Using Proquest Historic News: New York Times
Coverage: from 1851 up until 3 years ago
For further assistance, contact Jen Tellman
Complete front-page-to-last-page coverage of the New York Times, including news, ads and photographs.
| Special Characters | Purpose | Example |
" " (quotes) |
Use " " around phrases | "cost of living" |
| AND | Use the Boolean AND to connect different concepts | abolition AND slavery |
| ? (question mark) | For single character only Unlimited truncation | universit? retrieves: university but not universities universitas |
| * (asterisk) | Unlimited truncation | cat* retrieves cat cats and also catalog |
| w/3 | Searches for one word within 3 words of the other | working w/3 mother |
| use All Basic Search Fields | To narrow a search and find fewer but more articles specific to your search query. | Change the default "Article Text" field to "All Basic Search Fields" |
| use "More Search Options" at bottom of screen | Allows searcher to limit search by article type | You can limit to: article, display ad, editorial, letter, death notice, etc. |
Directions
| Type the Search Terms in the Search box; adjust other search boxes if necessary |
Field: Use "Article text" first. If that returns too many hits, use "All Basic Fields" or "Abstract." |
| Selecting Dates |
Date format: always follow example - 12/04/1891 More Search Options Article Type: Article, Birth notice, Classified ad, Editorial article, Editorial cartoon etc |
Printing the Article
1. View the article as usual with the Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in (within the browser window). 2. Be sure to check the image size in the lower left hand corner of the Acrobat screen (next to page number). 3. Do you only want part of the page? Use the "Graphics Select Tool" to select a part of the larger image (small article or advertisement). 4. Select the print icon on the Acrobat tool bar and print. |
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