EBSCO includes: ABC-CLIO and H.W. Wilson
EBSCO
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/
ABC-CLIO
http://www.abc-clio.com/DatabaseCategory.aspx?id=2147508111#browsedatabases-listing
H.W. Wilson
http://www.ebscohost.com/wilson
EBSCO - ADVANCED PLACEMENT SOURCE
Advanced Placement Source™ is designed to meet the extensive needs of high school
students enrolled in various AP courses. It offers a world of knowledge for students who
seek to achieve academic excellence.
This database is designed to support students in multiple areas of study including:
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The Arts and music
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Biology
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Chemistry
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Computer science
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Economics & statistics
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Environmental science
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Government & politics
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Human geography
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Mathematics
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Physics
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Psychology
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U.S., European & world history
Advanced Placement Source contains more than 5,400 full-text academic journals and
magazines and over 592,000 photos, maps and flags.
EBSCO -BIOGRAPHY REFERENCE CENTER
Biography Reference Center™ offers a comprehensive collection of more than 461,000 fulltext biographies, including the complete full-text run of Biography Today and Biography, as
well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other databases.
In addition to keyword searching, users can also locate biographies of interest by browsing
more than 30 genre categories, including actors, authors, composers, explorers, figures
relevant to U.S. & world history, inventors, musicians, Presidents of the United States,
current world leaders and many others.
EBSCO - GENERAL SCIENCE COLLECTION
General Science Collection™ provides information on all aspects of the scientific world and
offers full-text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications including
Archaeology, Astronomy, Discover, National Geographic, National Wildlife, Popular Science,
Science News and Scientific American.
Subject areas covered in General Science Collection include the observation, description,
identification, and experimental investigation of phenomena, and the application of science
to industrial or commercial objectives. General Science Collection also includes Great
Scientific Achievements of the Twentieth Century from Salem Press.
This collection is a multi-volume encyclopedia that covers 500 scientific milestones of the
twentieth century, ranging from the identification of neuron cells, to the first blueprint of
the human genome. For each event, users will find an in-depth biography, complete with
information about the people involved, background on the achievement and the science
involved therein, and a description of the subsequent impact on modern life.
EBSCO -HISTORY REFERENCE CENTER MS/JR or HS
History Reference Center® is the world's most extensive full-text history reference database
designed for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges and
undergraduate research. The database features full text for more than 1,990 reference
books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers, such as
Branden Publishing, Compass Point Books, Houghton Mifflin, Lerner Publishing Group,
Mason Crest Publishers, Morgan Reynolds Inc., Oliver Press, Oxford University Press,
Rourke Publishing LLC., Salem Press, Stackpole Books, Toucan Valley Publications and more.
The database also includes full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals,
including America's Civil War, American Heritage, American Historical Review, American
History, Archaeology, Aviation History, British Heritage, Chinese America: History &
Perspectives, Civil War Times, Foreign Affairs, German History, History, History Review,
History Today (back to January 1975), History: Reviews of New Books, Kansas History,
Journal of American History, Manitoba History, Military History, Naval History, North
Carolina Historical Review, Virginia Magazine of History & Biography, Wild West, World
War II and more. Further, the database contains nearly 57,000 historical documents, more
than 77,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 37,400 historical photos and maps,
and more than 80 hours of historical video.
EBSCO - LITERARY REFERENCE CENTER
Literary Reference Center™ is a comprehensive database that provides users with a broad
spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines
and timeframes. It has been specifically designed for public libraries, secondary schools,
junior/community colleges and undergraduate research.
Literary Reference Center is a full-text database that combines information from major
respected reference works, books and literary journals, as well as original content from
EBSCO Publishing. Literary Reference Center contains full text for more than 35,000 plot
summaries, synopses and work overviews; nearly 100,000 articles/essays of literary
criticism; more than 252,000 author biographies (including more than 22,000 in-depth
bios); 450 literary journals; more than 693,000 book reviews; more than 78,400 classic and
contemporary poems; more than 19,700 classic and contemporary short stories; more than
6,600 author interviews; more than 8,200 classic texts; and much more.
In addition, Literary Reference Center includes Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of
Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of
British Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature, The New Princeton
Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, Beacham's Research Guide to Biography and
Criticism(six volumes), The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature, The Columbia
Companion to the 20th Century American Short Story, all of MagillOnLiterature Plus™ and
much more.
EBSCO - MAGILL ON LITERATURE PLUS
MagillOnLiterature Plus™, produced by Salem Press, combines all the
quality content of both MagillOnLiterature and MagillOnAuthors in a fully integrated and
enhanced single database. This database is composed of approximately 35,000 critical
analyses of individual works of literature, more than 15,000 biographical records, more
than 5,000 images, and a glossary of 1,100 literary terms.
MagillOnLiterature Plus contains editorially reviewed critical essays, brief plot summaries,
extended character profiles, and detailed setting discussions covering works by more than
8,500 long and short fiction writers, poets, dramatists, essayists, and philosophers. The
biographical essays reflect extended coverage of the 2,500 most studied authors and include
up-to-date lists of each author's principal works and current secondary bibliographies. In
addition, 378 comprehensive genre-driven overview essays provide details about important
literary genres, time periods, and national literatures.
