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Overview

The EUREKA.CC database provides access to more than 2,500 news and current event sources from North America, Latin America, and Europe. These sources range from large newspapers, such as Le Monde and Le Figaro, to small regional newspapers, as well as other formats such as newswires, specialized periodicals, and radio and television transcripts. A subscription includes all of the titles as a group, with pricing levels based on the number of simultaneous users.

Provider: 
CEDROM-SNi [1]
Posted: 
Oct 27, 2011 4:26pm
Updated: 
Sep 20, 2017 9:04am
Source
CRL reviews are based on independent research. Information is researched by CRL staff and other specialists at CRL libraries. See CRL Review for additional source notes.
Details

Collection Content

Subject Areas: 
Arts and Humanities
Resource Types: 
News databases
Transcription
Major Languages: 
English
French
Direct from Publisher - Denotes data sourced directly from publisher
Content Details: 
Geographic coverageNorth America, Europe, Latin America
Chronological coveragePrimarily contemporary, some back files to the 1970s
Content types Newspapers, wire services, specialized periodicals, web sites, etc.
Source formats Born digital, microforms, paper (?)
Total titlesc. 2500
Total pages
Digital collection launch date
Update frequency
Collection ongoingY
Completion dateNA
Available supplements NA

Specifications

Metadata: 
MARC records available
Creator of MARC records
Structural metadata exposed anywhere?
Subject authorities used
Name authorities used
Technical Platform: 
Browser compatibility
Authentication options
Archiving solution – master files
Archiving solution – derivative files
Availability in web discovery tools
Open URL target
Federated searching, z39.50
Local host option
Usage statistics
Interface Tools: 
Full text displayedY
Page imagesY (for some)
Color images
Search full textY
Advanced searchY
Search within resultsY
Limit results by dates and/or document typesY
Display highlighted search termsY
Display snippet -- search term in contextN
Relevance sorting
Save searchesY
Download PDFY
Download HTMLY
Print pageY
Print full documentY
Export citations
Annotation tools
Cross-product searchingNA
ILL
Restrictions on use

Terms and Provider Details

Terms: 
Subscription optionY
Purchase optionN
Multiple year payments optionNA
Hosting chargesNA
List of purchasers available
Sample license available
MARC records purchase fee
Price tier basis
Provider: 
CEDROM-SNi [1]
Website: 
http://www.cedrom-sni.com/en [2]
Main Address: 
825 Querbes Avenue
Bureau 200
Outremont, QC H2V 3X1
Canada
CRL Review
Collection Content: 

The EUREKA.CC database provides access to more than 2,500 news and current event sources from North America, Latin America, and Europe. The following types of sources are included, indicating the number of titles reported as of September 2011:
    Newspapers 1121
    Website references   568
    Periodicals (specialized regional or trade titles) 233
    Websites  219
    Newswires  109
    Blogs  47
    Television transcripts (for individual broadcast shows, especially news)  45
    Press releases (daily series)  43
    Radio transcripts  9
    Databases  9
    Twitter feeds  9
    Web TV   2

Sources range in scale from large newspapers, such as Le Monde and Le Figaro, to small regional newspapers. Canadian regional content is especially strong, including reporting from aboriginal communities. Most of the web material is open access, but has the advantage of being cross-indexed here. About 30% of the web content is ingested and hosted by Eureka, while the remaining "website references" point out to material hosted elsewhere.

While approximately 50% of the titles include archived content dating only back to 2008, there are further back files for selected titles. The distributor indicates that a few titles date back to the 1970s, although a title browse lit indicates that the oldest content is for Le Monde diplomatique, dating to 1980.  Archived content for Le Monde dates to 1987.  Most of the content dating back to the 1980s is French language material, from France and from Canada.  Le Figaro was added in 1996, and several Canadian new service sources in French and in English date back to around 2000.

Over 60 percent of the content is in English; French is the second-largest language represented, constituting around 20 percent of the titles. The Latin American content is one area of growth, particularly Brazil.

The Quebec-based distributor, CEDROM-SNi, specializes in distributing electronic information products to end-users as well as content management software to organizations. It contracts with various publishers, corporations, and government agencies to distribute their publications. In addition to text databases and news alert services, it distributes CD-ROM sets for selected titles.

Delivery: 

The interface is simply laid out, with a few straightforward prompts for the user.  Searches can be qualified by author and title as well as designations specific to newspaper articles-- the lead and sections. Full text is available for all the titles, and PDF page images for much of the content.There is a date browse option for viewing PDF facsimiles of full issues, which is very useful.  The interface instructions are available in both English and French.

Local database administrators can create groupings of titles according to various criteria, such as region or type of publication, tailored to the interests of users.

Terms: 

A subscription includes all of the titles as a group, with pricing levels based on the number of simultaneous users.

Strengths and Weaknesses: 

The coverage by geographic region and type of source material is extremely broad, which can be an advantage for advanced researchers, but may be overwhelming or redundant for students. It is also potentially expensive to provide multiple session points for the major newspapers, but to have to pay for all the other titles as well. It will be very helpful to have data on the dates of back files available for the various titles.

Reviewers: 

Center for Research Libraries

  • Virginia Kerr - Digital Program Manager

Sources

Sources for this review include information publicly posted or obtained directly from the publisher; data collected by CRL staff and specialists at CRL libraries; and examination of the digital collection when possible. Other sources are noted where cited. CRL continues to gather additional information on this resource and to solicit critical assessment.
Additional Reviews in Other Sources: 

Uziel, Lidia. "EUREKA.CC" The Charleston Review. April 2013. pp. 50-52. http://dx.doi.org/10.5260/chara.14.4.50 [3] Accessed November 26, 2013.

CRL Offers & Status
StatusCurrentDescription
CRL FlaggednoPotential interest to CRL community
Offer PendingnoCurrently a candidate for CRL offer
Active OffernoCurrently offered for purchase or new subscription
Trial AccessnoAvailable for trial
Renewal OffernoCurrently offered for renewal
Expired OffernoPast offers
Inactive / DeclinedyesNo longer under consideration by CRL
Reviewed by CRLyesEvaluation available by CRL and community
Special AccessnoMember-only access available for a limited time
The complete offer and activity details for this resource are only available to CRL members.

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Source URL: https://edesiderata.crl.edu/resources/eurekacc

Links
[1] https://edesiderata.crl.edu/providers/cedrom-sni
[2] http://www.cedrom-sni.com/en
[3] http://dx.doi.org/10.5260/chara.14.4.50