Newspaper
Cuban
Newspapers Database
Directions for
Accessing the Databases
and
Locating the File
in PARES
(Portal
de Archivos Españoles)
1)
S
earch
the
Alphabetical
Database for the desired name and note the newspaper code and
date.
2) Consult the Newspaper Locations Database and write down the
signatura (Reference) information for
that paper.
3) Go to the PARES page
http://pares.mcu.es
4) Select the menu option Búsqueda Avanzada (Advanced
Search).
5)
En Signatura (Exact Reference) type the signatura you
found.
NOTE: do not leave spaces between words, numbers and commas. (ie:
Ultramar,223,exp.5)
6) Select the button next to Busqueda por Signatura
Exacta (Search by Exact Reference).
7) Click on Buscar
(Search) at the bottom of the page.
8) The
search results window will appear noting the archive (ie:
Archivo
Histórico Nacional)
and file name.
9) Click on the file name that appears below the archive name.
10)
A second search results window will appear. It will say:
"Resultados de la búsqueda en el
(Archive
name),
dentro de
(file
name)".
On the far
right hand side of the page, you will see a camera icon.
11) Click on the camera icon.
You will be connected to the Images of that file.
12)
There are 8 images per page. They are shown, in thumbnail form, on
the right hand side of the page. If
you
click on one, it will appear in the main window. You can then zoom
in with the zoom icon
(magnifiying
glass with a "+" sign).
Remember that you are searching for a newspaper, so you can scan the
thumbnails until you see
a
thumbnail that resembles the print in a newspaper.
13) If you float over the thumbnail,
you will see the image number. Don't forget to note that information
for future
reference.
14) Happy hunting!!
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