MagillOnLiterature Plus is included in the Literary Reference Center, which is available to all
middle schools and high schools.
EBSCO - MIDDLE ONLINE PACKAGE and BOOK COLLECTION NON-FICTION
Middle Online Package offers the most complete collection of full-text reference resources
available for middle schools. This full-text package contains SIX databases designed not
only for students, but also for educators. The Middle Online Package contains the following
databases: Middle Search® Plus, TOPICsearch™, Newspaper Source™, Health Source®:
Consumer Edition, ERIC®, and Professional Development Collection™.
EBSCO Book Collection Non-Fiction Features:
Provides content representing a wide spectrum of works, including popular series from top
book publishers. Contains informative abstracts and searchable full text for 3,800+ popular
nonfiction books.
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EBSCO - NOVELIST K-8
If you are looking for ways to introduce both teachers and students to new books, and if you
want to encourage independent reading and help students think more about why a
particular story appeals to them -- you should look at NoveList® K-8! NoveList K-8 contains
enhanced subject access for over 60,000 fiction titles aimed at the K-8 population. Full-text
reviews from sources like School Library Journal and Booklist are available for many titles.
NoveList K-8, a fiction database, is designed with a bright, appealing layout, designed
especially for elementary and middle schools. The “Working with Kids” section of the
Browse panel on the homepage provides a single location to access all of the curricular
materials such as our Grab and Go Book Lists, BookTalks, Picture Book Extenders and more.
NoveList® K-8 contains:
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Grab and Go Book Lists developed by School Media Specialists provide hand
selected titles on a variety of reading levels and curricular topics.
Hundreds of hand-crafted Recommended Reads reading lists created for teens
and kids covering both fiction genres and topics.
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Over 700 BookTalks.
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450 searchable Award Lists.
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Hundreds of Feature Articles and Curricular Connection articles on a wide
variety of topics, issues and reading levels.
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An easy-to-use, intuitive interface with a single search bar that makes finding
books and other content quick and simple.
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Coverage of thousands fiction series, making it one of the most comprehensive
treatments of series available
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The option to sort by popularity and/or Lexile scores.
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Curriculum-driven material designed to help integrate reading across subject
areas in the classroom.
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Enhanced subject access for 38,000+ fiction titles aimed at the K-8 population. Full-text
reviews from sources like School Library Journal and Booklist are available for many titles.
Has all searching features contained in NoveList. Users can find more books like the ones
Brian Jacques writes or locate fantasy titles with teenage girls as heroes. Readability
measure facilitates locating reading material geared to a user’s reading ability thereby
ensuring reading experiences that challenge but do not frustrate. View books that comprise
a series. Use NoveList K-8’s popularity sorting feature, helps librarians guide students to
the most widely read books in any genre or topic, even if they’re not familiar with all of the
books relevant to each reader’s area of interest. Phonetic search help will prompt the user
with the correct spelling of an author’s name if the incorrect version is entered.
Features: Hundreds of genre and theme-based booklists, Lexile measures for many
titles, Lists of award winning titles, Book talks for selected titles
Middle Online Pkg with Novelist k-8
EBSCO - NOVELIST K-8 PLUS (INCLUDES NONFICTION)
NoveList K-8 Plus (Non-Fiction) – a school media specialist's reading resource for
nonfiction, will be an upgrade to our enormously popular NoveList K-8 fiction product.
Augmenting the fiction with nonfiction reading material will provide school libraries,
students and parents with a complete solution for facilitating reading and learning in the
elementary and middle school years.
NoveList K-8 Plus focuses on nonfiction reading materials that support the school
curriculum, as well as the recreational reading interests of children and students from
preschool through middle school. A rigorous and thorough development process was
exercised as we built what turned out to be a database three years in the making. We began
with extensive market research where we identified the need to create a collection of
nonfiction titles that are "readable" for kids, as well as titles to support the school
curriculum. Then, applying a strict set of criteria, our team of professional librarians at
NoveList hand-selected the 17,000 titles for inclusion in the database utilizing:
Features:
K-8 curriculum and/or the standard course of study for states in the U.S. and the
Canadian provinces.
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U.S. National curriculum standards.
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Key online library and commercial homework web sites.
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Baker & Taylor School Selection List.
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Books by major authors and established series titles.
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Titles highlighted in Next Reads.
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Award Lists created after extensive research by NoveList staff.
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Books featured in major children's literature textbooks.
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EBSCO - NOVELIST HIGH SCHOOL
NoveList, a readers' advisory service, not only provides access to information on 155,000
fiction titles, but it also offers a wide range of feature content that will expand your staff's
ability to serve fiction readers of all ages and increase the reach of your library's program
including author read-alikes, book discussion guides, reading lists and more.
