Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library

Newspapers

man reading paper Newspaper articles are available in either traditional paper format or electronic format--sometimes in both. Many newspaper back-issues are available only in microfilm format.

Use the Right Tool

Home Use

Knowing what is available to you at home versus is in the Library is one aspect of tool selection. Many articles will be available to you at home, right from your computer.* Assume you can access resources anytime, from anywhere, unless noted. A note "in library" beside a title, indicates a resource is not available from home.

Newspapers on the Web

Some newspapers are available in electronic format, free or through personal subscriptions.

NewsLink or NewsVoyager.com are helpful for finding specific papers.

Index of Back Issues

Recent issues are easy to find on newspaper web sites. To search back issues, Newspaper Source Plus may help.

Some papers, particularly local papers, are not indexed anywhere. Check with the library staff for specific questions.

Best Bets

Newspaper Source Plus includes full-text and indexing. The Record, Sacramento Bee, Modesto Bee, Fresno Bee, New York Times and many others are available in full-text. An index with abstracts is provided to Wall Street Journal and other major newspapers.

Index of Back Issues

Where only indexing is provided, microfilm at the Chavez Library Storage desk provides full-text.

Paper copies are available in the newspaper reading area for recent issues.

Local papers
Stockton & San Joaquin County

Other popular national or regional papers:

*A library card is required for using most full-text subscription sources from home.

RSS stands for "Real Simple Syndication" or other variants of that. To learn more about how you can leverage RSS to stay abreast of late-breaking stories, consider following the directions provided by the newspapers for adding RSS newsfeeds to your personal homepage or web browser:

Photo Credits: (Top of page, left to right): "Newspaper Boy" by siscaje at flickr.com - some rights reserved; "Periódico 'La República' (portada)" by Jaume d'Urgell at flickr.com - some rights reserved; "Violet Newspaper" by fabbio at flickr.com - some rights reserved. (Above, man on stool): "Man reading paper at Baimasi" photo by James Jin at flickr.com - some rights reserved.