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From: Charani <>
Subject: Re: [LON] 1800-1900 Newspapers site
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 08:17:44 +0100
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sylvia wrote:
> [...] I was trying to see if I can also access the
> 1800-1900 newspapers there (instead of purchasing credits on the
> British Library site), but can't seem to navigate correctly to find
> out. Does anyone else know. I see the Gale company has
> "catalogues" on the Bedfordshire Virtual library site but can't
> locate whether there is any access to these 1800-1900 newspapers?
> Maybe the virtual library only has access to the Times Online? The
> virtual library site can be accesed at www.bedfordshire.gov.uk
> click on libraries - you do have to have a library card number and
> pin number to access the virtual library.

Some databases are only available in the library but it appears to be
Ancestry (Library Edition) and one or two others, not the newspaper
databases.

Not all libraries have the 19th century newspaper database. It
depends on what subscriptions they've bought a licence for. I've only
found 11 county libraries in the whole of England, exc the various
London Boroughs, that do have it.

Remember you can click on the thumbnails to see the context of your
search term and that some of the newspaper quotes came from the London
Gazette which is free to access which means you can make economical
use of your 24hr or 7 day pass.

--
Charani (UK)
OPC for Walton, SOM
http://wsom-opc.org.uk

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