What subject specialties does this database seem to have (use broad subject words that are as general as the names of academic departments here on campus: anthropology, accounting, English, etc.)
NYT 1851-2007: This database seems to specialize with historical texts, articles, and pictures. It could be useful for someone doing a research paper about the Great Depression for instance how it effected people at the time.
ITFP: In the First Person is a database that specializes in narratives, diaries, letters, and personal works. This could also be useful for someone doing history paper about some event in the past.
What formats of information do you mostly find when you run searches (articles, reports, books, book chapters, encyclopedia entries, numerical data, something else?)
NYT 1851-2007: This database is completely articles since it’s just a collection of previous New York Times articles.
ITFP: This is mostly in article format too – but there are specific things like journal entries, opinionated pieces, and even interviews.
Is there controlled vocabulary that you can find in this database?
NYT: The controlled vocabulary used in this database are things like tags and authors of the article.
ITFP: This database has a wide range of controlled vocabulary and has many terms from specific search areas to pick from. One example would be Historical Events Discussed and they have an alphabetical list of terms from A-Z.
What is one surprising or unique feature in this database that you haven’t seen before?
NYT: I have never seen another database have an actual copy of the article (scanned or whatever). That was pretty unique. Most databases have a transcribed version.
ITFP: The most unique part about this database would be that it allows you to search interviews and journals and gives you a vast advanced searching option about historical events (what year they took place, where they took place, etc) which is pretty cool.
