Note: COCC's subscription provides access to Bulletin eEditions for the last 30 days and the Bulletin app (when on campus). It does not provide access to the general Bulletin website.
On Campus Access Options
Bend Bulletin App
- Make sure you are connected to a COCC wireless network (not an open community network or on cellular data).
- Download the Bulletin app from the App Store or Google Play.
- After opening the app, you can choose to read the "live" mode (which is updated throughout the day) or tap "eEdition" to see a digital version of the print paper.
Website eEdition
- You'll need to be on a COCC networked computer (e.g., in an office or in a public space, like a computer lab or the library) or have your laptop connected to a COCC wireless network.
- If you use the special COCC link to access the Bulletin, you'll automatically be directed to the eEdition version of the paper.
- If you access the Bulletin through its regular web link, choose "eEdition" from the menu options.
Off Campus Access Options
The Bulletin app does NOT work off campus with COCC's institutional subscription
Website eEditions
- Off campus, you must use the special COCC link to access the Bulletin. Otherwise, it doesn't know you're affiliated with COCC.
- If on a laptop or computer, you'll be directed to the eEdition version of the Bulletin.
- If on a mobile device, you'll be asked to choose your mode of access, either the App or the Browser-based version of eEditions. You need to choose the Browser-based option for the COCC subscription to work. (The App will not open from this page.)
Accessibility and eEditions
eEditions has an accessibility mode that will work better with screen readers than the print-replica format.
Turn on accessibility mode in the app
- Access the eEdition settings by tapping the "more" menu.
- Tap "Accessibility mode."
Turn on accessibility mode in the browser-based version
- Click on the "Options" menu.
- Navigate to the "Settings" tab and check the box by "Enable accessibility mode."
Historical Bulletin Access
COCC's subscription provides coverage to most current 30 days of the Bulletin. If you need older coverage, here are free options:
- Access online scans of print editions through the University of Oregon's Historic Oregon Newspapers project. Dates covered: March 1903 - 1931 and 1917 - May 1963, with many missing editions
- Access the Bulletin physically in COCC's Barber Library (on microfilm; assistance available upon request). Dates covered: 1963 - 2014
- Access text-only articles online in Gale databases. Dates covered: November 24, 2004 - April 22, 2010
- Access some online scans of print editions via Google News. Dates covered: March 1903 - April 1994, with many missing editions
- If you have a Deschutes Public Library card (free to residents of Deschutes County), you can access text-only articles from the Bulletin online through the America's News database. Dates covered: July 1, 2005 - present.
