ProQuest (Historical BC Newspapers)
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ProQuest
ProQuest, (Historical BC newspapersnewspapers) (Gr.Grades 8-12) includes over 365 million pages of world-class collections, 325 years of historical periodical content, and 350 years of global, national, and regional newspapers.
This Subscription is available to Enrolled, Flex and Registered families.
ProQuest deliversgives in-the-moment insights historically chronicled from multiple perspectives. ProQuest has launchedresearchers access to more than 125 years of the historical archives of The Province (1894-2010), the Vancouver Sun (1912-2010), and the Times-Colonist (1884 -2010)—, including in-depth insights into how stories and perspectives evolved over the decades. SearchStudents andcan browsereview cover-to-coverprimary source material through local and regional views,stories, events, and people.
Historical newspaper content is among researchers’ most sought-after primary source material.
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You can contact Margaret Basaraba by email for help with any questions.