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19th Century News Coming Online

Posted by michael on from the datamining dept.

mfh writes "The BBC is reporting that approximately a million news stories from the 19th century are going online. The project will cost roughly $3.6 mil USD (converted from UK pounds) and include 100 years of news and images from publications that are no longer copyright protected, and currently only available at the Newspaper Library in Colindale, North London. 52000 newspapers and magazines will be included and the project should take 18 months to complete. This is good news for Slashdotters, as this online archival project will provide a plethora of background material for articles and comments, and possibly pave the way for better online library projects with more current material."

5 of 185 comments (clear)

  1. FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP!

  2. Duke Nukem Forever announced by spitefowl · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ..release date unconfirmed

  3. Wait!!! Has anyone checked... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ... for a Y1.8K problem?

  4. Re:by robert plant (666999) (Sc0re: 9) by jimmy+page · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    funny....

  5. It's moderating by amateurs day. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Wait!!! Has anyone checked... ... for a Y1.8K problem?

    The above is moderated offtopic? Oh I see, it's moderating by amateurs day.

    OK, I'LL EXPLAIN AND TALK REAL SLOW FOR YOU.

    You see, the dates for what they would post are in the 1800's. 1.8K= 1800.

    GOT THAT? IF NOT, READ IT AGAIN A FEW TIMES OR ASK A FRIEND.

    OK, electronic computers and software are products of the 1900's and 2000's.

    DID THAT SINK IN? IF NOT, READ IT AGAIN.

    NOW TAKE A BIG BREATH, THIS NEXT ONE'S GONNA LOAD YOUR LITTLE MODERATOR BRAINBOX PRETTY HEAVILY:

    The Y2K problem was because hardware and software developers did not have the foresight to anticipate that the technology that they were developing would persist into the third millennium.

    OK, MODERATOR. LET'S TAKE A TIME OUT HERE WHILE YOU LOOK THE BIG WORDS UP IN A DICTIONARY.

    ....

    ARE YOU BACK? DOES YOUR HEAD HURT? NO? OK, LET'S CONTINUE BY EXPLAINING THE JOKE, WHICH IS:

    If they didn't have the foresight for the forward looking scenario, it's doubtful the would have thought of the backward-looking scenario, involving dates in the 1800's in which the information about which the article speaks was created.

    SEE HOW IT IS ON-TOPIC? NOW LAUGH.

    Ha, Ha, Ha.

    NOW GO FINISH YOUR JUICE AND TAKE A NAP. YOU'VE HAD A BUSY DAY.