News You Can Trust

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 Find news you can trust.  The Library is committed to providing accurate information from a variety of perspectives.  Access news from reliable sources in print and online for free with your library card.

Find newspapers to read at the library or online here.  We offer local, national and international newspapers in print and digital formats.

emagazines from OverDrive or other databases are a fantastic way to get news and current events on the go.  Find our print magazines and check out an issue.

Your library card also grants free and easy access to our many online news and information offerings.  Explore your elibrary!

Get the scoop on news and journalism!  Find news sources, information about news and journalism and more news related content by searching our community tag, News You Can Trust.  Tag library materials with 'News you can trust' and share your insight!  

Create your own tag by clicking on the plus sign under 'additional actions' when looking at an item in the catalog.  Then click the tag icon and type in your tag.  You'll need to be logged in to your account to tag items.  

New York Times in front of a microphone

You have free access to New York Times Audio, courtesy of Berkeley Public Library.

New York Times Audio is a new app featuring audio journalism and storytelling on everything from world events to what to cook.

Activate your free News access today:

And then download New York Times Audio to start listening!

New York Times

Click here for a code you can use for unlimited 72 hour access to the New York Times online. Once you redeem this code, please sign up for a free account on NYTimes.com using a valid email address. Click "Register Now" to sign up and create an account with your personal email address, or, if you already have a NY Times account, log in. Return here any time to renew your free 24 hour access. 

For unlimited access on The Library's WiFi, you must sign up for a free account on NYTimes.com, using a valid email address. Click Register Now to sign up and create an account with your personal email address, otherwise, log in if you already have a NY Times account.

Activate your access to New York Times Cooking
Mealtime inspiration. Diverse recipes. Dynamic guides. Enjoy access to The New York Times Cooking, courtesy of Berkeley Public Library
Activate your complimentary access today.

Activate your access to New York Times Games
Games you can feel good about-including the iconic Crossword. Enjoy access to the New York Times Games, courtesy of Berkeley Public Library
Activate your complimentary access today.

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Activate your access to New York Times Cooking

Mealtime inspiration. Diverse recipes. Dynamic guides.
Enjoy access to The New York Times Cooking, courtesy of Berkeley Public Library
Activate your complimentary access today. Return here for another 24 hours of New York Times Cooking.

For unlimited access on The Library's WiFi, you must sign up for a free account on NYTimes.com, using a valid email address. Click Register Now to sign up and create an account with your personal email address, otherwise, log in if you already have a NY Times account.

portable device with crossword puzzle

Activate your access to New York Times Games

Games you can feel good about-including the iconic Crossword
Enjoy access to the New York Times Games, courtesy of Berkeley Public Library
Activate your complimentary access today. Return here any time to renew your free 24 hour access.

For unlimited access on The Library's WiFi, you must sign up for a free account on NYTimes.com, using a valid email address. Click Register Now to sign up and create an account with your personal email address, otherwise, log in if you already have a NY Times account.

Press Reader App

Get unlimited access to more than 7,000 of the world’s top newspapers and magazines as soon as they’re available on shelves.
Select titles include:

  • The Guardian
  • Bloomberg Businessweek
  • Newsweek
  • Daily Mail
  • Economist
  • L'Équipe
  • Der Tagesspiegel
  • Libération
  • China Daily
  • La Razon
  1. Download the PressReader app
  2. Or go directly to the PressReader website.
  3. Click Sign In and then Library or Group
  4. Search and select Berkeley Public Library
  5. Enter your library card information

No limits on downloads. They're yours to keep forever.

JSTOR

JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, images, and primary sources.
With one search on JSTOR you can find academic research in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

How to Use JSTOR

With ARTSTOR you can explore collections of images and primary sources from libraries, museums, and archives around the world. Discover new avenues of research and gain deeper understanding of your topics with original materials including artworks, photographs, publications, recordings, and other artifacts

newsbank

Full-text access to Oakland Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Berkeley Voice, East Bay Times, San Jose Mercury News, and West County Times, and hundreds of newspapers throughout the U.S. Also features Hot Topics such as politics, business, health, sports, cultural activities and people. Its diverse source types include printed and online newspapers, blogs, journals, newswires, broadcast transcripts and videos

The Washington Post

Click here for 7 days of unlimited access.  You will be asked to register for an account with your email address.  After 7 days you may return for an additional 7 days.

San Francisco Chronicle

Access the full text of the San Francisco Chronicle, from 1985 to present.

Wall Street Journal on laptop, tablet and mobile devices

Easy access to The Wall Street Journal online

Users outside the library will need to create a free account, after which access will be available for the next 3 days. For future 3-day access, click the above link again and log in to your account.

Access includes:
• digital versions of the print editions
• the WSJ Magazine
• profiles, financials, and research & ratings of thousands of companies
• U.S., Asia, Europe, India, China, and Japan editions
Search defaults to searching the last 90 days' worth of WSJ articles; advanced search lets you search the last four years.

Academic OneFile

Features peer-reviewed full-text scholarly content across the academic disciplines. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive, a terrific first-stop for research.

Includes full-text New York Times back to 1995.

Data Axle Reference Solutions

Data Axle Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA) provides basic information on more than 24 million businesses and more than 262 million consumers in the US and Canada.

  • Search for jobs, location, and industry
  • Find new business opportunities
  • Research executives & companies worldwide
  • Track down addresses and phone numbers
  • Locate out-of-town companies
  • Profile a neighborhood, city or state

This video will show you more!

Gale Health & Wellness

Research a wide range of health issues here. You can look up medications, explore various diseases and conditions, and find information from the Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine.

Explora

Research magazine for full-text articles.

 

Find information here about:

Arts & Literature

Biography

Business and Careers

Current Events

Geography and Culture

Health

History and Social Science

Science and Math

Consumer Reports

ConsumerReports.org is the world's largest nonprofit product-testing organization and has been helping subscribers find better, safer products for 80+ years. In addition to thousands of product ratings and reviews of appliances, electronics and more, you will find in-depth advice, tips and trends written by Consumer Reports experts.
ConsumerReports.org includes Consumer Reports with Cars Best Deals Plus® to assist consumers looking for reliable information on new and used cars. Additionally, ConsumerReports.org features extensive health content from Consumer Reports Online Health, a trusted and unbiased source of information designed to help consumers navigate the health care labyrinth.
Content includes:

  • Money-saving advice and tips
  • Product ratings
  • Product reviews
  • Recommendations
  • Buying advice
Consumers Checkbook

From auto repair shops to doctors to plumbers to vets,  Checkbook helps you find the best local services—and avoid the worst.

The community comprises dedicated staff, who research prices and provide consumer advice, and thousands of members, who write reviews and provide ratings based on their real-life experiences.  Consumers' Checkbook never takes money from the reviewed companies so you can rely on the site to be independent and objective.