IPSWICH, Mass. - April 27, 2006 - EBSCO Publishing is pleased to announce the availability of a new search experience for the International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center™ (ISCTRC). While ISCTRC will continue to be made available through the EBSCOhost^® interface, subscribers are encouraged to use the new interface in order to maximize their searching of the database.

About the Interface
The new ISCTRC interface serves the needs of end-users through a variety of features including: highlighting important source types in the database; providing quick access to information on people, places, and organizations; featuring topics on terrorism & security; highlighting key titles, reports, and books pertaining to the subject matter; and offering timely news content from a variety of sources.

All applicable customers will have the option of using the new ISCTRC interface in addition to their existing EBSCOhost access or in place of it, depending on their particular needs. There is no platform fee for the interface above the price of the ISCTRC database itself.

About the Database
ISCTRC offers information on virtually every dimension of security, counter-terrorism, risk management, public health, civil liberties, disaster response, and preparedness. The database is designed to inform the analysis process, as well as enhance the general understanding of these issues. ISCTRC provides a comprehensive Open Source Intelligence Resource for analysts, risk management professionals, and students. Content includes hundreds of full-text journals and periodicals, hundreds of thousands of selected articles, news feeds, reports, summaries, books, blogs, FAQs, and proprietary Background Information Summaries that pertain to terrorism and security. ISCTRC also combines deep background from scholarly writings with expert commentary from a variety of organizations, agencies and publisher and timely reviews of recent developments across the international political, military, economic, social and technical spectrum.

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