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Using the FPRDNP for Online Newspaper Research Melissa Espino Project Coordinator UF George A. Smathers Libraries http://ufdc.ufl.edu/l/IR00008856/

Flo lori rida da & Pu Puerto rto Ric ico Dig igit ital al Newspaper wspaper Pro roje ject ct • FPRDNP is part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) • Digitizing historical newspapers • published in FL & PR • 1836-1922 • Content • 40 FL titles, 1 PR title • ~103,000 total pages

Content tent Incl cludes des • Florida • Puerto Rico • State Politics and Elections • Governance • Creation of University • News from Spain System • International News • Travel Reports • Epidemics • Entertainment • Sale of Land and • Agricultural Reports Slaves • Railways and Steamboats • Natural Disasters From The Ocala evening star (Ocala, FL) June 17, 1916. Article retrieved from Chronicling America. From La Democracia (Ponce, PR) -Forthcoming

Chro ronic niclin ling g Ame meri rica ca ChronAm is a database of historic newspapers published in the United States and its territories -date range expanded from 1836-1922 to 1690-1963 Currently houses over 11 million pages of newspapers contributed from 39 states and one territory chroniclingamerica.loc.gov

Chro ronAm nAm co conti tinued nued Usefulness: • Primary source • Historical perspective • First hand accounts- news as it happened! • User friendly

Chro ronAm nAm functi nctions ns Search options: • General • Advanced • All newspapers chroniclingamerica.loc.gov

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Add ddit itio ional nal Funct ctio ions ns Use these options Use these options Save pdf Full screen view! to change page to change issue Zoom in/out by Zoom in and clicking these clip something buttons. Can of interest. also use mouse scroll

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Opti tical cal Char aracter acter Re Recog cogniti nition on • Chronicling America is fully searchable • Not perfect technology • Extraneous marks on page • Unusual Fonts • Misreading text or combining words • Be patient with searches and think outside of the box From the Pensacola Journal (Pensacola, Fla.) May • Context 3,1913. Image Retrieved from Chronicling America . • Time period From the Monroe City Democrat (Monroe City, MO) August 22, 1907. Image Retrieved from Chronicling America.

Se Sear arch ch Ti Tips When searching think about… • Vocabulary • Historic spelling • Change in terms • Typos • Search parameters • Change scope to get more useful results • Diversify name searches • Affiliated organizations, businesses, and governing bodies From the From the Enterprise Pensacola Journal Recorder (Madison, (Pensacola, Fla.) August Fla) July 14, 26,1914. 1910 Image Retrieved Image Retrieved from Chronicling from Chronicling America . America .

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Re Reso sources urces • ChronAm topics pages loc.gov/rr/news/topics • Edsitement lesson plans edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plans • Project webpage ufdc.ufl.edu/ufndnp • Lib guide guides.uflib.ufl.edu/ufndnp • Social media accounts

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