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    Using Chronicling America: Genealogy
    (2016) Pike, Robin C.; McElrath, Douglas
    This brochure is to be distributed by institutions, and to be used to assist genealogists in using Chronicling America, the Library of Congress database that hosts newspapers. This brochure was created by the Co-Principal Investigators of the Historic Maryland Newspapers Project, so it has a focus on Maryland newspapers.
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    Delaware and Maryland in the News
    (2017-05-12) Pike, Robin C.; Olney-Zide, Molly
    One-hour workshop presented at the 2017 Maryland Library Association and Delaware Library Association Joint Library Conference. Delaware and Maryland in the News will discuss the National Endowment for the Humanities National Digital Newspaper Program and the two states' newspaper digitization projects. You will learn how to use the Chronicling America database for different levels of research, and some educational and outreach tools to promote this resource.
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    The Historic Maryland Newspapers Project
    (2016-06-08) Caringola, Elizabeth
    This poster addresses frequently asked questions regarding the Historic Maryland Newspapers Project, such as "What is the National Digital Newspaper Program?" and "How are titles selected for digitization?" It also provides information about the project's funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), newspaper titles digitized by the project to date, and the future of the project. This poster was presented at the UMD Libraries Research & Innovative Practice Forum, McKeldin Library, June 8, 2016.