The World Almanac®: 2018 Year in Review and More
The award-winning World Almanac® database is continuously updated with fresh data and special reports. Here are some of the latest updates and additions: 2018 Year in Review: Includes Top 10 News, Statistical Spotlight, Offbeat News, Notable Quotes, Obituaries, Time Capsule, and much more. 2018 Year in Pictures: Nearly 100 images chronicle all aspects of 2018, […]
Issues & Controversies: Share to Google Classroom Added
Infobase is pleased to announce that Issues & Controversies now offers a “Share to Google Classroom” feature. With “Share to Google Classroom,” users can incorporate Issues & Controversies content into Classroom courses with the click of a button. Users can share content through Google Classroom by clicking on “Page Tools” on any article page, followed […]
Issues & Controversies: Featured Controversy—Immigration Policy
Featured in Issues & Controversies: IMMIGRATION POLICY: Do Stringent Immigration Policies Benefit the United States? SUPPORTERS ARGUE The United States must take drastic action to secure its borders. Illegal immigrants are a drain on the U.S. economy and pose an urgent security threat. Building a border wall and limiting immigration from certain countries will benefit the […]
Issues & Controversies: Featured Controversy—Presidential Pardons
Featured in Issues & Controversies: PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS: Does the President Have the Power to Self-Pardon? SUPPORTERS ARGUE The U.S. Constitution grants the president nearly absolute pardoning power. If the framers of the U.S. Constitution had wished to prohibit self-pardoning, they would have done so explicitly. If the president commits a crime, it is Congress’s job to […]
Issues & Controversies in American History: This Month in History, January 2018—Great Society and the War on Poverty
Featured in Issues & Controversies in American History: GREAT SOCIETY AND THE WAR ON POVERTY: President Johnson’s Plan to End Poverty in the United States Declaring an “unconditional war on poverty” in 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson proposed several pieces of legislation aimed at giving assistance to the poor and providing them with education and job […]
Issues & Controversies in American History: This Month in History, January 2019—North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Featured in Issues & Controversies in American History: NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA): The U.S. Establishes Free Trade with Canada and Mexico In the early 1990s, the United States, Mexico, and Canada negotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which would remove barriers to trade in goods and services over a 15-year period. Supporters […]
Classroom Video On Demand: January Classroom Ideas—Martin Luther King Jr. Day and More
This January, Classroom Video On Demand honors pioneers of civil rights, science, and literature. Subscribers can also check out the complete calendar (accessible via the menu in the header, top left)—a handy source for ideas throughout the year. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 21, 2019 Consider these titles for your classes: Civil Rights Historians Discuss […]
Access Video On Demand: January Programming Ideas—Martin Luther King Jr. Day and More
Access Video On Demand provides countless ideas for engaging community programming, including titles on the life and times of a pioneer of civil rights, the state of Alaska, the United States’ first president, and Andrew Jackson’s role in the War of 1812. Subscribers can also explore the complete calendar (accessible via the menu in the header) […]
Chelsea House Biographies: 2018 Update—New and Updated Biographies
Chelsea House Biographies is continuously updated and enhanced, increasing the educational value of this award-winning resource. Here is a list of some of the new book-length biographies added this year, as well as the biographies that have been newly updated. Brand-new biographies of: Emma Stone Justin Trudeau Katy Perry Meryl Streep John Steinbeck Kevin Durant […]
Bloom’s Literature: New & Improved!
Infobase is proud to announce the official relaunch of the award-winning Bloom’s Literature, which boasts a dynamic new design, the largest addition of new content in the history of the database, and exciting new features that will greatly enrich the study of literature. Highlights of the Relaunch: More intuitive interface featuring a clean new design […]
Bloom’s Literature: 2,500+ Critical Extracts Added
More than 2,500 critical extracts from the Writers of English series have been added to Bloom’s Literature. The Writers of English series includes everything from classic science fiction and fantasy writers, to modern mystery and suspense writers, to great African-American poets and dramatists, and much more. These critical extracts significantly add to the award-winning database’s […]
Bloom’s Literature: New “Most Studied” Pages and More
Several popular features in Bloom’s Literature have just been enhanced, with a new look and new functionality that make the award-winning database even easier and more intuitive to use. “Most Studied” Pages for All Indexes, Including Full-Text Poems Index, Plus “Quick Find” Search The “Most Studied Authors,” “Most Studied Characters,” and “Most Studied Works” in […]
