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Publisher: NewsBank IncInternational news, issues and events at your fingertips. Provides information and perspectives from 600+ US and 500+ International sources, each with its own distinctive focus offering diverse viewpoints on local, regional and world issues. Never before could researchers pinpoint information so easily for one source or country, or any combination specified by the user. Researchers will enjoy unprecedented access to global news and perspectives. English language articles provide unique regional perspectives and news from 100s of international newspapers, wire services, news agencies, some translated from original non-English sources. Prices are based on the number of full time students for Educational establishments, and provide unlimited user access. Please contact us for prices and full content list. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 3, 4Age range: 11-19
Publisher: ABC CLIO LtdThis critically acclaimed website helps students connect the most-talked-about issues of our day with the foundations of government. In addition to daily UPI Washington news, it gives students access to different viewpoints through political commentaries. Along with short videos, quotes, and abstracts, this website compares the United States’ and other nations’ political and economic systems. Lessons and activities are organised by curricular strands, including the three branches of government: rights and liberties; local, state, national and international systems; and skills for participating in the governmental process. An essential resource for any school library, helps you guide your students through the research process towards an active, informed, and thoughtful citizenship. Highlights: Offers engaging, standards-based online support for researching the history and workings of the U.S. government at any level, from grass-roots activism to presidential politics. Lessons and activities organised by curricular strands and aligned to major standards and textbooks. Daily news reports on issues affecting state and federal governments, plus additional current events features, giving students the unbiased information they need to connect the most-talked-about issues of our day with the foundations of government. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 3, 4Age range: 11-16+
Publisher: ABC CLIO LtdCombines the most relevant primary and secondary sources, analysis of current events, and unprecedented learning support all in one seamlessly integrated resource. In a series of lessons that integrate politics, science, the arts, philosophy, and economics, the website explores the ongoing development of the United States, its pre-colonial origins, westward expansion, social movements, internal conflicts, and modern-day defining moments. Aligned with major textbooks, it stands alone as a complete American history library collection and also serves as a dependable online source for research help, projects, or exam preparation. Whether clicking through a Revolutionary Era timeline or preparing for an exam on World War II, students will find everything they need in this easy-to-use website. Highlights: A remarkable survey of American history from 1350 to the present organised chronologically linking reference, curriculum, and straight-forward analysis of current events. Unmatched scope and coverage, providing the content necessary to support a variety of approaches to American history while meeting all standards-based curriculum requirements. Dynamic "Living History" and "Spotlight On" sections, connecting students’ lives to the material, putting breaking news in its historical context, and examining key events and issues in depth. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 60 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 3, 4Age range: 11-16+
Publisher: Oxford University PressPremier source of information about people from all eras who have influenced and shaped American culture. With sophisticated search capabilities, lively and detailed articles, internal cross-references, up-to-date bibliographies, and links to external web resources, ANB Online represents the benchmark for online reference tools in the 21st century. Discover the lives of thousands of well-known, infamous and important but little-known individuals, all of whom have shaped America's history in some way. From missionaries to musicians, social workers to statisticians, biographers to baseball players and cowboys to chemists, the entries tin ANB Online combine to present a social, cultural, economic, political, military and popular portrait of the history and character of the American nation. A huge online reference resource: 18,000+ detailed profiles of Americans born both in and outside the United States; profiling wide range of people from all walks of like; covers individuals from pre-colonial times onwards; includes contributions from 6000+ expert authors, thousands of illustrations and photos; detailed bibliographies follow each entry; published under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies; up to 100 new or revised biographies by leading historians added each quarter; quarterly updates also incorporate new factual information and new bibliographical resources. Also available as part of Oxford Biographies Bundle which includes: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, and Who's Who & Who Was Who. Other bundle deals also available on whole range of Oxford Schools Online titles - please contact us for details. Prices increase on 1st April each year. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 4Age range: 14-16+
Publisher: ABC CLIO LtdThis innovative website is a gateway into the land, people, and history of all 50 U.S. States. This outstanding resource meets different students’ needs, offering them multiple ways to search an exhaustive collection of reference and curriculum entries through a U.S. map, subject, state profile, reference category or text search. Individual summaries of each state provide a practical introduction allowing students to dig deeper through enrichment lessons and activities. For librarians and teachers, this website offers a comprehensive range of physical and human geography resources and instructional tools. Whether you are focusing on your home state or exploring issues across state boundaries, it is an effective yet easy-to-use way to move your students beyond a "fill in the map" view of the course towards an understanding of how geographers think, work, and impact our lives. Highlights: A wealth of research resources, including recordings of gubernatorial speeches, archived news reports, election data, topographical maps, and more. One-stop access to thousands of entries as well as continually updated data from official government sources and unsurpassed research and teaching help. Continually updated home page features, including daily news stories, "Where in the United States?" activities, and "Term of the Day", make the study of state geography relevant and engaging. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 3, 4Age range: 11-16+
Publisher: The Bankers AlmanacComprehensive reference, everything you need to know about international banking. Includes: 83,000 financial institutions & related companies; 263,000+ domestic & foreign branches; 31,000+ senior bank personnel; 59,000+ correspondents, 46,000 SSIs; 78,000 national bank codes; 45,000 SWIFT/BIC codes; credit ratings & financial summaries of world's top banks etc.Format: Online