If you are looking for ways to introduce both teachers and students to new books, and if you
want to encourage independent reading and help students think more about why a
particular story appeals to them -- you should look at NoveList! With over 60,000 juvenile
fiction records as well as feature materials designed for both the younger reader and the
adults that work with them, this product will allow you to enhance reading programs by
pointing the way to quality fiction for your students and teachers.
NoveList® includes:
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An easy to use, intuitive interface with a single search bar that makes finding
books and other content quick and simple.
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Coverage of thousands of fiction series, making it one of the most comprehensive
treatments of series available.
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The option to sort by popularity and/or Lexile scores.
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Links to your library catalog so readers can easily locate their next books to
read.
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A newly revamped Readers’ Advisory section including RA training, access to
NoveList newsletters, Genre Outlines, an online product tour and more.
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Curriculum-driven material designed to help integrate NoveList in the
classroom.
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Feature articles by notable librarians and subject matter experts.
NoveList® also contains:
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Hundreds of hand-crafted Recommended Reads reading lists for adults, teens
and kids covering both fiction genres and topics.
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500 Book Discussion Guides including questions and answers and suggestions
for further reading.
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450 searchable Award Lists.
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Hundreds of Feature Articles, BookTalks and Curricular Connection articles on a
wide variety of genres, topics and reading levels
EBSCO - NOVELIST HIGH SCHOOL PLUS
(INCLUDES NON FICTION)
A readers' advisory resource for nonfiction, it is an upgrade to the NoveList product.
Augmenting the fiction with nonfiction reading material provides libraries with a complete
solution from which to answer the ubiquitous question of what to read next.
Through extensive market research we identified the need to create a collection of readable
(narrative) nonfiction titles to address library needs. Applying a strict set of criteria, our
team of professional librarians hand-selected the 50,000 titles included in the database.
Features:
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Specialized, custom-designed data pulls of defined topic areas and well reviewed
and received titles from Baker & Taylor.
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Titles highlighted in Next Reads Lists.
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Award Lists created from extensive research by our staff.
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Interviews with RA experts including Neal Wyatt, Joyce Saricks, Barry Trott, David
Wright, and Georgine Olsen.
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RA web sites and a wide range of print materials.
EBSCO - POINTS OF VIEW REFERENCE CENTER
Points of View Reference Center™ is a full-text database designed to provide students with a
series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides
more than 280 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point
(argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. Topics covered
include: affirmative action, cloning, DNA profiling, HIV/AIDS status disclosure, immigration,
Iraq, Israel & the Palestinians, Katrina and FEMA response, nuclear proliferation, separation
of church and state, standardized testing, stem cell research, tax cuts, voting machines, and
many more.
Points of View Reference Center contains a balance of materials from all viewpoints,
including more than 1,300 main essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the
aisle, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference
books. Each of the main essays includes links to related full-text articles hand-picked by the
editor.
The database also offers guides to debate, developing arguments and writing position
papers. Additionally, this database contains the Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century,
providing students with a searchable collection of some of the most important social,
political, and cultural moments of the 20th century. Points of View Reference
Center provides the basis from which students can realize and develop persuasive
arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical
thinking skills. Critical Thinking Guides for every topic covered helps the student judge Fact
vs. Opinion and enhances the student's ability to read and think critically.
Subject coverage includes:
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Affirmative Action
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Cloning
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DNA Profiling
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HIV/AIDS Status Disclosure
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Immigration
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Iraq
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Israel & the Palestinians
Katrina and FEMA Response
Nuclear Proliferation
Separation of Church and State
Standardized Testing
Stem Cell Research
Tax Cuts
Voting Machines
Available for Middle School or High School
EBSCO - POP CULTURE UNIVERSE
The first electronic reference resource focusing on Popular Culture to come from a major
publisher, Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas (PCU) is an authoritative, yet fun,
research source for all areas of US/World Pop Culture. Built on hundreds of award-winning
titles for all levels of researchers, PCU provides a safe haven for investigating topics that
appeal to students—without the bias, advertising, suggestive content, or questionable
authorship of commercial or fan sites.
Sample topics include:
EBSCO - PRIMARY ONLINE PACKAGE and NOVELIST K-8
Consisting of four collections, the Primary Online Package™ offers the most complete
collection of full-text reference resources available for elementary schools. This full-text
package contains databases designed not only for students, but also for educators.
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ERIC
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Newspaper Source
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Primary Search
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Professional Development Collection
EBSCO - SCIENCE REFERENCE CENTER AVAILABLE FOR MS/JR OR HS
Science Reference Center™ is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access
to a multitude of full-text science-oriented content. Designed to meet every student's
science research needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science
encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources.
Topics covered include biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science,
health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as
inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. Science Reference Center also satisfies the
demand for standards-based content by providing teachers and librarians with articles
correlated to state and national curriculum standards.
