Many libraries offer free access to digitised historical newspapers via user interfaces. After an initial period of search and filter options as the only features, the availability of more advanced tools and the desire for more options among users has ushered in a period of interface development. However, this raises a number of open questions and challenges. For example, how can we provide interfaces for different user groups? What tools should be available on interfaces and how can we avoid too much complexity? What tools are helpful and how can we improve usability? This paper will not provide definite answers to these questions, but it gives an insight into the difficulties, challenges and risks of using interfaces to investigate historical newspapers. More importantly, it provides ideas and recommendations for the improvement of user interfaces and digital tools.

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历史报纸的数字界面：机会、限制和建议

许多图书馆通过用户界面提供对数字化历史报纸的免费访问。在搜索和过滤选项作为唯一功能的初始阶段之后，更高级工具的可用性以及用户对更多选项的渴望迎来了界面开发时期。然而，这引发了许多悬而未决的问题和挑战。例如，我们如何为不同的用户群体提供接口？接口上应该提供哪些工具，我们如何避免过于复杂？哪些工具是有用的，我们如何提高可用性？本文不会对这些问题提供明确的答案，但它会深入了解使用界面调查历史报纸的困难、挑战和风险。更重要的是，