Old Newspapers

Re: Old Newspapers greasby_lad #307126 6th Apr 2009 8:59am
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 16,347 Likes: 1 Skid Row _Ste_ Wiki Master
_Ste_ Wiki Master Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 16,347 Likes: 1 Skid Row	Originally Posted by greasby_lad Good news for people researching old newspapers - the library website www.wirral-libraries.net has a link button to 19th Century newspapers from the British Library collection. You will need your library borrower number to access the newspapers. It is searchable by a word (e.g. Liscard) or by a publication (e.g. Liverpool Mercury) or by a specific date or a date range - or by a combination of these. If your searchword is general (e.g. shipwreck) and you have not specified a particular publication, you will get lots of hits including many from distant papers e.g. Glasgow Herald. If your searchword is local (e.g. Greasby) then most of the results will be local papers (mostly Liverpool, occasionally Manchester, rarely Preston) even if you have not specified a particular publication. It even allows multi-word searches e.g. Leasowe lighthouse. The only thing you will need is lots of time. Thanks Does it mean to gain access we need to join the libary if not already a member? Putin khuilo

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Re: Old Newspapers _Ste_ #307133 6th Apr 2009 9:37am
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 146 Wirral greasby_lad Enthusiast
greasby_lad Enthusiast Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 146 Wirral	Wirral pays for a licence for access to the British Library 19th century newspaper site for Wirral library users only. Therefore it is necessary to join and get a borrower card. A lot of the Wirral libraries have excellent local history books - it's well worth being a member.

Re: Old Newspapers greasby_lad #307267 6th Apr 2009 9:42pm
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,641 Birkenhead jimbob Forum Addict
jimbob Forum Addict Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,641 Birkenhead	dont sweat about having to join the library, it free to join. thats if your quick and join before the council see it as another way to save money {make you pay to be a member] good old labour council, Ships that pass in the night, seldom seen and soon forgoten