yesterday's news - today's research? historical newspaper resources online
DESCRIPTION
A learning event developed for Innovative Learning Week at the University of Edinburgh, 2013. Discover what's in the news - from the abolition of slavery to film reviews of The Matrix. Find out where to find newspapers online, what's available and how to search. Also a chance to try out newspaper resources currently on trial.TRANSCRIPT
Yesterday’s News – Today’s Research?
Christine Love-Rodgers
New College Librarian
Margaret Forrest
HCA Librarian
Innovative Learning Week
• Library essentials
• Finding newspapers– Library Databases A-Z– eJournals Database
• Sample searches
• Prize quiz on using newspaper archives
Outline
Library essentials
A-Z of Library Databases
Databases by subject
• Newspapers• History
• America’s Historical Newspapers (1736 to 1920)• Guardian and Observer Archive (1791-2003)
• National and local newspapers from LexisLibrary and Factiva (from 1980s)
• C19th British Library Newspapers• Scotsman Archive (1817 to 1950 )• Times Digital Archive (1785-1985)• Times of India (1838 to 2003)• New York Times (1851 to 2007) • North China Herald (1850-1940)• Washington Post (1877-1994 )
Newspaper Archives(In A-Z of Library Databases)
• British Periodicals (1680s to 1930s )
• Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals– e.g. Punch (London)
• Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive (from the era of vaudeville and silent movies through to 2000)
• Vogue Magazine (1892 to the present)
Periodicals
Searching for newspapers in the eJournals database
Check the year of publication of the article/period you require
Newspaper archives on trial at EU
• The Irish Times (1859-2011)• UK Press Online
– Daily Mirror (1903-1980)– Daily Express (1900- current)– Daily Star (1863-1889)
• Proquest Historical Jewish Newspapers
Finding the trials page
keyword Alternative? Alternative? Alternative?
Disruption secession schism
Church of Scotland
Scottish Church
Scotch Church Kirk of Scotland
18 May 1843
General Assembly 1843 [event]
Thomas Chalmers
Dr Chalmers Rev. Chalmers
• State the information you want to find:
How was the Disruption of the Church of Scotland on 18 May 1843, led by Thomas Chalmers, first reported in the Press?
• Identify the main Keywords (concepts) in the statement and underline them
How was the Disruption of the Church of Scotland on 18 May 1843 , led by Thomas Chalmers, first reported in the Press?
• Think of alternatives and synonyms
• Think of limits – time, language & geography
• Choose your newspaper sources
Questions → Search
keywords Alternative
Ben Hur Ben-Hur
1959
Charlton Heston[actor]
William Wyler [director]
• State the information you want to find:
Trace the development of the 1959 film version of Ben Hur, and the industry reception?
• Think of alternatives and synonyms
• Think of additional identifying words e.g. main actor, director
• Think of limits – time, language & geography
• Choose your newspaper resource
Question → Search
Quiz!
• Points are awarded for the name of the database/newspaper used to find the answer to questions, as well as the answer
• Ask for help (although you may lose a few points…)
• Answer the questions in any order
• Enjoy!
School of Divinity
School of History, Classics and Archaeology