The team at the University and State Library of Saxony-Anhalt wants to digitize almost one million pages of historical newspapers. "Newspapers are a cultural showcase of their time. They provide information on regional politics, economics and culture," said Anke Berghaus-Sprengel, head of the library. The aim is to make knowledge about life in Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Thuringia in the past accessible.
The selected newspapers were published from the end of the 19th century to the 1920s and included smaller local newspapers as well as larger titles and their supplements. They include, for example, the "Arterner Zeitung" and the "Ziegenrücker Kreisanzeiger".
