tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post6740966420630038129..comments2024-03-19T11:37:07.200+00:00Comments on The GENES Blog: Scotsman Digital Archive - public site offlineChris Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-58321509844021021512013-01-08T11:11:04.290+00:002013-01-08T11:11:04.290+00:00Thanks Don - I've actually taken this and used...Thanks Don - I've actually taken this and used it as a basis for a new post - thanks for the update! (see http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/scotsman-digital-archive-relaunched.html)Chris Patonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-9852829125103265672013-01-07T18:36:50.977+00:002013-01-07T18:36:50.977+00:00It's up and running again but administered by ...It's up and running again but administered by the British Newspaper Archive as a stand-alone site. I had a problem with Google Chrome not showing the zoom, scrolling and grab tools and they can't find anything wrong but Google Product Forums indicates that Google Chrome does have a problem in this general area. The technical "fix" sounds complicated. Anyone else experience this? Internet Explorer works fine. Don001https://www.blogger.com/profile/01616610232620567907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-68014556446069191202012-11-30T13:32:45.493+00:002012-11-30T13:32:45.493+00:00Out of interest, if you do a search for The Scotsm...Out of interest, if you do a search for The Scotsman archives through Google (which I just did) then the first link takes you to the British Newspapers site (run by, guess who, Brightsolid) - but there is no Scotsman available there yet. Looks like the plan though? - GE (different Anonymous :-))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-10593475953146721692012-11-20T16:17:52.740+00:002012-11-20T16:17:52.740+00:00Sorry - didn't mean to imply the assumption wa...Sorry - didn't mean to imply the assumption was yours :) I can't see anything definite on the web on whether the site is gone completely, or still just in limbo. I'm sure most people are using other means to access as there has been very little talk about the aid site going off line. I do also use the Proquest version but don't like the interface as much - and since I had a 2 year subscription, I still had the luxury of using the original site. <br /><br />I did find it interesting that if I now go to my old link for the paid site http://archive.scotsman.com/ I get asked for a password with the reference Brightsolid. Of course this could just mean they are hosting the site, but maybe closer links are planned with one of the other Brightsolid sites?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-18004421815225293362012-11-18T21:23:39.073+00:002012-11-18T21:23:39.073+00:00I'm not actually assuming anything, hence why ...I'm not actually assuming anything, hence why I stated I was surprised at this. Merely pointing out that there is currently a problem, and that it can be overcome - at least for some - in the meantime by registering with the NLS. I haven't actually used the pay site for about 2 years, so many thanks for your update - very useful!<br /><br />ChrisChris Patonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-75411401613371671492012-11-18T08:49:20.877+00:002012-11-18T08:49:20.877+00:00I read the other blog but I don't see any defi...I read the other blog but I don't see any definitive information on there - just "a little research online" The Scotsman has been on Proquest for several years and as far as I know that is not the explanation.<br /><br />I have a subscription and have been in correspondence with the site since it went down in May - the plan is/was to move to a new platform but deadlines have been pushed back continually. The last contact I had was end October when I was informed "I have been informed that the new Digital Archive site will be available next week but you will understand my reluctance to make this promise to subscribers given the length of downtime we have already suffered"<br /><br />I think it would be worth checking on the actual situation, rather than assuming the site will not be back. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com