Izvestiia Digital Archive

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Overview

Izvestiia (Известия) Digital Archive covers the "complete archive" of Izvestiia (Известия), from its founding in 1917 through present. The database presents "the Kremlin’s newspaper of record" as full-image text searchable files. As of October 2019, the archive holds 30,101 full text, full image issues.

East View reports that the archive grows with ongoing subscription, hosted on East View's Universal Database platform.

Provider:

East View Information Services

Posted:

Apr 28, 2011 11:22am

Updated:

Jan 31, 2023 7:58am

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.

Collection Content

Subject Areas:

Social Sciences

Resource Types:

Newspapers

- Denotes data sourced directly from publisher

Content Details:


Geographic coverage	Russia
Chronological coverage	1917-present
Content types	Newspaper
Source formats	Microfilm, digital
Total titles	1
Total pages	190,000
Digital collection launch date
Update frequency
Collection ongoing
Completion date
Available supplements

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	IP
Archiving solution – master files
Archiving solution – derivative files	CLOCKSS
Availability in web discovery tools
Open URL target	Y
Federated searching, z39.50
Local host option
Usage statistics

Interface Tools:


Full text displayed	Y
Page images
Color images
Search full text	N
Advanced search (fielded)	Y
Search within results	N
Limit results by dates and/or document types	Y
Display highlighted search terms	Y
Display snippet -- search term in context	Y
Relevance sorting	Y
Save searches	N
Download PDF	Y (of page image, not full issue)
Download HTML	N
Print page	Y
Print full document	N
Export citations	N
Annotation tools	N
Cross-product searching	Y
ILL
Restrictions on use

Terms and Provider Details

Terms:


Terms	Options
Subscription option
Purchase option
Multiple year payments option
Hosting charges
List of purchasers available
Sample license available
MARC records purchase fee
Price tier basis

Provider:

East View Information Services

Website:

http://www.eastview.com/

Main Address:

10601 Wayzata Boulevard

Minneapolis, MN 55305

United States

CRL Review

Collection Content:

Izvestiia Digital Archive covers the "complete archive" of Izvestiia (Известия), from its founding in 1917 through 2010. The database presents "the Kremlin’s newspaper of record" as full-image text searchable files.East View Information Services reports that the database contains 29,113 issues, and "over one million articles."

East View confirmed that the source for the scanned content is microfilm it has produced (Izvestiia also exists on various other editions of film, including from the Library of Congress, CRL/FNMP, Harvard University, and the British Library). East View represents that the quality of the source microfilm is better than in its previous digital offerings (such as Pravda). However, East View has expressed its commitment to quality improvement of images that are found to be insufficiently viewable or searchable.

Delivery:

Izvestiia Digital Archive is presented on East View's Universal Database platform, allowing for cross-searchability of other subscribed products. The platform includes a Cyrillic virtual keyboard to allow for full-text searching, and offers the ability to search in transliteration.

Terms:

In 2011, East View reported that Izvestiia would be the first digital collection from East View archived into CLOCKSS.

Reviewers:

Center for Research Libraries

Carolyn Ciesla - Research Assistant

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.

CRL Offers & Status

Status	Current	Description
CRL Flagged	no	Potential interest to CRL community
Offer Pending	no	Currently a candidate for CRL offer
Active Offer	yes	Currently offered for purchase or new subscription
Trial Access	no	Available for trial
Renewal Offer	no	Currently offered for renewal
Expired Offer	no	Past offers
Inactive / Declined	no	No longer under consideration by CRL
Reviewed by CRL	yes	Evaluation available by CRL and community
Special Access	no	Member-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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