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The Guardian and The Observer

The Guardian and The Observer are available online via several sources covering different dates.

Contact your subject liaison librarian for advice on using any of these resources.

LexisLibrary

University username and password required via an Institutional login.

Scope

Features and articles from The Guardian and The Observer

  • The Guardian covers 14 July 1984 to the present day
  • The Observer covers 7 October 1990 to the present day (except 1992)

See the LexisLibrary page for further details, such as EndNote support and mobile-friendly versions.

ProQuest International Newsstream

Once connected you will automatically be searching across several databases. To search just the contents of The Guardian/The Observer click on the Publications link at the top of the screen and search for 'The Guardian' or 'The Observer'.

Institutional login required to access this resource via a search engine when off-campus.

If you are a University of Reading Malaysia student and registered before November 2017, please use this ProQuest username and password. You will need to enter your University username and password to access this information.

Scope

Features and articles from The Guardian and The Observer

  • The Guardian covers August 1992 to the present day
  • The Observer covers December 1995 to the present day

See the ProQuest News & Newspapers page for further details, such as EndNote support and mobile-friendly versions.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers

Institutional login required to access this resource via a search engine when off-campus

Scope

The complete digital edition of The Guardian and The Observer containing full facsimile images of specific articles or complete pages. The entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching.

  • The Guardian covers 1821-2003
  • The Observer covers 1791-2003

See the for ProQuest page for further details, such as EndNote support and mobile-friendly versions.