Science Reference Center contains:
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182 Full-Text Science Periodicals
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725 Full-Text Science Reference Books
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23 Full-Text Science Encyclopedias
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812 Full-Text Science Essays
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3,234 Full-Text, Full-Length Biographies
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61 Science Animations
28,000+ Science Images
519 Science Videos
EBSCO -ULTRA ONLINE
Consisting of six databases, the Ultra Online Package™ offers a comprehensive collection of
full-text reference resources available for secondary schools. This full-text package contains
databases designed not only for students, but also for educators.
Ultra Online Package™ includes the following databases:
 ERIC
 Health Source: Consumer Edition
 MAS Ultra—School Edition
 Newspaper Source
 Professional Development Collection
 TOPICsearch
Newspaper Source
Selected full text for 25 national and international newspapers
Selected full text for 260+ regional newspapers (Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, NY Daily
News etc.)
120,000 full text television & radio news transcripts from CBS News, FOX News NPR, etc.
ERIC – Educational Resource Information Center
Abstracts from 1,000+ educational journals and related documents
Educational symposium report literature dating back to 1967
Full text for 2,200 ERIC Digest records, along w/ references.
Professional Development Collection
Information ranging from children's health and development to cutting-edge pedagogical
theory and practice. Includes:
Abstract and index coverage for 700 (477 peer-reviewed) well known professional
development titles
Full text for 520 journals covering current topics in the field of education
Health Source: Consumer Edition
130 full text consumer health periodicals
130 health reference books
1,065 health related pamphlet
4,500+ Clinical Reference Systems reports
Stedman's Medical Dictionary
TOPICsearch
Contains full text for over 60,000 +articles from 400+ diverse sources including
international and regional newspapers, EBSCO's unparalleled collection of periodicals,
biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.
EBSCO - ULTRA ONLINE PACKAGE SUPREME
Includes: Ultra online Package: MAS Ultra, Newspaper Source, ERIC, Professional
Development Collection and Health Source: Consumer Edition AND the AP Source, Book
Collection: NonFiction and the History Reference Center. (See individual descriptions
above)
EBSCO ABC- CLIO
All products from ABC-CLIO offer the following Tools and Resources:
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Educator Section provides an easy to update area for teachers to post syllabus,
homework and special resource information.
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Student Section delivers project resource and guided searches that can be printed,
saved and exported
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Online Cybrarian provides reference information and search guidance
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Special reference eBook Collection
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Annotated bibliographies and accurate citations
EBSCO / ABC-CLIO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
With American Government, users can learn from a wealth of short biographies, videos,
quotes, and primary source documents. The information in this database is authoritative
and engaging, and the unique presentation encourages active, informed, thoughtful
citizenship.
American Government is aligned with standards and major textbooks, with curricular
elements organized by topic, including the three branches of government; rights and
liberties; and state, national, and international systems. The Analyze sections are specifically
designed to initiate critical thinking and the necessary tools for lively, historical inquiry.
Additionally, this latest version is now integrated with 12 other online resources, enabling
easy cross-searching and more comprehensive understanding of subject matter.
Features
• Contains over 13,000 primary and secondary sources, including 2,500 documents, 4,000
images, 250 maps, and 250 audio/video recordings
• Presents over 2,200 biographies, including portraits of important historical and current
government figures such as the Founding Fathers, U.S. presidents, and Supreme Court
justices, as well as a continually updated roster of key federal bureaucrats, state governors,
and members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate
• Analyze sections pose questions such as "Should the federal government impose sin taxes
on certain goods or behaviors?" and "Does the death penalty violate the Eighth
Amendment?," inviting learners to examine issues from all angles and develop their critical
thinking skills
• Provides more than 75 activities on such fundamental concepts as "Roots of U.S.
Government" and "Defining and Measuring Public Opinion"
Highlights
• An engaging, authoritative resource for researching the U.S. government at any level
• Current events coverage that provides trustworthy, unbiased information
EBSCO - ABC-CLIO AMERICAN HISTORY
Created in collaboration with scholars, educators, and librarians, American History helps
users become successful students of history with citation information at their fingertips and
a highly visual and engaging interface. Whether clicking through primary sources from the
Revolutionary Era or preparing for an exam on World War II, students and general
researchers will find everything they need in this easy-to-use database.
Features:
• Nearly 15,000 primary and secondary sources, including overview essays, biographies,
government and court documents, photos, maps, audio/video clips, statistics, and more
• Over 100 topical overviews and nearly 3,300 biographies of famous political and military
figures such as John Locke, Sandra Day O’Connor, and Douglas MacArthur, as well as
fascinating people from across American society, including Hank Aaron, Andrew Carnegie,
Robert Redford, and Jonas Salk
Highlights:
• A remarkable survey of American history from 1350 to the present, organized
chronologically and thematically, linking reference, curriculum, and analysis of current
events
• Unmatched scope and coverage, providing the content necessary to support different
learning styles and a variety of approaches to American history while meeting all standardsbased curriculum requirements
• Content reveals the connections between past and future events and takes a closer look at
issues of continuing relevance
EBSCO / ABC-CLIO STATE GEOGRAPHY
This interactive database delivers an unbeatable combination of authoritative research
sources, standards-aligned lessons and activities, and coverage of recent events for all 50
U.S. states—a priceless resource for teachers, librarians, and students alike.
