraries. Rutgers-restricted Access
Contemporary Accounts
- Access World News
- Access to the full text of over 2200 North American and over 1200 international newspapers. Includes access to the Newark Star-Ledger back to 1989. Restricted Access
- Factiva
- Full text of many of the world's important newspapers, including the current New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.
Historical Accounts
- Historical New York Times
- Allows you to search and display the full image of articles published in the New York Times back to 1851. The two+ most recent years are not included; use Factiva to find more recent articles. Rutgers-restricted Access.
- Historical Washington Post
- Search and display the full image of articles published in the Washington Post between 1877 and 2005. Rutgers-restricted Access.
- Chicago Defender
- The Chicago Defender was the most influential African-American newspaper of the 20th century. With the majority of its readership outside the Chicago region, it served as the de facto national black newspaper in the U.S. Search and display the full text of articles published between 1910 and 1975. Rutgers-restricted Access.