Online Content: Middle Eastern Countries

AskZad

Over 500 million pages of Arabic content! AskZad is now available in North America and Europe with an English-language interface and search functionality.

Pan-Arab News Index (PANI)
This is more than just an index of Arabic news; it is a full content resource of complete news article clippings, many of which are available in full-text and full-image. The flagship product of AskZad, PANI has more than 24 million entries, with some content going back to 1998. 10,000 new entries are added each day from various sources: 

• 130 newspaper and news magazine print editions
• 181 newspapers and new magazines with both print and online editions
• 215 news-related Internet sites
• Partial indexing for an additional 1,000 news-related Internet sites

Each article has 14 elements of metadata added, so searching for the information you need --whether in Arabic or English -- is easy. Download a flier on PANI (Or download the Arabic or Turkish versions).

Pan-Arab E-Books
Contains 23,483 digitized books as of July 2009 and is constantly adding content. Books cover a range of topics from Religion, Politics & Economy to Literature, Poetry & Arts and many other subjects.  Authors are often highly respected professors from elite universities in the Middle East. Click here to download the title list.

Pan-Arab Academic Journal Index
Full Arabic language indices of more than 650 Middle Eastern university-published journals and approximately 350 organization-published journals, in any language. Most are in Arabic, but others are in English or French.  For 165 licensed journals (as of July 2009), we have indices back to Issue 1. For non-contracted journals, we have indices dating from 1998.

Pan-Arab Academic Journals
A database of complete, licensed content of 165 Applied Science and Social Science Academic Journals published in the Middle East in any language. Most are in Arabic, but others are in English and French. AskZad continues to negotiate with other journal publishers to expand its collection to include all of the 3,000 journals published across the Arab world.

Pan-Arab Dissertations
Almost 7,000 dissertations published by graduate students in the Middle East in any language.  Dissertations cover many disciplines in both Applied and Social Sciences.  Initiatives are ongoing to greatly expand this collection in late 2009 and 2010.

Pan-Arab Peer-Review Articles
Research published in credible, but non-Academic, journals and periodicals. As of July 2009, AskZad contains close to 10,000 peer-review articles in both Applied and Social Sciences. Negotiations are ongoing for expanded collections.

Pan-Arab Conference Proceedings
Approximately 50 Middle Eastern conferences (most held annually), primarily academic, and includes white papers, research presentations, etc.

Download the User Guide to find out useful tips on finding content in AskZad.

Kotobarabia

Hosted on servers in Minneapolis, Kotobarabia is a pioneer resource, making over 8,000 published works in Arabic available as e-books for the first time. Two collections are available through East View: Kotobarabia E-Library and Kotobarabia Modern Arab Renaissance Collection. Download a flier about both resources (or download the Arabic or Turkish versions).

Kotobarabia E-Library (KAEL)
Kotobarabia has signed agreements with over 1,400 authors, publishers, NGOs and Publications. Arranged thematically and with accompanying MARC records, Kotobarabia puts an electronically searchable library of contemporary and classic writing at your fingertips. Content is mostly in Arabic, with metadata in both Arabic and English and bilingual English/Arabic search interface, including a virtual Arabic keyboard for easy text input. The Kotobarabia E-Library is arranged into over 29 thematic areas and many sub-categories. Complete title lists and trials are available.