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DATABASE TRIALS: Historical UK Newspapers

March 25th, 2009 · No Comments

The trials are now over (APRIL 30)

Take a look at our newest trial databases:
1. ProQuest UK Historical Newspapers

England: The Guardian (1821-2003) and The Observer (1791-2003) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue.

Ireland: The Historical Irish Times (1859-2007) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue of both the Irish Times (1859-2006) and the Weekly Irish Times (1876-1958).

Scotland: The Historical Scotsman (1817-1950) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue of the Scotsman (1817-1950).

2. 19th Century British Library Newspapers Digital Archive

“19th Century British Library Newspapers provides researchers with the most comprehensive collection of national and regional newspapers of Victorian Britain available. This full-text, fully searchable digital archive includes 50 papers originating in England, Scotland and Ireland, carefully selected by an editorial board from the British Library and providing a broad yet detailed view of British life in the 19th century.”

Both these trials run through the end of April.

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