Publisher: Oxford University PressInformed by prestigious academic and library advisors, and anchored by the forthcoming 10-volume Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion (July 2010), the Berg Fashion Library is the first online resource to provide access to interdisciplinary and integrated text, image, and journal content on world dress and fashion. The Berg Fashion Library offers users cross-searchable access to an expanding range of essential resources in this discipline of growing importance and relevance and will be of use to anyone working in, researching, or studying fashion, anthropology, art history, history, museum studies, and cultural studies. Key Content, Features, & Benefits: updated at least three times a year to keep students, scholars, and professionals at the cutting edge of their subject. The full text of Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion online E-Book collection: full text of approximately 60 Berg fashion e-books with regular updates bringing in-depth coverage of key topics alongside the breadth of the Encyclopedia . An extensive colour image bank including 1,600 images from the Victoria & Albert Museum's internationally renowned fashion collection and 2,000 from the print Encyclopedia. Extra reference resources, including an A-Z of Fashion and a Dictionary of Key Terms. Cross-searchable functionality with Berg fashion e-journals: Fashion Theory, Fashion Practice, and Textile. Specially-created taxonomy guides users to the information they need, and allows them to refine by place, period, themes, textiles and more, providing a rich and efficient research experience. Powerful searching allows both quick and advanced searching of text and/or images, and users can also build and save their own searches and content. Individual control to suit specialist needs enables users to change the font, background colour and contrast. Fully cross-referenced both within the resource and externally via OpenURL and DOIs at book, chapter, article, and entry level make this resource, and others in your collection, more discoverable to researchers. More content to be incorporated after launch, making this a resource that is always up-to-date and continually expanding in scope and depth. Bundle deals also available on whole range of Oxford Schools Online titles - please contact us for details. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form. Prices increase on 1st April each year.Format: Online Key stage: 4Age range: 14-16+
Publisher: Cengage LearningBiz/ed premier provides access to hundreds of curriculum mapped topics and identifies relevant chapters from a selection of the most respected and widely adopted textbooks in Business and Economics today. Students can also find a series of engaging activities, research articles and other materials aimed at developing critical appraisal skills. Through school access, students will gain access to a richer learning base than if using a single print textbook - this will help develop their knowledge and understanding of Business & Economics. Everyone will be on the same page, as Biz/ed premier only carries the most recent editions of a text. Biz/ed premier offers a single source for your students' Business & Economics learning needs. WHAT’S IN BIZ/ED PREMIER? 250 critical viewpoints, matched to specific chapter, topic content and based upon specially selected articles from popular business and economics journals and activities developed by Biz/ed's editorial team. A further 250 will be added over the course of the year. 25 leading textbooks in business and economics - contact us for full list of available eBooks. Biz/ed Premier Key Journals: 70 of the most prestigious and popular business journals and newspapers today form the basis of the Critical Viewpoints: articles are selected for relevance and quality by Biz/ed editorial team, mapped to business etextbook chapters, and integrated into topical discussions. Some of Biz/ed premier core journals are listed here: Accountancy Age, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Chartered Management Institute: Checklists, Contemporary Economic Policy, Daily Telegraph, Economist (US), Economist Intelligence Unit: Country Profile: UK, Economic Inquiry, Economic Theory, European Business Forum, Employee Benefits, Experimental Economics, Financial Adviser, Financial Times, Financial Times Mandate, Forbes, International Accounting Bulletin, Journal of Economic Inequality, Foundations and Trends in Microeconomics, Human Relations, Industry Week, International Tax and Public Finance, Journal of Business Strategies, Journal of Comparative International Management, Journal of Education for Business, Journal of Leisure Research, Journal of Management & Governance, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, National Institute Economic Review, Marketing Week, Omega, RAND Journal of Economics, Small Business Economics, Quantitative Marketing and Economics. An annual subscription provides unlimited user access at school. Prices increase 1st July each year. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 4Age range: 14-16+
Publisher: Nielsen Book DataThe authoritative selection and acquisition service. BookData Online is a professional online bibliographic search tool used by publishers, booksellers and libraries worldwide. You have a choice of UK & Ireland or International coverage. International Coverage: 7.5+ million English language titles published in UK, Ireland, Europe, US, Australia, New Zealand & South Africa; 1.5+ million cover images; 1,600,000+ short descriptions; 1,900,000+ long descriptions; 522,000+ Tables of Contents; 2+ million OP titles. UK & Ireland Coverage: 4.5+ million English language titles published or distributed in UK & Ireland; 1,200,000+ cover images; 1,300,000+ short descriptions; 1,200,000+ long descriptions; 512,000+ Tables of Contents; 2+ million OP titles. Special Features: powerful Quick Find search option; customisable search forms; Search History lists previous 50 searches; new title notification by email; bulk ISBN upload, UKMARC and MARC21 download and sort search results by BookScan chart position. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica UK LtdNew from Britannica. Britannica Image Quest provides access to over 2 million high quality images from 40 of the world's best collections. Rights-cleared, covering all subjects, bringing creativity to life, time saving. Sourced from some of the world's best collections including: DK images, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Getty Images, National Geographic, Society National, Portrait Gallery, Natural History Museum Oxford Scientific, Royal Geographical Society. Use Image Quest with confidence: download, print, save, share or email. Images are rights-cleared for educational purposes. Images are all in one place, organised by subject matter to make it easily searchable. No more searching on multiple sites to find what you are looking for. Teachers and students can bring lessons and school projects to life, providing excellent support across the primary and secondary curriculum. A wide-ranging library of high-quality images, from photos and diagrams to illustrations and famous paintings, available for every subject area. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form. Discounts available for existing Britannica Online subscribers - please contact us for details.Format: Online Key stage: 2, 3, 4Age range: 10-16+
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica UK LtdSCHOOLS EDITION: takes the trusted knowledge & educational resources for which Britannica is known, makes them more powerful and engaging and puts the resulting service in the hands of teachers, students, librarians. Unique learning and reference resource tool offers students a gateway to the vast resources of Encyclopaedia Britannica; takes them on a stimulating, interactive journey. Includes 3 age-appropriate encyclopaedias providing easy access to latest information for all levels of learning; 73,000+ articles, 17,000+ illustrations. Britannica Online is the ultimate knowledge resource. ACADEMIC EDITION: includes all 65,000 articles from print set , 11,000 extra articles. Encyclopaedia Britannica Intermediate includes 38,000 articles, 4000 illustrations, images, graphics! Britannica Book of the Year for 110/e. Features: 300,000+ Internet links, Britannica’s Internet Guide, the thinking person's guide to the Web with 130,000+ sites; 22,000+ images, 13,000+ photos; detailed maps of 196 countries, all US states, all Canadian provinces; charts; tables; line drawings. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form. Also available in Spanish, French, Japanese and Chinese (Taiwan) - please contact us for details.Format: Online Key stage: 2, 3, 4Age range: 11-16+
Publisher: Citizens Advice Notes Service TrustProvides legal information which is comprehensive, clear, accurate, affordable, always up to date. Features: accurate summary of legislation written in plain English by experienced lawyers; covers all social legislation of England Wales & Scotland, in 2800+ pages divided into 430 Notes, each Note citing legal authorities and full cross-referencing; comprehensive index. Looseleaf version updated 8 times a year. Prices increase on 1st April each year.Format: Online, PrintISBN: 17476240
