Community College Library Director “As Library Director at the Community College, I need to make sure I have a variety of resources that fit all of my students’ needs. I really like having National Geographic Virtual Library for my journalism students as it provides highly visual insight into journalism’s most trusted name in exploration and discovery.” Journalism 19th Century U.S. Newspapers With digital facsimile images of both full pages and clipped articles for hundreds of periodicals, 19th Century U.S. Newspapers and advanced searching capabilities, researchers will be able to research history in ways previously unavailable. British Newspapers, 1600-1950 British Newspapers 1600-1950 is the most significant digital collection of British historic newspapers. New conservation and imaging tech- niques and a new cross-searchable platform adopted by the British Library offers unparalleled access and discoverability to this valuable historical and cultural archive. National Geographic Virtual Library The National Geographic Virtual Library bridges first- hand accounts and contemporary news coverage from multiple perspectives. With comprehensive, timely articles that explore the roles of news, culture, nature, science, technology, and the environment and couples them with legendary photos and maps, this iconic magazine , as well as books, images, videos, and maps, interprets the most exciting aspects of life through the lens of personal experience—from 1888 to today.
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Community College Library Director
“As Library Director at the Community College, I need to make sure I have a variety of resources that fit all of my students’ needs. I really like having National Geographic Virtual Library for my journalism students as it provides
highly visual insight into journalism’s most trusted name in exploration and discovery.”
Journalism
19th Century U.S. NewspapersWith digital facsimile images of both full pages and clippedarticles for hundreds of periodicals, 19th Century U.S.Newspapers and advanced searching capabilities, researcherswill be able to research history in ways previously unavailable.
British Newspapers, 1600-1950British Newspapers 1600-1950 is the most significant digital collection of British historic newspapers. New conservation and imaging tech-niques and a new cross-searchable platform adopted by the British Library offers unparalleled access and discoverability to this valuable historical and cultural archive.
National Geographic Virtual LibraryThe National Geographic Virtual Library bridges first-hand accounts and contemporary news coverage from multiple perspectives. With comprehensive, timely articles that explore the roles of news, culture, nature, science, technology, and the environment and couples them with legendary photos and maps, this iconic magazine , as well as books, images, videos, and maps, interprets the most exciting aspects of life through the lens of personal experience—from 1888 to today.
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Academic OneFileAcademic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources, including Journalism Quarterly, The Quill, and Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly.
• The Observer: News for the American Soldier in Vietnam, 1962-1973
• Reporting on the Coal Industry: The Coal Trade Bulletin, 1901-1973
• Politics, Social Activism, and Community Support: Selected Gay and Lesbian Periodicals and Newsletters.
Associated Press Collections OnlineFrom Custer’s last stand to today’s events, the Associated Press has a rich history of breaking news when and where it occurs. Look beyond the published stories and uncover the content, backstory, and logistics of news reporting for the past seven decades with the Associated Press Collections Online, available in three groundbreaking collections
• News Features & Internal Communications provides rare access to an array of internal AP publications dating from the turn of the century, offering invaluable insight into the AP, its staff, and the history of news coverage.
• The U.S. City Bureaus Collection includes news stories in various stages of production, typescript carbon and wire copy, correspondence, meeting notes, supplementary reference information, and more.
• The Washington, D.C. Bureau Collection provides access to full-image bureau records (1928-2009), documenting the administration of seven U.S. presidents.
Biography in ContextBiography in Context delivers Gale’s authoritative reference content integrated with the most in-demand resources—video, audio, pod-casts, interactives, and more—through a web-like experience that meets the needs of today’s Internet-savvy users.
17th and 18th Century Burney CollectionThese 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.
19th Century UK PeriodicalsWith digital facsimile images of both full pages and clipped articlesfor hundreds of papers, 19th Century UK Periodicals offers advancedsearching capabilities along with local and regional viewpoints tosupplement national coverage, allowing researchers to explorehistory in ways previously unavailable.
Daily Mail Historical ArchiveThe Daily Mail has been at the heart of British journalism since 1896. As well as providing access to the regular edition of this path-breaking newspaper, the archive also contains the Atlantic Editions, printed on board the transatlantic cruise liners between 1923 and 1931.
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Financial Times Historical ArchiveThe Financial Times Historical Archive is the complete searchable fac-simile run of the world’s most authoritative daily business newspa-per. Every article and advertisement ever printed in the paper, since it was first published in 1888, can be searched and browsed individu-ally and page by page.
Illustrated London News Historical ArchiveWith its debut in 1842 the Illustrated London News became the world’s first illustrated weekly newspaper, sparking a revolution in journalism and news reporting. The Illustrated London News Historical Archive, 1842-2003 provides users with unprecedented access to the entire run of this unique historical record.
The Times Digital ArchiveFirst published in 1785, The Times of London is widely considered to be the world’s ‘newspaper of record’. This resource allows users to search over 200 years of this invaluable historical source.
Punch Historical Archive From 1841 to 1992, Punch was the world’s most celebrated magazine of humour and satire — imitated, parodied and pirated from America to India and Japan. The Punch Historical Archive will allow users to navigate and search all issues, seasonal numbers, and almanacks of this iconic publication.
The Economist Historical ArchiveThe Economist Historical Archive is the fully searchable complete fac-simile edition of The Economist, the weekly paper which is essential reading for anyone engaged in politics, current affairs and all aspects of business and trade worldwide. Altogether this resource is an unri-valled multidisciplinary primary source for researching and teaching the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Independent Digital ArchiveThe Independent, a major British daily newspaper, describes itselfas a truly independent newspaper, with a tagline of “free from partypolitical bias, free from proprietorial influence.” It is known for anunabashed editorial stance on such issues as the legalization ofdrugs, the war on terrorism, and environmental issues.
The Listener Historical ArchiveDeveloped as the medium for reproducing broadcasts, The Listener (1929-1991) was the weekly newspaper published by the BBC. The complete archive of this landmark publication is an essential witness to the intellectual and cultural history of the twentieth century, and also to the golden years of radio and television.
The Picture Post Historical Archive
contains every issue of the pioneering photojournalism newspaper. It is an essential resource for studying international social and political issues of the day, and how they were brought into popular consciousness.
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The Sunday Times Digital ArchiveSince 1822, The Sunday Times has provided thoughtful analysis and commentary on the week’s news and society at large. In more than 800,000 pages, The Sunday Times Digital Archive is a gateway to the greatest crimes, careers, and culture of the last 180 years.
Liberty Magazine Historical Archive
Liberty flourished when illustrated magazines were the most important form of mass entertainment. This digital collection provides a unique opportunity to view Liberty and how it charted the moods, attitudes, lifestyles, fads, and fortunes of middle class America through its three most significant decades.
The Times Literary Supplement Historical ArchiveThis rich, easy-to-navigate database is ideal for students and researchers of English literature and other humanities or social sci-ence subjects. Unparalleled opportunities for tracking the literary activity and critical opinion makers of the 20th century are now pos-sible in a powerful digital environment.
GVRLProvide unlimited, simultaneous access to reference and monograph titles from Gale and partners such as Elsevier, Sage, Wiley, ABC-Clio, M.E. Sharpe, and many more on our eBook platform, GVRL. It offers cross-searchability at the article level and cover-to-cover browsing, along with content that is fully downloadable, printable, and shareable.
