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FMST 10 : War News Radio: Research Tips (SC)
library databases:
CQ researcher
Offers full-text reports on current and controversial world issues. Topics include social, environmental, health, education, science and technology issues. Covers 1991-present.
World news connection
Contains hundreds of international news items that are added daily. Material is obtained from non-U.S. open-source political speeches, television programs, radio broadcasts, newspaper articles, periodicals, and books. Content focuses primarily on military, political, environmental, scientific, technical, and socioeconomic issues and events. Full-text available on-line, or relevant articles may be sent to a subscriber's e-mail address.
Access world news
Provider: NewsBank
Newspaper collections from NewsBank provide full-text articles from the electronic editions of record for more than 700 newspapers around the globe, including the NY Times (2000-present). Database covers 1977-present.
LexisNexis academic
Provider: LN
Full-text of thousands of newspapers, magazines, news transcripts, reference works, and legal materials. Includes NY Times (1980-current)
PolicyFile
Provider: Chadwyck-Healey
Provides online access to abstracts and full-text articles on public policy research and analysis from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers.Covers a wide range of topics from international trade to health care reform, from telecommunications regulation to terrorism. Coverage varies.
guides to experts:
Islam: a guide to U.S. experts and organizations
sources for finding news feeds and blogs:
Technorati
Ice Rocket
Google Blog
Blogpulse
keeping up with Tripod:
Video Search
We also have tons of videos and dvd's on the Middle East - feature films, documentaries. PBS speicals, etc. You can even search by region or genre.
finding audio and video podcasts:
Podzinger
To find the podcast you want, don't just search for it ... ZING IT!
Podcast Alley
Podcast Alley is the podcast lovers portal. Featuring the best Podcast Directory and the Top 10 podcasts, as voted on by the listeners.
useful websites:
World Fact Book for Iraq
Librarian's Internet Index