Publisher: Columbia University PressFor nearly a century, Granger's has been the resource that libraries and researchers trust "the best available general index to poetry" (Booklist). First introduced on CD-ROM in 1991 and revised in 1995, it has now been expanded and updated, ensuring that its coverage stays up to the minute and the software for accessing it remains state of the art. At Columbia Granger's World of Poetry, users currently have access to almost 220,000 poems in full text along with 450,000 poem citations. With the re-designed site, searching is greatly enhanced and user friendly and there are new searches by era or school, nationality, publication date, language, cultural identity, and gender. And there is much more. Columbia Granger's is an invaluable tool for any one who or wants to learn about poetry. With the new database some of the most important works of literature, The Canterbury Tales, Beowulf, The Divine Comedy, are presented in their entirety, in easy-to-navigate form, so that readers can understand the order in which they were composed and meant to be read. These works may be studied in part or sequence. In addition each work appears in modern spelling along with its original language, Middle English, Old English, and Italian, respectively. This is another unique benefit of Columbia Granger's World of Poetry. An exciting new feature is the split screen option that will allow advanced users the ability to view works side-by-side for comparison. For example, The Canterbury Tales can be viewed in Middle English next to the modern translation. This feature along with the extensive body of poetry will allow for an innovative method to explore poetry. For general readers and librarians the new subject search (and browse) will be especially welcome with poems organized across 6,000 subjects. All the popular searches are here, love, death, mother, children, but of special interest is the organization by hierarchies such as History, U.S. Civil War, Battle of Antietam or Battle of Bull Run. And there is more to come such as audio to selected poems. Subscriptions provide unlimited user access. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 3, 4Age range: 11-16+
Publisher: Columbia University PressSearch entire contents (not just place-names), compare or segment data. Features work of 150+ leading geographical scholars from all parts of world. 165,000+ entries comprise textual picture of modern world today; includes suburbanization, urbanization in developing world, developed world's de-industrialization; geopolitics of post-colonialism & post-communism. Subscriptions provide unlimited user access. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: OnlineKey stage: 4Age range: 14-16+
Publisher: Columbia University PressCIAO is a widely recognised source for teaching materials and features original case studies written by leading experts in their fields, course packs of background readings for history and political science classes, and special features such as the analysis, and accompanying video of a bin Laden recruitment tape. CIAO also features a handy atlas tool that allows users to browse regional and country maps, and access basic information on a given country and to compare the data with other countries. Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is the world's most comprehensive electronic database for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship, from1991 onward, that includes working papers, occasional papers, policy briefs, conferences proceedings, e-books and journals. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 3, 4Age range: 14-16+
Publisher: CREDO ReferenceFind facts fast with CREDO for the biggest and best choice of reference material. You choose exactly what you need from hundreds of reference books covering all major subjects. Make homework fun with CREDO! The one-stop shop for reference, offering access to 400+ titles from 60+ of the world’s most respected publishers, 3+ million entries, 200,000+ multimedia items and 60,000 images. So much to see and listen to. Not only can you choose the content your students need, you can also change your content selection at any time during the life of your subscription to keep up with the evolving needs of your School or Library, ideal for special School projects. Features multilingual interface in French, Spanish, Polish, Urdu, Chinese (simplified), with more to follow - content remains in English. As Credo add new titles, they are automatically added to your collection, you may also exclude any titles which are not required. Here's what your School would get with a CREDO Subscription: Unlimited simultaneous users, remote home user access and 24/7 delivery; Fabulous diagrams with Credo searching the whole collection including text, images and sound files; Concept Mapper is a ‘cool’ way to explore new topics easily while watching the results grow in front of you; Dynamic Tables are unique to CREDO Reference from the CIA World Fact Book, export data fields into Excel; Range of access options including IP-based, library card and Athens authentication; Email templates to promote CREDO to your students, faculty and colleagues; Usage reports detailing visits, features used, top search terms, entries viewed and COUNTER compliant; Marketing materials to promote the service in your library, including weekly brainteaser email and starter quiz. Contents covers the following subjects: Art, Bi-Linguals, Biography, Business, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Food, Geography, History, Language, Law, Literature, Medicine, Music, Philosophy & Psychology, Quotations, Religion, Science, Social Sciences, Technology (contact for full title list). FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 3, 4Age range: 11-16+
Publisher: Oxford University PressThe online gateway to the long 18th century... Electronic Enlightenment offers unrivalled access to the web of correspondence between the greatest thinkers and writers of the long 18th century and their families and friends, bankers and booksellers, patrons and publishers. Electronic Enlightenment is a scholarly research project of the Bodleian Library and the Humanities Division of the University of Oxford, and is available exclusively from Oxford University Press. Cross-search letters from nearly 6,000 correspondents. Online access to over 53,000 letters and documents from the best critical editions. Original languages - includes letters in French, German, and Italian as well as English. Cross-search nearly 230,000 scholarly annotations. Over 80,000 document sources including both manuscripts and early editions. Expanding network of external links to other online resources - from Chambers' Cyclopedia to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Updated twice a year - includes published and previously unpublished correspondence. Excellent functionality and extensive links... Search or browse fields including writer, recipient, date, and location. Get involved in content and connections - contribute new letters or suggest new correspondents. Printer-friendly layout. User-friendly help pages will guide users through the resource. Subscriber services include: Extensive online help and excellent customer and technical support. Detailed usage statistics allow you to track how often your users are accessing Electronic Enlightenment. Bundle deals also available on whole range of Oxford Schools Online titles - please contact us for details. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form. Prices increase on 1st April each year.Format: Online Key stage: 4Age range: 14-16+
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica UK LtdONLINE Subscription: L’Encyclopaedia Universalis en ligne est une edition permanente, en ce sens qu’elle s’enrichit et s’actualise en continu selon trios axes principaux: le developpement de nouvelles applications recourant aux plus recentes technologies, la creation et la publication de ressources multimedias nouvelles, l’actualisation des contenus editoriaux. An Online subscription offers unlimited user access throughout the whole school - free trial available. 2009 PRINT VERSION: Updated with new and revised articles and enriched with numerous illustrations, the current 30 volume Encyclopedia Universalis has been hailed as an irreplaceable reference and culture work. Features: 4 Volume Index, 23 Volume Corpus containing 6000 in-depth articles, 280,000 References. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online PrintKey stage: 4Age range: 14-16+
