A new Web site
chronicles the global AIDS pandemic through newspaper
articles collected from around the country, with more than
50,000 newspaper pages that include articles about the
disease in a searchable database. Using Adobe Reader
and Optical Character Recognition technology,
researchers can quickly obtain articles about HIV by
searching with key words or dates. The site also includes a
brief timeline of the epidemic as told through
newspaper accounts. "The history of AIDS is filled
with indifference, hatred, intolerance, and eventually
acceptance and action," said Greg Hollingsworth,
researcher for the site, in a press statement. "The
newspaper articles within this archive give readers a
glimpse into the history of a subject that has not
left the spotlight for 25 years." The site can be
accessed online at www.aidsarchive.com.
(The Advocate)