{"id":2554,"date":"2018-10-26T11:05:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T11:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/?p=2554"},"modified":"2020-08-21T09:10:48","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T09:10:48","slug":"on-trial-african-american-newspapers-and-times-picayune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/2018\/10\/26\/on-trial-african-american-newspapers-and-times-picayune\/","title":{"rendered":"On trial: African American Newspapers and Times-Picayune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>*The Library now has now purchased access to &#8216;African American Newspapers, Series 1 and 2&#8217;. See <a href=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/2020\/08\/21\/new-to-the-library-african-american-newspapers\/\">New to the Library: African American Newspapers<\/a>.*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to a request from a student in HCA the Library currently has trial access to two newspaper databases from Readex, <strong>African American Newspapers, Series 1, 1827-1998<\/strong> and <strong>New Orleans Times-Picayune (1837-1922). <\/strong>Between them giving you access to around 170 years of newspaper archives and useful if you&#8217;re looking at African American history, American history, the Antebellum South, the Civil Rights movement and more.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2558\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2018\/10\/African_American_Newspapers_Series1_homepage.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1002\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2018\/10\/African_American_Newspapers_Series1_homepage.png 1002w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2018\/10\/African_American_Newspapers_Series1_homepage-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2018\/10\/African_American_Newspapers_Series1_homepage-500x194.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1002px) 100vw, 1002px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2559\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2018\/10\/Times-Picayune_logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"866\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2018\/10\/Times-Picayune_logo.png 866w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2018\/10\/Times-Picayune_logo-300x45.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2018\/10\/Times-Picayune_logo-500x76.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can access both databases via the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/finding-resources\/library-databases\/e-resources-trials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>E-resources trials<\/strong><\/a> page. Access is available both on and off-campus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trial access ends 30th November 2018.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>African American Newspapers, Series 1, 1827-1998 <\/strong>chronicles a century and a half of the African American experience. It features 280 newspapers from 35 states, including many rare and historically significant 19th-century titles. These titles published for or by African Americans constitute valuable primary sources for researchers exploring such diverse disciplines as cultural, literary and social history; ethnic studies and more.<\/p>\n<p>Published in New Orleans, the <em>Times-Picayune<\/em> has long been one of the nation\u2019s leading sources of news and a vital force in journalism for more than 150 years. Beyond insight into colourful New Orleans, the newspaper&#8217;s reporting has included exceptional coverage of Louisiana\u2019s politics, culture and local industries. Originally established as <em>The Picayune<\/em> in 1837 the newspaper merged with the <em>Times-Democrat<\/em> in 1914. Readex&#8217;s <strong>New Orleans Times-Picayune <\/strong>gives you access to material from the newspapers archive from 1837-1922.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2561\" style=\"width: 1075px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2561\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2561 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2018\/10\/The_Picayune_frontpage_firstissue.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1065\" height=\"697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2018\/10\/The_Picayune_frontpage_firstissue.png 1065w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2018\/10\/The_Picayune_frontpage_firstissue-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2018\/10\/The_Picayune_frontpage_firstissue-1024x670.png 1024w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2018\/10\/The_Picayune_frontpage_firstissue-458x300.png 458w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1065px) 100vw, 1065px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot of front page from first issue of The Picayune, January 25, 1837.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The databases can be accessed for the duration of the trial period via<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/finding-resources\/library-databases\/e-resources-trials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">e-resources trials<\/a><\/strong>.<br \/>\n<em>Access available until 30th November 2018.<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/finding-resources\/library-databases\/e-resources-trial-feedback-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feedback welcome<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Library already has access to a wide range of digital newspaper archives and you can access all of these via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/finding-resources\/library-databases\/databases-subject-a-z\/database-newspapers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newspapers &amp; Magazines database list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Access is only available to current students and staff at University of Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p><em>Caroline Stirling \u2013 Academic Support Librarian for History, Classics and Archaeology<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*The Library now has now purchased access to &#8216;African American Newspapers, Series 1 and 2&#8217;. 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