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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: 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: Encyclopedia Britannica UK LtdThe American Presidency, part of the Learn & Explore series, explores the lives and contributions of the people who have held the office, from George Washington to Barack Obama. Each presidential profile includes a detailed biography, the president's signature, who served as vice president, a profile of the first lady and timelines. With additional articles covering the Presidential Election Process, Cabinet, White House, election results and presidential seal and flag history, The American Presidency provides a rich journey through US history. Features: articles on all 44 American presidents, over 175 images, more than 70 timelines and world events maps. Single Hardback volume, 144 pages, publication date: April 2009.Format: PrintKey stage: 2, 3, 4Age range: 10-17ISBN: 9781593398439
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: The Stationery OfficeIndispensable source of information for anyone working in or dealing with the UK Civil Service; from Market Testing and efficiency scrutinies, to restructuring the Citizen's Charter and application of IT. Constantly updated, now lists 10,000+ named individuals in Government, executive agencies, associated bodies. Combined book & CD package with online access to its own continually updated website.Format: Windows CD-ROM
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: Directory of Social ChangeFeatures: 550+ companies giving combined total of £450 million p.a; 50 companies included for the first time; search facilities help identify potential donors by geographical location, business, names of directors, subsidiary companies, fields of support, well-known brand names; add your own notes, print information. No network version.Format: Windows CD-ROM ISBN: 1903991544
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: Croner CCH Group LtdComplete information service to ensure compliance with health & safety law. Gives variety of sources to help you deal with health & safety law effectively. Includes general institutions of health & safety law, how it is enforced; keyword index of 300+ topics of current health & safety law including: control of substances hazardous to health, occupational diseases etc.Format: Windows CD-ROM, Online, Print
Publisher: Croner CCH Group LtdEssential information, support for health & safety professionals, covers Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999. Helps you plan, build, maintain effective health & safety culture. Covers requirements of risk assessment, training, health surveillance, arrangements for health & safety; 60+ model policy documents, training checklists.Format: Windows CD-ROM, Online, Print
Publisher: Croner CCH Group LtdNew high level online information service from Croner that uniquely combines their expert health and safety interpretative information with official guidance from the HSE, the Stationery Office and British Standards. Features: Legislation, Official Guidance, British Standards, Legislation Tracker, Quick Facts, In-depth practical guidance on tasks and topics, Step by step guides, Model policies, Employee Factsheets, Sample Forms and Records, Weekly e-newsletter, Hot topics, News, Health and Safety Advice Line.Format: Online
Publisher: Croner CCH Group LtdHow to carry out, record and manage your system for risk assessments. Will help you understand and comply with Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999; identify hazards, assess associated risks, apply appropriate control measures; carry out risk assessments on individual activities; integrate results in risk assessment programme.Format: Windows CD-ROM, Print
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 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: Directory of Social ChangeCombines trust databases of Directory of Social Change and Charities Aid Foundation; provides comprehensive up to date information on grant-making trusts. Contents: 4000 trusts as listed in Directory of Grant Making Trusts; 3 Guides to Major Trusts; 4 Guides to Local Trusts. Full commentary from DSC guide displayed if available. No network version.Format: Windows CD-ROM
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica UK Ltd3000 Years of Western Literature. Greatest collection of written thought since the beginning of Western history. One of the most acclaimed publishing achievements of our time, compiles history's greatest written works, from the ancient classics to more recent masterpieces. Contains 517 complete works from 130 of the most renowned minds throughout history. Authoritative, accurate, and complete, this collection represents the essential core of Western literature. Features: 517 classics by 130 authors in 60 beautifully bound volumes; 500+ complete works, including the complete works of Shakespeare. Authors include: Ernest Hemingway, T S Eliot, Virginia Woolf, Sigmund Freud. Colour-coded volumes correspond to the 4 subject areas: Drama & Poetry, Mathematics & Sciences, History & Economics, Philosophy & Religion. Volumes 1 & 2 comprise the Synopticon, a unique guide that enables you to investigate a particular idea, such as courage or democracy, and compare the perspectives of different authors.Format: Print Age range: 16+ISBN: 9780852295311
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: Kellys InformationProvides essential company and product information. Features: 152,000+ industrial companies with web Links; 19,000 product and service headings; electronic catalogues can be found on enhanced entries; 11 search criteria (multi-search available): products services, towns, counties, postcode, web site, number of employees, company name, job function, trade names, quality assessments, e-mail; downloading and print facility (5000 print credits); choice of outputs: Excel (csv), Word - 5000 print credits. Choice of outputs - company information; import and export information; full trade descriptions; contact names (marketing, sales, general, executive). Disc updated: March and September.Format: Windows CD-ROM
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: James Clarke and CoInvaluable source of information on research resources for UK & Republic of Ireland. Reference Edition: an easy to use reference facility, fully indexed, fully searchable. Marketing Edition: facility to print mailing labels. Includes full contact details, branch & associate libraries, subjects covered, special collections etc.Format: Windows CD-ROM ISBN: 227679725
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+
