----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy Kew" <dkew1@ca.inter.net> To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 5:33 PM Subject: Re: NewspaperArchive.com - Notice issued on 3/11/2003 > Hi Edward: > > I would hazard a guess that it will be like the the Toronto Star, also the > Globe and Mail, both of which have been digitized and the digitized copy put > on line. The search is on OCR, optical character recognition, which does > have its drawbacks, particularly with poor copy. As I've been going through > microfilm of the Gleaner from about 1866 .... I've just completed 1881 ... I > can attest to the fact that sometimes the copy is very poor indeed, poor > leading, many broken characters, so it will be interesting to see how OCR > works with the Gleaner. > > That apart, I think this is excellent news! If the subscription is a mere > US $29.95 per year, that's a fantastic bargain, especially for a newspaper > which goes back to 1834! I can assure that the subscription rates for the > Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail are so high that only institutions such > as libraries can afford to pay for them. The proposed subscription rate for > the Gleaner puts it within the reach of the ordinary researcher. > > On another note, I'm unsubscribing from the List for 3 weeks as I'm off to > sunny Jamaica tomorrow morning. Since we just had a couple centimetres of > snow here in Burlington I would say it's not a moment too soon! > > Dorothy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Edward Crawford" <tcrawford@revhist.datanet.co.uk> > To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: April 1, 2003 2:40 AM > Subject: Re: NewspaperArchive.com - Notice issued on 3/11/2003 > > > > Will it be searchable or is that too much to ask? I am never satisfied. > > Edward Crawford > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Joyce Falink" <jfalink@rconnect.com> > > To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 1:59 AM > > Subject: NewspaperArchive.com - Notice issued on 3/11/2003 > > > > > > > An interesting find at NewspaperArchive.com is as follows: > > > > > > NewspaperArchive.com to Put Entire History of the Jamaica Gleaner Online > > > NewspaperArchive.com. > > > > > > "The world's first, largest and busiest website of fully-searchable > > > historic newspapers, is proud to announce its latest contract with the > > > Jamaica Gleaner. > > > > > > The Gleaner, which boasts a Sunday circulation of 100,000, is the paper > > > of record for the entire Caribbean region. Established in 1834, it has > > > maintained a standard of journalistic excellence and in-depth reporting > > > that set it among the flagship papers of the world. The Jamaica Gleaner > > > is published seven days a week. Its headquarters are in Kingston, > > > Jamaica with offices in London and Toronto. Errol Knight, director of > > > Technology at The Gleaner, initiated the NewspaperArchive.com Gleaner > > > project. Mr. Knight has been the driving force behind the evolution of > > > the Gleaner from a print-only publication to a leading online force in > > > the Caribbean. > > > > > > With the approval of Oliver Clark, the well-respected publisher of The > > > Gleaner, the project is set to commence immediately, and will take > > > approximately 6 months to complete. This will establish The Gleaner as a > > > fully integrated historic resource on the Internet. > > > > > > We are beginning with the most recent history, and working backward from > > > there, said Tim Johnston, marketing director for NewspaperArchive.com. > > > It is fascinating to read about world events from the unique perspective > > > of Jamaica. > > > > > > Online memberships to the entire Gleaner archives will be available > > > online later this year. Patrons may have unlimited access for only > > > $29.95 per year. Monthly rates and one-day passes will also be available > > > for credit card purchase." > > > > > > > > > ==== CARIBBEAN Mailing List ==== > > > all messages posted to CARIBBEAN-L are archived at > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > > Before posting a query, see if the question has already been asked > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > This message has been scanned by the Datanet VirusScreen Service, > > > powered by BT Ignite and Messagelabs. For more information please > > > visit http://www.VirusScreen.co.uk. > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > This message has been scanned by the Datanet VirusScreen Service, > > powered by BT Ignite and Messagelabs. 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