360 KB: Multiple Historical Newspapers databases from ProQuest: Database Name Change -- September 2022
What is happening to the names of several Historical Newspapers databases?
ProQuest is updating the database names for multiple ProQuest Historical Newspapers databases to better align with content coverage dates. Therefore, we will be changing the database names in the Knowledgebase. The content of the databases, and the database IDs, will remain the same.
This change will take effect on September 7, 2022:
| Before September 7 | After September 7 | DB Code |
|---|---|---|
| ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Atlanta Daily World | ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Atlanta Daily World (1931-2003) | 88Q |
| ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Atlanta Daily World (Extended Years) | ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Atlanta Daily World (All Years) | FAVBX |
| ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Defender | ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Defender (1909-1975) | 88V |
| ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Defender (Extended Years) | ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Defender (All Years) | BFFUG |
| ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Pittsburgh Courier | ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002) | 89H |
| ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Pittsburgh Courier (Extended Years) | ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Pittsburgh Courier (All Years) | CROUF |
Actions you may need to take:
- If you are a 360 MARC Updates client and have requested the custom specification that adds the database name as it appears in the Client Center/Intota to MARC records, you can expect to see some change records when you get your MARC records after September 7, 2022.
- If your library uses a third-party service (such as EBSCO A-Z, etc.), custom scripts to manage data, or other non-ProQuest tools that require the database name to function, you should note the change in ProQuest's database name in order to retain the proper relationship/mapping between those tools.
- Article last edited: 07-Sep-2022