Creating citizen historians

John Herbert; Karen Estlund

doi:10.1093/whq/39.3.333

Creating citizen historians

John Herbert, Karen Estlund

University Libraries - University Park

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Abstract

Historical newspaper research has become increasingly straightforward with digitization and has allowed historical research to be more accessible for the general public. The Utah Digital Newspapers program is a seminal project that has led the way for libraries and archives to digitize their historical newspapers. With over five million newspaper articles online, first-hand reports of historical events are at the fingertips of anybody with an Internet connection.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	333-341
Number of pages	9
Journal	Western Historical Quarterly
Volume	39
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/whq/39.3.333
State	Published - 2008

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