As part of the £22 million JISC Digitisation Programme, the Nineteenth Century British Library Newspapers collection is available free of charge in perpetuity to UK Higher and Further Education institutions and Research Councils.
Institutions now have free online access to and can cross search 2.2 million pages from 48 nineteenth century national and regional newspapers.
Content description
This digital resource provides access to national, regional, and local 19th century British newspapers. It includes 48 titles, totalling approximately 2.2 million pages, which reflect the social and political developments of the time.
Coverage includes everything from well-known historic events and cultural icons of the time, to sporting events, arts, and culture.
Main subject areas
As a multi-disciplinary research database, this resource is relevant to anyone studying 19th century history.
Academic level
This resource is suitable for learning, teaching, and research at further education, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels.
Date range
1800-1900
Updates
This is currently a static resource.
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Additional content
This resource also includes contextual essays regarding the role of newspapers in the Victorian age, bibliographic headnotes, and a chronological overview.
Comparable resources
- The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985
- The Economist Historical Archive 1843-2003
Complementary resources
By subscribing to 19th Century House of Commons Parliamentary Papers and The Burney Collection, over 300 years of newspaper history can be accessed and discovered.
By subscribing to 19th Century UK Periodicals Online, Series 1, 19th Century British Library Newspapers and The Burney Collection, users can accesss over 300 years of newspaper history and the birth of modern magazine publishing.
Cost
Because it is funded by JISC, access to this resource is free for Higher and Further Education Communities in the UK.
Functionality and standards compliance
Full text linking
Not currently available
Federated searching
Not currently available
MARC records
MARC Records are available
Metadata standards
Metadata fields provided for this collection are:
- title
- article
- author
- page
- issue
- publication location
- date
- article type
Search options
Basic, advanced, and fuzzy search options are available. Searches can be made by keyword, title, and full-text; and can be limited by date, title, place, frequency, language, and illustration.
Post-search options
Documents can be saved, printed, and emailed.
Usage statistics
Counter compliant statistics are available.
Authentication
Authentication is via the UK Access Management Federation, Athens, and IP range. Further authentication details are available from the Gale website.
Personalisation of the online resource
Not currently available
Library support information