Accessing Main Campus Databases
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Law students' access to main campus databases is restricted, so you will need to plan ahead:
- Law students can only access main campus databases on the law school and LMU campuses.
- Proxy errors can shut off law school access to main campus databases. If you're on campus but can't access a database, please contact reference@lls.edu.
Databases for Non-Legal News
- ProQuest NewspapersUnder "More" select Newspapers to search for full text and scans of newspaper articles from the 1800s to the present.
- ProQuest Advanced SearchUnder "Source type", check "Historical Newspapers," "Magazines," and "Newspapers" to search for news in any ProQuest database.
- Readers' Guide Full Text MegaFull text of over 250 periodicals as far back to 1994. Indexes over 450 periodicals as far back as 1983.
- Opposing ViewpointsPages on controversial social issues, including links to related newspapers, magazine, academic, reference, and opinion articles; maps and statistics; and activist groups. A quick starting point if you are looking for information on a controversial topic.
- News/Current Events DatabasesComplete list of news and current events databases available through the main campus library.
Getting a Los Angeles Public Library Card
- Any California resident can register for a Los Angeles Public Library card.
- An LAPL card enables you to access almost all of LAPL's news databases and other electronic resources from anywhere.
- You can get immediate access to LAPL databases by applying online for an LAPL ecard.
- You can get a full library card (including access to LAPL's electronic resources) by visiting any LAPL library with a California driver's license or ID showing your current address.
- If your ID is not official or does not show your current address, you may need to provide, additional documents, such as a utility bill.
LAPL Newspaper Databases
- Access Newspaper ArchivesHistorical newspaper database, subscribed to by LAPL but not LMU.
- Selected ProQuest Newspapers via LAPLLAPL subscribes to selected newspapers via ProQuest, including LA Times and NY Times.
It does not subscribe to the full ProQuest Newspapers database, making it less complete than LMU. - LAPL Resources & HomeworkList of all LAPL databases, including newspaper databases.
Other Public Libraries
Most public libraries (e.g. Pasadena, Glendale, County of Los Angeles Public Library) have their own subscriptions to newspaper databases and provide library cards to any California resident.
Check the libraries' websites to learn how to apply for a card and see what databases they subscribe to.