Library Resource Trials

Vanderbilt Television News Archive | March 19 - June 30, 2024

The Vanderbilt Television News Archive is the world's most extensive collection of televised news and is available through EKU Libraries from March 19 through June 30, 2024.

This archive includes streaming video access to thousands of hours of NBC and CNN news broadcasts. Vanderbilt Television News Archives also meticulously indexes and describes evening news from major U.S. national broadcast networks broadcasts. Explore iconic moments like the moon landing or the fall of the Berlin Wall firsthand. Analyze media coverage of events like the divestment movement against apartheid South Africa, or Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's swearing-in ceremony.

Don't miss this opportunity to engage with primary source news footage and gain a deeper understanding of historical events and media portrayal!

This trial runs through June 30, 2024.  Be sure to let us know what you think by filling out this feedback survey!

Subscription Access

Current EKU students, faculty, and staff have access to:

icon of green checkmark EKU Libraries subscription includes:

icon of red circle with strikethrough line symboling "no entry" EKU Libraries does NOT have access to:

  • CNN (1994 to present)
  • NBC (1968 to present) 

Content from other networks, such as ABC, CBS, etc. can only be obtained through:

  • a loan request
  • visiting our office in Nashville, TN
  • visiting the Library of Congress in Washington DC.

We need your feedback!

Please let us know your thoughts about this resource via the  Resource Trial Feedback form We invite feedback from students and faculty in all subject areas to ascertain the extent of the interdisciplinary appeal it might have. Your input heavily informs our subscription decisions.