Database Guides : New and Updated Resources

This Modesto Bee collection via Newsbank includes immediate access to a full, cover-to-cover image of every day's Bee from August 1, 2024 to the present.  It also includes the full-text of selected articles from as early as1989.

Includes:

• The Modesto Bee - Today's Edition   (June. 2024 - present)
  • Includes all content (cover to cover) for every day's e-edition of the Modesto Bee from August 2024 - present.
  • Guide: How to access and navigate the full image edition of the Modesto Bee (Today's Edition).
    • You can search to locate specific pages / sections with specific keywords using the search functions.
    • You cannot navigate by clicking in the image, but need to search that day's content to find the full article.
    • Exports image PDFs.  You will need to "OCR" (scan for text) using a program like Adobe to turn the image into text you can search and/or copy on your desktop..
• Modesto Bee 
  • Article text  (a selected number [about 15%] of articles published from 1989 - present)
  • Blogs (2006 - present)
  • Video Transcripts (text only, 2019-2022)
  • Video (video links only, 2022 - present)

Listing in OneSearch: 

OneSearch does not link to individual articles in the Bee, but only to the main database components (the main entries for blogs, articles, Today's Edition, videos).

The Modesto Bee is linked in Everything / Articles / Beyond Scopes - Example record.

Citing an item from this collection:

• When viewing an article or an image, use the cite  [ "c ] button to generate a citation.
• Under Copy Citation Information, choose your desired style.
  • APA, MLA, etc.
• Citation tips:
  • When you create a citation from an Image file, the citation will likely be missing the article title and author. You may need to add the author and/or article title yourself.
  • In most styles, do not include the URL, as the link generated in Newbank's citation generator is overly long and unique to Stan State's subscription to Newsbank, and these articles are available elsewhere.  Be sure to include page numbers. so others can access the material.
  • Always check with your instructor regarding their preferences.

Saving:

When viewing an article or image, choose the download option from the top menu.

Download the file in PDF (with the option of including a pre-generated citation).

Email an item:

• When viewing  text article or image, choose the email (envelope) icon.
• For text articles, the full-text will be sent via email.
• For images, a link to the image on the Newsbank website will be sent.
  • Note: This link will only work on the CSU Stanislaus campus.  To send an image via email, download it as a PDF, and attach the PDF to your own email.

Personal account.

You can create your own, personal Newsbank account by using the options:

• Session Folder (top menu)
• Create a personal folder
• Create New Account

In your personal account, you can:

• Save articles in your own personal folder, and access them if you login again at a later date.
• Save searches to be re-run and accessed.
• Create search alerts (when new records meeting your criteria appear in the database).

Platform: Newsbank

Electronic Resource Type: Newspaper full-text

• Modesto Bee - Today's Edition - images; searchable online; single pages downloadable as image PDFs
• Text - text only (no images)
• Blogs - text only (no images)
• Video transcripts - text only (no video)
• Video - links to video only (no text/transcripts)

Subscription source: CSU Stanislaus Library Subscription (America's News)

OneSearch Records: Books & More Search - Main Record /  Today's Edition / Text / Video Transcripts

OneSearch source: America's News title list (library catalog / Alma  IZ)

Date Coverage: 1989 - present (text), Aug 2024 - present (image / Today's Edition), 2019 - 2022 (video transcripts)

Number of Records: 613,000

• Image:100,000
• Text: 503,000
• Blog: 5,923
• Video Transcripts: 1,963
• Videos: 0 (all from South Carolina?)

Record Types:  Image-only PDFs, text, video transcripts, blog text, video links

Library Database URL: https://library.csustan.edu/modbee_newsbank

Library PURL: https://libpurl.csustan.edu/s/purl.php?876