Publisher: Oxford University PressExciting new initiative offering libraries the opportunity to purchase electronic editions of an expanding range of Oxford's award-winning scholarly reference titles. Each Oxford DRS title can be accessed as a stand-alone resource with its own URL, and each site offers a range of search and browse options. All titles are also fully cross-searchable with titles in the Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection. This means that Premium Collection subscribes can access the Oxford DRS titles they purchase from within the highly acclaimed Oxford Reference Online interface, as well as independently. What's more hosting of Oxford Digital Reference Shelf titles is free for Premium Collection subscribers. Oxford Digital Reference Shelf includes the following titles: Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance, International Encyclopedia of Dance, Encyclopedia of Global Change, Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation, Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance, Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment, Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History, Encyclopedia of Evolution, Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages (not published by OUP in print), Encyclopedia of American Literature, Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. See separate entry under Oxford Reference Online for details of this Premium service. Full details of titles available available on request. Prices are per title, per annum, together with charge for Hosting if non Oxford Reference Online subscriber. 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 Age range: 16+
Publisher: Oxford University PressAn award winning service available for schools brings together Oxford's renowned reference works into a single cross-searchable resource. Includes a broad selection of 100 dictionary and reference titles across the full subject spectrum. Containing 2+ million dictionary definitions, facts, figures, people, places, dates and quotations; it is unique in offering integrated, consistent content from the humanities and social sciences to science and medicine. The range and volume of information included is enormous, everything from English and bilingual dictionaries to dictionaries of quotations, etymology and euphemisms, and from dictionaries of politics and physics to superstitions and saints. This meant that, as well as providing a quick and easy way to find answers to everyday questions, Oxford Reference Online will prove to be an invaluable starting point for further research. Features: wide choice of search options to suit all research needs and levels of experience; designed by users for users; information you can trust, every work approved by experts and quality checked; expanding and regularly updated resource. Online access to 100 key dictionaries and reference works: English Dictionaries & Thesauruses, English Language Reference, Modern Languages, Quotations, General Reference, Art & Architecture, Classics, History, Literature, Military History, Mythology & Folklore, Performing Arts, Politics & Social Sciences, Religion & Philosophy, Economics & Business, Law, Biological Sciences, Computing, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Food & Nutrition, General Science, Medicine, Physical Sciences & Mathematics. Also includes range of leading works from the Oxford Companions series (contact us for full list), plus the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Bundle deals also available on whole range of Oxford Schools Online titles - please contact us for details. Prices increase on 1st April each year. Annual subscriptions provide unlimited user access throughout the school. 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 PressCombines excellence with innovation, a unique and invaluable tool for both teaching and research. The most important scholarly books that Oxford University Press publishers in the humanities and social sciences are now accessible online for a one-time purchase fee or by annual subscription. The following subject modules are available: Biology, Business & Management, Classical Studies, Economics & Finance, History, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Music. Special features make research easier and results more relevant. Oxford has commissioned keywords, book and chapter abstract for each work. Vast majority are written by the original author, alongside journal abstracts through a variety of online services. Reference linking from bibliographies and footnotes to available online content, such as journals from wide range of publishers, helps scholars and students discover new resources. Classic works of scholarship and newly published works are more accessible than ever before, making this a unique and invaluable research tool for scholars and students. Includes: full text of 1000+ carefully selected titles, 250,000+ book pages, 100+ million words, with at least 200 new books added each year. Each book has to be approved by a board of leading academics from Oxford University. Bundle deals also available on whole range of Oxford Schools Online titles - please contact us for details. Authority wide pricing, and free trials available, 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: Cengage LearningThe world's largest online collection of complete books. Questia School includes 28,000+ books and more than 3 million articles, journals and newspapers, all searchable by word, phrase, title, author, or subject. The number of books available can be expanded to 77,000 by subscribing to Questia Enhanced. Teachers like Questia School because it includes 350+ engaging classroom tested lesson plans; High-quality resources from over 300 acclaimed publishers in the humanities and social sciences selected by school librarians to meet curriculum needs; The librarians have compiled some 7000 reference bibliographies on frequently researched topics; Unlimited use of the books and articles in the collection no matter how many others are reading the same materials - no book is ever checked as out! Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - the library never closes; Tools to write notes in the margins and highlight passages as if you were working with actual physical books; Easy-to-use tools to create footnotes and bibliographies (never struggle with another bibliography!); Hyperlinking of footnotes and bibliographies across titles for instant access to other related titles. Questia School unlocks a world of literacy and learning, giving students and teachers online access to a trusted collection of over 28,000 full-text books and 3 million articles from journals, magazines and newspapers for school students, teachers, and their library and information community. Each resource has been carefully selected by School librarians to meet curriculum needs: More About Questia School Your students will build content knowledge in humanities and social sciences and they'll develop better research skills thanks to Questia' s exclusive digital research tools: Includes 350+ engaging, classroom-tested lesson plans, embedded assessment, and training options so students and teachers can use the programme confidently right from the start. Questia School also provides a dictionary, thesaurus and Encyclopedia so students don't have to search for definitions during their research. Key Features: Individual User logins: Highlighting :Note taking :Project folders where all information is saved : Ability to log on from any web-enabled device: 