Further, you may wish to check with those in your state who coordinate the United States Newspaper Program: http://www.neh.gov/projects/usnp.html

 

Best,

 

Alison Stankrauff

Archivist and Assistant Librarian

Franklin D. Schurz Library

Indiana University South Bend

P.O. Box 7111

South Bend, Indiana  46634

(574) 520-4392

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Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 12:23 PM

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Subject: Re: Query on newspaper archives

 

Be sure and check with your state historical society or state archives first. Many states have developed newspaper scanning projects (including

Maine) over the past few years. Either organization should have a contact that could assist you with the project.

 

Jocelyn

 

Jocelyn M. Leadbetter, MLIS

Archivist

Maine Medical Center

22 Bramhall Street

Portland, ME 04102

(207) - 662 - 4992

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>>> "John Prime" <[log in to unmask]> 5/29/2006 12:42 AM >>>

Greetings:

 

I am a new subscriber, and while not technically an archivist, am probably the only person at my newspaper who regularly/frequently accesses the 130-plus years of newspapers we have on microfilm in our "morgue."

 

Last week, I met with our publisher, editor and several managers to convince them of the need to digitally archive the newspapers we now have A) on microfilm and B) moldering in the basement. They recognize the need to preserve these but balked at my suggestion that we secure a digital microform scanner to begin this work. They wonder whether or not some other paper might have pioneered a way to tackle this task or whether it might be "jobbed out." We also would like to have some way to search through the final scanned text, though of course I realize this would be wholly dependent on the quality of the original printed paper. I can assure you this was sometimes of good quality, but often lamentable.

 

Any suggestions as to what course to follow would be most welcome!

 

John Andrew Prime

Military Affairs Reporter

The Times At Shreveport

A Gannett Newspaper

222 Lake Street

Shreveport, Louisiana

71130-0222

(800) 462-6436 WATS VOX

(318) 459-3233 VOX

(318) 459-3301 FAX

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