TabbedOverviewRetrospective issues of The Christian Science Monitor are available through the ProQuest Historical Newspapers database platform, dating from the Monitor’s inception in 1908 through 1996. Provider: ProQuestPosted: Feb 28, 2013 12:40pmUpdated: Sep 6, 2013 10:31amSourceCRL reviews are based on independent research. Information is researched by CRL staff and other specialists at CRL libraries. See CRL Review for additional source notes. DetailsCollection ContentSubject Areas: Social SciencesResource Types: NewspapersMajor Languages: English - Denotes data sourced directly from publisherContent Details: Geographic coverageUnited States and the world Chronological coverage1908–99 Content types Newspapers Source formats microfilm Total titles1 Total pages Digital collection launch date Update frequency NA Collection ongoingN Completion date Available supplements NA SpecificationsMetadata: MARC records availableN Creator of MARC recordsNA Structural metadata exposed anywhere?Y (Summon, and available for use by other federated search engines) Subject authorities usedNA Name authorities usedNA Technical Platform: Browser compatibilityNetscape version 4.7x or higher; Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 or higher; Firefox 3.5 or higher; Chrome Authentication optionsSecure access via the following authentication methods: IP recognition, Password Barcode, Referring URL,Embedded URL Archiving solution – master filesArchived by ProQuest Archiving solution – derivative filesArchived by ProQuest Availability in web discovery toolsY (Summon) Open URL targetY Federated searching, z39.50Y Local host optionY (with Perpetual Access License) Usage statisticsY Interface Tools: Full text displayedN Page imagesY Color imagesN Search full textY Advanced searchY Search within resultsY Limit results by dates and/or document typesY Display highlighted search termsY Display snippet -- search term in contextN Relevance sortingN Save searchesY Download PDFY Download HTMLN Print pageY Print full documentY Export citationsY Annotation toolsN Cross-product searchingY ILLN Restrictions on useY (terms in license agreements) Terms and Provider DetailsTerms: Options Subscription optionY Purchase optionY Multiple year payments optionN Hosting chargesY List of purchasers availableN Sample license availableY MARC records purchase feeN Price tier basisY (FTE based) Provider: ProQuest Website: http://www.proquest.com/Main Address: 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway Ann Arbor, MI 48108 United States CRL ReviewCollection Content: Retrospective issues of The Christian Science Monitor are available through the ProQuest Historical Newspapers database platform, dating from the Monitor’s inception in 1908 through 1996. This platform offers converted holdings for various U.S. regional titles, ethnic groupings including Black Newspapers and American Jewish Newspapers, and several international titles including The Times of India. From its start, the paper aimed to provide a balanced view of national and international affairs, with religious perspective confined to one dedicated essay in each issue. The paper discontinued its print edition in October 2008 to concentrate on online content. Delivery: Metadata The article titles and first eight lines of each article are hand-edited; the eight lines are considered an “abstract” that can be searched separately. Technical platform & interface ProQuest’s new platform offers several features conducive to researching newspaper content. All articles are zoned, and the default view presents each separate article. A “page view clickable” view allows the reader to navigate to other adjacent articles on the page. Various types of articles have been tagged, including multiple types of advertisements. The new faceted options for massaging results include a concise but informative summary of publication title history. A powerful “word-occurrence graph” can be adjusted to show frequency of search terms over varying periods of time, presenting the user with an out-of-the-box text-mining tool. Cross-collection searching is possible with other titles available through the ProQuest Historical Newspapers platform. Reviewers: Center for Research Libraries Virginia Kerr - Digital Program Manager SourcesSources 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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