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Got a tricky question?

AskCymru is a free online service that enables you to ask a trained librarian to find the answer for you.

Looking for a newspaper article?

Newsbank allows you to search popular local and national newspapers for past and present articles.

Simply log in to your librarywales.org account for free access to this resource.

Not yet registered? Just follow this link to sign up!

            - Over 370 national and local titles                           - Thousands of full-text articles

Most Used Newspapers:
The Times
Western Mail
The Daily Mail
The Guardian
Financial Times
South Wales Echo
The Independent
South Wales Evening Post
Daily Post - North Wales Edition
The Sun
Carmarthen Journal
Flintshire Chronicle

 

Most Searched Topics:
Welsh Rugby
People
Business
Greenpeace
Wind Farms
Ambulance Dispute
Health
Mountain Rescue
Olympics
Tourism
Euthanasia
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Designed specifically for libraries in Wales, Access Wales & U.K. Newspapers features popular titles from within Wales, providing in-depth coverage of local and regional issues and events. Well-known titles from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland are also included, further expanding the scope of this robust research tool. 

Updated daily, Access Wales & U.K. Newspapers provides millions of current and archived newspaper articles that researchers can use to pinpoint sources, compare perspectives and track subjects historically and geographically. Users can quickly and easily search either a single Welsh newspaper or Welsh and U.K. titles simultaneously. Customised searches can be created and saved for future use or configured for email alerts. 

These resources are freely available to anyone who has registered as a public library, university or college library user, or is a registered user of the National Library of Wales.

Click the following link to view the Newsbank user video.