Creating a Private List
If you have created a My Account, you have the ability to create Private Lists to save special article references that you want to go back to. You can make as many as 30 Private Lists. Once you have created a list, you can add to it, delete from it, and email it to…
ReganEmailing an Article Reference to Yourself or Someone Else.
You can use the Email button to send yourself or someone else an email containing the reference of an article along with the URL for easy retrieval later. The Email button is located with the other social media buttons in the upper right on the red menu bar. If you are logged in, when…
Browsing the Database
If you want to make your searching my serendipitous, you can make use of the Browse functionality within the database. There are three different browse menus: Title, Date, and County. Title Browse: The Title browse option allows you to select a single title or a collection of titles from the title index. The check box in…
Report Problems and Ask Questions
This Knowledge Base is created from Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection help files and frequently asked questions as a result from being in service since the early 2000’s. If you do not find the answer to your question, or you are having difficulty using the service, please use the online forum to add your question to…
How to Correct Article and Title Text
The text correction functionality is accessed through the “Correct this text” link on the left menu when viewing the individual article. You must be logged into your personal account in order to edit/correct text. This view is split into two parts: the right side shows the page images that make up the document, and…
What is Optical Character Recognition (OCR)?
Optical Character Recognition, or OCR, is a process by which software reads a page image and translates it into a text file by recognising the shapes of the letters (The NINCH Guide to Good Practice in the Digital Representation and Management of Cultural Heritage Materials). OCR enables searching of large quantities of full-text data, but…
Printing from the CHNC Database
In order to print an article, you must first clip it. This will allow you to print out an image of the article using the print option in your browser. Steps: 1. Highlight the article you wish to print from the page display. 2. Using the options pane on the left side of the screen,…
Register to Create a My Account
Registering with CHNC and creating a My Account gives you the opportunity to create an unique private user account within the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC). A personal account gives you sustained instant access to all of the available functionality of the service. With a My Account, you can: Correct the OCR (Optical Character Recognition)…