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the Middle East
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Welcome to East View
Since 1989, East View Information Services has been providing high quality information products and services
in native and translated foreign languages to a wide variety of academic, commercial and government
customers throughout the world.
In 2006, our offering expanded with print resources from Turkey, Iran, and Egypt. In 2007, we reached out to
online content providers in the Middle East and added Arabic e-books from Egypt. With popular uprisings
blazing throughout the MENA region, East View foresees an unprecedented need and opportunity to document
these dynamically changing societies by capturing and aggregating new content.
These places – with the most dynamic social, political and economic situations – are often the most interesting
to the libraries, students, analysts and researchers you serve. They are at the core of East View’s service to
you.
Whether you seek academic or popular books in e-book format, online access to current newspapers and
press archives, or subscriptions to important journal titles from the Middle East, you can rely on East View. Our
expanded Middle Eastern offerings continue traditions started by East View twenty years ago.
East View is committed to sourcing uncommon information from extraordinary places supported with
exceptional service. We look forward to serving you.
Kent D. Lee
President and CEO
East View Information Services
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Table of Contents
Kotobarabia
Modern Arab Renaissance Collection …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4
Index to Hebrew Periodicals ..…………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5
East View Information Services
East View’s Commitment to Reliable Delivery of Middle East Content ………………..……………………………………….. 6
E-Book Approval Plans and Serials from the ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7
Middle East, the Caucasus, and Central Asia
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Kotobarabia
Kotobarabia, a pioneer creator of Arabic e-content and distributor specializing in the Arabic language, offers an
online solution to increasing and diversifying any institution’s offerings from the Middle East.
Two collections, Kotobarabia E-Library and Modern Arab Renaissance Collection, are hosted on servers in
the United States through East View.
Modern Arab Renaissance Collection
The Modern Arab Renaissance Collection is made up of an exclusive
electronic archive of books published from 1820-1914 from across the
Islamic world, with special focus on Egypt and Syria.
Coverage Over 3,000 titles cover the sciences and
humanities: philosophy and theology, literature,
arts, history and politics, including writings from
Mahmoud Abdo, Gamal El Din El Afgahany and
Rashid Reda.
Search 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.
Format Arranged thematically and with accompanying
MARC records
Key features Printable and downloadable features
Ability to customize your titles list
Search functionalities by author, by title, by subject
Searchable PDF files in full-image and full-text
Type in Arabic on the virtual Arabic keyboard
Tracking option of favorite titles
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Index to Hebrew Periodicals
The ‘‘Index to Hebrew Periodicals" is produced by the University of Haifa Library, Haifa,
Israel.
A bibliographic indexing project covering articles from Hebrew
periodicals, collections, and some monographs. IHP delivers
content from 1977 in Hebrew, English, and other languages.
With an interface in Hebrew and English,
the database currently contains over
715,000 items, by collection:
The Index to Hebrew Periodicals (IHP) --
Abstracts of major Hebrew journals from
1977 to date with the exception of weeklies
and newsletters. IHP covers a variety of
subjects with an emphasis on Judaica,
literature, education, arts, law, and current
Israeli affairs (politics and society).
The Eretz Israel Database (EID) -- A project
of the University of Haifa Library in
cooperation with the library of Yad Yitshak
Ben Zvi, the purpose of EID is to
complement the IHP with additional material
relating to the history, geography, and
archaeology of the land of Israel.
The Tel-Hai Index to Hebrew Newspapers (THIHN) -- A project of Tel-Hai College Library in Upper
Galilee, where indexing was produced and then input by the University of Haifa. Particular emphasis
given to longer, analytical articles on social, economic, and political topics (including ‘‘op-ed’’ articles)
as well as significant reviews of books, exhibitions, theater, and other cultural events.
The Bar-Ilan Indexing Project, carried out by the Indexing Unit of the Wurzweiler Central
Library, consists of two parallel projects: 1) an index to articles in the literary supplements of the daily
Hebrew press (1985---- ). Includes the supplements of Ha'aretz, Yediot Aharonot, Ma'ariv, Ha'tsofeh,
Yated Ne'eman, Ha'modia, Al-Hamishmar, Davar and Hadashot (the latter three------ until they ceased
publication); and 2) indexes to other Hebrew periodicals: Orlogin (1950----1957), Melila (1944----
1956), Bar-Ilan (1965----1989) and Molad (1948----1986).
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East View Information Services
Top libraries recognize East View’s commitment to reliable
delivery of Middle East content
East View’s services are informed by the deep experience of our own staff who understand the needs
of organizations like yours. Our goal is to make the acquisition of foreign content easy and ensure
smooth access and support.
East View’s value-add make Middle Eastern databases viable for North American and European
organizations:
Inclusion of English interfaces wherever possible
Persistent URL’s
Quality bibliographic citations, including US MARC records, and metadata
Subscription / purchase models suited to North American and European libraries’
Perpetual access solutions
IP Authentication, including remote proxy
Cross-searchable modules across platforms
Service and support by East View
Hosting by East View when possible
Click on the subject in English, search
Type in a search term, in English or in Arabic, and find
automatically in Arabic
results in the entire database
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East View Information Services –
E-Book Approval Plans and Serials
East View has been meeting the foreign language needs of
librarians and researchers since 1989
Book Approval Plan
East View’s Arabic-language e-book approval plan is similar to approval plans for print publications, but
with the ease of online access. Our Arabic and Chinese native speakers select e-books according to
your profile from hundreds of thousands of e-books available.
Libraries, together with an East View Account Representative, complete a profile containing general
parameters (country, language, special instructions, etc.) and subject parameters. E-books that fall
within the profile and according to the designated budget are made accessible, at intervals and
budgets determined by the library. Your institution receives discounts based upon the size of the
approval plan.
MARC records are supplied free of charge to approval plan customers upon request.
Serials Services
Looking for a reliable supplier for serials from Iran, Turkey, or Egypt? East View also supplies serials
from countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia. Our network of representatives allows us to offer by
far the largest selection of periodicals, including many hard-to-find titles available nowhere else.
Government, academic and special libraries rely on East View for great selection, acclaimed service,
prompt dispatch, and guaranteed delivery. For the full list of titles, see our online catalog at
www.eastview.com/serials.asp.
Guarantee Claims are honored promptly and without charge for any publication under
subscription with East View. Replacement issue(s) are provided up to one year
following the date of publication; back issues are available at affordable prices to fill
collection gaps.
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is available for invoices, purchase orders, and
claims.
Orders are accepted online, by mail, phone or fax. You may pre-pay your order by
using a major credit card, sending a wire, check or money order or listing a purchase
order for your institution.
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