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African American Newspapers, Series 2, 1835-1956

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African American Newspapers, Series 2, 1835-1956 expands upon Readex's earlier series of African American newspapers. Series 2 will incorporate more than 60 titles published in 17 states, sourced from collections such as the American Antiquarian Society, Center for Research Libraries, the Library of Congress, and New York Public Library.

Provider: 
Readex [1]
Posted: 
Dec 1, 2015 1:29pm
Updated: 
Dec 17, 2015 9:13am
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Collection Content

Subject Areas: 
Arts and Humanities
Social Sciences
Resource Types: 
Newspapers
Direct from Publisher - Denotes data sourced directly from publisher

Terms and Provider Details

Provider: 
Readex [1]
Website: 
http://www.readex.com/ [2]
Main Address: 
5801 Pelican Bank Boulevard
Suite 600
Naples, FL 34108
United States
CRL Review
Collection Content: 

African American Newspapers, Series 2, 1835-1956 expands upon Readex's earlier series of African American newspapers. Series 2 will incorporate more than 60 titles published in 17 states, sourced from collections such as the American Antiquarian Society, Center for Research Libraries, the Library of Congress, and New York Public Library.

Key titles highlighted by the publisher include Frederick Douglass's New National Era (Washington, DC), Chicago Bee (Chicago, IL), The Louisianian (New Orleans, LA), The Pine and Palm (Boston, MA), National Anti-Slavery Standard (New York, NY), New York Age (New York, NY), Harlem Liberator (New York, NY), North Carolina Republican and Civil Rights Advocate (Weldon, NC), Southern News (Richmond, VA) and others.

 

Delivery: 

African American Newspapers, Series 2, 1835-1956 shares a common interface with Readex’s other news products (Early American Newspapers; 20th-Century American Newspapers; Ethnic American Newspapers, etc.) and may be configured to be cross-searchable with the earlier African American Newspapers series (if owned by the institution). The platform offers a variety of advanced search features, such as :

  • Searching one, all, or selected newspaper titles
  • Limiting by specific date ranges
  • Searching specific “article types” (News/Opinion, Legislative Acts or Legal Proceedings, Advertisements, Matrimony and Death Notices, etc.).
  • Narrowing by place of publication
  • Full-text search, or headline only

In 2015, Readex launched a new interface for its news products to improve navigation and image magnification.

Terms: 

Online access is provided via one-time purchase through Readex/NewsBank, with an annual maintenance fee. Terms of use are governed by NewsBank's current standard license agreement. 

Agreements negotiated with source institutions may vary in terms of rights to receive digital files and to provide access to the content following a period of exclusivity. 

Reviewers: 

James Simon, CRL

Sources

Sources for this review include information publicly posted or obtained directly from the publisher; data collected by CRL staff and specialists at CRL libraries; and examination of the digital collection when possible. Other sources are noted where cited. CRL continues to gather additional information on this resource and to solicit critical assessment.
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Appendix
Title List: 
PDF icon African American Newspapers Series 2 title list (provisional) [3]

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Links
[1] https://edesiderata.crl.edu/providers/readex
[2] http://www.readex.com/
[3] https://edesiderata.crl.edu/sites/default/files/resource_docs/African%20American%20Newspapers%20Serie%202%20title%20list%20provisional%202015-10-01.pdf