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Gale NewsVault delivers the definitive cross-searching experience for exploring Gale’s range of historical newspaper and periodical collections. Users can simultaneously search or browse across multiple products owned by their institution. Providing access to over 10.7 million digitized facsimile pages, Gale NewsVault provides an unparalleled window to the past.
Collections available on Gale NewsVault include:
- 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers
- 19th Century British Library Newspapers, Parts I and II
- 19th Century UK Periodicals, Series 1: New Readerships
- 19th Century UK Periodicals, Series 2: Empire
- 19th Century U.S. Newspapers
- Economist Historical Archive 1843-2008
- Financial Times Historical Archive 1888-2007
- Illustrated London News Historical Archive 1842-2003
- Liberty Magazine Historical Archive, 1924-1950 (Coming to NewsVault Spring, 2012)
- The Listener Historical Archive, 1929-1991
- Picture Post Historical Archive 1938-1957
- The Sunday Times Digital Archive, 1822-2006 (Coming to NewsVault Spring, 2012)
- Times Digital Archive 1785-1985
- Times Digital Archive 1986-2006 (Coming to NewsVault Spring, 2012)
- Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive 1902-2007
Summary: Gale NewsVault delivers the definitive cross-searching experience for exploring Gale’s range of historical newspaper and collections. Users can simultaneously search or browse across The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985, 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers, Financial Times Historical Archive 1888-2006, 19th Century U.S. Newspapers, and many more. Providing access to over 10.7 million digitized facsimile pages, Gale NewsVault provides an unparalleled window to the past.
Significance: With Gale NewsVault, users can cross-search over 10 million pages of historic newspapers using a single interface.* Discover content from the 17th to the 21st Century, browse newspapers by title and by place of publication and perform full-text searches with hit-term highlighting.
Structure: From the ascension of James I to the English throne in 1603 to the publication of Charles Dicken's Oliver Twist in 1838 to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, Gale NewsVault covers it all on one easy-to-use platform. Access the following titles through this comprehensive collection:
- 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers
- 19th Century British Library Newspapers, Parts I and II
- 19th Century UK Periodicals, Series 1: New Readerships
- 19th Century UK Periodicals, Series 2: Empire
- 19th Century U.S. Newspapers
- Economist Historical Archive 1843-2007
- Financial Times Historical Archive 1888-2007
- Illustrated London News Historical Archive 1842-2003
- Liberty Magazine Historical Archive, 1924-1950 (Coming to NewsVault Spring, 2012)
- The Listener Historical Archive, 1929-1991
- Picture Post Historical Archive 1938-1957
- The Sunday Times Digital Archive, 1822-2006 (Coming to NewsVault Spring, 2012)
- Times Digital Archive 1785-1985
- Times Digital Archive 1986-2006 (Coming to NewsVault Spring, 2012)
- Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive 1902-2006
* Please note - institutions will still have individual archive access. Users can now choose to access one archive or the multiple archives that an institution holds via Gale NewsVault.
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