Publisher: Vocational Technologies Ltd17,500+ screens packed with information covering: European Union, 90 topics on 30 countries (27 member States, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland), information on 27 other countries, data on 183 regions, Gazetteer of 448 cities; maps, colour photos, graphics, tables and text; 600+ European universities, interactive features; statistics to show trends. For Schools, Colleges (Year 7, GCSE, A Level, Diploma's), Universities, Careers Offices, Libraries, Businesses. Topics divided into 4 sections: People & Society, 35 topics; Geography & Travel, 40 topics; Business & Work, 29 topics; Study & Research, 10 topics. Features: Statistics, Maps, Photos, Output to other applications, Collections to make slideshows, Easy to use, Indexes, Worksheets. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. Annual Subscriptions available as either 2 x CD-ROMs, or Online.Format: Windows CD-ROM Online Key stage: 2, 3, 4Age range: 7-16+
Publisher: Cengage LearningAn engaging online experience for students seeking contextual information on the world's most influential people. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content (including Lives & Perspectives) with periodicals and multimedia organized into a user-friendly portal experience while also allowing users to search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender as well as keyword and full text. An annual subscription offers unlimited user access. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: OnlineKey stage: 4, 5Age range: 14-16+
Publisher: Cengage LearningAn engaging online experience for students seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, the new solution features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. An annual subscription offers unlimited user access. . FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: OnlineKey stage: 4, 5Age range: 14-16+
Publisher: Cengage LearningAn engaging online experience for students seeking contextual information on a broad range of topics, people, places, and events. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience combined with new features such as "Search Assist" and quick fact boxes. An annual subscription offers unlimited user access. Subjects covered: Biography, Geography, Government, History, Literature, Science, Social Issues. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: OnlineKey stage: 4, 5Age range: 14-16+
Publisher: Cengage LearningAn engaging online experience for students seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. An annual subscription offers unlimited user access. . FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: OnlineKey stage: 4, 5Age range: 14-16+
Publisher: Cengage LearningNew electronic resource that offers global perspectives on issues of international importance, current world events and topics in the news related to these issues. Not a pro and con database, GIC ties together a variety of sources to present a rich analysis of issues - social, political, military, economic, environmental, science and health related, cultural, and headlines in world hot spots. Provides information seekers with a framework to better understand 21st century issues and events while highlighting global connections and the interdependence of all nations. Focuses on broad issues, such as war, genocide, terrorism, human rights, poverty, famine, globalization, world trade, nuclear proliferation, and global warming, as well as more specific events and topics in the news that are related to these broader issues, such as genocide in Darfur, product safety of Chinese imports, sectarian violence in Iraq, changing weather patterns across the globe, and disaster recovery in Indonesia and New Orleans. Also includes detailed information on nations to provide a foundation for cross-cultural studies, and International periodicals and news sources that bring additional insight and currency. Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, highly relevant sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues. Each of these gateway pages includes an overview, unique "perspectives" articles written by local experts, reference, periodical, primary source and statistical information. Rich multimedia - including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs - enhance each portal. Use Browse Issues and Topics, Country Finder, Basic Search or Advanced Search to explore the database. Includes a variety of sources and media formats: Overviews summarizing background information, historical context, contemporary stances, and the impact of each of the issues and news events featured. Expert Perspectives analyzing an issue or event through multiple aspects, for example, cultural, religious, political, social, economic, scientific or health related. Reference documents providing background information on all issues and nations. Full-text international Magazines, Academic Journals, and News Sources. Primary Sources, such as legislation and court proceedings. Statistics, including interactive graphs, tables, and charts. Such Multimedia elements as images, podcasts, and audio. Links to Web sites, including government sites and organizations. Other Key Features: World News section of the home page is customizable - you choose the news sources that are displayed for your patrons. Robust tools such as curriculum standards search, translation feature, research tools and research guide. Over 250 issue portals containing topic overviews, global perspectives, statistics, podcasts - 10 portals added monthly! Over 190 country portals containing country and cultural information, statistics, maps, flags, images, podcasts. Searches are displayed by result/type format including reference, magazines, news, podcasts, videos. Subscriptions provide unlimited user access. Prices increase 1st July each year. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: OnlineKey stage: 4Age range: 14-16+
Publisher: Cengage LearningGREENR, the Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources focuses on the physical, social, and economic aspects of environmental issues. Topic, organization, and country portals form research centres around issues covering energy systems, health care, agriculture, climate change, population, and economic development. Portals include authoritative analysis, academic journals, news, case studies, legislation, conference proceedings, primary source documents, statistics, and rich multimedia. Use Browse Issues and Topics, World Map, Basic Search or Advanced Search to explore the database. An annual subscription offers unlimited user access. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: OnlineKey stage: 4, 5Age range: 14-16+
Publisher: Oxford University PressBrings critically acclaimed text of Grove Dictionary of Art to the Internet. Features: Regular updates to existing database of 41,000 articles; 3 fast accurate ways to search 26 million word database; Access to 22,000+ researched web links; Free access to Bridgeman Art Library image database. Essential source of art information; indispensable for researchers, students, professionals. Also available as part of the Oxford Arts Bundle which includes: Grove Art, Grove Music and Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Other bundle deals also available on whole range of Oxford Schools Online titles - please contact us for details. Prices increase on 1st April each year. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form. 34 Volume Print Edition also available, either cloth or leather bound. Format: Online Key stage: 3, 4+Age range: 11-16+
Publisher: Oxford University PressIncludes full text of the acclaimed 29 vol New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians 2/e, 4 vol New Grove Dictionary of Opera, 3 vol New Grove Dictionary of Jazz 2/e. Includes 50,000 articles, sophisticated search & browse capabilities, Sibelius-enabled musical examples, extensive links to musical sites on the Internet. The unsurpassed authority on all aspects of music. Covers entire history of music from Bach to the Blues; 50,000+ articles by 6,000 contributors; Broad coverage of musical styles; 28,000 biographies; Updated regularly with new and revised articles; Wide range of search & browse options; 3000+ links to related web sites; 500+ audible musical examples; Detailed composers works lists; 3D interactive images of musical instruments; Extensive lists of additional research resources. Also available as part of the Oxford Arts Bundle which includes: Grove Art, Grove Music and Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Other bundle deals also available on whole range of Oxford Schools Online titles - please contact us for details. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form. Prices increase on 1st April each year. 29 Volume Print Edition also available. Format: Online Print Key stage: 4Age range: 11-16+ISBN: 333913981
