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Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies

Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies™, produced by NISC, is a systematic and non-evaluative bibliographic index of research, policy and scholarly discourse on the countries and peoples of the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa. This database contains more than 475,000 records and coverage spans from 1900 and earlier to present. Over 15,000 records of recently published and grey literature are added annually. Subject coverage includes: political affairs & law, international relations, economic affairs - business & industry, cultural heritage, arts & humanities, society & social welfare, ethnic diversity & anthropology, significant religious events & movements and recent history (1900 - present) & archaeology. MECAS includes the following: Middle East Bibliography (1946 - 2001), Middle East Book Bibliographies, Theses & Dissertations, MECAS Citations Database and School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS) Library Catalogue (1900 - present). - Publisher’s blurb.

British Periodicals

British Periodicals (Collection I) provides access to the searchable full text of more than 160 British periodicals from the late seventeenth to the early twentieth century (the same periodicals as are covered in the UMI microfilm collection “Early British Periodicals”). It includes millions of high-resolution facsimile page images. Subject areas covered include literature, philosophy, history, science, the fine arts and the social sciences. (Collection II) UMI’s English Literary Periodicals, which includes 341 titles (totaling 2.2 million pages) published primarily in the 18th and 19th centuries.  UMI’s British Periodicals in the Creative Arts, which includes 71 titles (totaling 600,000 pages).  Thirty-four titles focus on music, 15 on art, nine on drama, seven on archaeology and six on architecture.

Iraq 1914-1974

Fully searchable database of original source material from the Foreign Office, Colonial Office, War Office and Cabinet Papers covering the period from the Anglo-Indian landing in Basra in 1914 through the British Mandate in Iraq of 1920-32 to the rise of Saddam Hussein in 1974.

Arab-Israeli Relations, 1917-1970

Fully searchable database of primary source documents from the British National Archives that chronicle the politics, wars, administration, and diplomacy surrounding the Palestine Mandate and the Arab-Israeli conflict.  Topics covered include the background to the establishment of the State of Israel, Black September, the Border wars of the 1950s, the British capture of Jerusalem, the Cold War in the Middle East, the formation of the United Arab Republic, Jewish terror groups, and milestones in the Palestine-Zionist tension and their impact on British policy leading to the Partition of 1948.

RDS TableBase

An international database that specializes in tabular data dealing with companies, products, industries, and demographics. Includes data on company and brand rankings, imports and exports, industry and product forecasts, market share, number of users or outlets, production and consumpution, trends and demographics, usage and capacity. Tables derived from trade and business publications, investment research, trade associations, statistical annuals, primary research, international organizations and government. For tables from the trade and business press and reports, full text is in most cases included.

Chicano Database

The Chicano Database, produced by the University of California, Berkeley, Ethnic
Studies Library, identifies in one place all types of material about Chicanos and
provides uniform subject access to this constantly growing body of literature.
Interdisciplinary in nature, this acclaimed database of nearly 60,000 records furthers
research, teaching and scholarship for Chicano studies programs and broader ethnic
studies curricula.  Coverage from the 1960s to the present, with selective coverage dating back to the early 1900s.

Black Short Fiction and Folklore

Black Short Fiction and Folklore from Africa and the African Diaspora is the most comprehensive collection yet created of stories from Africa and the African Diaspora. When complete, it will offer more than 8,000 short stories and folktales, ranging thematically from oral traditions that date back many hundreds of years to contemporary tales of modern life. In addition to these works, the database includes complete runs of selected literary magazines, such as Kyk-Over-Al and The Beacon. <!–Black Short Fiction and Folklore from Africa and the African Diaspora currently features over 9,300 short stories and more than 102,000 pages.–>

Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900

The Wellesley Index is an index to the authorship of articles, and a bibliography of articles written by each contributor, and using each pseudonym. Citations of evidence are provided to support attributions of authorship, along with brief biographical and vocational details. 45 important monthly and quarterly titles are included, covering the period from the beginning of the Westminster Review in 1824 to the end of the century.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1974 - 1996

Created by the U.S. intelligence community to benefit policy makers and analysts, FBIS Daily Reports offer foreign views and perspectives on historical events from thousands of monitored broadcasts and publications.

Translated into English from more than 50 languages - from Arabic to Swahili - these comprehensive media reports from around the globe include news, interviews, speeches and editorial commentary.

HeritageQuest Online

Heritage Quest Online combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular UMI® Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content. This online database is an essential collection of unique material for both genealogical and historical researchers, with coverage dating back to the late 1700s.