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Keesing's World News Archive

Keesing's World News Archive offers a comprehensive and concise record of the world's most important political, social and economic events since 1931.

It contains over 100,000 specially-written reports, and over 1,500 new articles are added every year in monthly updates. It also includes useful primary source material such as speeches and UN resolutions.

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Relevance to the National Curriculum

Keesing's World News Archive is suitable for the teaching, learning and coursework requirements of a wide range of subject areas (including History, Economics, Politics, Citizenship, Sociology, Geography, Biology, Business Studies, ICT, and Media Studies) at Key Stages 3 and 4, A/AS level, and the International Baccalaureate.

Content

Since 1931, the Keesing's editorial team has assessed news reports from around the world, before distilling them into clear, concise, and objective summaries which are published each month.

The Keesing's World News Archive offers over 100,000 articles and provides comprehensive coverage of a broad range of world events including:

  • Elections and changes of government in every country
  • Social issues such as immigration and asylum
  • Wars, treatises, and diplomacy
  • Terrorism and issues of internal security
  • Legislation, budgets, economic developments, and international agreements
  • Natural disasters, environmental issues, and scientific discoveries

The Archive also offers a number of special features including:

  • A "Portfolio" feature which allows teachers and learners to select and store articles, tag interesting information, and share these tags with other users
  • "Breaking History" articles which provide comprehensive context on major stories from around the world. These articles, and corresponding timelines, illuminate the connections between current events and modern global history

Further information about Keesing's World News Archive can be found at www.keesings.com

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Reviews

"This is an immensely valuable resource...deserves to be widely used by students and others requiring materials on current affairs/modern history." Tony Childcraft, University College of Ripon and York St John

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Access options

A range of access options is on offer to enable teachers and learners to use all JISC Collections for Schools resources both within the school (for example, by IP address) and from home (for example, via Shibboleth, a link on the school's secure intranet, and/or username and password).

An unlimited number of staff and students at subscribing schools can access each JISC Collections for Schools resource concurrently so they can be used in the classroom with confidence.

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Pricing

Pricing is calculated according to the total number of learners at a school, or schools within a region - so the more schools that subscribe to a resource as a group, the lower the price per learner is likely to be.

All suppliers have guaranteed that the prices negotiated by JISC Collections are the lowest available.

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Subscription and invoicing information

The agreement for Keesing's World News Archive runs until 31 August 2011.

Schools and buying groups can subscribe at any time but are committed until the end of the subscription year in which their subscription starts i.e. 31 August 2010 or 31 August 2011.

Charges will be prorated - for example, if a subscription starts on 1 January 2010, the cost of the subscription will be for 8 months until 31 August 2010.

Please note that subscriptions will not be set up, and access granted, until a signed copy of the Acceptance of Licence Agreement Form (see below) has been received by JISC Collections for Schools.

An invoice from the subscription start date until the end of the subscription year will also be issued when the signed copy of the Acceptance of Licence Agreement Form (see below) is received.

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How to subscribe

Scan and email it to schoolshelp@jisc.ac.uk
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Post an unbound copy to:
JISC Collections for Schools
Unit 7, North Leigh Business Park
North Leigh
Oxfordshire OX29 6SW

  • Keep one signed copy of the full Acceptance of Licence Form for your records.
  • When the signed Acceptance of Licence Form has been received by JISC Collections for Schools, the publisher will be notified and access will be set up.
  • An invoice from the subscription start date until the end of the subscription year will also be sent when the signed Acceptance of Licence Form has been received by JISC Collections for Schools.
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How to get the best price

Prices offered through JISC Collections for Schools are guaranteed to be the lowest available. Schools subscribing individually to one or more JISC Collections for Schools resources benefit from discounts on publishers' list prices in the majority of cases, but schools subscribing as part of a buying group can achieve discounts of up to 75%.

A buying group can consist of any group of schools in a region with a combined total of at least 2,500 learners that places an order for a resource at the same time.

Local authorities, and organisations such as School Library Services, are taking an active role in coordinating buying groups in many areas in order to achieve the highest possible discount.

In addition, an increasing number of schools in informal local or regional networks are also working together to secure the best possible pricing.

To find out what is happening in your area, or if you would like help setting up a buying group, contact jcs-info@jisc.ac.uk.

  • Click here for pricing information
  • Click here to request a free 30-day trial
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Support for teachers

Offering a wide diversity of information, Keesing's World News Archive is suitable for project and coursework requirements in a wide range of subject areas. It also provides a good foundation for classroom discussions on topics such as:

  • Border disputes
  • Capital punishment
  • Foreign relations and foreign aid
  • Human rights
  • Refugees, immigration, and asylum
  • Religion
  • Narcotics and the drug trade

Please see the Keesing's guide to conducting searches as well as the Keesing's teacher's guide.

If you want to submit your own thoughts on classroom use and application of Keesing's World News Archive, please contact jcs-info@jisc.ac.uk

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Free trials

Free 30-day trials for all JISC Collections for Schools resources are available to enable schools and local authorities to assess their value in teaching and learning.

  • Request a free trial for your school, or for a group of schools
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Further information

Login URL

www.keesings.com

Information for teachers and staff

Online help is available.

Training materials

Download a guide to conducting searches
Download the Keesing's teacher's guide

Technical, administrative, and user support

Email schoolshelp@jisc.ac.uk
phone: 01993 880044

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