Electronic Resources

ANNO - Austrian Newspapers Online

Some 350,000 pages of newspapers from the period 1780 to 1938 have already been posted online, and 40,000 pages are projected to be added every week. This excellent project, of great service to researchers and historians of East Central Europe, also contributes to the conservation of the original documents. There is a latest news page which allows site visitors to check which sources have recently been added and to what extent. At present, there is no sign of the main Viennese paper, the Neue Freie Presse, in the projected list. For those interested, it is worth checking this site continually as it is currently under rapid construction. Some plug-ins are required to read the sources, but links for downloads are available on the site. Navigation of the site and of the online sources is simple and scanning quality of the newspapers is very good. The library has an additional service for the general public whereby copies of pages of historical newspapers can be ordered and delivered as special gifts for birthdays and other notable personal anniversaries.