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The online edition of The Economist [1] or Economist.com, provides insight and opinions on international news, politics, business, finance, science and technology.

Provider: 
Economist Intelligence Unit [2]
Posted: 
Nov 21, 2014 9:50am
Updated: 
Apr 1, 2017 12:05am
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Collection Content

Subject Areas: 
Arts and Humanities
Health and Life Sciences
Science, Engineering and Technology
Social Sciences
Resource Types: 
Economic information
Newspapers
Major Languages: 
English
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Terms and Provider Details

Provider: 
Economist Intelligence Unit [2]
Website: 
http://www.eiu.com/home.aspx [3]
Main Address: 
20 Cabot Square
London
E14 4QW
United Kingdom
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Collection Content: 

Subscriptions to The Economist are available in print, print plus digital, and digital only. The online edition of The Economist [1] or Economist.com, provides insight and opinions on international news, politics, business, finance, science and technology.

The online archive provides access to Economist content only from 1997 on.  The full digitized archive of The Economist print edition is available through Gale, as The Economist Historical Archive 1843-2008 [4].

Delivery: 

Economist.com is accessible through a web interface, which is paywall protected, and requires individual registration by subscribers.  An app and various tablet versions are also available.

Terms: 

Materials originally published by Economist on line may in some instances be removed from the online archive . "The Economist reserves the right, in its discretion and at any time, to suspend, change, modify, add or remove portions of Economist Content available on the Site and/or on a Digital Application at any time and to restrict the use and accessibility of the Site and its Digital Applications."  (http://www.economist.com/legal/terms-of-use#changes [5], January 2015)

 

 

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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: 

"The Economist on iPad," PC Magazine, November 29, 2010. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2373292,00.asp  [6] (accessed February 26, 2015)

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Links
[1] http://www.economist.com/
[2] https://edesiderata.crl.edu/providers/economist-intelligence-unit
[3] http://www.eiu.com/home.aspx
[4] http://gdc.gale.com/products/the-economist-historical-archive-1843-2007/
[5] http://www.economist.com/legal/terms-of-use#changes
[6] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2373292,00.asp