Both newspapers add unique perspectives to ProQuest Historical Newspapers. The Chicago Tribune archive provides one of the deepest historical files, dating to 1849, and comprehensive coverage of the social, political and economic development of the Midwest. It's also a prized source of information on Prohibition-era gang warfare. The LA Times is sought-after for its singular coverage of the Western migration and its displacement of Native people. Additionally, it provides authoritative coverage of the development of the American film industry. Both newspapers have won multiple Pulitzer Prizes for editorial excellence for regional, national and international coverage.
In related news, ProQuest has also completed its Boston Globe digitization project, encompassing 50 years of the multi-Pulitzer Prize winning newspaper, long admired for its local, regional, and national coverage. Years 1872 through 1922 are now available in the ProQuest Historical Newspapers format, providing press accounts that trace the historical development of Boston and New England, urban growth and industrialization at the turn of the century, and coverage of such major events as the tumultuous Boston Police Strike of 1919.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers is a staple in nearly every research library in America. It's noted for its advanced zoning and indexing processes that allow users to easily access every issue from cover to cover. Archives include news stories and editorials, but also photos, graphics, and ads. Searchers enter terms (keywords, dates, author's name, article type, etc.) to search the full file. To see PDFs of the original text, they simply click on the article in the results list. The full page image of any page in any issue is also easily accessible and users can choose to scan full editions page by page as they would a printed newspaper.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers is one of a variety of products aimed at creating a total news solution for libraries. In addition to significantly expanding the availability of digital archives, ProQuest has recently announced enhancements to its current news program including an exclusive agreement to distribute the Los Angeles Times online to library and education markets. Earlier this year, ProQuest announced expanded agreements with MediaNews that add significant new local content and an agreement to distribute online The Columbus Dispatch, central Ohio's largest daily. ProQuest also launched Latin American Newsstand, which provides library patrons with comprehensive coverage of Latin America's most prestigious newspapers in their native Spanish and Portuguese. ProQuest's extensive current collection now includes more than 350 full-text newspapers from around the world, creating a flexible, comprehensive current news resource. Within the past 12 months, ProQuest also became distributor of NewspaperDirect, a unique delivery system through which libraries get direct, immediate access to over 250 international and domestic dailies in full-page format, allowing them to provide same-day international newspaper service to their patrons.
For more information about ProQuest's news program visit on the Web at www.proquest.com or call 1-800-521-0600.
