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Begin your research journey here with access to thousands of international full-text, peer-reviewed journals.
Contemporary news content from national and Iowa newspapers including The Gazette, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier and the Quad-City Times.
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Reviews, ratings, recommendations, video clips and buying advice for thousands of products and services. Also includes health content from Consumer Reports Online Health.
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Full text results from Jan 1, 1999 - present from the largest circulation newspaper in the state of Iowa. A ProQuest resource.
Full-page images from Jan 1, 2009 - present provides cover-to-cover access to recent newspaper content from the largest circulation newspaper in the state of Iowa. Every page is full-text searchable.
Full-page images from Jan 1, 1871 - Dec 31, 2008 provides cover-to-cover access to historical newspaper content from the largest circulation newspaper in the state of Iowa. Every page is full-text searchable.
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Search or browse full-image views of the Cedar Rapids Gazette from 1932 to 2022 via NewspaperArchive.
Full-text news coverage for Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, and 24 counties in Eastern Iowa from 1992 to present via America's News.
The Gazette and area public libraries have partnered to provide library patrons with free, unlimited access to thegazette.com inside the library building.
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Formerly known as America’s Obituaries & Death Notices. Explore genealogical records from 1704 – today, including hard-to-find obituary content from the mid 1900’s, coverage from all 50 states, and original obituary images from historical newspapers.
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Full-page images from Jan 2, 1965 - Dec 31, 2008 provides cover-to-cover access to historical newspaper content from Iowa City's local newspaper. Every page is full-text searchable.
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Index to information in local newspapers and magazines such as Press-Citizen and The Daily Iowan. Press-Citizen indexed from 1961 to current.
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Provides full text periodicals covering an extensive range of subject areas including business, health, education, fitness, sports and leisure, personal finance, general science, multicultural issues, DIY and fashion.
Information about diseases, conditions and wellness issues from the National Institutes of Health.
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Get free and full access to The New York Times anytime, anywhere from the New York Times website.
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Full-text recent regional news content, as well as archives back to the 1980s. Covers news sources from Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Includes the Star Tribune, Dubuque's Telegraph Herald, Iowa City Press Citizen and Des Moines Register.
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Free 3-day access to The Wall Street Journal website. Simply click the link and create an account, come back to this link to renew your subscription. Coverage from Dec 1997- present.
Free 7-day digital access to The Washington Post website. Simply click the link and create an account, come back to this link to renew your subscription.