Los Angeles Times 1881-1987

A link for the LA Times has been added back to the Databases A-Z list as well as Search by Topic.  It has been found in Proquest’s Historical Newspapers link all along and we just realized it was not cancelled as previous thought. If you are interested in us keeping for 2011-12 please post your [...]

ProQuest Digital Microfilm Newspapers

The ProQuest Digital Microfilm Newspapers is now available on Databases A-Z and on Topic Search under Newspapers and Current Events. It currently contains the following newspapers : The Las Vegas Review Journal – starting with the year 2009 to the present but runs about 6 months behind. The LA Times – starting with year 2008 [...]

Databases Discontinued

The following databases end July 31 Newsbank Package (Newsbank) L.A.Times (Proquest) Consulta (Oceano) For the Las Vegas Review Journal we will be picking it up from Proquest.  Hopefully, it will go up near the same time the other is coming down. The State Database package of EBSCO contains many newspapers.  So for patrons use to [...]

Press Display – Librarian’s Pick

We made a slight change in the Librarian’s Pick section of Press Display today.  We now have the Las Vegas Review Journal as one of three selections.  Los Angeles Times and USAToday are also showing in the section.  The section can hold up to 5 newspapers so if your patrons are looking for something other [...]

Mobile Database – Press Display

Press Display has launched a new app called PressReader for viewing the newspapers on a mobile device. It lets millions of owners of the two most popular smartphones download their favorite daily read from a selection of more than 1,300 newspapers and magazines available on PressDisplay.com, an online newspaper kiosk. The new PressReader applications are [...]

Finding An Article

We now have our Serial Solutions product available on the Library’s website.  It is located under Library Resources – Find Newspapers, Magazines & Journals Online. There are several ways to search for a publication name. Title words (Best choice if you have a good idea of the publication’s name.) Select the first letter in which [...]

Goodbye Serials List…

And hello “Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions”. We often forget that our patrons don’t speak “Library-ese.” When they’re looking for a magazine, patrons ask “Does any of the libraries subscribe to…” or “Does the Summerlin Library have XXX Newspaper?” Not a one of them knows what a “Serials List” is. When you click on the Library Resources [...]

Database Trial – ProQuest Historical Newspapers – San Francisco Chronicle

Please take a look at the Historical San Francisco Chronicle.  I wondering if this would be useful for our patrons researching Nevada or western history. Please leave a comment of what you think about us purchasing this database.  We currently have the LA Times and NY Times for historical content.  These two newspapers are well [...]

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