About the publisher 

Since 1931 Keesing’s has collected news reports on a daily basis from all over the world in a wide range of languages. Keesing’s World News Archive is a web-based database comprising more than 95,000 articles, from 1931 to the present. These constitute a concise, accurate and unbiased account of important developments in each of the world’s countries, major international organizations and within selected thematic topics, creating a unique historical record of events that appeals to a broad range of users working across a broad range of disciplines including History, Sociology, Citizenship, Politics, Law, Media Studies and Journalism.

Burgundy offer to eIFL countries and how to subscribe

A discounted version of their online package is being made available to eIFL countries via Burgundy Collections for a period of 3 years (2009-2011).

If you are a librarian from an institution in one the eIFL countries and would either like to know whether your institution has access to these products or how to gain access to them, please get in touch with your country coordinator.

If you are a country coordinator, the agreement between eIFL and Burgundy can be found at the MEMBERS ONLY area of our website, under "Publishers" section. Please look under the heading of "Burgundy Information Services". If you want access to be activated, please contact Paul Calow at paul[at]burgundyservices.com to send you the license.

Support and promotional resources for librarians

A couple of brochures and a review on the service provided by Keesing's are available in the attachments below.