Library Friends Webinar: The Daily Illini Goes Digital

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March 28, 2024
A Special Presentation by Ellen Swain, Celestina Savonius-Wroth, William Schlaack, and Jessie Knoles

Join the Illinois Newspaper Project (INP) and the Student Life and Culture Archives to learn about the history of U of I student newspaper, the Daily Illini, and the Library’s efforts to preserve and make it digitally accessible. Explore past events on campus through the digitized Daily Illini and discover how digitized newspapers have changed the way we conduct research and how the public can help improve the accessibility and searchability of the Daily Illini for future researchers.

The Daily Illini (called The Illini from 1874-1907) has been student-run throughout its history, except for a brief period from 1880-1902. The paper covers local, state, and national news as well as campus events and student opinion.

Through the efforts of the Illinois Newspaper Project and the University Archives, the majority of the Daily Illini has been digitized and made freely available to the public. 23,320 issues (1874-2010) are available through the Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections (IDNC). In October 2023, the INP filled the existing gap in content (1975-2006), completing the digitization of all issues preserved on microfilm.

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Library Friends Webinar: The Daily Illini Goes Digital

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