The project calls for Innodata to create an XML repository of the complete backfile of leading newspapers published in the U.S. and around the world. Every headline, byline, editorial photo, caption and lead text from every story will be tagged in XML, making the content easy to search and retrieve online. It also underscores the power of XML to deliver rich content on a vast scale. Learn more about the ProQuest Historical Newspapers Project and the three U.S. newspapers that have joined to date.
Few experiences compare to the simple act of reading a newspaper.
For centuries, this printed record of events, opinions, wit and wisdom has served as the first draft of history with words and pictures that form the backdrop to our lives. If you read a great newspaper, you will see a nation talking to, arguing with and laughing at itself in a form that is conceived, printed, circulated and replaced each day. Until the early nineteenth century, most newspapers were printed on cotton paper, which can survive intact for centuries. Around 1850, however, publishers turned to cheaper wood-pulp paper, which holds up well for a few years. But, over time, light and airborne pollutants discolor the surface of the paper.