Blog:The Warrior Blog/Full-Text Imprint Archives Search

An Announcement!

The Warrior Wiki is pleased to announce the release of a tool that makes researching topics easier and more enjoyable.

The launch of the new Imprint Archives (archive.uwimprint.ca) site allows for anyone to perform a full text search of the entirety of Imprint Publications' archives. Simply enter your search term as you would in Google (or Bing), and all the knowledge of 55 years of campus life is immediately available to you.

Everything from UW's humble journalist beginnings under 'The Cord' as part of Laurier, through the communist Chevron, to last week's Imprint, is available to browse 24/7 from anywhere with an internet connection.

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The Project

This is a project that The Warrior Wiki volunteers have been working on, in partnership with Imprint Publications, since August 2012. After The Warrior Wiki launched, it became immediately obvious that access to historical materials was very limited. Up until now, in order to research a topic, volunteers had to go the Dana Porter Library's rare book room during its prohibitive hours and manually flip through the volumes in hopes of finding relevant information. The materials can not be taken out for reading outside of the hours, and checking references to source material was time consuming.

This project is the first step towards making the research easy. The information contained in Imprint's archives is extensive, and has a different focus from the official histories of the administration. As well as the big events and triumphs, it presents the student side of UW history, with all the ups and downs they experienced throughout the years.

Thanks

We wish to thank Brent Golem, Ron Kielstra, Richard Ye, and the Imprint Board of Directors for allowing The Warrior Wiki to carry out this project.

Just the Beginning

We at The Warrior Wiki strive to make UW's history more accessible. Having access to Imprint's archives makes it easier for contributors to research, and learn about, topics of UW's history. In the future, we hope to work with the other publications on campus to extend the archives, creating an even more complete record. We hope you enjoy the archives, and the wonderful historical treasures it contains.

Happy Searching!