[Ads-l] Plea for NewspaperArchive Search

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Thanks for your further feedback, Ben.
I access NewspaperArchive via a library. I do not have a direct
subscription. The interface I see is slightly different. I have
encountered this type of situation in the past where the library
mediated interface differs from the direct interface of a database.
Also, sometimes different libraries have different interfaces.

The direct interface at newspaperarchive.com has two rows beneath the
label Keyword that say "Add Another  Rule". The interface I see via a
library has only one row that says "Add Another Rule".

Unfortunately, the library interface also generates an error if the
"Last Name" field is left empty. I never use the "Last Name" field,
and in the past no error was generated. So this change occurred within
the past few months.

Happily, it does not affect you.
Garson

On Mon, Jan 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM Ben Zimmer <bgzimmer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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