Germanic Studies: Reference Materials and Websites

High-quality links maintained by the European Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries.

This index to German-language newspaper access in North America is a project of the Collection Development Working Group
of the Center for Research Libraries' German-North American Resources Partnership (GNARP) in cooperation with the European Studies Section (ESS).


The scope includes German-language newspapers regardless of geographic location. The emphasis is on historical newspaper holdings; lists of current online editions can be found in the Internet Public Library and elsewhere. General news is the main focus; specialized, narrow, trade or niche newspapers are not well represented. As a complement you can also consult the International Coalition on Newspapers (ICON) and the News webpage on the ESS German Studies guide. For access to German-language newspapers published in the United States, see Library of Congress' Chronicling America: Historical American Newspapers.

Use these reference sources to get you started on your topic. Look through them for terms/keywords (people, places, concepts, ideas, etc.) to use in your searches through databases and catalogs. Additionally, look at their bibliographies then track down those sources.