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How Do I...  Find Newspapers in a Foreign Language?

Step 1:  Find newspaper titles

• Method 1:  Search Mirlyn, the online catalog
• Method 2:  Browse our list of current print newspapers

Step 2:  Access articles

• From the holdings at the U of M library
• From the holdings of another library (if the U of M does not have the title)

Step 1:  Find newspaper titles

Method 1:  Search Mirlyn, the online catalog

• Go to: the library homepage: www.lib.umich.edu
• Select: Mirlyn in the blue band on the top left
• Click on: the "Command Language" button at the top of the page
• Enter: wtp=an in the search box
• Select: the language using the "Language" menu
• Select: "Newspapers" using the "Format" menu
• Click on: Search
• Identify: newspapers of interest
• Move on: to Step 2: Access articles

Method 2:  Browse the Graduate Library list of newspapers

Take a look at the list of newspapers arranged by geographical area. You may find what you are looking for by just browsing the list.

To access the newspapers, move on to Step 2: Access articles

Step 2:  Access articles

From the holdings at the U of M library

• After you have determined that the library has the title you want, click on 'What Libraries Have' and make a note of the holdings (i.e., does the library have the issue you need?) and the location of the paper(s) in which you are interested. If the library does not have a newspaper you want, see Access articles from the holdings of another library.
• If there is a call number, check at the library in which the item is housed, to find the exact location. Stacks guides and maps for the Graduate and Undergraduate Libraries are available online.
• If there is a film number, take note of the number and go to Serials and Microforms on the south side of the 2nd floor of the Graduate Library for assistance.
• If there is a live link, click on it and navigate to the issue you need.

From the holdings of another library (if the U of M does not have the title)

University of Michigan students, faculty and staff

If you have checked Mirlyn and you don't find the title or the particular date you want, you can submit an interlibrary loan request. The ILL office will locate the item in another library, and either send you an electronic copy or borrow the item for you to use. Interlibrary Loan has an average turnaround time of 4 days for copies and 7 days for loans. There is currently no charge to users for normal Interlibrary Loan services. If special circumstances exist, ILL will contact patrons to confirm willingness to pay any special costs before placing an order.

You may submit an interlibrary loan request through your Mirlyn session. To do so, use the 'Links to Libraries & Services' drop-down menu at the bottom of the page and choose 'ILL request.' Only individuals affiliated with the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (student, staff or faculty) may exercise this option. Faculty at the University of Michigan-Dearborn are also eligible for this service.

More information about interlibrary loan is available online.

Members of the Public

Although the University of Michigan Libraries interlibrary loan service is restricted to those affiliated with the University, members of the public may submit interlibrary loan requests at any library at which they have borrowing privileges.