FAQ

The Sac State Library does not provide direct access to Sacbee.com, however students, faculty, and staff can access content from the Sacramento Bee via our NewsBank subscription database. There are several access points available; to get to these directly, simply click on "Databases" on the main library page then click on the letter S in the alphabetic listing. Scroll down until you see Sacramento Bee.

• You can search both historical and current content from the Sacramento Bee using this version of NewsBank.
  • Includes full text of articles in both text-only and image format.
    • Also includes articles that were only published on the Sacramento Bee website starting in 2010.
    • And includes select video and blog content from SacBee.com starting in 2019.
  • This is the most comprehensive collection of Sacramento Bee content searchable from one interface.
  • Coverage: 1857 - today


• You can view cover-to-cover images of each issue of the Sacramento Bee from this link to the NewsBank database.
  • Issues are uploaded and available on the day of publication. Click a date to start reading from page 1.
  • Best version for "paging through" recent issues of the newspaper to read in an online format.
  • Coverage: 2017 - today


• If you just want to search for and read the text of articles from the Sacramento Bee, use this version of the NewsBank database. 
  • Includes full-text articles only - no images, graphs, or paid content (i.e. no advertisements, obituaries, etc.).
  • Good for searching for articles by topic or keyword.
  • Coverage: 1984 - today


• You can still find the most recent issues of the Sacramento Bee in print in the newspaper bins on the south side of the 3rd floor of the library.