Newspapers & Magazines Collection
The Online Information & News Division serves two major functions. First, it provides the Newspaper Reading Gallery for the collection of current newspapers. Second, the Division also serves as the central repository of back issues of newspapers and magazines from the subject divisions.
Specialized Collection Areas
- Newspaper collection – consists of more than 450 newspapers in print microform, and electronic format, in many languages, from countries around the world
- Newspaper Clipping files (from 1950-2000)
- Back issues of magazines more than 2 years old
- Government documents - Microlog
- Magazine directories
- Newspaper directories
- Media directories
- Book Trade directories
- Free community newspapers and magazines that can be taken home
Print Indexes
- Alternative Press Index (1969 - current)
- BCARS Newspaper Index (British Columbia Archives & Record Services) (1850-1900, 1940-1984)
- British Columbia Legislative Library Newspaper Index (1900-1910, 1916-1990)
- Canadian Periodical Index (1920 - 2002)
- Readers Guide to Periodical Literature (1890 - current)
*For electronic indexes, please refer to the list of indexes on the Newspapers and Mass Media page.
