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ProQuest UK and Ireland Historical Newspaper Collection: Combined Agreement 2019-2022

  • Start: 1 Aug 2019
    Expiry: 31 Jul 2022
  • Description:

    ProQuest UK and Ireland Historical Newspaper Collection is a historical newspaper archive that includes leading British and Irish titles: The Guardian (1821-2003), The Observer (1791-2003), The Irish Times (1859-2012), The Weekly Irish Times (1876-1958), The Scotsman (1817-1950).

Product overview

Institutions can choose from the following options:

  • The Guardian and The Observer have an historical reputation for championing press freedoms and presenting unique perspectives on key historical events without regard for the repercussions
  • The Irish Times has earned an international reputation as Ireland's quality daily newspaper. News reporting from throughout Ireland is accompanied by reports from a comprehensive network of foreign correspondents, as well as sports and business coverage, features and arts sections, lifestyle, jobs and property. The Weekly Irish Times coverage includes The Irish Times pictorial section
  • The Scotsman is the paper of record for Scotland. It began publication in 1817, covering events from the death of Sir Walter Scott to the death of Abraham Lincoln, from the publication of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to the fashion for tea salons in Victorian Glasgow, and from the Catholic Emancipation Bill to the crash of the US stock market. The Scotsman is considered a liberal paper, but when founded was so radical as to be considered "incendiary". It is the definitive source for Scottish news
     
  • KB Plus Proquest:Jisc Collections:UK and Ireland:Historical Newspaper Collection:2019-2022

Publisher selection policy

Robust research is conducted on every newspaper selected for ProQuest UK and Ireland Historical Newspaper Collection. All newspaper titles are vetted through multiple focus groups, surveys and interviews with experts in the field including librarians and faculty from all levels.

Description timeline

  • The Guardian (1821-2003) and The Observer (1791-2003)
  • The Scotsman (1817-1950)
  • The Irish Times (1859-2012) and The Weekly Irish Times (1876-1958)

Update Type

Never

Update Notes

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Accessibility

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Authentication

Authentication is via UK Access Management Federation, Athens, and IP address range.

Full text linking

OpenURL enabled

Marc records

Generic MARC records for ProQuest Historical Newspapers are available in WorldCat.

Personalisation

Institutions can add text links and logos to ProQuest Historical Newspapers and can also add custom text to the footer of each page.

Usage statistics

COUNTER compliant usage statistics are available.

Login information

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Product documentation

Subscription help

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Technical support

ProQuest offers a dedicated UK-based Technical Support team. They may be contacted either by email (support@proquest.co.uk), fax (+44 1223 215512) or by an international telephone number +44 1223 271496.

Team members are available for ProQuest support from 8:00 to 18:00 GMT Monday-Friday, but you can submit support requests or questions 24 hours a day via fax and email. Most often, they are able to respond on the same day, depending on the time of day the request is sent.

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Training materials

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User support

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