Showing posts with label Times Digital Archive. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Times Digital Archive. Show all posts

Thursday, July 03, 2008

Times Digital Archives

We now have access to Times Digital Archive, 19th Century British Library Newspapers and Burney Collection Newspapers.

The Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985, is an online historical archive, delivering every page as published from 200 years of The Times (London).

19th Century British Library Newspapers - This full-text, fully searchable digital archive includes 50 papers originating in England, Scotland and Ireland, carefully selected from the British Library and providing a broad yet detailed view of British life in the 19th century 17th and 18th Century.

Burney Collection Newspapers - The newspapers and news pamphlets gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757-1817) represent the largest single collection of 17th and 18th century English news media available from the British Library. The collection includes more than 1000 pamphlets, and newspapers from the period. The collection covers more than 200 years of accounts from newspapers from England, Ireland, Scotland and a handful of papers from British colonies in the Americas and Asia.

These databases can be access via the Genealogy databases link. You will need your library card number for home access.

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Times Digital Archive 1785-1985

The Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985 delivers every page as published from 200 years of The Times (London). The Times is the "world's newspaper of record" and covers all major international historical events from the French Revolution to the Falkland War. For the first time users are able to search the full-text of the entire newspaper, including articles, editorials and advertising.
Until 17 August 2007 this is available free for National Family History Week.
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/anz_gene?db=TTDA
The password required is: magnetic

Otherwise, the Archive is available on the State Library of Victoria website. Register as a remote user and use your number to access the Archive