Database Trial: 19th Century British Library Newspapers

Looking for British newspaper coverage of the American Civil War? Or the first accounts of Jack the Ripper? Then try the 19th Century British Library Newspapers database. Search more than 2 million newspaper pages from the Pall Mall Gazette to the Baner Cymru.

The database is currently on trial for the period Feb. 19 to Mar. 25, 2009.

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If the 19th Century British Library Newspapers database is of interest to you, please take a bit of time to try it out and let me know what your think. How would you use this database? How would it help you in either your research or teaching? How would you rank this database with other resources you use? Email mudrock@u.washington with your comments.

Image: front page of the Illustrated Police News for Jan. 13, 1894