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Some digitized newspapers are full-text searchable, but many still have to be searched page by page. Since few indexes are available, you must know the approximate date of the newspaper to search. Newspapers became more common in Germany after 1855, when a tax on paper was lifted. | Some digitized newspapers are full-text searchable, but many still have to be searched page by page. Since few indexes are available, you must know the approximate date of the newspaper to search. Newspapers became more common in Germany after 1855, when a tax on paper was lifted. | ||
==== German terms for newspapers ==== | |||
The standard term for a newspaper is “Zeitung”, but other terms are often used in the name that may allude to the publication’s primary purpose, frequency, or intended audience. | |||
· ''Amtsblatt/Amtsblätter'' (official newspaper/s) | |||
· ''Polizeiblatt/Polizeiblätter'' (police newspaper/s) | |||
· ''Intelligenzblatt/ Inteligenzblätter'' (intelligence paper/s – „intelligence“ = „news“) | |||
· ''Gesetzblatt/ Gesetzblätter'' (law paper/s, publish government information) | |||
· ''Kurier/ Amtskurier'' (Courier- disseminate information) | |||
· ''Rundschau'' (newsy, often includes entertainment sections) | |||
· ''Presse'' (publication) | |||
· ''Tages-, Wochenblatt'' (daily-/ weekly publication) | |||
· ''Anzeiger'' (literally: notices) | |||
· ''Beilage –'' (supplement) | |||
==Resources for German Newspapers== | ==Resources for German Newspapers== | ||