Publisher: Cengage LearningIn 1968 Bernhard Grzimek, the famous zoologist and Director of the Frankfurt Zoo, published the Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Gale updated the print set in 2004, including new articles and commissioning additional images. Grzimek's Animal Life on the web provides students and researchers with a dynamic, interactive resource that fosters more discussion and critical thinking skills. This product uses the content from the encyclopedia to provide unequalled coverage on more than 4,000 species, and includes more than 11,000 images, videos, illustrations, and maps. An annual subscription offers unlimited user access. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: OnlineKey stage: 4, 5Age range: 14-16+
Publisher: Heinemann LibraryIt's all about finding and learning, not just searching. Heinemann Explore Online Modules contain a wealth of written and pictorial resources and offer interactive tests and activities, biographies, key dates and in-depth articles on specific themes covered by students. Covering all the areas of study at KS2 or 3, the online modules offer: thousands of specially written articles matched to the National Curriculum; core text written at 2 levels, perfect for mixed ability classes; interactive tests and activities get the most from the material; thousands of high quality images, written sources, biographies and key dates; web links to relevant sites, saving on research time. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. Available for: KS2 Explore Active Science, KS2 Geography, KS2 History, KS2 Science, KS2 Young Explorer, KS3 History, KS3 Science, History for Scotland. See also separate entries for Heinemann Explore CD-ROMs available for: Young Explorer, Science, History, History for Scotland and Geography. Discounts available for multiple year subscriptions - please contact us for pricesFormat: Online Key stage: 2, 3Age range: 11-14
Publisher: ProQuest Information and Learning LtdHistory Study Centre is a resource aimed at meeting the needs of students and their teachers and contains over 40,000 separate documents covering world history, from medieval to modern. From the first Viking raids and the rise of Charlemagne, to the Seattle riots and the fall of Milosevic, History Study Centre opens the door on the study of history. It offers historians a vast and cross-searchable collection of digitised primary and secondary sources that make it one of the most extensive resources of its kind. The Journal Library offers cover-to-cover access to 47 key history-related journals including History Today, Journal of Social History, Presidential Studies Quarterly. Contains newspaper articles, rare books, parliamentary papers, journal articles, video clips, criminal trial records, diaries, radio and television news, maps, statistics and a comprehensive bookshelf of respected reference titles. Additionally, the history Web Gateway provides links to hundreds of reliable and informative websites elsewhere on the internet. In total, it provides access to 40,000+ separate documents and articles organised within 515 widely-studied curriculum topics, and links to 2000 websites. New topics and content are added regularly to take in new areas of study and the latest scholarship. Enhance your research - easy to use and offers an extensive and authoritative library of primary and secondary sources that will be used by all history students and researchers. It offers: A rich library of rare texts delivered to your desktop, Quick answers to queries on dates, facts and figures, The latest scholarship from history journals, Intuitive navigation to the subjects you need using the Topic Tree, Coverage spanning world history from 757 to 2000, Documents from over twenty classic primary sources including the New York Times 1851-1977, Early English Books Online 1473-1700 and The Annual Register 1758-2000, The largest online anthology of sources for history, A 'one-stop shop' resource for all historians - with clear reference material and relevant, often rare, primary sources, An opportunity for a wider audience to examine key primary sources. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 3, 4Age range: 11-16+
Publisher: Cengage LearningInfoTrac Custom Newspapers enables you to select: six daily national titles (including their Sunday equivalents) PLUS two local newspapers of your choice. This offers schools the opportunity to individually tailor online news to their particular preference by providing local, national and international news stories to users in an easy to search and user friendly interface. This resource is also cross-searchable with InfoTrac Student Edition, a collection of online journals and magazines, and therefore provides an excellent news source alongside more subject specific materials, creating a perfect starting point for learning about current affairs and key issues of both the present and recent past. Choose any 6 from these National newspapers: Guardian & Observer, Independent & Independent on Sunday, Daily Mail & Mail on Sunday, Daily & Sunday Mirror, Daily & Sunday Telegraph, Times & Sunday Times, The Sun & The News of the World, Sunday People. Then choose any 2 Regional newspapers from a list of hundreds - contact us for full details. An annual subscription provides unlimited user access in school plus remote access. Prices increase 1st July each year. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 3, 4Age range: 11-16+
Publisher: Cengage LearningInfoTrac Student Edition is a collection of Online Journals and Magazines, which gives Secondary school students the information they need - fast. Contains over 1400 journals and magazines, including over 70 UK publications, and archive up to July 2010 of 15 Philip Allan Journals : 20th Century History Review, Biological Sciences Review, Business Review, Catalyst, Chemistry Review, Economic Review (UK), English Review, Geography Review, Hindsight, Physics Review, Politics Review, Psychology Review, RS Review, Sociology Review, Wide World. Provides 24/7 access to reliable, authoritative content for classroom assignments and general reference research. Search results may be viewed by Subject, Document Type or Publication Title. Students, parents, teachers and other researchers can quickly search millions of articles, full-text content from 16 major references and hundreds of maps to complement papers, projects, presentations and much more. Specifically designed for secondary school students, providing instant access to screened, age-appropriate content from magazines, newspapers and reference books. The ideal alternative to random Web searching, InfoTrac Student Edition covers a wide range of subjects, from science, history and literature to sports and environmental studies, offering reliable, authoritative content for classroom assignments and general reference research. Features include: 1100+ full text titles, Nearly 9 million articles updated daily, Text-to-speech technology to bridge reading level gaps, Lexile reading levels accompany periodical articles, Over 10 Handy Answer series titles from Visible Ink Press targeted to address queries that children typically have with enough depth and detail to satisfy the curiosity of aggressive young inquisitors, Cross-searchable with InfoTrac Custom Newspapers if subscribed to - if you are not a subscriber, this collection of 6 national and 2 regional newspapers can be added, contact us for details. NB: Embargoes from 14 - 365 days apply to certain Journals. Philip Allan Journals do not currently include images. Subscription provides unlimited user access both at school and home. Prices change 1st July each year. Contact us for full details. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 4Age range: 14-16
Publisher: ABC CLIO LtdFrom terrorism to climate change, this new database offers context, perspectives, scholarship, and deep reference content on the most controversial issues of the day. Produced in conjunction with leading scholars and educators, the database goes beyond facts and figures to help your students develop a true understanding of how society shapes and is shaped by controversy. Features: coverage of 150 of the most controversial topics, delivers 4000 diverse entries, includes 3000+ images and hundreds of audio visual files. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 4 Age range: 14-16+
