LibGuides: ENG 112: Critical Writing and Reading: Dr. Blumner's Class

What Happened on Your Birthday - Paper #2

These newspaper databases will help you find the sources you need to write Essay 2.

New York Times, 1851 - three months ago This link opens in a new window
To find a specific issue of the NYT, after you click this link, click "Publications" in the upper gray tool bar and then look for the option that covers 1923 - present. Then put your date(s) into the "Choose an issue to view" section.
Searchable access to the New York Times (Late Eastern Edition), from the first issue on September 18, 1851 to three months ago. Reproduces the complete full text of every issue in its original printed form, in full page images digitized from microfilm. Also incorporates indexing and subject headings from the New York Times Index, 1851-1993.

Keyword(s): United States

Local Michigan Newspapers

Flint Journal, 1898-present This link opens in a new window
First, select link to the Flint Journal with the date range you need. Second, change the year to your birth year. Finally, select your month and day(s) using the calendar menu.
Keyword(s): Michigan
Detroit Free Press Complete: 1831 - present This link opens in a new window
Includes all articles from all editions of the Detroit Free Press.
Combined access to all articles from all editions of the Detroit Free Press, including:
- Democratic Free Press and Michigan Intelligencer (1831-1832)
- Democratic Free Press (1832-1842, 1842-1848)
- Semi Weekly Free Press (1837)
- Daily Free Press (1842)
- Detroit Daily Free Press (1842, 1851-1858)
- Detroit Free Press (1837-1841, 1848-1851, 1858-present*)
- Detroit Free Press Blogs (2014)
Content from 2000-2007 and the most recent 3 months is available in text-only format. All other content is available in full image page reproductions that include all illustrations, ads, etc.

*There is a gap of missing content from May 1 to August 20, 1985.

Keyword(s): Michigan
Detroit News Historical and Current Collection, 1873 - present This link opens in a new window
We have access to the Detroit News through the same database as the Flint Journal.
Full-text access to the complete backfile of the Detroit News, going back to 1873. Important notes about searching the Detroit News:
- Page images are available for the years 1873-1988
- When searching for content or topics between or relevant to 1873-1988, do NOT use the drop-down menu options under "Select a Field" in the Advanced Search. No article-level metadata is included for these years (i.e., there are no headlines, bylines, section headings, etc., identified). Use the default search options.
- Some web-only content is included (2005-current)
Keyword(s): Michigan

U.S. and International Newspapers

Remember! We may not have digital access to your hometown paper for the year you need. If this happens, try a larger regional paper. Liz's hometown paper is from Peoria, IL and she had to go to a Chicago paper to find a paper from her birthdate.

Access World News This link opens in a new window
Newspapers from Michigan, the United States, and worldwide. Refine by location or use the "USA Source Locator Map" to find papers for specific areas of the world. Uses the same interface as the Flint Journal and the Detroit News.
Michigan publications include: Detroit News (1/1/1999-present), Flint Journal (includes 8 weekly titles) (1995-present), and several others.
Journal Search This link opens in a new window
Use this tool to search for a specific newspaper titles across all of our newspaper databases. Great to use if you know what your hometown paper is called.

News & Newspapers
The library has access to many news sources through different databases and this page is a guide to them.

MLA Citation Help

Citation Tools
The library's guide to citation tools, including help with EndNote Online.

MLA Handbook by The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: Reference Desk | LB 2369 .G53 2016
Publication Date: 2016
The MLA Handbook guides writers through the principles behind evaluating sources for their research. It then shows them how to cite sources in their writing and create useful entries for the works-cited list.

The MLA Style Center
A companion to the MLA Handbook, the site provides students and educators with a host of free resources for teaching and learning the MLA’s approach to research, writing, and documentation. It offers a quick guide to citing any source according to the MLA template of core elements, a practice template, a Q&A feature with hundreds of citation examples, a blog of writing tips, guidelines for formatting a paper and avoiding plagiarism, sample papers, lesson plans, worksheets, and other classroom resources submitted by users.

Purdue OWL This link opens in a new window
Online guide to APA, MLA, and Chicago citation styles, drafting résumés, and avoiding plagiarism.