The Internet and digitization is a gift for anyone doing research. Access to current and
older issues of magazines and newspapers is just a click away. You can use your valid, full service Virginia Beach Public Library card to access the resources listed on this page. When asked, enter your library card number with a capital D and without spaces.
Current Newspapers & MagazinesAre you looking for current events or information from magazines or newspapers? Search the resources listed here:
America's Newspapers: Local and national newspapers including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Newport News Daily Press, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and the Raleigh News and Observer.
General Reference Center Gold: Articles from newspapers, reference books, and magazines on a wide range of topics.
Info Trac OneFile: A one-stop source for news and magazine articles on a wide range of topics. Updated daily.
MasterFile Premiere: Provides full-text, abstracts and indexing for reference, business, consumer health, general science, and multi-cultural magazines. Updated daily.
Student Edition: A good resource for high school students. You can search indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Virginian-Pilot: Get the local news from the local paper. You'll find full-text articles from 1990 to the current date.
Old Newspapers & Magazines
Looking for insight into historical events or need a primary source for your research? Try the resources listed below for old newspaper and magazine articles:
Chronicling America: From the Library of Congress, Chronicling America is a large digital collection of historic newspapers published in America between 1860 and 1922.
Google Books: If you're looking for an older issue of a magazine, Google Books might be a place to look. You can read magazines from cover to cover.
Newseum: Need the headlines from the front page? Try the Newseum's collection. It includes small town, local and globally distributed papers.
Old Magazine Articles: Need a primary source for a history paper? Try OMA! You'll find magazine pages covering many famous historical events.