More than a million pages from 19th Century British newspapers are to be put online by the British Library. At present, they are only available by visiting the library in person.
Editorials, advertisements and photographs will be archived, as well as news reports, as they are seen as providing insights into the values of British society at the time.
"Newspapers represent our culture in a unique way," said Sir Ron Cooke, chair of Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) which provided the funds for the digitisation project.