IPSWICH, Mass. — October 28, 2014 — There is a new resource available for researchers studying the Arab World. EBSCO Information Services has introduced Arab World Research Source™, a full-text database that delivers the coverage needed by researchers of Arab Studies, Middle Eastern Studies and Islamic Studies.
Arab World Research Source is a dedicated resource of scholarly journals, quality magazines, trade publications, industry profiles, country reports, market research reports and conference papers related to the Arab World. It reaches across all major subject disciplines, including business, economics, science, technology, humanities and sociology.
The database contains more than 300 full-text titles, including nearly 200 scholarly journals. Of those scholarly journals, 83 feature Arabic full text. Key titles include Journal of Social Sciences, Alexandria Journal for Veterinary Sciences, Arab Journal of Nephrology & Transplantation, Journal of King Abdulaziz: Marine Sciences, Annals of Arts & Social Sciences, and Journal of Sharia & Islamic Studies.
The Arabic content in Arab World Research Source is highly discoverable due to enhanced multilingual content search technology in EBSCOhost® databases and EBSCO Discovery Service™ due to the growth of EBSCOhost throughout the world and the continued addition of non-English content to databases. EBSCO provides language-specific searching for more than 45 of the most common languages, including Arabic.
For more information on Arab World Research Source, visit: http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/arab-world-research-source.
About EBSCO Information Services
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is the leading discovery service provider for libraries worldwide with more than 6,000 discovery customers in over 100 countries. EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS) provides each institution with a comprehensive, single search box for its entire collection, offering unparalleled relevance ranking quality and extensive customization. EBSCO is also the preeminent provider of online research content for libraries, including hundreds of research databases, historical archives, point-of-care medical reference, and corporate learning tools serving millions of end users at tens of thousands of institutions. EBSCO is the leading provider of electronic journals & books for libraries, with subscription management for more than 360,000 serials, including more than 57,000 e-journals, as well as online access to more than 600,000 e-books. For more information, visit the EBSCO website at: www.ebsco.com. EBSCO Information Services is a division of EBSCO Industries Inc., a family owned company since 1944.
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For more information, please contact:
Kathleen McEvoy
Vice President of Communications
(800) 653-2726 ext. 2594
kmcevoy@ebsco.com