The United States encompasses plains, forested areas, swamps, mountain ranges, deserts,
and even polar regions and volcanic islands (Alaska and Hawaii). This enormous diversity of
geography is matched only by the range of cultures and demographics within our great
country… and by the substantial challenges each state faces in managing its economics,
health care, education, immigration, and crime.
United States Geography provides information in an engaging, visual format that helps
students gain a deeper understanding of the places and people that make up our nation.
Whether the curriculum requires focusing on an individual state or the nation as a whole,
this database has been created in collaboration with scholars, educators, and librarians to
meet all of your students’ state geography needs—all in one place.
ABC-CLIO's exclusive CLIO view provides advanced search functionality to make
demographic comparisons between states regarding over 60 types of statistics, while the
Analyze sections supports student inquiry by posing such debates as “How has human
habitation affected the Southern U.S. environment?” and “What steps should California take
to deal with its ongoing water management issues?” Users can also access valuable
additional content, such as biographies of important political and cultural icons,
contemporary and historic Native Americans, and environmental figures.
Features
• Includes Analyze sections that support student inquiry by analyzing enduring dilemmas,
such as “To what extent should the federal government preserve or conserve natural
resources?”
• Provides nearly 19,000 primary and secondary sources, including state flags and seals,
2,600 images, 150 maps, and multimedia clips
Highlights
• Contains a wealth of primary and secondary sources, including flags, maps, images,
political and cultural speeches, acts and laws, important individuals and organizations, and
geographic profiles
• Provides easy access to thousands of entries and continually updated information, perfect
for researching both historic events and current affairs
EBSCO / ABC-CLIO WORLD GEOGRAPHY: UNDERSTANDING A CHANGING WORLD
World Geography: Understanding a Changing World is presented in a highly visual format
that engages users and helps them gain understanding and become informed citizens of the
world. Content is truly comprehensive, comprising nearly 25,000 primary and secondary
sources, yet is simple to navigate. Students can perform advanced searches by region and
category as well as country and make demographic comparisons between countries. The
Analyze section supports student inquiry by posing such debates as "To what extent have
religious differences shaped the ongoing conflict in Kashmir?" and "How has foreign
intervention affected the situation in the Middle East?"
Users will learn about country-specific holidays and celebrations and read balanced feature
stories that offer an in-depth look at international issues. Overview sections present the big
picture; integrated reference entries with detailed examinations of specific topics are a click
away. Students aged eight to eighty can utilize user-friendly search functions to learn about
illiteracy, population growth, common currency, natural resources, GDP per capita, and
more.
Features:
• Contains almost 200 overviews of countries around the world, from Afghanistan to
Zimbabwe, providing a portrait of each nation’s location and people culture, recent and
early political history, and economy, plus more than 500 maps, including political and
topographical by country and world region
• The Analyze sections provide everything needed to conduct a historical inquiry lesson,
focused on perplexing questions such as “How has U.S. support of Israel played a key role in
ensuring the existence of the Jewish state?" and "What should the political status of Puerto
Rico be?"
• Provides more than 1,700 biographies of important political and cultural figures, including
Nigerian human rights activist and playwright Wole Soyinka, Czech playwright and former
president Vaclav Havel, and King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
Highlights
• New in-depth stories on relevant issues across the world today are featured on the
database home page
• Powerful targeted searching makes everything accessible by text and reference category,
while "Did you mean?" search assistance prevents misspellings from slowing the learning
process
• Primary and secondary sources include political and topographic country maps,
noteworthy speeches, facts and figures, recipes, glossary terms and national
constitutions, as well as geography, history, government and politics, and culture
sections for every nation
EBSCO / ABC-CLIO WORLD HISTORY; ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL ERAS
World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras cover human history in all corners of the globe—
from prehistoric times to the beginnings of the Renaissance.
What are the historical origins of the regional conflicts roiling the world today? Who were
the earliest North Americans? How could the ancient Egyptians construct pyramids that still
confound contemporary builders? This comprehensive database explores these intriguing
questions and much more.
Ranging from the dawn of prehistory through the great ancient empires to the beginning of
the Renaissance, World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras helps students explore history
in every corner of the globe, including Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Overviews and
activities are enhanced with thousands of authoritative primary and secondary sources, indepth explorations, and profiles of city-states, countries, and regions of the ancient world.
With our unique access to prominent historians, users get information beyond facts and
develop a deeper understanding of history, learning how to relate the events of the distant
past to the ongoing development of human history. Students become more independent and
successful researchers, with an interest in history and an appreciation of its importance.
Features
• The Analyze section supports student inquiry into historical dilemmas such as "Who built
Stonehenge?" and "How important were Irish monasteries in preserving classical
literature?”
