Greetings -- I thought members of the Forum might be interested in the fact
that the Hartford Courant from 1764 to 1922 is now available in a searchable
database via ProQuest. Unfortunately, at the moment this can be accessed
easily only in Connecticut, so far as I can determine, but various great
minds are researching how it could be made more generally available.


Steve Courtney
Terryville, CT 06786

>       -----Original Message-----
>From: Uricchio, William
>Sent: Thu 1/5/2006 9:18 AM
>Subject:  Complete Hartford Courant available online
>
>
>Early next week iCONN users will be able to begin searching the
>Historical Hartford Courant.  State Librarian Kendall Wiggin cited the
>financial commitment by academic, public and school libraries across the
>state as well as some major private foundation support for making this
>possible.  "This is truly an exciting and major addition to the suite of
>iCONN resources and I am grateful to all those who have pledged their
>support," said Wiggin.  Fundraising efforts for the Hartford Courant
>Digitization Project moved close enough to the goal that the State
>Library was able to reach an agreement with ProQuest to proceed with the
>project.  The State Library is just $57,000 shy of its goal and Wiggin
>is confident it can be reached.
>
>The Historical Hartford Courant database will include full-page coverage
>from issue 1, volume 1 of the newspaper starting in 1764 with coverage
>to December 31, 1922. This searchable digital archive of more than
>280,000 pages of important historical content will offer article-level
>search results, article zoning and edited metadata, including headlines,
>bylines and first paragraphs. All academic libraries, all public
>libraries and branches, historical society libraries, and all schools
>will have statewide access, as well as any Connecticut government
>department.  There will be remote access for anyone with a public
>library card.
>
>
>Connecticut Digital Library   www.iconn.org
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>Connecticut State Library    www.cslib.org
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>William Uricchio
>Director of the Tri-Campus Libraries
>c/o University of Connecticut Greater Hartford Campus
>1800 Asylum Avenue
>West Hartford, CT 06117-2699
>Phone: 860-570-9028; Fax: 860-570-9027
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