Conducting a search and viewing only the headlines and lead paragraphs within the entire archive is free. You can also view, for free, the full-text of selected stories that have appeared in The Press Democrat Online in the last 14 days. Simple search gives users the basics they need to find a story. This is the default mode in the Web Archive. You can specify words and names, a year, and display preferences.
Advanced search has more searching options.
And you can combine multiple search elements, for example, both the byline and a word in the headline. Keep in mind that the simple and advanced interfaces both search the same archive. You may want to use the advanced search when you want to precisely target certain stories that have received a lot of news coverage. You have some menu choices for specifying how you would like your results presented. Headlines and each stories' lead paragraph are normally listed in reversed chronological order - the most recent first.