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Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports: JISC Collections Selection

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The Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Report has been purchased by JISC Collections and is available free of charge to UK Higher and Further Education institutions, and Research Councils. Covering the period 1974–1996 in the Middle East and North Africa, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Eastern Europe, the JISC selection of the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports includes a wealth of transcripts of broadcasts and news from around the world all translated into the English language. The content has been purchased in perpetuity, and access via the publisher's server is free until 31/08/2014. An access fee may apply after this date, but institutions can choose to self-host the content for a one-off fee of £1,659.00 + VAT.

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Subject Areas

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Social Sciences

Given that the reports cover a wide variety of topics and events, this resource is applicable to a wide variety of departments including: area studies (African Studies, Asian Studies, Jewish Studies, Middle Eastern/Islamic Studies, and European Studies),ethnic studies, international studies, journalism, politics, international politics, history, cultural studies, economic history of economics, geography, comparative government studies,religion, social policy, and sociology.

Academic Levels

  • Undergraduate
  • Postgraduate
  • Research

Resource Types

  • databases
  • news media
  • research materials

Further information

This resource is never updated.

* Middle East and North Africa, 1974–1987
* Near East and South Asia, 1987–1996
* South Asia, 1980–1987
* Sub-Saharan Africa, 1974–1980 and Africa, 1987–1996
* Eastern Europe, 1974–1996

Content is not updated as this is a static resource.