Re: [LM_NET] Country/Global Issues Databases

[Thomas Kaun <tomkaun@GMAIL.COM>]

Hi, Brian.
I like Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO). It's relatively
inexpensive and very comprehensive. Also consider CQ Global Researcher--like
CQ Researcher but with an international perspective, published once a month.
I also subscribe to CountryWatch and like it a lot because it's
comprehensive although there is a lot of repetition in documents from
country to country. I like the CountryWires service which part of
CountryWatch because it gives up-to-the-minute news stories about each
country including the most obscure ones.
Hope this helps.
Tom Kaun

On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 7:44 AM, Hewlett, Brian <hewlettb@bus.umich.edu>wrote:

> Hi All,
>   Teachers always seem to be interested in having access to country and
> conflict information and thus I am considering adding a country/global
> issues database to my electronic holdings. I need your help in determining
> which database I should ultimately subscribe to. I am considering Europa, CQ
> Researcher, World Conflicts Today, CountryWatch.com, etc... Are there any
> others you would suggest? What do you like about these? Any features
> students find helpful? The database ultimately needs to support the social
> studies curriculum and beyond at the high school level.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
>
> Brian Hewlett
>
> Media Specialist in Training
> Ann Arbor, MI
>
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