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Our Resource of the Month choice for March: BBC Monitoring

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Each month, one of our Subject Librarians will choose an electronic resource which they feel will be of interest to you.

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March’s Resource of the Month has been selected by Jo Gardner, Bodleian Social Science Librarian and Subject Consultant for Politics and International Relations.

 

 

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An open laptop on a desk. The words 'BBC Monitoring' are on the screen. Next to it are a pad, pencil and a cup of coffee.

Jo’s choice is BBC Monitoring. It was chosen because it covers many global regions and claims to help us make sense of world events.

The BBC Monitoring ‘Resource of the Month’ March promotion includes two Webinars, find our more below.

Overview

BBC Monitoring is a specialist service within BBC News that tracks, translates, analyses and summarises global media to help you make sense of world events. BBCM has been capturing essential media insights for governments, NGOs, academia, corporates and intergovernmental organisations since 1939. From social media to TV, digital news sources and radio, BBCM monitors the full spectrum of publicly available information.

Key Highlights

  • BBCM has 200 staff based across 12 international offices
  • Working in more than 100 languages
  • Covering around 150 countries
  • Online database with over 4 million entries dating back to 1996
  • 400 stories added every day
  • Can be customised to deliver personalised alerts and feeds
  • Key focus areas include Russia, Iran, the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, China, Latin America jihadist related media and disinformation

On BBC Monitoring’s website you will find:

  • News alerts – timely reporting on major stories as they happen
  • Reports – accurate and nuanced translations and summaries of international media reporting including important speeches and statements
  • Round-ups – highlights of key stories on a particular country, region or topic
  • Insight – expert comment and analysis of trends, explaining key issues in our main specialisms
  • Reference – a full reference section with biographies, guides to international media environments and key organisations

An infographic of a pair of hands on a laptop keyboard. To the rights are examples of BBC Monitoring web pages. To the left are some headphones and social media logos, newspaper, globe and a satellite.

Where can you access the resource

A Single-Sign-On (SSO) is required to access this resource, so access is restricted to Oxford University students and staff members.This resource also requires you to register before use.

Access the resource via SOLO or directly via https://monitoring.bbc.co.uk/login

An image of what the log on area looks like on the BBC Monitoring webpage. At the top a symbol of a person with the words 'Log In' next to it. Underneath the words 'Log In' and a box to enter your email address.

 

Log in (top right) using your Oxford University email address and you will be redirected to log in with your SSO

 

 

Webinars

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As part of our BBC Monitoring Resource of the Month promotion, BBC Monitoring staff will be hosting two Webinars. Both are free to join and will be taking place via Teams, click on the links below to join on the day:

BBC Monitoring Introductory Webinar, Tuesday 8 March 11.00-11.30am – JOINING LINK INTRODUCTION

Meet Kayleen Devlin of the BBC Disinformation Team, Wednesday 9 March, 11.00-11.30am – JOINING LINK DISINFORMATION.

Further Help

 A range of video tutorials and guides can be found in the help section of the resource  to discover how to get the most out of the BBC Monitoring website.

Newsletters

4 covers of the BBC Monitoring Newsletter.

BBC Monitoring offers a range of free newsletters brought to you by their regional experts on the stories making an impact around the world. Subscribe to weekly, fortnightly or monthly insights as well as their quarterly magazine. You can find specialist coverage on disinformation, jihadist media and the latest insight and analysis across a range of regions and countries. For more information and to sign-up click here

Events

BBC Monitoring also holds regular online expert panel discussions featuring a range of BBCM and external specialists. In the last 18 months they have covered a wide range of topics, from the global impacts of Covid-19, to Afghanistan under renewed Taliban rule or exploring what the Biden presidency means for the world.

These online events are free to attend and offer you the opportunity to submit your questions to our experts.

And there is no such thing as a missed webinar: for those unable to attend, recordings are available and can be watched in your own time.

If you would like to receive invites to BBC Monitoring events, please contact Nick Reynolds.