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News-Related Databases

These news services, which are available through the University of Pittsburgh's library system as subscription-only databases, provide information about regions of the world and their constituent countries.

Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Ethnic NewsWatch contains nearly 500,000 complete articles dating back to 1990 from 200 publications. English and Spanish language search options are available.
National Newspapers (Current) (Full Text) This link opens in a new window
National Newspapers via ProQuest provides current full text access to some popular publications like Christian Science Monitor and the New York Times.
Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Newspaper Source provides access to both national and international newspapers, and contains abstracts and indexing from the following papers (cover to cover): the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, and USA Today. This is an EBSCOHost database.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Provides full text and citation access to information in the reference, business, medical, and legal disciplines. [Formerly titled: Academic Lexis-Nexis]

Maps and Atlases

The following are websites that provide access to maps of the Middle East and North Africa.

CORONA Atlas of the Middle East
The CORONA Atlas of the Middle East are satellite images of the Middle East, which have been made freely available through the University of Arkansas.
David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection
Digitized maps from allow for close viewing of details. Includes 18th and 19th century maps.
Digital Archaeological Atlas of the Holy Land
This unique collection provides digital maps of the areas encompassed by the Holy Land. It also includes information about archaeological sites within this area.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
This extensive collection of maps has been made available through the Perry-Castaneda Library at the University of Texas - Austin. Most of fully digitized and available for free online.

Images

The following are links to collections of pictures, photographs, and images of the Middle East.

Middle East Images in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
The Library of Congress provides access to digitized collections of photographs and prints of the Middle East.
American Geographical Society Library : Asia and Middle East
This archive, made available through the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, provides images of the Middle East.
The Middle East in Early Prints and Photographs
Available from the New York Public Library..

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