| Format | Date Range | Location |
| Full text database | 1845-present | Plain Dealer Collection with Historical Archive |
| Website | Recent articles | cleveland.com |
| Microfilm | 1961 - present (Shelved as Plain Dealer) | 2nd Floor SW |
| Microfilm | 1887 -- 1961 (shelved as Cleveland Plain Dealer) | 2nd Floor SW |
| Microfilm | 1845 -- 1886 (Cleveland Daily Plain Dealer) | 2nd Floor SW |
| Format | Date Range | Location |
| Online index | 1983-1999 | Cleveland News Index |
| Print Index | 1982-1994 | 2nd Floor SW |
| Print Index | 1976-1982 | 2nd Floor SW |
| Print Index | 1931,1933-1938 | 2nd Floor SW |
| Print index | 1818/1820-1876 | Main Library 3rd floor, 977.132An72 |