The Boston Metro Collection provides libraries with Web-based access to the most extensive full-text collection of daily and weekly newspapers published in and around Boston. Updated daily, this one-stop resource includes fully searchable archives of more than 100 titles, over 90% of which are exclusive to this collection. Featuring past and present articles from the complete electronic editions of major papers—The Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Metro Boston and thers—along with staff-written local coverage from scores of community and regional publications, the Boston Metro Collection is the ultimate resource for news and information on the people, issues and events of the greater metropolitan area.

Attractive benefits for libraries
Librarians recognize news databases as one of their most valuable and widely used online research tools. The Boston Metro Collection provides easy access to specific information on virtually any topic of interest to the 600,000 residents from Boston’s distinct neighborhoods and many others from the diverse communities surrounding the city. The collection provides up-to-date news on government, business, law, education, health care, the environment and much more, along with extensive coverage of high school, college and professional sports—including the Patriots, Red Sox, Celtics and Bruins. It offers not only news articles, but also hometown human interest stories, arts and entertainment reviews, editorials and opinions on local and national issues, obituaries and death notices, police and crime reports, real estate listings and information on special events.

Easy access and pinpoint searches
The Boston Metro Collection supports unlimited workstation and remote access to valuable content users can easily search, browse, print and email. Libraries can place direct links to specific titles from the collection on their resources pages, and users can select and search a single newspaper, a select group or all available titles through an intuitive interface. Additionally, users can choose to search by headline, keyword, topic,date, author, section and more.

America’s Newspapers, the fastest-growing newspaper database
The Boston Metro Collection can be purchased separately or together with America’s Newspapers, which includes the complete electronic editions of more than 2,000 U.S. newspapers—75% of which are available online only through NewsBank.