The purpose of "Research on the Web" is to help news researchers and
The Press Democrat's Editorial Department utilize the Internet for
news production. Our goal is to maintain an easy to use collection of quality
Internet information resources.
Press Democrat News Research Center Services
About Us
The News Research Center exists primarily to meet the research and reference needs of our newsroom. The research center also maintains an archive of news stories and photographs that have run in The Press Democrat so that they can be referenced and reused by editorial staff.
Since September, 1994, the News Research Center has electronically archived articles that have run in The Press Democrat using Newsbank's SAVE system. Prior to September 1994, we have an archive of manual clipping files.
To search for locally written stories published after August 1994, use our public web archives.
Information Requests from the Public
The News Research Center offers several public research services, although the facility is not open to the public:We answer "ready reference" questions about articles that have run in the paper. This includes dates, page numbers and headlines for up to 5 related articles. (This does not include searching for advertisements.)
When time permits, the News Research
Center may do more extensive research for the public, for which there is a fee:
$10.00/article, mailed or faxed
$.25/headline in an index list, mailed or faxed
$60.00/hour for research time
Requests for articles and indexes should be made over the
telephone.
Our telephone number is (707) 526-8520.
Calls are taken Tuesday through Friday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The Press Democrat is available on microfilm at the following libraries:
These public libraries provide a cost-effective "do-it-yourself" option for making copies of articles, when you know publication dates.-
For all issues back to 1857, consult:
- Sonoma County Library, Santa Rosa, California (707) 545-0831
- Sonoma State University Library, Rohnert Park, California (707) 664-2161
- State Library, Sacramento, California (916) 654-0176
For issues within the years 1947-1996, you can also consult:
- UC Berkeley Doe Library, Berkeley, California (510) 642-2975
How to reach The Press Democrat News Research Center
Mailing Address: The Press Democrat News Research Center P.O. Box 910, 427 Mendocino Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95402 Telephone: (707) 526-8520 Fax: (707) 521-5411
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