the times digital archive JISC Collections for Schools

Relevance to the National Curriculum

The Times Digital Archive is suitable for the teaching, learning and coursework requirements of a wide range of subjects (including History, Economics, Politics, Geography, English, ICT, Science and Technology, Art, Music, RE, and Modern Languages) up to and including A/AS level and the International Baccaluareate.

Content

The Times Digital Archive offers cross-searchable access to every page as published in 200 years of The Times newspaper in a user friendly online format.

It offers learners the opportunity to get an invaluable close-up view of 200 years of world history in the making and to look at key events as they were reported rather than just from the historical perspective. For example:

When did the first coverage of Adolf Hitler appear in The Times?
What views were expressed at the time, and how did attitudes change over the course of the war?
What can advertisements tell us about everyday life during and after the war?

Users can choose to view facsimilies of chosen articles, or whole newspaper pages to see articles in context. The full content can be explored by date or date range, and/or by keyword. Searches can also be limited to article title, illustrated articles, and/or to particular categories such as News, Features, Editorial and Commentary, Advertisements or People.

Further information about The Times Digital Archive can be found at www.gale.cengage.com/times

Reviews

"a dream of a database...a full text archive providing access not only to articles from the Times but also to advertising and classified ads, editorials, birth and death notices, book reviews, crossword puzzles, letters to the editor, and the Court Page, which details the activities of the royals." Booklist

Access options

A range of access options is on offer to enable teachers and learners to use all JISC Collections for Schools resources both within the school (for example, by IP address) and from home (for example, via Shibboleth, a link on the school's secure intranet, and/or username and password).

An unlimited number of staff and students at subscribing schools can access each JISC Collections for Schools resource concurrently so they can be used in the classroom with confidence.

Pricing

Pricing is calculated according to the total number of learners at a school, or schools within a region - so the more schools that subscribe to a resource as a group, the lower the price per learner is likely to be.

All suppliers have guaranteed that the prices negotiated by JISC Collections are the lowest available.

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Subscription and invoicing information

The agreement for the Times Digital Archive runs until 31 August 2011.

Schools and buying groups can subscribe at any time but are committed until the end of the subscription year in which their subscription starts i.e. 31 August 2010 or 31 August 2011.

Charges will be prorated - for example, if a subscription starts on 1 January 2010, the cost of the subscription will be for 8 months until 31 August 2010.

Please note that subscriptions will not be set up, and access granted, until a signed copy of the Acceptance of Licence Agreement Form (see below) has been received by JISC Collections for Schools.

An invoice from the subscription start date until the end of the subscription year will also be issued when the signed copy of the Acceptance of Licence Agreement Form (see below) is received.

View the Licence Agreement for the Times Digital Archive
Download the Acceptance of Licence Agreement Form for the Times Digital Archive

How to subscribe

View the Licence Agreement for the Times Digital Archive
Download the Acceptance of Licence Agreement Form for the Times Digital Archive
Complete the Acceptance of Licence Agreement Form, sign it, and return the full form as follows:

Scan and email it to schoolshelp@jisc.ac.uk
OR
Post an unbound copy to:
JISC Collections for Schools
Unit 7, North Leigh Business Park
North Leigh
Oxfordshire OX29 6SW

Keep one signed copy of the full Acceptance of Licence Form for your records.
When the signed Acceptance of Licence Form has been received by JISC Collections for Schools, the publisher will be notified and access will be set up.
An invoice from the subscription start date until the end of the subscription year will also be sent when the signed Acceptance of Licence Form has been received by JISC Collections for Schools.

How to get the best price

Prices offered through JISC Collections for Schools are guaranteed to be the lowest available. Schools subscribing individually to one or more JISC Collections for Schools resources benefit from discounts on publishers' list prices in the majority of cases, but schools subscribing as part of a buying group can achieve discounts of up to 75%.

A buying group can consist of any group of schools in a region with a combined total of at least 2,500 learners that places an order for a resource at the same time.

Local authorities, and organisations such as School Library Services, are taking an active role in coordinating buying groups in many areas in order to achieve the highest possible discount.

In addition, an increasing number of schools in informal local or regional networks are also working together to secure the best possible pricing.

To find out what is happening in your area, or if you would like help setting up a buying group, contact jcs-info@jisc.ac.uk.

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Support for teachers

The Times Digital Archive is suitable use in project and coursework requirements due to the diversity of information offered. Category headings and subjects of interest include:

Advertising: provides an insight to contemporary life over 200 years.
Business: any item to do with business activities that falls outside the news pages, including home markets, continental bourse, money markets, stocks and shares, company news and more.
Editorial and Commentary: leading articles offering insight into the news, specialist contributors covering topics of the day and letters from readers.
Features: books, cinema, theatre, opera, music, radio, television, chess, bridge, crosswords.
Parliament: detailed and authoritative reports of words, speeches and debates in the Commons and the Lords.
Law: the Law Reports are written and edited by barristers and for several weeks, until the law reports are published, are the only record of a new legal decision.
News: from the news of the day to the latest political development, from the smallest news item to a story breaking worldwide.
People: full coverage of births, deaths, marriages and obituaries.
Picture Gallery: photographs, drawings or any pictorial item not associated with an article is located here.
Sport: complete coverage of sporting events over 200 years.

NEW! Specially-commissioned classroom activities for English teachers at Key Stages 3-5, using material from The Times Digital Archive, are now available.

Training materials are also available.

If you wish to submit your thoughts on classroom use and application of The Times Digital Archive, please email jcs-info@jisc.ac.uk

Free trials

Free 30-day trials for all JISC Collections for Schools resources are available to enable schools and local authorities to assess their value in teaching and learning.

Request a free trial for your school, or for a group of schools

Further information

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Training materials

Training materials are available.

Technical, administrative, and user support

Email schoolshelp@jisc.ac.uk
phone: 01993 880044

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