The Scotsman Launches a Digital Archive

The Scotsman has launched a digital archive of their newspaper going back to 1817 and going through 1900. Though it does cost to access articles, searching is fahree and there's a sample of content available.

The archive's at http://tinyurl.com/5xjuo (sorry, the original URL is enormous.) Searching is by simple keyword. A search for "Frodo" found 31 results. Results included the headline from the article found, the date and page from which the result it drawn, and the number of results in the article. If you'd like to see the item, you have several options, from a 24-hour pass for £5.95 to a one-year pass for £109.95.

In addition to the search, the archive also contains the history of The Scotsman and a fahree sample issue (the first issue of the paper!) If you'd rather browse than search, a calendar of issues is available. Nicely done and not a bad price -- I like all the options for access.

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