Publisher: Justis Publishing LtdJustCite, a unique legal reference search engine, provides a fully cross-referenced index to an extensive collection of authoritative UK and European information. What makes JustCite revolutionary is that it indexes and links to content from a range of publishers including ABILII, Casetrack, Informa Law, Justis, LexisNexis, Westlaw and more. Furthermore, you have the ability to customise the JustCite links to full-text content and display only the titles you subscribe to. JustCite is the first place you will want your users to look for legal information.Format: Online
Publisher: Justis Publishing LtdCELEX: based on official legal database of European Communities. Data is provided by European Office of Publications, taken from all principal institutions of European Union from 1951. OFFICIAL JOURNAL C (OJC): quick, easy access to full text of proposed legislation; written questions from European Parliament; notices of new treaties, competition law; from 1990.Format: Windows CD-ROM, Online
Publisher: Justis Publishing LtdEncompasses 3 key aspects of this increasingly important area of law. Section 1: reports of all cases from European Court of Human Rights from the earliest judgment in 1960. Section 2: European Human Rights Conventions including any relevant protocols. Section 3: Human Rights Act 1998 c.42 in its consolidated form, incorporating amendments made by subsequent UK legislation. Includes Human Rights Companion.Format: Online
Publisher: Justis Publishing LtdComprehensive index to proceedings and publications of 4 UK parliamentary legislatures. Authoritative source for professional research, updated daily. Offers rapid data analysis, sophisticated presentation tools. UK Parliament consists of 3 parts: Crown, House of Lords, House of Commons. Data is obtained from official sources, published under special licence from House of Commons. Indexes proceedings and publications of House of Lords, House of Commons from 1979 onwards, plus other information sources used by both Houses. Includes material from Scottish Parliament, National Assembly of Wales, Northern Ireland Assembly. Prices banded according to usage.Format: Online
Publisher: Justis Publishing LtdWEEKLY Law Reports CD-ROM & Online: covers substantially more cases in more courts than any other series of law reports. They are recorded by the largest number of reporters who are actually present in court and are reported faster than any other series. Volumes 1, 2 and 3 of the Weekly Law Reports, a series of authoritative reports of cases heard in the Superior and Appellate Courts that influence the application and development of the law in England and Wales. Coverage: complete from 1953 to present. Data provider: Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales. The LAW REPORTS (includes Weekly Law Reports & Law Reports Digest) Online: incorporates all earlier divisions of the Law Reports and the four modern ones: The Court of Appeal, Chancery, Family and Queen's Bench Divisions. The Law Reports is the most authoritative series for published reports of cases. TIMES LAW REPORTS CD-ROM & Online: Contains the full text of every case report in The Times newspaper since 1990. The cases cover every branch of law and come from a wide range of jurisdictions, including the UK courts, the European Court of Human Rights, the Court of Justice of the European Communities and the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Coverage: 1990 to present. COMBINED LAW REPORTS also available Online: includes The Law Reports, The Weekly Law Reports and The Business Law Reports.Format: Windows CD-ROM, Online
Publisher: Justis Publishing LtdINDUSTRIAL CASES REPORTS CD-ROM & Online: Definitive series of case reports on employment and industrial relations law covering cases from a wide variety of courts and tribunals. CD version also includes relevant statutes. Coverage: 1972 to present. CRIMINAL APPEAL REPORTS & SENTENCING CD-ROM: Provides coverage of all major criminal appeal cases decided in the House of Lords, Privy Council, Court of Appeal (Criminal division) and Divisional Court. Widely regarded by practitioners and academics as the first source of reference for criminal cases, many of which are not reported elsewhere. Coverage: 1967 to present and includes Criminal Appeal Reports (Sentencing), from 1979. Also available: ELECTRONIC IRISH REPORTS & DIGESTSFormat: Windows CD-ROM, Online
Publisher: Justis Publishing LtdUK STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS: full text of SIs from 1987; draft SIs, incorporating tables, diagrams, maps where appropriate. SI COMPLETE: separate Archive database includes all modern style SIs published since 1949, with legislation published in Statutory Rules & Orders and SIs revised to 31 December 1948 series published by HMSO in 1950. UK STATUTES: contains full text of all Acts of Parliament: UK from 1707, Scotland from 1999; Acts of Northern Ireland Assembly from 2000, Church Assembly & General Synod Measures from 1920, Acts of Parliament (England) 1235-1706.Format: Windows CD-ROM, Online
Publisher: Keesings WorldwideInternational Event Coverage from Every Part of the World. Experts, professionals, academics, students have relied on publications from the Keesing's family of products since 1758 for accurate coverage of world events. Subscribers in 90+ countries turn to Keesing's for accurate, objective, authoritative coverage of significant political, historical, economic, social events throughout the world. Unparalleled treatment of current affairs makes Keesing's a core social sciences tool for business and academic research. Every month our expert editorial team selects and distils international stories from the world press, wire services, and local broadcasts to create concise, balanced reports that offer users a "first take on history". Events that may have unfolded over several weeks or months are meticulously edited down to the essential information and presented in a clear narrative form which provides detailed data within a comprehensible and thoroughly researched context. Keesing's Online is the newest member of the Keesing's family of information products. Libraries and their patrons use Keesing's Online as a core information resource for their social science research and fact checking needs. Disciplines that will benefit from using this unique online resource include: African Studies, Asian Studies, Aerospace History, Comparative Politics, Cultural History, Foreign Policy, Economic History, Economics, Government and Politics, Historical Sociology, International Business, International Economics, International Politics, International Relations, Journalism (Mass Media), Latin American Studies, Leadership Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Military History, Military Science, Modern European Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Political History, Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy, World History. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 4Age range: 14-16+
Publisher: ProQuest Information and Learning LtdKnowUK is an online service developed to provide UK reference information. It is the most comprehensive resource of its kind, offering a complete library of UK information. The essential online reference tool, making life easier, cutting out information overload and providing authoritative and current information. Use KnowUK to: Research assignments, Research questions for TV quiz shows, Support teaching of literacy, Fact check newspaper stories, Do homework, Plan trips to places in the UK, Find funding for University courses, Read reference books with a ScreenReader. KnowUK contains over 100 reference publications, see overleaf for complete list, providing a comprehensive resource for everybody in the UK. Most are unique to KnowUK and are not available elsewhere online. Many of these are updated more frequently than the equivalent print copy, so KnowUK is the first place to search. The unique search and indexing systems mean that your search results will be concise and directly relevant to your search terms. Contact us for full content list. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 3, 4Age range: 11-16+
Publisher: Kompass PublishersBusiness to business database of industrial and commercial companies world-wide. Available as an online subscription with download facility. Advanced search options enables the user to create targeted prospect lists for sales and marketing or identify key suppliers for purchasing departments. 12 Month Subscription includes 5 simultaneous users and 10,000 download credits. Please contact us for individual requirements.Format: Online
