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Newport‘s historic newspapers can now be searched on-line. The library’s 123 rolls of microfilm have been scanned and indexed. You can search by name, event, date or key word.
Getting Started
Recommended browsers: Firefox and explorer
Install the most recent version of Adobe Reader
Install the Snapshot tool on Adobe Reader toolbar
Searching
Search by simple keyword
Advanced Search screen: by exact word or phrase; plus other options
Search by date: Click on title of newspaper, then choose year, month, day
Results are returned by relevancy or frequency of occurrence
After selecting the desired issue of newspaper, the search term is highlighted
To copy an article:
Choose “Download page” icon located on right of bottom tool bar
Open with Adobe Reader
Right click on tool bar… show edit tools
Select Take Snapshot, to place on tool bar
Click on Snapshot and select article Section is automatically copied
Paste to word document and Save or Print
To print entire page, use print icon on toolbar
