finding newspaper articles october2012
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By Tom FoleyTRANSCRIPT
Finding newspaper articlesMake the most of the Library's Newspaper Collection’s
Session Content• Digitised Historical Newspapers
– Trove– British Newspaper Archive– Gale News Vault
• Online Current Newspapers– Library Press Display– Factiva
• Other Newspaper resources– More online resources– Print & microform newspapers
Trove• Freely available from NLA website• Includes many Australian newspaper titles
from 1803 to 1954• Keyword searching to find articles• Browse individual issues • Also includes the Australian Women’s Weekly
from 1932 to 1982
British Library Newspaper Archive
• The British Newspaper Archive is a partnership between the British Library and brightsolid online publishing
• Aims to digitise up to 40 million newspaper pages from the British Library's vast collection over the next 10 years.
• Current content focus on pre 1900
Gale NewsVault• Gale NewsVault;
- Times Digital Archive - 19th Century British Library Newspapers - Illustrated London News
• Can be accessed from home by registered National Library Readers
• http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/item/4243
Irish Newspaper Archives
• Irish Independent (1905 - current)• The Freeman's Journal (1763-1924)• The Connacht Tribune (1909-2007)• The Leitrim Observer (1924- Jan 1976)• The Meath Chronicle (1897- April 2005)• The Southern Star (1892-2006)
Library PressDisplay• Library PressDisplay provides access to over
1000 newspapers in 40 languages from more than 80 countries.
• Displays in original format. • Titles are archived for 60 days only. • Can be accessed from home by registered
National Library Readers
http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/item/4307
Factiva
• Content from Australian and Overseas Newspapers
• Today or yesterday latest content• Coverage dates vary• Text of articles only – no pictures• No personal notices
More Online Newspapers
• Sydney Morning Herald Archive 1955 -1995• Papers Past (New Zealand) 1839 - 1932• Chronicling America 1836-1922
Newspapers held at the NLA
• 8000 titles in the collection• 400 current Australian papers
Capital city and regional Special interest groups Published in languages other than English
• 250 current overseas newspapers
Accessing Newspaper Collections
Open access in NMRR– no call slip required• Current issues of Australian capital city dailies and
selected overseas titles • Latest three months of Australian capital city dailies
available in print• Over 50 Australian titles on microfilm – all issues
Closed access• Stored in the closed stack• E-call slip required Request by e-callslip• Some stored offsite
Questions?
“Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.”
― Napoleon Bonaparte