NewspaperSG is an online newspaper archive launched in 2010 containing newspapers distributed in Singapore, including those published in the 19th century.[1][2]
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Type of site | Online archive |
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| Founded | 2010 |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| URL | eresources |
History
editThe National Library Board and Singapore Press Holdings signed an agreement in 2007 to make digitised articles of The Straits Times available for public access at NLB libraries. NewspaperSG was launched on 28 January 2010.[3][4] At the archive's launch, it included 14 newspapers,[5] including the New Nation, Sin Chew Jit Poh,[6] Nanyang Siang Pau, Berita Harian, the Singapore Weekly Herald, the Straits Mail,[3] The Business Times, today, Streats, the Malayan Saturday Post, the Straits Observer, and the Straits Telegraph and Daily Advertiser.[7]
In December 2017, six more newspapers were added to the archive, the Syonan Shimbun, Comrade, the Indian Daily Mail, the Malaya Tribune, the Morning Tribune, and the Sunday Tribune bringing the number of newspapers on the site to 41.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Cari akhbar lama sekadar klik saja". Berita Harian. Singapore. 24 February 2014.
- ^ "国家图书馆推出 新一站式搜索平台OneSearch". Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore. 11 September 2014.
- ^ a b Lin, Linus (29 January 2010). "17 newspapers at a click of the mouse". The Straits Times. Singapore.
- ^ Ng, Jing Yng (29 January 2010). "You can now take your search online". today. Singapore.
- ^ a b Zaccheus, Melody (21 January 2017). "Japanese Occupation newspaper in library portal". The Straits Times. Singapore. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Luo, Serene (26 August 2009). "Easier to search Straits Times archive". The Straits Times. Singapore.
- ^ Negeri, Dalam (29 January 2010). "Bahan berita akhbar kini boleh dirujuk melalui arkib 'online'". Berita Harian. Singapore.