Scriptorium is the digital library of the Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne, part of the University of Lausanne in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was launched on 7 December 2012 and initially included more than a million pages of digitized newspapers published in Vaud canton. All of the content is freely available to the public and the site allows full-text search through its entire collection.
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Type of site | Online newspaper archive |
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| Available in | 2 languages |
List of languages French, English | |
| Country of origin | Switzerland |
| Owner | Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne |
| URL | scriptorium |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 7 December 2012 |
| Current status | Online |
History
editIt was launched on 7 December 2012 by the Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne (BCU), part of the University of Lausanne in the Swiss canton of Vaud,[1] and initially included more than a million pages of digitized newspapers published in Vaud canton.[1] The initiative was done with the support of the Tamedia publishing group and the Swiss National Library, in an effort to preserve the history of the canton[1][2] The first paper digitized was 24 heures and its predecessor paper Feuille d'avis de Lausanne.[1]
In their annual report, BCU reported 2,973,638 visits to Scriptorium Digital Library for its first full year of availability (2013).[3] As of 2022, there were 7.5 million pages in 120 titles.[4]
Features
editAll of the content is freely available to the public on the Scriptorium website. Scriptorium allows full-text search through its entire collection.[1][5] The pages can be printed, sent by email or downloaded. Search can be done with keywords, dates or the specific publication.[4][2]
List of newspapers
editScriptorium includes the following digital collections:
- 24 heures
- Allez savoir!
- Almanach Balthasar
- Almanach de Chalamala
- L'ami de la vérité
- Annonces et avis divers
- L'Arbalète
- Le Bistouri
- La Bombe
- Le Bonjour de Jack Rollan
- Le Canard libre
- La Cancoire
- Le Charivari
- Chut
- Le Clairon du Nord
- La Côte
- La Crecelle
- Croquis vaudois
- Domaine Public
- L’Echo
- L'Estafette
- Feuille d'avis de Lausanne
- Feuille d'avis de la Vallée de Joux
- Feuille périodique
- La Fronde
- Le Frondeur
- Le Grelot
- Gribouille et Redzipe
- La Griffe
- La Guêpe
- L'Hebdo
- L'Illustré
- Journal de Charles Constant
- Journal helvétique
- Le Journal de Jack Rollan
- Le Kangourou
- La Lanterne de Petollion
- Lausanne-Soir
- La Marge
- Le Matin
- Mépris
- Mercure suisse
- Messager boiteux
- Le Moniteur
- Le Moustique
- Nouvelle revue
- Nouvelle revue de Lausanne
- Nouvelle revue de Lausanne et du Pays de Vaud
- Nouvelle revue et journal politique
- Nouvelle revue hebdo
- Nouvelliste suisse
- Le nouvelliste vaudois
- Nouvelliste vaudois
- Nouvelliste vaudois et journal national suisse
- Le Passe-Temps
- Le Père Jérôme
- La petite revue
- La Pomme
- Presse Lausannoise
- La Presse Riviera-Chablais
- Propos vaudois
- Le Régional
- La revue
- La revue agricole
- La revue de Lausanne
- La revue du dimanche
- Le Semeur
- Tribune de Lausanne - Le Matin
- Tribune de Lausanne et Estafette
- TV8
- UNI Lausanne
- Uniscope
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Scriptorium". University of Lausanne (in Swiss French). 10 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Les principaux quotidiens vaudois et leurs archives seront disponibles en ligne". Radio Télévision Suisse (in Swiss French). ats/gchi. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Rapport annuel BCU Lausanne (PDF) (Report) (in Swiss French). Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2014.
- ^ a b "La presse de la Broye, du Jorat et du Gros-de-Vaud numérisée" [Press from the Broye, Jorat and Gros-de-Vaud regions digitized]. LFM (in French). ATS. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Sandoz, Didier (26 January 2021). "L'histoire de La Côte au jour le jour depuis 180 ans en quelques clics" [The day-by-day history of La Côte for 180 years in just a few clicks]. La Côte (in Swiss French). Nyon. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
