ProQuest Historical Newspapers™

A unique, unparalleled resource for primary source documents for teachers and students

Why Utilize This Database• Provides compelling and engaging primary source

documents that illustrate history as it happened

• Supports cross-curricular learning in the Arts, English Language Arts, Health, the Sciences, Social Sciences, and more

• Delivers a comprehensive resource that strengthens understanding of history and its importance to the present

• Offers a resource that places textbook information and lessons into the context and language of the times

• Allows students to track trends, events, and innovations across more than a century of information

• ProQuest K-12 resources unite high quality content, standards-based curriculum, and online technologies

• Provides K-12 resources wherever learning takes place

• We advocate the WISE use of technology:– Widespread – throughout school, library, and

home– Interactive – engaging for users and extended into

community through technology and activities– Sustained – research, presentations, fact-

checking, lesson planning, instruction, and more– Effective – promotes technology and information

literacy

About ProQuest K-12 Resources

Why ProQuest Historical Newspapers?

• Offers comprehensive digital coverage of leading newspapers including The New York Times back to 1851

• Reproduces every issue cover-to-cover—from news and editorials to graphics and advertisements

• Provides powerful, yet easy-to-use, search options for locating information quickly and easily

• Delivers more than 3.4 million pages of primary source materials

The Solution is ProQuestHistorical Newspapers

Do any of these needs sound familiar?

• Students need information from safe, quality, trusted sources.

• I need a resource that will work for all my students. I want them to spend 10% of the time searching and 90% of the time doing critical thinking and writing.

• Schools need to provide students with compelling, engaging content—including primary source content

Available Newspapers Titles

• The New York Times® 1851-1999• The Wall Street Journal® 1889-1985• The Washington Post® 1908-1990• The Christian Science Monitor® 1877-1987• Los Angeles Times® 1881-1984 (complete in

2004)• Coming Soon!

– The Chicago Tribune

The New York Times

• “All the News That’s Fit to Print”

• Known for restrained, objective reporting

• Known for excellence in literary critique

• U.S. newspaper of record

• Depth of coverage –1851+

The Wall Street Journal

• Known as the definitive newspaper for business and financial news, analysis, market and company evaluation

• Consistent conservative, pro-business voice

• Depth of coverage –1889+

The Washington Post

• The leading source of U.S. political and governmental coverage

• Known for its excellence in investigative reporting, editorial opinion, and political coverage

• Depth of coverage –1877+

The Christian Science Monitor

• Most famous for its international news and events coverage

• Known for its unique independent and unbiased voice

• Covers many issues from a viewpoint of social responsibility

• Depth of coverage –1908+

Los Angeles Times

• Offers a West Coast perspective on U.S. and world news

• Exceptional source for history of emigration and migration

• Extensive reporting and analysis on development of the West and Pacific Rim

• Depth of coverage –1881+

Inside ProQuest Historical Newspapers

About the Content:Cover-to-Cover

Full Page ImagesIndividual Article Images

PDF Format

Search Options:Basic (Keyword)

Advanced (Boolean)Publication/Issue

Search Results:Oldest, Most Recent, or Most Relevant

Article Image & Page Map Marked List

Refine SearchReview Recent Searches

Page Maps:• View the full page of the paper, as it originally appeared • Browse the paper, as it originally appeared• Review and link to other articles of interest on the same page

Article Images:• View article, as it originally appeared• Use Adobe Acrobat Features to resize, crop, or save the Image• Link to jump pages in the article

Advanced Search:• Helps users build a Boolean search by using text and drop-down boxes• Targets specific article typeslike editorials, front pages, or advertisements

Search by Publication:• Shows available issues fora range of months/years• Allows users to sort issues by article title or page number• Date limiter field helps usersTarget specific issues• Additional options includeSearch Within Publication andPublication Information

Additional Search Options

• Search in abstract or article text• Search by indexed field(s)

– Author– Article Title– Publication Name– Date– Article Type

Marked List:• Tags user-selected documents for review• Add/remove documents, and print, email or export the list• Create and print an auto-generatedbibliography • My Research Summary providesdurable links for marked articles, searches, and publications viewed

Print Bibliography:• Choose from 7 different citationsformats:

--ProQuest Standard--AMA--APA--Chicago: Author-Date--Chicago: Humanities--MLA--Turabian

My Research Summary:• Captures user search session • Saves marked articles, recent searches, and visited publications• Edit and save the file as anHTML page• Use the page or durable linksfor research, planning, or inclusion into other software programs

Benefits to Teachers

• State standards require research activities• State standards require use of primary source

documents• Teacher and student time saved • Unique content engages learners• Enhances textbook lessons by illustrating

history through images• Content supports both introductory history

courses and AP and college-prep programs

Benefits to Students

• Guided search – easy to use• Respected online information source – beats

surfing• Targeted, unique content – relevant and fast• Comfortable with technology – saves time,

real-world skills• Better scores in Achievement Tests –

Reading/Writing

Aug-03

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