World Newspaper Archive Update

Monday, October 5, 2009
Contact: 
James Simon - jsimon@crl.edu

Content release #10 from Readex brings Latin American Newspapers close to 900,000 pages. To date, more than 80 CRL members are participating in access to this module.

CRL is now gathering content for production of the second module of the World Newspaper Archive, African Newspapers. CRL members are invited to participate as Charter members of the next modules by contacting James Simon.

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