350 educator developed lesson plans to address essential curriculum concepts : Faculty can create classes and assignments within Questia School : Recommended resource for IB extended Essays : Fiction and nonfiction :Recent books as well as out-of-print titles. The World's Largest Online Library of Books: Questia is the first online library that provides 24/7 access to the world's largest online collection of books and journal articles in the humanities and social sciences, plus magazine and newspaper articles. You can search each and every word of all of the books and journal articles in the collection. You can read every title cover to cover. This rich, scholarly content -- selected by professional collection librarians -- is not available elsewhere on the Internet. School students, and Internet users of all ages have found Questia to be an invaluable online resource. Anyone doing research or just interested in topics that touch on the humanities and social sciences will find titles of interest in Questia. All the text in all the Questia books and articles is available to subscribers unlike Google Book Search where users can only see small parts of copyrighted books Questia provides users with an ideal online supplement to their existing library collection. Designed to provide students with easy access to the collection via the Internet, and to help research across topics both broad and narrow, Questia can improve how students formulate topics, do research, and write papers. Questia contains the full text of all books in the collection, including the front and back matter. The digital format of the collection provides access to all works in the collection no matter how many users are reading the texts or when and where they wish to do their work. Thus, users will have access to materials that you may not have in your collections or that are missing, checked out, or on reserve. For distance learners and working or part-time students who can't use library facilities during regular hours, Questia is the long-awaited answer. Students can use the Questia collection 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from any computer with an Internet connection. Questia is easy to use and efficient. A user can search the collection at no cost. A subscription to Questia provides a user with unlimited access to all of the materials in the collection and to Questia's unique research tools. Students can perform powerful searches by keyword, phrase, title, author, and subject. Advanced searches can use Boolean and truncation: Professional librarians with years of experience in academic collection development select titles for the Questia collection. Questia ensures that the electronic versions of all books mirror the original pagination to the fullest extent possible. Every text is checked and double-checked to maintain the highest level of accuracy and integrity. Questia is a great resource for librarians who routinely assist students in their research efforts. Librarians can use the free Questia search function to mine the contents of their own collections and direct students to appropriate titles in their stacks. Questia can help you help students find the right information quickly and easily. 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. NB: Pricing is based on the number of users you require, not full time students at your school. Schools edition = number of Student users requiring access (faculty free of charge). Enhanced edition = number of Student users plus number of faculty requiring access. Minimum order value is £100 = minimum 28 students for Schools edition, or mnimum 9 users/faculty for Enhanced edition. Format: Online Key stage: 4Age range: 14-16
Publisher: A and C BlackPublished annually in Britain since 1868, Whitaker's Almanack is the ultimate single volume hardback reference source. In our fast-moving world, it is essential to have access to wide-ranging, comprehensive and accurate reference material to help keep us abreast of the times. Includes: comprehensive coverage of the UK's social, political and economic infrastructure; in-depth profiles of every country in the world; obituaries of key figures; monthly summaries of the year's news; world maps - physical and political in full colour; calendars - astronomical and tidal data; expert essays on a wide range of subjects including archaeology, art, politics, business and finance, dance, film, literature, music and science and discovery. Reviews: 'A source of delight as well as a gold-mine of information' Jonathan Dimbleby. 'An inexhaustible storehouse of information on every current affairs quandary, from astronomy to aristocracy' Boyd Tonkin, The Independent. 'An invaluable reference for anyone trying to keep up with the past and informed about the giddy pace of current events' Sue MacGregor. 'The most accessible, the most comprehensive compendium of information in the English languages, a snapshot of who we are, caught at one moment in time' Jon Snow.Format: Print ISBN: 9781408130124
Publisher: Print: A and C BlackThe 164th, 2012 print edition includes almost 1000 new entries, celebrates the diversity of human achievement. Since it was first published in 1849, Who's Who has reflected a constantly changing society. It is the most established, comprehensive and respected general biographical reference book, and the only book of its kind with 'autobiographical' entries. As you will know, the information comes directly from over 33,000 people of prominence and distinction who represent us, interest us, or who influence our lives. Entries include present post, family details, education, career, publications, recreations and address. Much more than a work of reference it is a source of endless speculation and entertainment, of admiration and amusement. See also Who's Who Online.Format: Print ISBN: 9781408142295
Publisher: Oxford University PressSince the print edition was first published in 1849, Who's Who has reflected a constantly changing society. It is the most established, comprehensive and respected general biographical reference, and the only work of its kind with 'autobiographical' entries. As you will know, the information comes directly from over 33,000 people of prominence and distinction who represent us, interest us, or who influence our lives. Entries include present post, family details, education, career, publications, recreations and address. Much more than a work of reference it is a source of endless speculation and entertainment, of admiration and amusement. Includes influential people in all areas from the arts, sport, medicine, law, education, religion, politics and the environment, to those renowned for their culinary skills or journalistic prowess. The online subscription provides access to Who's Who and Who Was Who, the historical archive dating back to 1897 and containing almost 100,000 biographies. Also available as part of the Oxford Biographies Bundle which includes: American National Biography and Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 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: Print OnlineKey stage: 4Age range: 14-16+