Publisher: Cengage LearningA poem for every interest , an essay for the ages, a story that touches the soul. Welcome to LitFinder - the largest, most accessible collection of literature available online. This comprehensive database guides users easily through the world of poetry, fiction, drama and much more. What will you find? 650 nationalities and ethnicities represented, international in scope, great writers from all eras. 850 Spanish-language poems with English translations. 865 explanations providing detailed analyses for poems and short stories. 3,500 poems and stories published in the current year. 5,000 full-text short stories. 2,800 full-text essays. 1,800 full-text speeches. 1,000 full text plays. 27,000 women writers represented. 126,500 full-text poems in a database which is constantly updated. 850,000 poem citations and excerpts. Biographies, work summaries, photographs and a glossary are also included. LitFinder's easy-to-use interface allows pupils to easily target the information they are looking for or to browse the database through various search and browse options. For example, you can find everything from: the sonnets of Shakespeare to the modern poetry of Simon Armitage; the love poetry of the 13th century to contemporary poems by African women; the speeches of Martin Luther King to Winston Churchill; short stories by Charles Dickens to stories and poems by Roald Dahl; essays on subjects such as: the arts, science, religion. LitFinder helps enhance understanding of literature with a number of tools linked to search results: Explanations: scan a list of more than 865 concise, expert written essays on specific works of literature; or use a Basic Search to narrow your result. Glossary of Terms: more than 150 poetic terms receive fast definitions. Exploring Poetry: more than 25 expert written discussions cover most 20th century poetic schools and movements, including Asian-American, Harlem Renaissance, Beat Movement and Imagism. Wide ranging coverage also includes Native American, British, Colonial and Civil War poetry. Author of the Month: this home page feature spotlights an author of contemporary or historical interest. Results often include biographical and bibliographical information, essay and picture. LitFinder is an ideal alternative to Web surfing, as it connects users with reliable, in depth and constantly updated information on authors and their works. From an ancient Persian poem to a Restoration play to a modern day policy speech, LitFinder delivers up to a million examples of full-test, indexed and excerpted literature, along with thousands of citations, biographies, explanations, overviews and images to enhance understanding. LitFinder offers an answer for every literature question. An annual subscription provides unlimited user access at school plus remote access. Prices increase 1st July each year. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 3, 4Age range: 11-16+
Publisher: New ScientistContinually expanding library of information on key scientific and technological developments of our time. Includes every article, story and graphic published in New Scientist magazine since 1989. It is updated weekly and is fully searchable, with download and print facilities. Designed to meet the needs of schools, libraries, teachers, students and researchers. New Scientist has been at the cutting edge of science and technology since 1956. With correspondents based in every corner of the globe, no other science magazine can match it's worldwide reach. Offers unbeatable depth of analysis. Editorial team holds 14 doctorates in subjects from astrophysics and marine biology to neuroscience and ecology, making their network of writers and editors the most authoritative in the field of science writing today. Available on the web on an annual subscription basis with access managed by IP address or user name and password. MAGAZINE Subscription also available. Published weekly (51 issues a year).Format: Online, PrintKey stage: 3, 4Age range: 11-16+
Publisher: NewsBank IncELECTRONIC IMAGE EDITIONS for Schools and Colleges. Provides you with Online access to Foreign Language Newspapers in their native language - as PDF files of the original Newspapers, just turn the pages on screen as you would if the newspaper was on your desk! This service is only available as an Add-on to subscriptions to either NewsBank Newspapers UK & Ireland or NewsBank Access World News. The key benefits of the Electronic Image Editions are: Exact digital replica of the printed version (ALL the content of the publication). Readers will see ALL photos, charts, graphs, advertisements, classifieds, stock quotes, puzzles, cartoons, box scores and weather. Full-text search capability within an issue or across both current and back issues, including content such as classified ads. "Zoom and pan control" to better read specific items and navigate around a page. Capability to print full pages or portions of the page. Today's News Today - instant delivery the same time as the print edition (or sooner) - current day of publication, unlike the paper copies which are delayed in the mail and could be a week or two behind the publication date. Accessible by multiple users/at multiple locations - no need to manage receipt and whereabouts of printed copies. Eliminates the problem of damaged or torn paper copies and the storage problem for multiple months of the hard copy. Newspapers are produced in their native langua. Allows libraries, in particular academic libraries, who wish to serve their staff, faculty and students from abroad. Back issues will be cumulative from the date your subscription commences for all newspapers except USA Today. Users can search across all the different publications in their collection, including both current and back issues. Prices are per paper, and for Educational establishments are based on the number of Full Time Students. Please contact us for prices, and full content list. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 3, 4Age range: 11-19
Publisher: NewsBank IncUnique, web-based compilation of the best-known broadsheets and tabloids from the United Kingdom, which are updated daily. Whether you require articles from a conservative or liberal title, NewsBank offers various views and perspectives on the UK. To help understand issues and events more thoroughly, coverage from 1998 is provided, unless otherwise specified. Covers a wealth of subjects including: Art, Business, Culture, Economics, Education, Environment, Finance, Government, Health, Politics, Science, Sports. Provides unlimited user access throughout the School, together with remote access for teachers and students use at home. Newspapers available are: Daily & Sunday Mirror; Daily & Sunday Telegraph; Daily Mail & Mail on Sunday; Express & Express on Sunday; Guardian; Independent & Independent on Sunday; News of the World; Observer; Sun; Sunday People, Times & Sunday Times, Financial Times. IRISH NEWSPAPERS: Belfast News Letter, Belfast Telegraph*, Irish Independent & Sunday Independent*, Irish Times. SCOTTISH NEWSPAPERS: Aberdeen Press & Journal, Daily Record, Edinburgh Evening News, Evening Times, Herald & Sunday Herald, Scotland on Sunday, Scotsman, Sunday Mail. WELSH NEWSPAPERS: South Wales Echo, Wales on Sunday, Western Mail. Some of the REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS (please contact us for a full list): Birmingham Post, Burnley Express, Coventry Evening Telegraph, Daily Post (Liverpool), Dewsbury Reporter, Evening Mail (Birmingham), Evening Post (Bristol), Evening Standard (London), Evening Telegraph (Peterborough), Financial News (London), Gazette (Blackpool), Harrogate Advertiser, Hull Daily Mail, Lancaster Guardian, Leicester Mercury, Liverpool Echo, Manchester Evening News, Northampton Chronicle & Echo, Northern Echo (Middlesbrough), Nottingham Evening Post*, Portsmouth Evening News, Star (Sheffield), Sunday Mercury (Birmingham), Visitor (Morecambe), Western Daily Press (Bristol), Western Morning News (Plymouth), Wigan Observer, Yorkshire Evening Post, Yorkshire Post. * Business, economic & political articles only are included in these titles. Newspapers are also available from the following countries (contact us for full details): Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Malaysia, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirate, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Prices for Educational establishments are based on the number full time students (FTEs), and provide unlimited user access at a single site, plus remote access for use from home. Various collections are available from just £265 per annum for schools with 249 FTEs. Please contact us for details. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 3, 4, 5Age range: 11-19
