The Independent | eDesiderata

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Overview

This archival digital collection, covering the years 1986-2012, is intended to complement other NewsVault archives collections.

Provider:

Gale

Posted:

Nov 1, 2013 9:23am

Updated:

Jul 1, 2020 12:05am

Source

CRL 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.

Details

Collection Content

Subject Areas:

Social Sciences

Resource Types:

Newspapers

- Denotes data sourced directly from publisher

Content Details:


Topics covered	commerce, economics, labor, politics, news, war
Geographic coverage	Britain, worldwide
Chronological coverage	1986-2012
Source format(s)	microfilm, born digital
Total titles	1
Total pages	c. 500,000
Digital collection launch date	2014
Completion date	2014
Collection ongoing	N
Update frequency	NA
Available supplements	NA

Specifications

Metadata:


MARC records available	Y
Creator of MARC records	NA
Source for obtaining MARC records	NA
Fee for MARC records	Y
Subject authorities used	NA
Name authorities used	NA

Technical Platform:


Browser compatibility	IE v7.x, 8.x, 9.x; Firefox v5.0.x+ and v3.5x-3.6.x; Safari 4.1x+; Chrome v9.0+
Authentication options
Archiving solution (master files)	Covered under Gale's contract with Portico
Archiving solution (derivative files)	Covered under Gale's contract with Portico
Available in web discovery tools	Gale is exploring agreements with all the major discovery services; agreement with Ebsco Discovery Services 5/2013
Open url target	N
Federated searching, z39.50	NA
Local host option	Y
Usage stats based on Counter code	Y

Interface Tools:


Full text displayed	N
Page images	Y
Color images	Y
Search full text	Y
Advanced search	Y
Search within results	Y
Limit results by dates and/or document types	Y
Display highlighted search terms	Y
Display snippet (search term in context)	Y
Relevance sorting	Y
Save searches	Y
Download PDF	Y
Download HTML	Y
Print page	Y
Print full document	Y
Export citations	Y
Annotation tools	N
Cross-product searching	Y
ILL permitted	Y ("Limited to a reasonable, controlled degree.")
Text/data mining permitted	NA (contact Gale)
Restrictions on use	Y

Terms and Provider Details

Terms:


Provider notes
Subscription option
Purchase option
Multiple year payments option
Maintenance fees
Hosting charges

Provider:

Gale

Website:

http://www.cengage.com/us/

Main Address:

27500 Drake Road

Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535

United States

CRL Review

Collection Content:

This archival digital collection, covering the years 1986-2012, is intended to complement other NewsVault archives collections.

Launched in 1986, this daily national newspaper positions itself as the only British paper not aligned with a particular political party. The paper is in tabloid form (having originated as a broadsheet). Until 2011 it carried the statement “free from party political bias, free from proprietorial influence” on its masthead.¹ It received the British National Newspaper of the Year award in 2004.

The source format is a mixture of microfilm and born digital. It is estimated to total around 500,000 pages, and will launch in spring 2014.

Delivery:

The content will be searchable through the Newsvault platform along with other newspapers from the publisher; it will also have its own interface.

Strengths and Weaknesses:

It will be useful to make the full archive of this relatively new newspaper title available online.

Reviewers:

Center for Research Libraries Staff

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.

Endnotes:

¹ The Independent Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Independent accessed October 22, 2013.

CRL Offers & Status

Status	Current	Description
CRL Flagged	no	Potential interest to CRL community
Offer Pending	no	Currently a candidate for CRL offer
Active Offer	no	Currently offered for purchase or new subscription
Trial Access	no	Available for trial
Renewal Offer	no	Currently offered for renewal
Expired Offer	yes	Past offers
Inactive / Declined	no	No longer under consideration by CRL
Reviewed by CRL	yes	Evaluation available by CRL and community
Special Access	no	Member-only access available for a limited time

The complete offer and activity details for this resource are only available to CRL members.

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