research library workshop: Middle East news sources

Tue, September 30, 2014
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Thompson Library 359

Join the Middle East Studies librarian for a discussion of a range of strategies for searching and staying current with news from the Middle East, including:

  • using library newspaper databases such as Factiva and Access World News Research Collection to browse newspapers and search for articles from the Middle East
  • setting up RSS feeds for news sources such as blogs, newspapers, and websites
  • creating alerts for specific topics in the news
  • searching Twitter for trending topics in specific areas of the Middle East.

Plus, tips for advanced internet searches in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish

Registration encouraged, at sellman.13@osu.edu.  tea and refreshments provided!