British Library Newspapers 1600 -1900

1. British Library Newspapers 1600 -1900

2. The World’s Largest Historic Newspaper Archive is now online!

3. 17 – 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers • The most comprehensive collection of early British newspapers • 1M pages containing 1.5M articles • Scanned from existing microfilm • Based on authoritative bibliography by Rev. Charles Burney • Restricted circulation • Idiosyncratic organization • Contains many unique items • First successful London daily; • First illustrated newspaper • Dutch papers – meant for English readers • Colonial papers from Americas. Asia & Africa

4. 19th Century British Library Newspapers • 48 Newspapers – from the archives of the British Library • 2 million pages – over 7.7 million articles • Full runs of daily and weekly London and regional publications • New & existing film images • Selected by leading scholars and British Library curators • Panel led by Peter Mandler (Cambridge) • Balance of London & regional papers • Fast & Flexible platform • Basic & Advanced Search • Browse by Page or Article • Print, email, save, link • Article categorization

5. Broad Coverage, Deep Perspective National AND Regional • Article Segmentation • Arts & Entertainment • Births/Deaths/Marriages • Business • Classifieds • News • Sports Publications Segmentation • Arts/Sports • Business News • Advertisements • People • News Filters • Illustrations • Place of Publication • Title • Publication Frequency • Language

6. Aberdeen Journal Baner   Belfast News-Letter Birmingham Daily Post Brighton Patriot   Bristol Mercury  Caledonian Mercury   Champion  Charter Chartist Chartist Circular Cobbet’s Weekly Political Register  Daily News Derby Mercury Examiner Freeman's Journal  Genedl Glasgow Herald Goleuad The Graphic Hampshire/Portsmouth Telegraph     Hull Packet     Illustrated Police News Ipswich Journal Jackson's Oxford Journal   Leeds Mercury Liverpool Mercury Lloyd's Illustrated Newspaper   London Dispatch Manchester Times   Manchester Examiner Manchester Examiner and Times 19thCentury British Library Newspapers – Title List • Morning Chronicle • Newcastle Courant  • North Wales Chronicle • Northern Echo • Northern Liberator  • Northern Star     • Odd Fellow • Operative • Pall Mall Gazette • Poor Man's Guardian • Preston Chronicle • Reynolds's Newspaper  • Southern Star • The Era • Trewman's Exeter Flying Post • Western Mail

7. Londons Intelligencer (London) Weekly Account (London) Kingdomes Weekly Intelligencer (London) Mercurius Pragmaticus (London) Mercurius Politicus Comprising the Summ of All Intelligence (London) London Gazette (London) Amsterdamse Courant (Holland) Post Boy (London) Post Man and the Historical Account (London) Daily Courant (London) Barbados Mercury (West Indies) Oprechte Haerlemsche Courant – Holand Dublin Gazette Newcastle Courant Weekly Jamaica Courant (Jamaica) Calcutta Chronicle (India) Daily Post (London) Gloucester Journal Jackson’s Oxford Journal London Chronicle Norfolk Chronicle or The Norwich Gazette (Norwich) Bath Journal Morning Herald (London) Morning Chronicle (London) Selected Titles 17th & 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers

8. Coming Soon • 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II • Part II will include an additional 25 titles from the British Library and will publish in April 2009 • Part II will consist of approximately 1 million new pages increasing the depth of regional content. Titles include Cheshire Observer, Leicester Chronicle, Blackburn Standard, Cambridge Chronicle & Journal and Essex Standard • Both parts will provide researchers and scholars with 3 million pages of news and reports from the 19th Century online • Part I and II will be available separately or as one cross-searchable collection

9. 19th Century British Library Newspapers II: Title List • Cheshire Observer • Leicester Chronicle • Nottinghamshire Guardian • Barrows Worcester Journal • Bradford Observer • Blackburn Standard • Isle of Man Times • Lancaster Gazetter • Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough, Stockton • Sheffield Independent • York Herald • Huddersfield Chronicle • Bury & Norwich Post • Cambridge Chronicle & Journal • Essex Standard • Isle of Wight Observer • Northampton Mercury • Norfolk Chronicle • Chronique de Jersey • Guernsey Star • Southampton Herald • Royal Cornwall Gazette, Falmouth Packet & Plymouth Journal • Cork Morning Post • Derry Journal • Kerry Evening Post • Dundee Courier • Inverness Courier • Cambrian (Swansea) • Wrexham Weekly Advertiser

10. 19th Century British Library NewspapersFunctionality

11. Basic Search • All key features above the fold • Scope & Scale statement help users understand what’s here • Spotlights link to contextual essays

12. Advanced Search – power and flexibility • Logic & Limiters • Boolean • Fuzzy search • Variant spelling • Misread OCR • Damaged text • Search by • Title • Keyword • Full text • Limit by • Date • Title • Place • Frequency • Language • Illustration • Filter results for focused searches

13. Advanced Search features • Prompted Browse Lists • Choose Specific Titles • Choose by country, region or city

14. Results List • Results at a Glance • Number of results • Publication & Article Metadata • Thumbnail view • Narrow Results by • Newspaper Section • Article Type • Article & Page View • Browse Entire Issue • About this Publication

15. Page View • Locates article on page • Makes finding article in zoom view easier • Lists article in context with other articles • Mouse over page to show article titles • Select article from list to show location • Click on article title to show article

16. Page View • Locates article on page • Makes finding article in zoom view easier • Lists article in context with other articles • Mouse over page to show additional articles • Select article from list to show location • Click on article title to show article Scraps from Punch

17. Page View • Locates article on page • Makes finding article in zoom view easier • Lists article in context with other articles • Mouse over page to show additional articles • Select article from list to show location • Click on article title to show article

18. Article View • Citation • Zoom and rotate • Bookmark • Advance to next article from results or next page of same article

19. Article View • Fully citation • Scroll • Zoom and rotate • Book mark

20. Results List • Results at a Glance • Number of results • Publication & Article Metadata • Thumbnail view • Narrow Results by • Newspaper Section • Article Type • Article & Page Zoom • Browse Entire Issue • About this Publication

21. About this Publication • Detailed Background & Metadata • Headnotes detail publication history • Links to Waterloo Index • View available issues by month and year with link to results for that issue • Track changes in title

22. About this Database • Content Specific Issues • Detailed Introduction • British Library Digitization Program • Selection Criteria • Frequently Asked Questions

23. Topic Guide – adds context to content • Designed to assist students and non-specialist scholars • About Newspapers and Print Culture • Chronology • Specially commissioned essays on how newspapers interacted with historic events • Capsule biographies of notable editors and Publishers

24. Topic Guide – Chronology • Designed to assist students and non-specialist scholars • About Newspapers and Print Culture • Chronology • Specially commissioned essays on how newspapers interacted with historic events of themes • Capsule biographies of notable editors and Publishers • Chronology blends • Key newspaper & publishing events, • Technology and cultural changes • UK and world history events

25. Topic Guide – Essays by experts • Designed to assist students and non-specialist scholars • About Newspapers and Print Culture • Chronology • Specially commissioned essays • Capsule biographies of notable editors and Publishers • Essays discuss: • Social trends & newspapers, • Newspaper treatment of period events • Commissioned by British Library

26. Topic Guide – Biographies • Designed to assist students and non-specialist scholars • About Newspapers and Print Culture • Chronology • Specially commissioned essays • Capsule biographies of notable editors and Publishers • Biographies cover: • Leading journalists and publishers, • Their impact on specific events and issues • Include source and citation information