LibGuides: Library Resources: Magazines & Newspapers

Lake Charles News

SOWELA students, faculty, and staff get free access to the American Press. Please note, you must be on SOWELA's campus and connected to SOWELA's WiFi or internet connection to receive free access.

American Press This link opens in a new window
News and information from the Lake Charles, Louisiana, American Press newspaper. Full access only available on SOWELA's campus!

Popular Magazines

Magazine articles can provide you with reliable reporting, and often go more in-depth than a newspaper article. SOWELA students and faculty have access to many popular magazines such as:

Click on the links below to explore the SOWELA Library's complete collection of journals and magazines.

Full List of Popular Magazines (PDF)

Journals & Magazines Listed by Discipline/Subject

Newspapers

Use these databases to read current and historical newspaper articles.

African American Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Full page scans of African-American Newspaper articles published between 1827- 1998, includes Freedom’s Journal the first African-American owned and operated newspaper in the United States.
American Historical Newspapers – Louisiana This link opens in a new window
Full scans of Louisiana Newspapers, ranging from 1805 to 1900.
NewsBank This link opens in a new window
NewsBank provides web-based access to current and archived content from more than 2,000 newspaper titles, as well as newswires, transcripts, business journals, periodicals, government documents and other publications.
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Provides cover-to-cover full text for 35 national & international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for 375 regional (U.S.) newspapers.
Newswires This link opens in a new window
Powered by EBSCOhost for students and researchers, Newswires provides near real-time access to top world-wide news including sources like Associated Press, United Press International, PR Newswire, Xinhua, CNN Wire, and Business Wire.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text articles and abstracts from newspapers, magazines, and reference sources, includes legal resources, company profiles, and biographies.

Current Events

Quickly find the latest information on current events in the NewsBank database. Find the top news stories under "Hot Topics" on the left side of the screen. Other stories are grouped together by theme under "Special Reports."

Watch this video for directions on finding these great resources.