2026-03-07 Digital Newspaper Program at UNT; Ana Krahmer скачать в хорошем качестве

2026-03-07 Digital Newspaper Program at UNT; Ana Krahmer

This video is an informational session about the Digital Newspaper Program at the University of North Texas (UNT), presented by Ana Krahmer, explaining how historic newspapers are digitized, organized, preserved, and made searchable for public access. Purpose and context • The presentation introduces UNT’s Digital Newspaper Program within the broader Portal to Texas History and explains why digitizing newspapers matters for research, genealogy, and community history. • It is aimed at librarians, historians, genealogists, educators, and community members who want to understand how to find and use digitized newspapers online. Key topics covered • Overview of what the UNT digital newspaper collection includes (titles, dates, regions) and how new content is selected and added over time. • Explanation of the digitization workflow: scanning, quality control, metadata creation, and how optical character recognition (OCR) enables full-text searching across pages. Search, access, and use • Demonstration of how to search for newspapers in the UNT system, including keyword search, filtering by date/location, and browsing by title. • Guidance on practical use cases such as tracking local events, researching family members, and incorporating digitized newspapers into teaching or public programs. Preservation and partnerships • Discussion of long-term digital preservation, file formats, and how UNT collaborates with libraries, archives, and local organizations to expand the digital collection. • Emphasis on sustainability, funding models, and the role of community partnerships in prioritizing what gets digitized.