chronicling america for librarians
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Chronicling America for librarians
Vermont Digital Newspaper Project. Erenst Anip, Project Librarian
Karyn Norwood, Digital Support Specialist
➢ Name
➢ Library Type
➢ Experience with Chronicling America
➢ What brought you here today?
Introduction
Vermont Digital Newspaper Project
Part of the National Digital Newspaper Program,
digitizing historic Vermont newspapers
between 1836-1922
Vermont Content Online:59 Vermont titles
260,000 pages
Every county represented (except Grand Isle)
BREAKING: Vermont to add 100k more pages before 2016 ends
•Orleans County Monitor (1913-1922)•Rutland Herald (1855-1873)
•Brattleboro Reformer family (1879-1922)•Londonderry Sifter (1884-1921)•Manchester Journal (1861-1922)
•Herald and News (1888-1910) (West Randolph, Orange County)•Barre Daily Times (1903-1922)
•Bellows Falls Times (1855-1903)
Online tool to search historic newspapers
from across the country.
9 million pages from 1836-1922 available to
search by text.
You can search, save, download, print, and
clip articles for free.
Chronicling America: What is it?
How do we do this?
duplicate these
inspect working copies of the microfilm
ship it off to be digitized
inspect the digitized newspaper pages
send files to the Library of Congress
digitized newspaper pages are uploaded onto Chronicling America
So, let’s dive right into it!
Type into your browser:library.uvm.edu/vtnp
or search: VTDNP
orVermont Digital
Newspaper Project
Explore our other online tools :
flickr.com/vtndppinterest.com/vtdnplibrary.uvm.edu/vtnpfacebook.com/vtdnp
slideshare.net/vtdnp
ExploreChronicling America!
Type into your browser:chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
chroniclingamerica.comor search: Chronicling America
the basics of Chronicling America
How to search? ● Simple search
● Advanced search
We have downloadable PowerPoints and how-tos on our
website!
Search Pages Tab
Pick a state or search all states
Pick a year range or specific year.
Remember, years are between
1836-1922.
Enter a search word(s) here.Remember historical
language!
Try a simple search! Pick a state or
search all states
Pick a year range or specific year.
Remember, years are between
1836-1922.
Enter a search word(s) here
The search tool searches the text to find the word/phrase you entered. Your keywords show up highlighted red.
Once you click on a page, the task bar above
provides a lot viewing options
Capturing images/text options
➔ View the text from the page ➔ Download as a PDF➔ Download as a JP2 ➔ Use the clipping tool to save a section of a page
Bibliographic Citations:
MLA:
Author's Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. "Article Title." Newspaper Title Date of Publication: Pages. Name of Database. Web. Date of access.
Example:
"The Pioneer Shops." Burlington Weekly Free Press 9 April 1869: 1. Chronicling America. Web. 20 November 2014.
At the bottom of every newspaper page (great for keeping track of pages!):
Hold down Ctrl to select multiple states or newspapers!
Advanced Search Tab
advanced search example
Church burned down, Dec. 1917
Church completed & dedicated in April 1861
Church rebuilt & rededicated in Dec. 1918
My advanced search results:
The church today
Tips & Tricks● Do a basic search first; use a name & limit by state● If you get no results:
★ abbreviate first name or just use last name★ use only a word or two of a phrase
○ then, try out the advanced search● If you get thousands of results, try:
★ limit the years○ then, try out the advanced search
Technology then & now: not perfect!
❏ Typos or errors
❏ Microfilm quality
❏ OCR rarely 100% accurate
Diversify your search terms!
● Name variations
● Affiliated organizations, businesses, or schools
● Historical vocabulary
● For events, include terms such as: marriage,
nuptial, obituary, death, fair, anniversary,
commemoration, etc.
Narrow/ExpandSearch Parameters
➔ Limit location by state(s)
➔ Narrow search by years
or specific dates
➔ Narrow search by newspapers(s)
➔ Limit using the search text options
Let’s take a break!
Recommended Topics
Each topics page includes:
➔ important dates
➔ suggested search terms
➔ sample articles
Ideas for Libraries
Inform Patrons❏ Link to Chronicling America/VTDNP site❏ Have bookmarks available❏ Host a workshop❏ Inform reference staff❏ Use Chronicling America newspaper clippings on
social media or outreach materials❏ Make a guide-on-the-side or LibGuide page
Try a 100, 125, 150 Years Ago
Today post to your FB,
website, Twitter, or blog
Or post something
odd…
Maybe have a contest for the
strangest clipping.
Or make an online album
for your library’s FB, Pinterest, or Flickr pages.
Invite your community to share images.
Create an exhibit or display
Break-out session:
Your task: come up with a reuse of Chronicling America content for your
library and/or community and patrons.
What might be a good activity for younger patrons? Older?
We’ll share ideas with the group after.
Thanks for coming!
Contact us: library.uvm.edu/vtnp
Erenst Anip, Project Librarian: [email protected]
Karyn Norwood, Digital Support: [email protected]
Phone: 802-656-0819