{"id":3104,"date":"2019-10-21T11:02:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T11:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/?p=3104"},"modified":"2023-09-27T08:41:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T08:41:38","slug":"on-trial-black-newspaper-collection-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/2019\/10\/21\/on-trial-black-newspaper-collection-2\/","title":{"rendered":"On trial: Black Newspaper Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>*The Library has access to all titles from the Black Newspaper Collection until 31st July 2024 as part of <a href=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/2020\/06\/24\/proquest-access-350-600-years-of-world-history\/\">ProQuest Access 350<\/a>.*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to a request from staff in HCA, and to coincide with Black History Month, I&#8217;m pleased to let you know the Library currently has trial access to the full <strong>Black Newspaper Collection<\/strong> from ProQuest. This superb resource contains the archives of 9 individual newspaper titles (2 of which the Library already has access to) that provide cultural perspective and insight to the events that shaped the United States in the 20th Century.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1694 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2018\/02\/ProQuest_Black_Newspapers-1024x307.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2018\/02\/ProQuest_Black_Newspapers-1024x307.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2018\/02\/ProQuest_Black_Newspapers-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2018\/02\/ProQuest_Black_Newspapers-500x150.jpg 500w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2018\/02\/ProQuest_Black_Newspapers.jpg 1249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can access <strong>Black Newspaper Collection<\/strong> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/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 page<\/strong><\/a>.<br \/>\nOn-campus access is direct. For off-campus access you will need to connect to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/computing\/desktop-personal\/vpn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trial access ends 20th November 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Black Newspapers<\/strong> offers primary source material key to the study of American history and African-American culture, history, politics, and the arts. The 9 titles included in this resource are:<!--more--><span id=\"more-1689\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Atlanta Daily World<\/em> (1931-2003)<\/li>\n<li><em>The Baltimore Afro-American<\/em> (1893-1988)<br \/>\n[The Library already has ongoing access to this title.]<\/li>\n<li><em>Chicago Defender <\/em>(1909-1975)<\/li>\n<li><em>Cleveland Call and Post<\/em> (1934-1991)<\/li>\n<li><em>Los Angeles Sentinel <\/em>(1934-2005)<\/li>\n<li><em>New York Amsterdam News<\/em> (1922-1993)<br \/>\n[The Library already has ongoing access to this title.]<\/li>\n<li><em>The Norfolk Journal and Guide<\/em> (1916-2003)<\/li>\n<li><em>The Philadelphia Tribune<\/em> (1912-2001)<\/li>\n<li><em>Pittsburgh Courier <\/em>(1911-2002)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each of the 9 newspaper archives provides you with unprecedented access to perspectives and information that was excluded or marginalised in mainstream sources.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3106\" style=\"width: 483px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3106\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3106\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2019\/10\/BlackNewspapers_DailyDefender.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"473\" height=\"722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2019\/10\/BlackNewspapers_DailyDefender.png 473w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2019\/10\/BlackNewspapers_DailyDefender-197x300.png 197w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot of front page of Chicago Daily Defender (The Big Weekend Edition), 6th April 1968.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This resource allows you to examine major movements from the Harlem Renaissance to Civil Rights; examine the diversity of stances during the civil rights movement, including: endorsements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. or Malcolm X, and the debate about integration and the Negro Baseball Leagues; follow the crusade against racially restrictive housing covenants; find obituaries and coverage of community events; access thorough coverage of international events, such as apartheid in South Africa and Stephen Biko\u2019s Nobel Peace prize nomination, often overlooked by other newspapers and generally explore everyday life.<\/p>\n<p>Access <strong>Black Newspaper Collection <\/strong>via <a href=\"https:\/\/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>.<br \/>\nOn-campus access is direct. For off-campus access you will need to connect to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/computing\/desktop-personal\/vpn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VPN<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Access is available until 20th November 2019.<\/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>.<br \/>\nNote that the Library already has ongoing access to <em>New York Amsterdam News<\/em> (1922-1993) and <em>The Baltimore Afro-American<\/em> (1893-1988). Access to these 2 titles will continue once the trial ends.<\/p>\n<p>You can access all the online newspaper archives already available at the Library via the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edinburgh-uk.libguides.com\/newspapers-magazines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newspapers, magazines and other news sources guide<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Access is only available to current students and staff at University of Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p>Please note, trial access to a resource is an opportunity for our staff and students to try a resource out and give <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<\/a> on its quality and usefulness. However, if we trial a resource this is not an indication that we plan to or will be able to purchase or subscribe to the resource in the near future.<\/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 has access to all titles from the Black Newspaper Collection until 31st July 2024 as part of ProQuest Access 350.* Thanks to a request from staff in HCA, and to coincide with Black History Month, I&#8217;m pleased to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/2019\/10\/21\/on-trial-black-newspaper-collection-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[5,4,164,13],"tags":[119,194,138,106,133,7,6,18,17,65,49],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7dF2q-O4","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3104"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/72"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3104"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3904,"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3104\/revisions\/3904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}