Who's behind the news?
Who's behind the news?
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Newsjunkie.net is a resource guide for journalists. We show who's behind the news, and provide tools to help navigate the modern business of information.
Use of Data
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HelveticArchives is the online archive database of the Swiss National Library (Schweizerische Nationalbibliothek / Bibliothèque nationale suisse), maintained by the federal government of Switzerland. It serves as the primary access portal for the archival and image holdings of the National Library's major collecting units, and is updated on a daily basis.
The Swiss National Library was created by act of parliament on June 28, 1894, with a mandate to collect and preserve all publications related to Switzerland. HelveticArchives was developed as the library's dedicated online archive database, first introduced to provide unified access to the growing archival collections of the institution's specialized departments. The platform has been continuously expanded to incorporate new archives and collections.
HelveticArchives integrates the holdings of several major collecting units:
HelveticArchives also incorporates ISplus, a comprehensive directory of Swiss memory institutions — archives, libraries, and museums — arranged by canton, as well as an Index of Manuscript Collections held in Swiss libraries and archives. A Catalog of Biographical Newspaper Articles (Biokat) is additionally integrated.
The Catalog of Biographical Newspaper Articles (Biokat) is of direct relevance to media researchers, providing indexed access to press clippings and biographical references from Swiss periodicals. The Swiss Literary Archives hold the papers of numerous journalists and writers, while the Prints and Drawings Department preserves historical press illustrations and photographs. Audio and video materials are accessible via the complementary Memobase platform.
HelveticArchives is freely accessible online and offers full-text search, field search, archive plan search, and descriptor search. Registered users can create personal workbooks. Digitized items can be viewed directly; physical items can be ordered for consultation through the National Library's loan and reproduction services. The platform is available in German, English, French, and Italian.