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Sources of information on Scottish newspapers

The resources we have listed here provide a wide range of information about Scottish newspapers past and present. You can consult them in our General Reading Room, and find details in our main catalogue using the title, author or shelfmark.

See also: Resources online

Reference works

  • Mackenzie, Alice. 'NEWSPLAN: report of the NEWSPLAN project in Scotland'. (London: British Library, 1994) [NLS shelfmark: Issue Hall.Publ.6.2.4.S]
  • Nelson, Carolyn. 'British newspapers and periodicals, 1641-1700: a short-title catalogue of serials printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, and British America: with a checklist of serials printed 1701-March 1702'. (New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1987) [NRR 1.3 (Nel)]
  • North, John S. 'The Waterloo directory of Scottish newspapers and periodicals', 1800-1900. (Waterloo, Ontario: North Waterloo Academic Press, 1989) [Issue Hall.Publ.5.2.4.W]
  • 'Scottish newspaper directory and guide to advertisers: a complete manual of the newspaper press'. (2nd edition. Edinburgh: T C Jack, 1855) [ABS.1.83.105]
  • Wolff, Michael. 'The Waterloo directory of Victorian periodicals', 1824-1900. (Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1976) [Issue Hall.Publ.5.2.4.W]
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 Further reading

  • 'The Aberdeen journal and its history: the men who made it'. (Aberdeen: Aberdeen Journal, 1894) [BCL.B5819]
  • Aird, Andrew. 'Reminiscences of editors, reporters, and printers, during the last sixty years'. (Glasgow: Aird & Coghill [1890]) [ABS.2.90.54]
  • Campbell, Jack. 'A word for Scotland'. (Edinburgh: Luath, 1998) [HP2.200.02831]
  • Cline, C L. 'The fate of Cassandra: the newspaper war of 1821-22 and Sir Walter Scott'. (Austin: University of Texas, 1971) [H4.77.413]
  • Cooper, W J. 'The Edinburgh periodical press: being a bibliographical account of the newspapers, journals and magazines issued in Edinburgh from the earliest times to 1800'. (Stirling: E Mackay, 1908) [Issue Hall.Publ.5.2.4.E]
  • Cormack, Alexander A. 'The Chalmers family and Aberdeen newspapers: links between Aberdeen and Gothenburg'. (Peterculter: [for the author], 1958) [5.2054]
  • Cowan, R M W. 'The newspaper in Scotland: a study of its first expansion 1815-1860'. (Glasgow: G Outram, 1946) [Hist.S.68.Ne.C]
  • Craig, Mary Elizabeth. 'The Scottish periodical press, 1750-1789'. (Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1931) [Issue Hall.Publ.5.2.4.S]
  • Ewing, A McL. 'A history of the Glasgow herald'. (Glasgow: for private circulation, 1949) [R.253.d]
  • Ferguson, Duncan. 'The Scottish newspaper press'. (Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd for the Saltire Society, 1946) [5.1151]
  • Gardner, Carreen S. 'Printing in Ayr and Kilmarnock: newspapers, periodicals, books and pamphlets printed from about 1780 until 1920'. ([Ayr]: Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, 1976) (SU.37 [4.2.1 Gar)]
  • George Outram & Company Ltd. 'The Outram newspapers: the Glasgow herald, the Evening times, the Bulletin, Glasgow weekly herald'. (Glasgow: G Outram, 1933) [6.1096]
  • 'The glorious privilege: the history of "The Scotsman".' (London: Nelson for 'The Scotsman', 1967) [NG.1594.b.14]
  • Graham, Michael. 'The Early Glasgow press: a paper read to the members of the Old Glasgow Club on March 19, 1906'. (Glasgow: Printed by R Anderson, 1906) [6.768]
  • Grant, James. 'The metropolitan, weekly, and provincial press'. (London: Routledge, 1872) [AB.3.201.005]
  • Grant, James. 'The newspaper press: its origin, progress, and present position'. (London: Tinsley Brothers, 1871) [AB.3.201.005]
  • Harper, Norman. 'Press and Journal: the first 250 years 1748-1998'. (Aberdeen: Aberdeen Journals, 199)7 [H8.97.932]
  • Historical and personal history of the Scottish press, Fraser's magazine for town and country, 18 (1838), 75-85, 201-209 [P.51]
  • M'Bain, J M. 'Bibliography of Arbroath periodical literature and political broadsides'. (Arbroath: Brodie & Salmond, 1889) [K.R.20.b]
  • McKay, Ron. 'The story of the Scottish daily news'. (Edinburgh: Canongate, 1976) [NE.22.g.23]
  • Morris, Albert. 'Scotland's paper: the Scotsman 1817-1992'. Edinburgh: Scotsman Publications, 1992. [HP1.92.1084]
  • National Library of Scotland. 'Read all about it: the story of the news in Scotland'. (Edinburgh: National Library of Scotland [2004]) [GNE.2004.3.1]
  • The newspaper press of Scotland, 'Fraser's magazine for town and country', 17 (1838), 559-571 (P.51)
  • 'The newspaper press of the present day: its birth and growth throughout the United Kingdom and British islands from 1665'. (London: Saunders, Otley & Co., 1860) [NE.20.f.2]
  • Norrie, William. 'Edinburgh newspapers past and present'. (Earlston: Waverley Press, 1891) [1891.26(4)]
  • Phillips, Alastair. 'Glasgow's Herald 1783-1983'. (Glasgow: R. Drew, 1983) [HP3.83.267]
  • Reid, Donald L. 'The Beith supplement: the story of Beith's newspaper'. (Beith: Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Beith (North Ayrshire) Open Award Group, 2000) [HP3.201.0393]
  • Reid, Harry. 'Deadline: the story of the Scottish press'. (Edinburgh: Saint Andrew Press, 2006) [PB5.207.1/6]
  • Riley, Edward. 'Life is local: the history of Johnston Press plc'. (Edinburgh: Johnston Press, 2006) [HB2.206.7.481]
  • Smith, Maurice. 'Paper lions: the Scottish press and national identity'. (Edinburgh: Polygon, 1994) [QP1.95.5]
  • Tierney, James H. 'Early Glasgow newspapers, periodicals and directorie's. (Glasgow: J Hedderwick, [1934]) [1934.32]

 

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