Joseph Pulitzer’s first newspaper, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is now available online through ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
Author: Ross Geoffrey
20th Century American Newspapers (Trial)
[Update: trial over.] Now on trial through October 31. Part of America’s Historical Newspapers from Readex, this collection includes ten titles: Dallas Morning News (1923-1981), Augusta (Georgia) Chronicle (1923-1993), Mobile (Alabama) Register (1970-1987), Times Picayune (1837-1981), Trenton (New Jersey) Evening Times (1923-1993), Cleveland Plain Dealer (1923-1990), Portland Oregonian (1923-1974), Seattle Daily Times (1923-1984), Springfield (Massachusetts) Republican (1923-1946), and Springfield (Massachusetts) Union (1947-1971). Please send us feedback on the value of this collection to your research!
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries now available online
The Newberry Library is pleased to announce the completion and release of its Digital Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, a freely available dataset that covers every day-to-day change in the size, shape, location, name, organization, and attachment of each U.S. county and state from the creation of the first county in 1634 through 2000.
Irish Newspaper Archive
The Irish Newspaper Archive contains over 6 million pages in over 500,000 issues of Irish Newspaper publications. With national daily editions such as the Irish Independent, regional weekly editions including the Connacht Tribune, Kerryman and Anglo-Celt and out of print publications such as the Freeman’s Journal and The Nation.
World News Archive- South Asian Newspapers
We are pleased to announce that the preliminary release for World Newspaper Archive – South Asian Newspapers is now available. Eventually this resource will include up to 400,000 pages of content published in South Asia between 1864 and 1922.
Currently accessible are nearly 7,000 issues (1869-1889) of the Madras Mail , one of the highest circulating English newspapers in southern India. Additional content, to be made accessible on a rolling basis, will include Amrita Bazar Patrika, The Leader, Tribune, the Ceylon Observer, and more.
Volunteer at HPNL
Looking to gain practical experience in a busy departmental academic library?
The History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library (HPNL) is seeking volunteers to provide support for our projects and services. This is a perfect opportunity for current GSLIS students.
Volunteers at HPNL are expected to commit to a mutually agreed-upon schedule (minimum 5 hours/week) during regular business hours (M-F, 9am-5pm). Assigned duties will be commensurate with background, skills, and time commitment, and may include:
- Shelving of books and microfilm
- Providing circulation desk support
- Assisting patrons with finding materials or using library equipment
- Providing support for newspaper digitization activities and other digital library initiatives (e.g. OCR correction)
- Assisting with stacks maintenance (e.g. cleaning, shelf reading)
- Assisting with special projects
Required Qualifications:
Strong service orientation; ability to communicate effectively; ability to work in a team environment; Current GSLIS student status
To apply:
Please send a resume and short cover letter via email to hpnl@library.uiuc.edu .
New Library Catalog Interface Coming June 1
After June 1, the I-Share joint catalog interface will be based on a system called VuFind. To request items from the University of Illinois Library or other I-Share libraries using VuFind, you must create a user account in the VuFind system. You will need your 14-digit Library ID to setup a new account; however, once the account has been created, you will login with a user name and password of your own choosing.
Full announcement:
Effective June 1, 2010, the Library’s I-Share Union Catalog — the catalog that enables you to search the collections belonging to the University of Illinois and 74 other academic libraries around the state — will have a new user interface and a new look. The new joint I-Share catalog interface is based on a system called VuFind. The URL for the new catalog interface is https://vufind.carli.illinois.edu/all/vf/.
Between now and June 1, the traditional catalog interface is still available for searching the joint I-Share catalog. The new Vufind interface is also available. You can use either one during this period. Beginning on June 1, only the new interface will be available, and you will be automatically re-directed to VuFind if you try to connect to the traditional catalog.
The traditional catalog interface for local collections only will continue to be available after June 1. You will be able to search local collections using either the traditional catalog or VuFind.
To request items from the University of Illinois Library or other I-Share libraries using VuFind, you must create a user account in the VuFind system. You will need your 14-digit Library ID to setup a new account; however, once the account has been created, you will login with a user name and password of your own choosing.
For Library catalog help, contact the Library directly by:
Email: reflib@library.uiuc.edu
Chat: U of I Library Live Chat
IM: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/askus
Phone: 217-333-2290
In Person: visit the Information Desk or a departmental library
Farm, Field and Fireside Agricultural Newspapers Collection
The History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library is pleased to announce the launch of the Farm, Field and Fireside collection. This freely-available locally developed project contains digitized versions of historically significant U.S. farm newspapers published in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Illinois Digital Magazine and Yearbook Collection
The University of Illinois Library announces the availability of the Illinois Digital Magazine and Yearbook Collection featuring digital versions of UIUC’s yearbook, the Illio for the years of 1970-1989. Other titles include Arts for America (1894-1900), the Illinois Chemist (1915-1921), and the Illinois Society of Architects Monthly Bulletin (1916-1932).
African Module of World Newspaper Archive Released
The Center for Research Libraries has announced the launch of African Newspapers, as part of the World Newspaper Archive available through Readex. In addition to 30 historical Latin American titles, 13 historical African titles are now included, with more titles slated to be added later this year.