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http://www.bl.uk/collections/britishnewspapers1800to1900.html
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/programme_digitisation/bln_news.aspx

A content-rich online service for learning, teaching and research, British Newspapers 1800-1900 will provide online access, supported by appropriate resource discovery tools, to some 2 million pages of newspapers, across a range of subjects and disciplines. Newspapers cover all subjects: the texts will be an incredibly rich resource for researchers all over the UK, covering subjects such as military history, sports events, advertisements, politics, social events (e.g. fairs), literature, innumerable local events. Rights have not so far been a problem, and to cover the situation, the BL has made contact with all newspaper publishers to notify them of the Project’s intention to digitise.

大英博物館が、地方新聞を含む新聞のコレクションをデジタル化し、一般公開するとのニュース。19世紀をやっている文学や歴史研究者にとっては、朗報。
今まではイギリスに足を運ばなければならなかったようなマイナーな新聞まで閲覧が非常に簡単になるということだ。2008年世界的に公開の予定。