Newspapers in the Mitchell
Want to keep up with what's happening today, check out an event from last week or even 100 years ago?
The Mitchell's collections of newspapers cover the current broadsheet press for the United Kingdom, Glasgow newspapers of all periods, some Scottish regional newspapers and a selection of Asian language papers.
You can read today's news, browse older newspapers and make or order copies of newspaper articles.
Collections
Current newspapers
Newspaper indexes
Glasgow newspapers
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Copying Services
The newspaper collection is available in microform, loose copy and bound volumes. You can use self-service coin operated copiers for photocopying from microfilm and loose copies, subject to copyright restrictions. However, copying from bound volumes is undertaken by our Photographic Service.
Copyright
Where an item is still in copyright (within seventy years of publication or within seventy years of the death of the copyright holder) only a single copy of one page or one article may be made from one issue of a newspaper for the purposes of private study or non-commercial research.
Copies required for purposes other than private study or non-commercial research, to be made either through self service by the library customer or by a member of staff on behalf of a customer, will require to be authorised through the Copyright Licensing Agency's sticker scheme.
Similarly, if more than a single copy of one page or article from an issue is wanted, authorisation is required.
For more information about our collections of current and historic newspapers, please contact:
The Mitchell
North Street
Glasgow
G3 7DN
Phone: 0141 287 2901
Fax: 0141 287 2875
E-mail: lil@glasgowlife.org.uk