[Ads-l] Plea for NewspaperArchive Search

[Ben Zimmer]

I'm not sure if I'm somehow seeing a different interface, but in advanced
search I can enter an exact phrase in the keyword field with nothing in the
"last name" field and there's no problem. It returns queries like this:

https://newspaperarchive.com/tags/?pci=7&pep=jazz-band/

On Mon, Jan 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM ADSGarson O'Toole <adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks for your response, Ben.
>
> I was referring to changes to the Advanced Search Page. I was
> attempting to perform a search with an exact phrase on
> NewspaperArchive.org.
>
> Keywords now uses a drop down menu. You can select  “With the Exact
> Phrase” and type in a phrase. But the interface generates an error if
> you do not enter something into the “Last Name” field.
>
> It is true that you can use the keyword tab on the starting page but
> you cannot use quotation marks; hence, I do not think it performs an
> exact phrase search.
>
> Garson
>
> On Mon, Jan 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM Ben Zimmer <bgzimmer at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM ADSGarson O'Toole <
> adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I haven’t attempted to search NewspaperArchive in months. Now, the
> > > user interface I can access has changed. To search you must fill in
> > > the "last name" field as if you are performing a genealogy search. I
> > > do not know how it processes the last name data.
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > You can still click on the "keyword" tab and enter your search that way.
> Or
> > you can go to "Advanced Search" where you're given more options,
> including
> > searches on exact phrases.
>

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