• Nearly 6,600 primary and secondary sources, including selections from the Code of
Hammurabi, the Edict of Milan, and Marcus Aurelius' Meditations and 1,200 biographies of
important figures such as Alexander the Great, Confucius, William the Conqueror, and
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Highlights
• The database ranges beyond Western civilization to ancient Africa, the Islamic world, and
the East, offering a worldwide perspective
• Regularly updated feature stories draw connections between the history being made today
and its ancient and medieval origins
• Supports the core curriculum while expanding and completing library collections
EBSCO /ABC-CLIO
WORLD HISTORY: THE MODERN ERA
This database offers a comprehensive electronic library of historical reference materials and
interactive curricular units, plus tools for enhancing lectures, creating research lists,
developing student activities, and addressing different learning styles
From crises in the Middle East, to civil strife across Africa, to the vestiges of communism in
China, South Korea, and Cuba, we live in a world where current conflicts have deep
historical roots.
World History: The Modern Era covers a broad range of topics in depth—the evolution of
modern Europe since the Renaissance; concurrent developments in Asia, Africa, and the
Islamic world; the global impact of the Industrial Revolution; and the last 100 years of
conflicts and international cooperation. It provides access to authoritative information for
research purposes and helps students improve their information literacy skills.
Organized chronologically and thematically, World History is correlated to state and
national standards, assessments, and textbooks, and supports a variety of instructional
approaches. Whether used as a research tool, a study aid for test preparation, or the sole
content basis for a course, it expands and completes any library collection.
Features:
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The Analyze section supports student inquiry into historical dilemmas such as, "Was
the United States justified in dropping the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?" and
"Are the human and historical costs of building China's Three Gorges Dam justified?"
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Provides over 7,300 primary sources of exceptional variety and authenticity,
including treaties and proclamations, speeches, including Ronald Reagan’s “Tear
Down This Wall”, newsreel footage of the U.S. landing at Inchon, Korea, and
photographs, including T. E. Lawrence during the Arab uprising in 1917
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Over 80 era explorations such as the Spread of Protestantism, Napoleon’s Empire,
the Unification of Italy, and the Iron Curtain, enhanced with a number of interactive
study and teaching tools
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More than 3,500 biographies of political leaders such as Augusto Sandino and
Vicente Fox, religious leaders including John Paul II, writers and artists such as
Francis Bacon and Henri Matisse, and other important figures
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Over 250 country overviews of nations from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, former
empires such as the Austro-Hungarian, Aztec, Holy Roman, Mughal, and Ottoman
Empires, and important nation-states of the past such as Bohemia and Westphalia
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Provides in-depth coverage of the history of all regions of the world from
1500 to the present, aligned to curriculum guidelines
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Includes thousands of primary and secondary sources,; book excerpts and recorded
interviews with key figures; illustrations of people, places, and events; specialized
maps; and more
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Combines curriculum and reference tools to maximize library resources and
provide outstanding value
EBSCO /ABC-CLIO
ISSUES: UNDERSTANDING CONTROVERSY AND SOCIETY This
database helps students develop an in-depth understanding of how society shapes and is
shaped by controversy—with authoritative historical context, expert perspectives, and
carefully selected primary and secondary sources on the most enduring and timely issues of
the day.
News sound bites and traditional databases often only scratch the surface of the important
issues of our time. The Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society database helps
students develop an in-depth understanding of how society shapes and is shaped by
controversial issues—with authoritative historical context, expert perspectives, and
carefully selected primary and secondary sources covering the most enduring and timely
issues of the day. This thought-provoking database does more than provide simple lists of
information and keyword searches. It helps researchers to make connections between
current events and their historical roots.
Produced in conjunction with leading scholars and educators, Issues: Understanding
Controversy and Society offers a graphical, straightforward interface, designed to lead
researchers through the complexities of both national and worldwide issue and modeling
ways to think about them beyond simple pro or con. This rich online resource helps users
investigate controversial topics by framing thoughtful questions, and provides objective
background and reference, allowing them to formulate insightful answers.
Users can research 150 of today's most significant social issues, accessing 7,000 articles and
4,500 multimedia primary sources. They can also dig deeper by learning the story behind
the issues and studying enduring key questions through scholars' perspectives and
analyses.
With Issues, students from a variety of classes and general researchers will find what they
are looking for, ask better questions, and develop more sound conclusions. In short, they
will leave your library or your classroom more informed.
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The Analyze section supports student inquiry into historical and modern dilemmas
such as “To what extent does anyone have the right to censor the Internet?” and
“Should the federal government preserve or conserve natural resources?”
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A wide variety of primary sources provides historical context for the issues,
including President Lyndon Johnson's Voting Rights speech, transcripts of court
cases (e.g. Gitlow v. New York, 1925), and over 3,200 images and hundreds of audio
and visual files, including animation of the Indonesian tsunami of 2004
Highlights
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Unlike other databases that aggregate information without context, Issues, Release
2.0 offers the complete historical background and contemporary status of each issue
and also provides supporting facts, figures, and timelines
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The content is organized to help researchers understand and analyze the topics,
guiding them in framing questions and supporting them in drawing conclusions
Library resources are maximized, with reference and curriculum tools in one,
providing great value
EBSCO / ABC-CLIO
WORLD AT WAR – FORMERLLY KNOWN AS: UNITED STATES
AT WAR; UNDERSTANDING CONFLICT AND SOCIETY
World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society has been recently revised, improved, and
expanded to provide an invaluable online source of comprehensive information and unique
insights into the military conflicts that have defined our world from its beginning to today.
