Digital news and magazines for academic success

Support academic programs with the world’s best journalism

Who said news resources have to be boring? Support your students’ learning with credible, current news and global perspectives on a platform they’ll want to use.

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PressReader for academic libraries

Digital news and magazines for academic success

Support academic programs with the world’s best journalism

Who said news resources have to be boring? Support your students’ learning with credible, current news and global perspectives on a platform they’ll want to use.

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PressReader for academic libraries

Trusted by leading colleges and universities worldwide

The challenges of providing current news to support academic work

In the age of AI and rampant misinformation, students and researchers need access to current, credible news more than ever. But why is it so hard to provide relevant content for every academic program that students actually use?


Traditional news databases…

challenge

Frustrate

By asking students to work through un-engaging walls of text

challenge

Miss the moment

By only offering archived news

challenge

Exclude

By only serving a few programs

Your Solution

PressReader is different

You can provide the latest, most-trustworthy newsand perspectives from around the world. All in anengaging platform your students will actually want to use.

Engagement

27%

Increase in newspaper and magazine consumption

Academic relevance

5

Programs served, on average, per academic institution

Wellbeing & Inclusion

26%

Improvement in student wellbeing

Support every student’s work with a resource they’ll love using

3 reasons why PressReader is the best digital news and magazine resource for academic programs

reason-1

Content that supports academic success

Provide unlimited access to thousands of the most reputable newspapers and magazines from around the world to enrich every academic program, promote media literacy and more:

Up-to-date news and current affairs from the world’s most trusted local, national and international newspapers.

The latest insights in business, finance, politics, the arts and much more from leading magazines.

Publications from hundreds of countries, available in over 60 languages, provide diverse perspectives and support language learning.

reason-2

A platform students and faculty will want to use

Give your students and faculty a resource that feels like reading a newspaper or magazine, not navigating walls of text:

Publications delivered in their original format, color pictures and all, so users get the full context and an enjoyable reading experience.

Topic alerts, keyword monitoring, audio options and more let every student discover and consume content the way they prefer.

Access on campus, at home or anywhere in-between — on any device they choose — gives students flexibility to discover and consume content on their terms.

reason-3

A resource that supports wellbeing as well as education

Stretch your budget further with a resource that lets students and faculty learn and unwind with the stories and content that matter to them:

Thousands of hobby magazines, covering everything from auto sports to arts, gives every student and faculty member something they’ll love to read.

International publications from around the world help every student feel connected to home.

Books, puzzles and audio content offer a moment of relaxation amid the rigor of academic life.

Katrin Roberts

"Having a tool, like PressReader, that is really easy to use and visually appealing is great. We can use it not just to support teaching and research but also for so many other initiatives around well-being, equality and diversity."

Katrin Roberts
Faculty Librarian for
Humanities & Social Sciences,
University of Bath

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PressReader FAQ

PressReader offers thousands of newspapers, magazines and books from around the world. From globally renowned titles like The Guardian and El Pais to national and local news and hobby magazines covering a wide range of topics, the PressReader catalog has content for every academic program.

Content availability differs per region based on publisher licensing, contact us to enquire which titles are available in yours.

PressReader provides publications in 60+ languages from 120+ countries, helping students access diverse news and perspectives from around the world.

PressReader uses an all-you-can-read subscription model, giving your library access to the full catalog while making collection management simpler and more cost-effective.

Students can access the PressReader catalog on-site, or remotely on their own devices using a web browser or the PressReader mobile app.

No account is required for basic access through the library, but students can create a free account if they want to save favorites, downloads, or reading preferences.