Online Library Newspaper Databases

While at the CVGS Computer Group on Wednesday, I decided to check which newspapers are in Library Databases at the Chula Vista Public Library. These newspapers are also accessible from home - you don't have to be in the library to access these records.

The Chula Vista Public Library has the following newspaper databases in digital format (either images or transcribed) on the Internal Databases list:

1) Newsbank (20 sources) - including:

* Al Dia (Dallas) - 9/29/2003 to present
* Arizona Republic (Phoenix) - 1/1/1999 to present
* Arlington (TX) Morning News (Arlington TX) - 4/1/1996-1/12/2003
* Boston Globe - 12/12/1979 to present
* Chicago Tribune - 1/1/1985 to present
* Chicago Tribune Red Eye - 10/23/2002 to present
* Dallas Morning News - 8/12/1984 to present
* Denver Post - 6/1/1989 to present
* La Opinion (Los Angeles) - 4/1/2000 to present
* Las Vegas Review-Journal - 9/29/1996 to present
* New York Post - 11/21/1999 to present
* New York Times Book Review - 1/2/2000 to present
* New York Times Magazine - 1/2/2000 to present
* New York Times - 1/1/2000 to present
* Orange County Register (Santa Ana CA) - 1/1/1987 to present
* Quick DFW (Dallas TX) - 11/10/2003 to present
* San Diego Union-Tribune - 12/5/1983 to present
* San Francisco Chronicle - 1/1/1985 to present
* Seattle Times - 1/1/1985 to present
* Washington Post - 1/1/1977 to present

2) San Diego Union-Tribune

* San Diego Union - 12/5/1983 to 1/31/1992
* San Diego Evening Tribune - 12/5/1983 to 1/31/1992
* San Diego Union-Tribune - 2/1/1992 to present

3) Chula Vista Star-News -- 1938 to 1969, not complete.

4) New York Times

One reason to use these online databases is to be able to search for key words, or by dates or type of news that have been indexed.

The Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library has the following newspaper records on Microfilm (in file cabinets along the West Wall near the community computer stations). You can use the microfilm reader near the file cabinets.

* San Diego Union - 1/1/1973 to 1/31/1992
* San Diego Tribune - 1/1/1990 to 1/31/1992
* San Diego Union-Tribune - 2/1/1992 to present

* Otay Press - 1889-1890
* Chula Vista Star and Star-News -- 1930 to present

* New York Times - 1977 to 2002.

The library also has microfiche of the San Diego Union newspaper card file index that covers the years 1868-1902, 1930 to 1975, and 1976 to 1980. This microfiche set is in the bottom drawer of the file cabinet containing the more recent Chula Vista Star-News microfilm boxes.