This resource is often overlooked but contains a wealth of information. The introduction states that it is "a detailed, objective and timely weekly distillation of the news and current information as reported in dozens of major newspapers and news magazines from the U.S., Canada, Britain, Australia and elsewhere around the world. Other materials, such as government reports and online databases, fill in the gaps and provide additional verification. The full source list is a long one and is constantly evolving. From this flow of information, the editors seek to record all those events that might be of lasting interest or significance, and to anticipate the needs of researchers in the future. The emphasis throughout is on the factual content rather than opinion or analysis. The News Digest provides a complete, concise, accurate, and permanent record of politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, finance, government, crime, the environment, science and medicine, arts and entertainment, personalities and sports, with statistics, background boxes, chronologies, key events, text excerpts, maps, tables and photographs."
Of interest to students, writers and the general reader, this resource provides the user with a distinctive "snapshot in time" of what was happening during a particular week of the year. It can answer specific questions, or provide a springboard for more extensive research in books or newspapers. The collection of Facts on File at BCL goes back to 1976.
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