# Digital interfaces of historical newspapers: opportunities, restrictions and recommendations

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.02679 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2006.02679/

## Key facts

- Cited by 3 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 4 Jun 2020.

## Built on by (most cited first, 3 of 3)

- [Named Entity Recognition and Classification on Historical Documents: A Survey](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2109.11406/) (2021)
- [OCR quality affects perceived usefulness of historical newspaper clippings -- a user study](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2203.03557/) (2022)
- [Optical character recognition quality affects perceived usefulness of historical newspaper clippings](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2206.00369/) (2022)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Many libraries offer free access to digitised historical newspapers via user interfaces. After an initial period of search and filter options as the only features, the availability of more advanced tools and the desire for more options among users has ushered in a period of interface development. However, this raises a number of open questions and challenges. For example, how can we provide interfaces for different user groups? What tools should be available on interfaces and how can we avoid too much complexity? What tools are helpful and how can we improve usability? This paper will not provide definite answers to these questions, but it gives an insight into the difficulties, challenges and risks of using interfaces to investigate historical newspapers. More importantly, it provides ideas and recommendations for the improvement of user interfaces and digital tools.