The Gazette comes of age with a state-of-the-art digital transformation
From the Battle of Trafalgar to the birth of Prince George of Cambridge, The Gazette has been the definitive source of authoritative information for almost 350 years. Today, following a groundbreaking technological transformation, this unrivalled treasure trove of information is more accessible and easily searchable than ever before.
As the official public record, The Gazette is part of the very fabric of British political and public life, detailing matters of national and personal importance – from the exceptional political and military exploits of Nelson and Churchill to business-critical information on bankruptcies and insolvencies; from details of the latest innovative patents to the chivalric orders awarded by the monarch.
Opening up the public record for the 21st century
The Gazette holds a wealth of hidden material; whether you are researching the military service of that long-lost uncle, checking when Wellington gave Napoleon the boot, scrutinising the financial background of a company you are planning to do business with, placing or reviewing probate notices, or just wanting to know about road closures in your local area, The Gazette can help. Deed poll name changes, Land Registry notices, and judicial and ecclesiastical appointments are also recorded here.
Now, with the help of an innovative digital transformation, The Gazette is utilising the latest in cutting-edge technology to bring all of its invaluable data firmly into the 21st century – making it more accessible and re-usable than ever before.
For data re-users, there's an abundance of information which can be exploited, interrogated and repurposed – whether you're interested in analysing the financial health of the country or the distribution of awards and honours.
A multi-faceted resource
A new platform, underpinned by an open API, allows enhanced searchability, and makes it easier for individuals to re-use and re-purpose Gazette data. The new Gazette is divided into highly relevant service-specific areas of interest: Wills and Probate, Insolvency and the Public Noticeboard; with sector-related guides, industry news and other useful resources encouraging users to tailor searches, and retain and repurpose material to specific requirements.
Driven by user-centred design, www.thegazette.co.uk boasts state-of-the-art search functionality to make it easier to identify individual notices: combine a number of different elements, to search by place or postcode, date ranges, or by free-text search. A faceted search facility enables refined searching, with continually updated selections by result, working through the archives. Search results can be prioritised by the most recent, oldest or most relevant, and saved to review at a later date; data can also be exported.
Further service enhancements include an increase in the core information held within the archives, with explanatory content and resources, helpful links, additional datafeed functionality and improved notice placing options, all aimed at saving time and effort, and giving the very best enriched information.
Making The Gazette work for you
It's now easier than ever before to place your information on permanent record. The 'My Gazette' facility allows the creation of personalised user accounts to view all the notices placed or drafted by an individual, as well as providing an easy method of saving searches and favourite notices to suit personal interests or day-to-day business functions.
Whether you've discovered an inventor in your family, traced the original notice which 'Gazetted' a military associate, stumbled upon a knighted Olympian, or uncovered business-critical information you can share your findings through email and via leading social media channels, such as Facebook™, Twitter™, Google+™ and LinkedIn™, to keep friends, relatives or colleagues up to date with search activities.
And underpinning all of this new groundbreaking technology and enhanced functionality, The Gazette can be relied upon to provide the authoritative and legally admissible information for which it has been justly renowned for almost 350 years.
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