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Newspapers: Historical publications

Historical collections

Full-facsimile access to The Independent as it appears in the print version from it's first edition in 1986 to it's final print edition in 2016.

Features:

  • Browse through editions.
  • Advanced search with key terms highlighted in the results.
  • Export citations and PDFs.
  • Term frequency graphs to see trends over time.

See the Gale Learning Centre for guides and instructions.

Access via the library to ensure full access.

British Library Newspapers parts 1 and 2 cover the period 1800-1900. It covers a range of national, regional and local titles reflecting the social, political and cultural events on the 19th century.

Full-facsimile access replicating the printed edition.

Features:

  • Browse through editions.
  • Advanced search with key terms highlighted in the results.
  • Export citations and PDFs.
  • Term frequency graphs to see trends over time.
  • Title descriptions providing historical context.

See the Gale Learning Centre for guides and instructions.

Access via the library to ensure full access.

The Times Digital Archive covers the period from its first edition in 1785 to 2019. It has full-facsimile access replicating the printed edition.

Features:

  • Browse through editions.
  • Advanced search with key terms highlighted in the results.
  • Export citations and PDFs.
  • Term frequency graphs to see trends over time.

See the Gale Learning Centre for guides and instructions.

Access via the library to ensure full access.

Access to the searchable full text of hundreds of periodicals from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth. Topics covered include literature, philosophy, history, science, the social sciences, politics, music, art, drama, archaeology and architecture.

Full-facsimile access replicating the original printed editions.

Features:

  • Browse through editions.
  • Advanced search with key terms highlighted in the results.
  • Set-up alerts to be notified when new articles appear that match your search criteria.
  • Export citations and PDFs.

Access via the library to ensure full access.

Access to the searchable full text of periodicals from the nineteenth century covering a range of topics.

Full-facsimile access replicating the original printed editions.

Features:

  • Browse through editions.
  • Advanced search with key terms highlighted in the results.
  • Export citations and PDFs.
  • Term frequency graphs to see trends over time.
  • Title descriptions providing historical context.

See the Gale Learning Centre for guides and instructions.

Access via the library to ensure full access.

Research using historical newspapers and periodicals

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AM Research Skills - Using Newspapers as Historical Sources

AM Research Skills is packed pull of “How to” guides, case studies, videos, and essays that provide guidance about working with primary sources. This case study guides you through the best ways of approaching historical newspapers for research.

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Gale Primary Sources - Periodicals as Sources

A guide top critically assess periodicals as historical sources.