Microlog

Irish Newspaper Archives

This is great. But it brings up a point: if the web is supposed to be a library, information like that found in newspaper archives should really be free. It’s only a matter of time, I guess, but things like this would be better operated as public services, not merely as profit-making businesses. Governments take note [c/o ResearchBuzz].

Sat 11 Mar 2006 at 18:24   ·


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You are reading Irish Newspaper Archives, a Microlog entry by MacDara Conroy. It is filed under Media & Journalism, and was published in March 2006.

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#history #informationisfree #ireland #journalism #media #newspapers


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This day in history: 11 March


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