How do I Find Articles from the Los Angeles Times?

The Los Angeles Times is available from many sources, not least including the daily paper copy available in the newspapers shelving area on the 4th floor of Alden Library. The graph below summarizes the sources for articles from the Los Angeles Times; see the notes below it for more information about using these sources.

Paper copies of the Los Angeles Times are available on the 4th floor of Alden Library; current to the past few months, until the microfilm arrives.

LexisNexis Academic

Access: Ohio U. - all campuses (including off-campus access)
Full-text: yes (HTML text only; no graphics)
Coverage: January 1, 1985 to the present
How to Search:

1. To limit your search to the Los Angeles Times, first click on the "Sources" tab near the top of the screen.
2. Then, on the right, type "Los Angeles Times" in the "Find a Source" box and press the "Go" button.
3. Check the box that says only "Los Angeles Times" with nothing else added.
4. Then click on the red "OK - Continue" button on the right side of the screen.
5. You will return to the Power Search screen, where you can enter your search term(s), with "Los Angeles Times" listed as the source you are searching.

ProQuest Newspapers

Access: Ohio U. - Athens campus only (including off-campus access)
Full-text: No; abstracts only, with links to full text via LexisNexis
Coverage: January 1, 1985 to the present
How to Search: Since this database includes several other newspapers, you must specify "Los Angeles Times" as the "Publication Title" in one of the search boxes in order to limit your search results to the Los Angeles Times only.

Los Angeles Times website

Access: Mostly fee-based (see below)
Full-text: Yes

1. Current articles are free
2. HTML full text is available, for a fee, from January 1, 1985 until recently.
3. PDF page images are available, for a fee, from December 4, 1881 through December 31,1984

Coverage: December 4, 1881 to the present
How to Search:

1. Under "Resources" in the left sidebar, click on "L.A. Times Archives."
2. Enter your search term(s) and use whatever limiters are appropriate.
3. Click the Search button.

Los Angeles Times on Microfilm

Access: Microforms Collection on 1st floor of Alden Library
Full-text: Yes, articles can be printed or scanned using equipment in the Microforms Collection; for help, ask at the 1st floor service desk.
Coverage: 1984 to the present
How to Search:

1. For those years not covered by the full text sources listed above, use the Los Angeles Times index (1984 - 1993) to locate the date, sections, and pages of the desired articles. (Note: there is only one year of the index, 1984, which is not covered by one of the online sources listed above.)
2. Load the appropriate reels of microfilm on the viewing equipment and browse the microfilm until you find the articles.
3. For older articles, you need to determine the approximate date of the story you're seeking, then browse those dates of the microfilms.