TabbedOverviewBack issues of The Jerusalem Post from 1932 to 1988 (including its earlier title The Palestine Post) are being made available from ProQuest through its Historical Newspapers database platform. Provider: ProQuestPosted: Oct 5, 2011 10:42amUpdated: Sep 12, 2013 3:40pmSourceCRL 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 coverageIsrael; the Middle East; the international Jewish community Chronological coverage1832-1988 Content types Newspapers Source formats microfilm Total titles1 Total pagesc. 180, 812 pp. (c. 16,500 issues) Digital collection launch dateNovember, 2011 Update frequency NA Collection ongoingN Completion dateEst. December, 2011 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 Usage statisticsY Interface Tools: Full text displayedY 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 document Export citationsY Annotation tools Cross-product searchingY ILL Restrictions on use Terms and Provider DetailsTerms: Options Subscription option Purchase optionY Multiple year payments option Hosting charges List of purchasers available Sample license available MARC records purchase fee Price tier basis Provider: ProQuest Website: http://www.proquest.com/Main Address: 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway Ann Arbor, MI 48108 United States CRL ReviewCollection Content: The digital content covers the years 1932–88. The Jerusalem Post is the world’s top English-language daily newspaper covering Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish World. Founded in 1932 by Gershon Agron as The Palestine Post, the publication supported the struggle for a Jewish homeland in Palestine and openly opposed British policy restricting Jewish immigration during the Mandate period. The paper was renamed The Jerusalem Post in 1950, two years after the declaration of the State of Israel. The digital content was scanned from microfilm, filmed by IDC in the Netherlands, and provided by the University of Toronto. Delivery: Metadata The article titles and first eight lines of each article are hand-edited, and the eight lines are considered an “abstract” that can be searched separately. Technical platform and interface This title is available on ProQuest’s new platform, which 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 histories. The word-occurrence graph, which can be adjusted to show frequency of search terms over varying periods of time, presents the average 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. Terms: Discounts for multiple title purchase are not currently offered. Strengths and Weaknesses: This digital content could become even more valuable if more of the more recent content could be secured. 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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