Online Resources
The following online resources augment the collections of the California State Library. These resources are available to California state government officials and employees and to all visitors in our reading rooms. California State employees, state legislative staff, appointed state officials and board members, officials and employees of the State Court, and faculty and staff of the University of California or California State University may obtain a State Library Card by applying online or calling (916) 323-9843.
Looking for K-12 digital resources? Visit the K-12 Online Content Project page.
Questions about Online Resources? Contact Information Services at cslinfo@library.ca.gov; (916) 323-9843.
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America's News (NewsBank) For State Employees
Newspaper Articles
Provides access to full-text articles from over 900 newspapers throughout the United States, including over 100 California titles.
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California Digital Newspaper Collection For General Public
Newspaper Articles
The California Digital Newspaper Collection (CDNC) is a Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research (CBSR) project at the University of California, Riverside. The CDNC is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library. This collection contains 907,305 issues comprising 11,278,441 pages and 49,868,600 articles. The content of this collection includes a 3-year embargo when accessing it offsite. Researchers may access the Newspapers.com UC Riverside Collection, which is not embargoed when accessing it onsite at the California State Library."
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Ethnic NewsWatch For State Employees
Newspaper Articles
Full text access to 240 state, national and international newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Written from the perspectives of African-American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian, Arab, Jewish and European-American cultures, articles provide news analysis and commentary as well as points-of-view not covered in the mainstream media.
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Los Angeles Times (ProQuest Recent Newspapers) For State Employees
Newspaper Articles
The full-page images of this digitized newspaper provide genealogists, researchers and scholars with cover-to-cover access to 2008-recent (with a 3-month embargo) Los Angeles Times content. Every page is full-text searchable.
Los Angeles Times Historic 1881 to 1997 For State Employees
Newspaper Articles
A full-image archive of the nation's largest metropolitan daily. Every page of every issue from 1881 to 1996 cover to cover, including news stories, letters to the editor, editorials, obituaries, opinion polls, photos and maps in downloadable PDF format is available.
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New York Times (off-site) For State Employees
Newspaper Articles
Access to current New York Times content, including breaking news, multimedia, reviews and opinion, blogs, videos, and more. Registered state employee borrowers can access the New York Times through this URL. You will need to log in to your nytimes.com account or register for one and log in. Off-site users will get a 72-hour pass for access and will need to enter through this URL again to get another pass when it expires.
New York Times (on-site) On-Site Access Only
Newspaper Articles
Access to current New York Times content, including breaking news, multimedia, reviews and opinion, blogs, videos, and more. Users in the California State Library buildings can access the New York Times through this URL. You will need to log in to your nytimes.com account or register for one and log in.
NewspaperARCHIVE For State Employees
Newspaper Articles
Conduct historical and genealogical research by accessing over 16,000 newspaper titles from all over the United States and the world, including over 350 California titles. Every part of every page is searchable, including local articles, advertisements, editorials, classified ads, and obituaries.
Newspapers.com UC Riverside collection On-Site Access Only
Newspaper Articles
Over 500 California newspapers are available through a special partnership with the California Digital Newspaper Collection (CDNC) at the University of California, Riverside. Other California newspapers outside this collection and papers from other states and countries are not included as part of the State Library's access. The content of this collection is not embargoed when accessing it onsite at the California State Library.
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ProQuest Black Studies For State Employees
Newspaper Articles
The most comprehensive multi-format collection for research and learning about Black history and culture. Explore primary sources, videos, newspapers, and more. Featured content includes the NAACP Papers, Civil Rights Organizational Papers, Black Abolitionist Papers, and more!
ProQuest Databases For State Employees
Journal and Magazine Articles
Search a single database or multiple ProQuest databases at once for Ebooks, magazines, newspapers, scholarly journals, and many other materials. Subjects covered by the databases include science, technology, medicine, education, library science, environment, business, sociology, psychology, and more.
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Sacramento Bee Collection: Historical and Current For State Employees
Newspaper Articles
Read the Sacramento Bee from 1857 to current through Newsbank's America's News Collection. Includes current full-text articles in text and/or image form as well as full-page views of each issue of the Sacramento Bee.
San Francisco Chronicle Historic 1865 to 1922 For State Employees
Newspaper Articles
A full-image archive of the newspaper. Every page of every issue from 1865 to 1922 cover to cover, including news stories, letters to the editor, editorials, obituaries, opinion polls, photos and maps in downloadable PDF format is available.
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U.S. Major Dailies For State Employees
Newspaper Articles
Provides access to five of the country's most respected national and regional newspapers offering researchers complete and timely coverage of local, national, and world events. The collection includes the Chicago Tribune (1985 - current), Los Angeles Times (1985 - current), New York Times (1980 - current), Wall Street Journal (1984 - current), and Washington Post (1987 - current).
U.S. Major Dailies Historic For State Employees
Newspaper Articles
This historical newspaper collection provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. The collection includes the Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1998), Los Angeles Times (1881 - 1997), New York Times with Index (1851 - 2018), Wall Street Journal (1889 - 2010), and Washington Post (1877 - 2005).
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Wall Street Journal For State Employees
Newspaper Articles
California state employees may now access the Wall Street Journal via their CSL library card for: unlimited articles on WSJ.com; a four-year archive/article search; the e-replica of the daily paper; informative videos and podcasts; and more. Registered state employee borrowers can access the Wall Street Journal through this URL. You will need to login with your wsj.com account or register for one and log in. Patrons will get a 72-hour pass for access and will need to enter through this URL again to get another pass when it expires.