From the Aztec-Spanish War in the 16th century to the United States's military involvement
in the Middle East in the last three decades, armed conflict has played a key role throughout
our history. Studying the origins and outcomes of wars provides valuable insight into how
the nations of the world see themselves and each other, and gives future generations hope
of avoiding future conflicts.
Wars create pivotal points in the human record, defining our leaders as well as changing the
lives of ordinary families and citizens. Whether fighting for independence, forging alliances,
making a play for dominance, or battling a global threat, history is shaped when nations go
to war. Unfortunately, civilization has not yet moved beyond resorting to war in an attempt
to settle conflict.
Through involving investigations of how the peace of World War I led to World War II, or
insightful comparisons of U.S. past involvement in Southeast Asia with the Iraq War, World
at War helps students and researchers develop a deeper, critical appreciation of both
America's history and total human involvement and costs of war across the globe. The
exclusive Idea Exchange sections offer students the opportunity to model their research
writing upon thesis-driven, peer-reviewed scholarly essays about various topics, and
present more than one informed perspective on each subject as well.
This freshly updated online database provides users with the most authoritative accounts of
the past wars that have shaped our world, as well as up-to-date information regarding the
conflicts that continue to take a toll on the world's population.
Features
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Provides complete overviews of 27 wars, with timelines, causes and consequences,
of opponents, and links to supporting facts, figures, primary sources, and
audiovisual content
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The Idea Exchange tab supports student inquiry into historical dilemmas posed by
Enduring Questions like "Did the Paris Peace Settlement that officially ended World
War I make World War II inevitable?" and "Was the United States justified in
dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?"
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Includes 7,000 authoritative reference entries, including biographies and
discussions of important places, events, movements, ideas, artifacts, and
organizations
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8,000+ primary sources, including photos, maps, personal accounts, and video
and audio clips for analyses or enhancing lectures
Highlights
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The only online resource focused on the causes and consequences of wars fought
around the world, elucidating the global impact of these conflicts
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Developed by accomplished military historians, including Dr. Spencer Tucker
(award-winning author of titles including The Encyclopedia of the SpanishAmerican and Philippine-American Wars and The Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli
Conflict), with input from librarians and educators
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Expands and completes any library collection, meeting both reference and
curriculum needs
EBSCO /ABC-CLIO ELITE:
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APA PSYCARTICLES
HTTP://WWW.APA.ORG/PUBS/DATABASES/PSYCARTICLES/INDEX.ASPX
EBSCO - PSYCH ARTICLES:
Online database containing 146,000+ searchable full-text articles from 71 peer reviewed
journals published by APA and allied organizations from 1894 to the present. Historical files
add 72,699 full-text records. Psych Articles covers general psychology and specialized basic,
applied, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology.
The following journals are included in the APA Full-Text journals database for the period
1985 to present:
APA Journals: American Psychologist, Behavioral Neuroscience, Developmental
Psychology, Emotion (2001-), Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology (1993-),
Health Psychology (1993-), Jrn of Abnormal Psychology, Jrn of Applied Psych., Jrn of
Comparative Psych., Jrn of Consulting and Clinical Psych., Jrn of Counseling Psych., Jrn of
Educational Psych., Jrn of Experimental Psych.: Animal Behavior Processes, Jrn of
Experimental Psych.: Applied (1995-), Jrn of Experimental Psych.: General, Jrn of
Experimental Psych.: Human Perception and Performance, Jrn of Experimental Psych.:
Learning, Memory and Cognition, Jrn of Family Psych. (1990-), Jrn of Personality and Social
Psych., Neuropsychology (1990-), Prevention & Treatment (1997-), Professional Psych.:
Research and Practice, Psychological Assessment, Psychological Bulletin, Psychological
Methods (1996-), Psychological Review, Psych. and Aging, Psych., Public Policy, and Law
(1995-),
APA Specialty Journals (EPF): American Jrn of Orthopsychiatry (2002-), Consulting Psych.
Jrn: Practice and Research (1993-), Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psych. (August
1998-), Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice (1997-), History of Psych. (1998-),
Jrn of Occupational Health Psych. (1996-), Jrn of Psychotherapy Integration (2002-),
Psychoanalytic Psych.: A Jrn of Theory, Practice Research, and Criticism (1998-), Psych. of
Addictive Behaviors (1993-), Psych. of Men and Masculinity (2000-), Rehabilitation Psych.
