Transcript Media Center Databases PowerPoint

• 18,300 Biographies of Deceased Individuals that
helped shape the history of the United States.
• Corresponds to a 24 vol. Print Edition.
• Each article:
– Goes through a person’s life from birth to death
chronologically.
– Places life in historical perspective.
– Includes a Bibliography that guides readers to further
information.
Biography of the Day
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Find Articles through the Basic or Quick Search
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You may search the ANB Online in a number of
ways:
• By full text (words and phrases)
• By subject name
• By gender
• By occupation or realm of renown
• By birth date
• By birthplace
• By death date
• By contributor name
Advance Search
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Teacher’s Guide
• Teacher's Guide
– Six Detailed Lesson Plans designed to help
you get the most out of this valuable resource
are provided.
– Highlight the importance and value of
studying biography as an end in itself and as
a starting point for doing further research into
the lives of those who shaped the American
experience.
Research Tools
Daily Information
News Highlights
Resources
World Data Analyst Online
• Country Snapshots:
– Easy access to printable country statistics including map, area, population,
demographic and vital statistics, gross national product, and more.
• Country Comparisons:
– Create your own tables and graphs comparing countries using the most
recent statistics or historical statistics, which show changes in countries
over time.
• Ranked Statistics:
– See how different countries compare on economic and population
measure, or get information on significant geographic features such
as highest mountains and largest deserts.
EBSCOHost Research Databases
• Collection of 22 databases that cover a
wide spectrum of academic areas
including literature, business, education,
health, and other science disciplines.
• Databases for varied educational levels
included from elementary school level to
graduate school level.
Three Step Entry
Choose EBSCOHost Web
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MasterFILE Premier
Newspaper Source
Health Source - Consumer Edition
Academic Search Premier
Novelist
MagillOnLiterature Plus
TOPICsearch
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Subject Index
Publication Index
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Novelist
Novelist
Fiction database for over 125,000 fiction titles.
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Author Read-alikes
Book Discussion Guides
Annotated Book Lists
Book Talks
What We’re Reading Now
Award winning books listed by category
Types of Book Searches
• Quick Search Author:
– Type in an author’s name (last name, first name) to see a list of
works by that author.
• Quick Search Title:
– Type in the exact title of a novel. A brief synopsis will be given.
Links to more information, such as book reviews, are provided.
• Quick Series Search:
– Type in the name of the series (Gossip Girls) or the name of the
main character to obtain a list of titles in the series.
• Quick Search Keyword:
– Type in a keyword from the title or plot to obtain a list of novels
that have the word or its form in the title or plot (New Mexico)
History Resource Center: U.S.
History Resource Center: U.S.
• Covers themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S.
history from pre-Colonial times to the present.
• Provides integrated full text access to over 4,000 historical
(primary) documents, articles from more than 30 reference
titles, and over 110 full-text journal covering themes.
• Includes citations from over 180 additional history
journals.
ABC-CLIO World History
Modern Era
• 15,000 reference entries in the topic of world
history.
• Includes biographies, primary-source documents,
essays, glossary terms, maps, quotations,
timelines, photos, audio and video, statistics, and
more.
• Search through site search field or advanced
search.
ABC-CLIO World History
Modern Era
Home
• Living History
– Regularly posted articles that relate current news
stories to historical events.
• Spotlight On...
– Regularly posted articles that highlight topics in World
History.
• This Day in History
– A list of historical events that occurred on each day of
the year.
ABC-CLIO World History
Modern Era
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