Abstract
The scarce literature on news libraries has not done sufficient justice to the British provincial newspaper, of which there are many more than nationals, and wherein there are problems, solutions, and attitudes worthy of professional interest. The article presents differences between the national and the provincial press. It demonstrates how these are reflected by the provincial readers and their relationships with the newspaper and its library, and in turn how the library's cuttings files reflect the information interests of a local community. Some attention is paid to the legal implications of publicly accessible files.
The existence of two newly formed groups of newspaper librarians is noted.
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