(1997-), Review of General Psych. (1997-)
Canadian Psychological Association Journals: Canadian Jrn of Behavioral Science (1998), Canadian Jrn of Experimental Psych. (1998-), Canadian Psych. (1998-),
Hogrefe & Huber Publishers: Crisis: The Jrn of Crisis Intervention and Suicide
Prevention* (2000-), European Jrn of Psychological Assessment* (2000-), European
Psychologist (1996-), Jrn of Psychophysiology* (2000-), Swiss Jrn of Psych.* (2000-),
Experimental Psych.* (2002-) (formerly Zeitschrift für Experimentelle Psychologie)
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Advertising and Consumer Culture
American Idol
Barbie
Betty White
Betty Crocker
the Grateful Dead
Tupac Shakur
Social Media
PCU represents a major advance in the field of Pop Culture, especially in its integration into
the classrooms and libraries. More and more, professors and librarians are using elements
of pop culture (film, television, music, technology, sports, etc.) in order to engage students in
their classroom and research activities.
Content includes:
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Over 300 volumes of authoritative, published content—thousands of articles
fully indexed by a team of librarians and subject specialists
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Decades Pages—fun and informative overviews of pop culture through the
decades, including movies, TV shows, awards, box office stars, fads, fashion,
news items, and more
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An Analyze section that guides users through the hot topics and key questions in
pop culture, from advertising in 1950s America to the effects of rapidly changing
technology on our communities
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Skills Center—provides proprietary research tutors and wizard to help students
and researchers sharpen their skills. Also provides lesson plans and a reading
room featuring full text professional titles from Libraries Unlimited
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Thousands of images
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Hundreds of vetted, regularly checked and updated links
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Regular updates to add brand new content—at no extra cost!
Essential for programs in art history, studio art, and design. Find works and artists you
know, and make unanticipated discoveries
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Illustrate papers, lectures, assignments, and password-protected websites with highresolution images.
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Enriches research in multicultural studies, archaeology, classics, history, religion,
literature, and related subject areas.
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Spans artistic creation from 3000 B.C. to the present, with art from the cultures of
Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, including Native American and Meso-American
peoples.
Coverage of EBSCO - PRIMARY ONLINE PACKAGE and BOOK COLLECTION NON-FICTION
(Primary)
Primary Online Package Includes: Six collections, the Primary Online Package™ offers the
most complete collection of full-text reference resources available for elementary schools.
This full-text package contains databases designed not only for students, but also for
educators. The Primary Online Package™ contains the following databases: Primary
Search®, Newspaper Source™, EBSCO’s Image Collection, ERIC®, and Professional
Development Collection™.
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EBSCO Book Collection Non-Fiction Features:
Provides content representing a wide spectrum of works, including popular series from top
book publishers
Contains informative abstracts and searchable full text for 3,800+ popular nonfiction books.
EBSCO / H. W. WILSON
H.W. WILSON - ART MUSEUM IMAGE GALLERY
A rich digital resource of art images and related multimedia from collections of
distinguished museums around the world.
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165,000+ quality images with full bibliographic record. Many include curatorial text,
provenance data, detail or multiple views
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Includes contemporary and modern artists.
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Coverage of both fine and decorative art: painting, sculpture, drawings, prints,
photographs, textiles, costumes, jewelry, ceramics, furniture, glass, books and
manuscripts, archaeological finds, and more.
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Supports theater department and community theater research on set design, period
costumes, and period furniture.
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Provides unprecedented access to museum collections for research, education, and
enjoyment.
H.W. Wilson -BIOGRAPHY REFERENCE BANK SELECT
The entire content of Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated and the complete Biography Index
databases, plus links to thousands of citations and full text articles are contained within
Biography Reference Bank, Wilson’s ultimate biography product.
Includes: 400,000+ people with 32,000+ images, updated daily
H. W. Wilson - CURRENT BIOGRAPHY ILLUSTRATED
Database reflects the entire contents of the printed monthly Current Biography—a
trusted resource in library collections. Reliable information about people making tomorrow’s
headlines plus historical figures back to World War II.
Features:
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25,000+ articles and obituaries 19,500+ images
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Updated Monthly Biographies average 2,500 words and include:
Subject’s full name with indication of any preferred form or pseudonym, with a
guide to pronunciation where necessary Birth date
Business or Home address
Field or Profession of subject’s life and career
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Features subject’s own views, attitudes and opinions, as well as observations of
journalists, colleagues, and associates
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Gives information on celebrities, politicians, business people, writers, actors, sports
figures, artists, scientists, and many others
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Uniform name authority control makes searching easy and reliable
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Ability to search by name, profession, place of origin, gender, ethnicity, birth/death
dates, titles of works, and keyword makes resource invaluable for women’s studies,
multicultural studies, and other areas beyond simple name look-ups!
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Bibliography of works about the subject and article citations guide researchers to
further information
H. W. Wilson - GRAPHIC NOVELS CORE COLLECTION
Highlights 2,000+ recommended titles with descriptive and evaluative annotations, plus
cover art.
Features:
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Annotations include review excerpts and awards the title has won.
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All titles are searchable by author, title, subject, genre, and grade level.
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Standards for rating material by age appropriateness are strictly applied.
Featured cover art delivers important insights into the suitability of each novel