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1 ProQuest Historical Newspapers Please note that the Student Edition is available only to K-12 institutions Updated February 2006

2 ProQuest Historical Newspapers Delivers definitive digital archive of leading newspapers in North America Illuminates history as it happenedfrom news stories and editorials to graphics and advertising Covers historical events, social and consumer history, economics, literature, technology, and more

3 Available Titles New York Times Wall Street Journal Washington Post Christian Science Monitor Los Angeles Times Chicago Tribune Chicago Defender Atlanta Constitution Boston Globe Hartford Courant Others in production

4 ProQuest Historical Newspapers for Schools Three Editions to Fit Your Needs –ProQuest Historical Newspapers, traditional –ProQuest Historical Newspapers Graphical Edition –ProQuest Historical Newspapers Student Edition

5 Traditional Student Edition Graphical

6 ProQuest Historical Newspapers ProQuest Historical Newspapers (Traditional) –Powerful search and index capabilities –Full-run of key national newspapers that encompass more than 70 million digital documents from 150 years of history –Available via traditional ProQuest interface

7 ProQuest Historical Newspapers ProQuest Historical Newspapers Graphical Edition Same content and features as traditional ProQuest interface, plus… Graphical design helps users quickly locate and access relevant historical newspaper articles Editorial input and featuresincluding Student Edition timelinealigned to classroom and homework activities

8 ProQuest Historical Newspapers ProQuest Historical Newspapers Student Edition –Best-of documents aligned by topic and decade Topics focused on junior high and high school history curricula Covers nearly a thousand key events More than 5,000 relevant articles drawn from all Historical Newspapers titles

9 ProQuest Historical Newspapers Graphical Edition

10 Search by keyword or Boolean Search by decade Search all dates, or those before, between, or after Target popular article types such as front page, review, ads, obits, editorial cartoons, and more Basic & Advanced Search

11 Special Date Search Features Use What Happened On to browse the paper by a specific date to see the headlines on an important occasion like your birthday This Day in History showcases a new high- impact front page every day to immediately engage students

12 Famous Dead People Highlights the published memorials and retrospective articles on 500 of the most-studied and requested persons of the past 150 years Browse the list alphabetically

13 Famous Dead People: Lyndon Johnson

14 ProQuest Historical Newspapers Student Edition

15 Browse by topic or decade in timeline view Features the top 25 topics with 320+ sub-topics Delivers articles on nearly 1,000 related key events10,000+ best-of articles! Articles are hand- selected by our expert SIRS editorial staff ProQuest Historical Newspapers Student Edition

16 ProQuest Historical Newspapers Thank you for your time! For further questions, and information on pricing or trials, please call your ProQuest sales representative at 1.800.521.0600, ext. 3344


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