Publisher: OAG WorldwideGives instant access to 600,000+ direct & connecting flights across the globe, with invaluable information on visa and health requirements, destination data on 200+ countries, details of frequent flier programmes, 65,000+ hotels etc. Compile and print out complete traveller itineraries. Prepayment required.Format: Windows CD-ROM OnlineAge range: 16+
Publisher: Oxford University PressThe Online Authority on the African American Experience. Oxford University Press is proud to announce the creation of the first online resource center to fully document the field of African American Studies and Africana Studies. "The Oxford African American Studies Center, using the most sophisticated technology, will enable us to reassemble the lost and scattered fragments of the African American past. This tool is absolutely indispensable to any student or scholar seeking to explore the contributions that persons of African descent have made, since their arrival on these shores in the seventeenth century, to the stirring saga that is American history. I only wish that this rich resource had been available to scholars like W. E. B. Du Bois, Anna Julia Cooper and Carter G. Woodson, on whose shoulders we stand." HENRY LOUIS GATES, Jr., Editor in Chief. Oxford African American Studies Center wins 'outstanding work of reference published in electronic format' at the ISG (CILIP) / BookData Reference Awards 2006. Judging criteria included: the authority and quality of the work; scope and coverage; arrangement, and currency of the information; quality of indexing; adequacy of references; physical presentation; originality; and value for money. Explore the world of African American history and the African diaspora through: Core content - five major Oxford encyclopedias covering all aspects of the African American past. Additional content - from more than 18 Oxford reference sources, all editorially selected and reviewed. Images - currently over 1,300 images available, with an ongoing image research program expected to add hundreds more annually. Primary sources - 250 primary sources, including the Emancipation Proclamation, Frederick Douglass's slave narratives, text of speeches, and more. Brief introductory essays accompany each primary source. Charts, tables and graphs - more than 200 charts, tables, and graphs representing demographic information in the areas of history, government and politics, business and labour, education, law and crime, the arts, and much more. Maps - between 30 and 50 thematic maps illustrating demographics and history in a variety of areas. Timelines - a general timeline of African American history, and specific thematic timelines covering such topics as Women's History, Business, Sports, Literature, and more! Learning Center - designed for the school market, this growing area helps users explore the content with ready reference tools such as country profiles, suggested lesson plans by grade level, and study guides to match the curriculum. Wide range of search and browse options help users quickly navigate to the right content for their needs. Other bundle deals also available on whole range of Oxford Schools Online titles - please contact us for details. Prices increase on 1st April each year. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: OnlineKey stage: 4 Age range: 14-16+
Publisher: Oxford University PressThe most respected and authoritative biblical reference titles now online. Oxford Biblical Studies Online provides unrivalled access to six essential Oxford editions of the Bible alongside commentary and annotations from study Bibles seamlessly combined with reference material and primary texts. Core content includes: the Oxford Study Bible, New Oxford Annotated Bible 3/e, Jewish Study Bible, Catholic Study Bible 2/e, Access Study Bible with Apocrypha, and the Authorized King James Bible with Apocrypha. Reference, texts and commentaries include Barton: Oxford Bible Commentary, Metzger & Coogan: Oxford Companion to the Bible, Rogerson & Lieu: Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies, Coogan: Oxford History of the Biblical World, Browning: Oxford Dictionary of the Bible, Meyers: Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East, Schiffman & VanderKam: Encyclopedia of Dead Sea Scrolls , Sparks: The Apocryphal Old Testament, Elliott: The Apocryphal New Testament and McKenzie: How to Read the Bible. Nearly 5,000 A-Z articles, from Abel to Zion, including exclusive content from the forthcoming Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Bible (2011), integrated with chapter-based scholarly works. Maps and illustrations. Interactive timelines and bibliography. Tools and resources are available to aid research at any level. Regularly updated every six months to include new content and functionality. Excellent functionality and extensive links. Search and browse options allow users to quick search all content simultaneously or to focus on a single type of reference content such as subject articles; chapters; biographies; images; maps; charts; or Bible study. Navigate back and forth between standard reference material and Bible text. Highlight any term within biblical verse and automatically run a quick search. Easily and quickly compare commentaries and texts of multiple bible versions. Extensive cross-searching provides users with access to related content in book, chapters, verse, primary texts, A-Z articles, and biblical text. Entries from Kohlenberger's Concise Concordance to the NRSV and New American Bible Concise Concordance can be viewed with the text of corresponding bibles for study and comparison. An expanding range of carefully selected links to external websites facilitate further research. User-friendly print formats. Subscriber services include: Extensive online help and excellent customer and technical support. Detailed usage statistics allow you to track how often your users are accessing Oxford Biblical Studies Online. OpenURL compliance allows users to query their library catalogue with bibliographic information. Bundle deals also available on whole range of Oxford Schools Online titles - please contact us for details. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form. Prices increase on 1st April each year.Format: Online Key stage: 4Age range: 14-16+
Publisher: Oxford University PressOxford Dictionaries Online is Oxford's innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. Benefits for subscribers include: smart-linked, fully searchable content from Oxford's largest modern English dictionaries and thesauruses; more than 350,000 entries and definitions, and 600,000 synonyms and antonyms; a vast bank of over 1.9 million example sentences, taken from real English; regular updates, so the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away; 'My Oxford Dictionary' feature for creating your own profile and saving entries and searches; comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English - with audio pronunciations; extensive sections with detailed writing, grammar, and spelling guidance; specialist language reference resources for professional writers and editors. Bundle deals also available on whole range of Oxford Schools Online titles - please contact us for details. Prices increase on 1st April each year. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 3, 4Age range: 11-16+
Publisher: Oxford University PressExplore the lives of over 50,000 people worldwide who have shaped the British past over the last 2400 years. From the 4th century BC Greek explorer Pytheas to Princess Diana, and from the founding fathers of America to the Nawabs of Bengal. Over 50,000 biographies, 60 million words, 10,000 portrait illustrations. "The DNB should be in the national curriculum", The Daily Telegraph. "The amount of information is staggering, and the quality is superb . . . How good is it? A perfect ten", Library Journal. Also available as part of the Oxford Biographies Bundle which includes: American National Biography and Who's Who & Who Was Who. Other bundle deals also available on whole range of Oxford Schools Online titles - please contact us for details. Prices increase on 1st April each year. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: OnlineKey stage: 4 Age range: 14-16+
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