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Keesing’s World News Archive provides your library and your scholars with a trusted comprehensive source for research and fact checking 80 years of international political, social and economic events that’s been proven reliable and cost effective in tens of thousands of published books and scholarly papers.
Scholars and librarians agree that Keesing’s World News Archive is the most efficient and cost effective way to research world events. Published since 1931, Keesing’s has been serving scholars, students, writers and reference librarians with factual information on the most important political, social and economic events by providing carefully vetted, accurate, objective and concise reports from every part of the world.
Written for the permanent record and with no political or advertising masters to appease, Keesing’s is a uniquely neutral and accurate source of information. Keesing’s is used in more than 80 countries by academics, businesses and governments seeking to get quick access to important historical background. The entire 80 year, 100,000+ article archive is available with either an annual or perpetual license. And it’s updated each month with more than 55,000 words in at least 150 articles.
What do scholars say about Keesing’s in their published papers and books?
...with a single coder and limited resources available, Keesing’s Record of World Events (formerly Keesing’s Contemporary Archives) stood out as the source offering the necessary coverage, thematically, regionally, and over time. Five Decades of Terrorism in Europe:
The TWEED Dataset
Journal of Peace Research, 44: 109 2007
“As a result of its coverage, Keesing’s has been employed by researchers and journalists alike to augment their work. A search of JSTOR’s archives for example, returns over 200 articles, many published in top-tier journals, that have drawn on Keesing’s as an authoritative source for election results (Nielsen, 2003), legislative data (Warwick, 1999), and news coverage (Burk, 1999).
Valence Issues and Electoral
Outcomes in Western Europe, 1976-1998
Electoral Studies, Volume 28: Issue 1 2009
What do Librarians say about Keesing’s?
Keesing’s has been trusted to provide factual accounts of political, social and economic events in more than 20,000 published books and scholarly papers on a wide variety of topics covering every region on earth. Keesing’s World News Archive comprises the full text of Keesing’s Record of World Events and Keesing’s Contemporary Archives - more than 100,000 articles.
“This database would prove to be very useful in serving the needs of both high school and college students. Keesing’s World News Archive is highly recommended”.
Michael Starasta, Library Director, Lincoln College Research Reviews, January 2010
Named in January 2009 as a CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE
“...the content delivers on Keesing’s claim of quality reporting on world events… The pricing is reasonable and not out of reach for smaller academic institutions... Highly recommended...”
September, 2008 CHOICE Reviews
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