The Oxnard Public Library subscribes to The Ventura County Historical Society Quarterly.  The quarterly is indexed and may be searched through the library's online catalog.  Articles and photographs within the quarterly are indexed by subject and key word.  The quarterly may be viewed in the Special Collection Room in the Main Library. Photocopy machines are available.  Or, if you are located outside the area, you may contact your local public library and enquire about requesting a copy of an article through interlibrary loan. The library will need the name of the periodical, date of issue, and page numbers of the desired article.

Newspapers: the library has The Oxnard Press-Courier on microfilm from January 1900 through its final day in June of 1994.  Beginning with June 1994, the library began microfilming the Ventura County Star. Some indexing of the newspapers has been completed and is available on the library's online catalog.  Indexing from 1954 through 1996 is available as is 1900 through 1904.

The library also has The Los Angeles Times on microfilm from 1972 to the present.

Microfilm may be viewed in the library.  If a particular article is desired by patrons living outside the Oxnard area, and the name of the periodical, title of article, date and page numbers are known the library will photocopy the article for mailing.