SABR Member Benefit Spotlight: Research Resources
AUGUST 14, 2023 — As a SABR member, you have vast resources and benefits at your disposal. With so much information at your fingertips, we realize it can be overwhelming to absorb it all! To highlight key benefits, read on for this month’s SABR Member Benefit Spotlight, an email series that identifies and explains some of the most valuable features of your membership.
We hope this allows you to take full advantage of all SABR has to offer, including three major research resources that are included with your membership …
RESEARCH RESOURCES
As a SABR member, you have exclusive access to online resources to aid in your research and deepen the exploration of your baseball fandom. These resources include the Newspapers.com World Collection, The Sporting News Archives through Paper of Record — and newly added this summer, the Historical Black Newspapers Collection through ProQuest. Normally, access to these three fantastic resources would cost over $200 annually, but they are included as a complimentary benefit of your SABR membership! See below for instructions on how to access these and other Research Resources through SABR.org.
How to access the Newspapers.com World Collection:
- Start on SABR.org.
- Click on Member Login in the top right corner of the page.
- Now viewing the Member’s Hub page, click on Learn More under the Research Resources icon on the right side of the page.
- You should now see a login screen. Enter your SABR credentials and click Sign In.
- This will take you to the Research Resources page. There are three boxes under the Online Newspaper Archives subheading. Click on the third option that says Newspapers.com.
- You should now be on the Newspapers.com World Collection home screen, and from there you can begin searching the archive. If you see another Newspapers.com login screen after this step, return to the Research Resources page and click Sign Out in the top right hand corner. You will then need to completely return to SABR.org and complete this process all the way through.
How to log into The Sporting News archives at Paper of Record:
- Start on SABR.org.
- Click on Member Login in the top right corner of the page.
- Now viewing the Member’s Hub page, click on Learn More under the Research Resources icon on the right side of the page.
- You should now see a login screen. Enter your SABR credentials and click Sign In.
- This will take you to the Research Resources page. There are three boxes under the Online Newspaper Archives subheading. Click on the first option that says Paper of Record.
- You will now see a list of newspapers organized by geographic location. Locate USA > Missouri > The Sporting News. Click on The Sporting News link.
- From there, you will be able to enter search criteria and keywords. Note that any search terms entered will be highlighted in yellow in the search results.
How to log into the Historical Black Newspapers Collection at ProQuest:
- Start on SABR.org.
- Click on Member Login in the top right corner of the page.
- Now viewing the Member’s Hub page, click on Learn More under the Research Resources icon on the right side of the page.
- You should now see a login screen. Enter your SABR credentials and click Sign In.
- This will take you to the Research Resources page. There are three boxes under the Online Newspaper Archives subheading. Click on the second option that says Proquest.
- You should now be viewing the homepage for the Black Newspapers Collection and can enter your search terms in the top search bar.
Here’s a short video about how to access each of these research resources:
The SABR Research Resources page also offers a range of additional guides, archives, and databases. You must log in with your SABR credentials in order to access these additional resources. You can find them under More Research Resources if you scroll down past the Online Newspaper Archives.
Of course, if you have any questions about how to access SABR’s Research Resources, we are here to help!
You can view previous Member Benefit Spotlight videos on this page. Thanks as always for your support. If you have any questions, please contact me at jsmyth@sabr.org or 602-354-9231.
— Jessica Smyth
Membership Services Manager, SABR
Originally published: August 13, 2023. Last Updated: August 13, 2023.