Tuesday's Tip: Launch of the British Newspaper Archive
Today is the launch day for the British Newspaper Archive - www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. The archive will offer access to up to 4 million pages, 65 million stories at launch, fully searchable online, featuring more than 200 newspaper titles (mainly dating from the 19th century) from every part of the UK and Ireland.
It's free to search but you'll need to pay to access the content. A 12 month subscription costs £79.95 for unlimited access. The cost of 3000 credits, valid for 30 days, is £29.95 and 500 credits, valid for 2 days, is £6.95. The following table shows how many credits each type of content costs to view for both Package options.
Be aware that UK citizens may already have free access to some of these publications through their local library membership. This doesn't mean you have to go to the library to view the material, you can do it online at home with your membership card.
[Why Tuesday's Tip? This phrase has been included in the title in order to take part in Blogging Prompts at Geneabloggers]
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It's free to search but you'll need to pay to access the content. A 12 month subscription costs £79.95 for unlimited access. The cost of 3000 credits, valid for 30 days, is £29.95 and 500 credits, valid for 2 days, is £6.95. The following table shows how many credits each type of content costs to view for both Package options.
| Type of Scanned Page | Credit cost per page | 30 Day Package Equivalent Cost per Page | 2 Day Package Equivalent Cost per Page |
| Published over 107 years ago (B&W) Pages scanned from microfilm (B&W | 5 | £0.05 | £0.07 |
| Published over 107 years ago (colour scan) | 10 | £0.10 | £0.14 |
| Published within last 107 years | 15 | £0.15 | £0.21 |
Be aware that UK citizens may already have free access to some of these publications through their local library membership. This doesn't mean you have to go to the library to view the material, you can do it online at home with your membership card.
[Why Tuesday's Tip? This phrase has been included in the title in order to take part in Blogging Prompts at Geneabloggers]
[Note: All content on the Hibbitt Family History website and blog is copyrighted. Click here for conditions of use.]
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