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Updated February 2006

ProQuest Historical Newspapers Please note that the Student Edition is available only to K-12 institutions. Updated February 2006. ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Delivers definitive digital archive of leading newspapers in North America

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Updated February 2006

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  1. ProQuest Historical NewspapersPlease note that the Student Edition is available only to K-12 institutions Updated February 2006

  2. ProQuest Historical Newspapers • Delivers definitive digital archive of leading newspapers in North America • Illuminates history as it happened—from news stories and editorials to graphics and advertising • Covers historical events, social and consumer history, economics, literature, technology, and more

  3. Available Titles • New York Times • Wall Street Journal • Washington Post • Christian Science Monitor • Los Angeles Times • Chicago Tribune • Chicago Defender • Atlanta Constitution • Boston Globe • Hartford Courant • Others in production

  4. ProQuest Historical Newspapers for Schools • Three Editions to Fit Your Needs • ProQuest Historical Newspapers, traditional • ProQuest Historical Newspapers Graphical Edition • ProQuest Historical Newspapers Student Edition

  5. Traditional Graphical Student Edition

  6. ProQuest Historical Newspapers • ProQuest Historical Newspapers (Traditional) • Powerful search and index capabilities • Full-run of key national newspapers that encompass more than 70 million digital documents from 150 years of history • Available via traditional ProQuest interface

  7. ProQuest Historical Newspapers • ProQuest Historical Newspapers Graphical Edition Same content and features as traditional ProQuest interface, plus… • Graphical design helps users quickly locate and access relevant historical newspaper articles • Editorial input and features—including Student Edition timeline—aligned to classroom and homework activities

  8. ProQuest Historical Newspapers • ProQuest Historical Newspapers Student Edition • Best-of documents aligned by topic and decade • Topics focused on junior high and high school history curricula • Covers nearly a thousand key events • More than 5,000 relevant articles drawn from all Historical Newspapers titles

  9. ProQuest Historical Newspapers Graphical Edition

  10. Basic & Advanced Search • Search by keyword or Boolean • Search by decade • Search all dates, or those before, between, or after • Target popular article types such as front page, review, ads, obits, editorial cartoons, and more

  11. Special Date Search Features • Use What Happened On to browse the paper by a specific date to see the headlines on an important occasion—like your birthday • This Day in History showcases a new high-impact front page every day to immediately engage students

  12. Famous Dead People • Highlights the published memorials and retrospective articles on 500 of the most-studied and requested persons of the past 150 years • Browse the list alphabetically

  13. Famous Dead People: Lyndon Johnson

  14. ProQuest Historical Newspapers Student Edition

  15. ProQuest Historical Newspapers Student Edition • Browse by topic or decade in timeline view • Features the top 25 topics with 320+ sub-topics • Delivers articles on nearly 1,000 related key events—10,000+ best-of articles! • Articles are hand-selected by our expert SIRS editorial staff

  16. ProQuest Historical Newspapers Thank you for your time! • For further questions, and information on pricing or trials, please call your ProQuest sales representative at 1.800.521.0600, ext. 3344

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