Finding newspaper articlesMake the most of the National Library's Newspaper Collection

Session Content• Newspaper’s in the Library

– Print & microform newspapers

• Digitised Historical Newspapers– Trove– British Newspaper Archive– Gale News Vault

• Online Current Newspapers– Library Press Display– Factiva

• Other Newspaper resources– More online resources

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

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

http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

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

http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/item/1290

More Online Newspapers

• Sydney Morning Herald Archive 1955 -1995• Papers Past (New Zealand) 1839 - 1932• Chronicling America 1836-1922• Look in eResources

Questions?

“Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.”

― Napoleon Bonaparte