Finding
Local (Chico/Northeast California) Information
Books
Use
the library catalog http://opac.csuchico.edu/.
Books may only have broad subject headings, so if you are
seeking information on a more specific topic you may have
to broaden your search. For instance you might not find
anything under the name of an individual who might be covered
in a collective biography try a heading such as "Butte
County (Calif.) - Biography" or an historical work
under a heading like "Chico (Calif.) -- History."
Journal
articles
These can be difficult to find
since relatively few articles about this area are listed in
major online journal databases, particularly for historical
coverage. More recent articles may be available in sources
such as LexisNexis
or Academic
Search, but again you may have to broaden your subject.
Newspaper
articles
These are more plentiful and easier to find. Go to "Meriam
Library News Sources" http://www.csuchico.edu/lref/newspapers.html
and select an online newspaper such as the Chico Enterprise-Record,
Chico Examiner, Chico News & Review, The Orion, or Redding
Record Searchlight. These all have an archival search capability.
There is also an online index to two local newspapers, the
Orion and the News and Review at http://aphid.csuchico.edu/lso/newspaper/search.asp.
The latest issues of newspapers are located in the Periodicals
Reading Room while most back runs are found in the Microfilm
area, both on the second floor. There is a card file
for environmental topics in the Enterprise-Record and some
other local papers dating from 1972-1996 on the second floor
of the library near the atlases. Otherwise, just scan the
newspapers on microfilm by date. Warning: this can be very
time-consuming.
