Films On Demand: Spotlight on Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Perkinston Campus
The Willis H. Lott Learning Resources Center at the Perkinston campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) in Perkinston, MS, is a Films On Demand subscriber. We recently talked with librarian Shugana L. Williams about how MGCCC handles technophobes, how she encourages usage among researchers and faculty, and what the library’s most important responsibility is. Tell […]
Films On Demand: May/June Programming Ideas—The 19th Amendment and More
This month’s programming suggestions from Films On Demand can help students and researchers learn how American women finally won the right to vote, remember the devastating assassination of a great leader, celebrate the birthday of an award-winning American journalist, discuss the life and works of an influential architect, and research how one of the most divisive symbols of […]
Films On Demand: Spotlight on Africa and Britain: A Forgotten History
The history of black people in Britain is frequently reduced to the story of recent black settlement. But that is not where this extraordinary cross-continental relationship begins. In the Africa and Britain: A Forgotten History series—available through Films On Demand—award-winning historian David Olusoga re-tells the story of black people in the U.K. and, to do so, […]
Bloom’s Literature: A Wealth of New Content Coming Soon
As announced earlier this month, Infobase’s award-winning Bloom’s Literature will be relaunched at the end of the summer. Along with a dynamic new design and exciting new features, we’re excited to announce that the new and improved Bloom’s Literature will feature the largest addition of new content in the history of the database! Highlights of […]
Bloom’s Literature: Spotlight on Philip Roth
American author Philip Roth—whose works have won multiple prestigious awards for literature including the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award for Fiction, and the PEN/Faulkner Award—recently passed away at the age of 85. Many of Roth’s works revolve around Jewish family life. If your patrons have expressed interest in exploring the works of Philip Roth, Bloom’s […]
Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center: Updated and Expanded Career Skills
The award-winning Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center is continuously updated with fresh and current career information and insights. Most recently, content has been thoroughly expanded and updated in the Career Skills section of the “Job-Hunting and Workplace Skills” landing page—presenting essential information for understanding and mastering career and workplace readiness skills and serving a direct need […]
Bloom’s Literature: Continue the Conversation from The Great American Read
Are your students and patrons watching The Great American Read on PBS? As part of its celebration of the joy of reading, this eight-part television series presents a list of American readers’ 100 favorite novels. To build on the excitement and add to the conversation, direct interested readers to Bloom’s Literature, where they can dig deeper into these novels, along with thousands […]
World Geography & Culture: Spotlight on Greece
Greece has been an important topic of study and research lately. Boasting one of the longest histories of any country, it continues to make news headlines for its ongoing economic crisis and for welcoming migrants as Syrian refugees flee across Europe. Get the facts, figures, and background you need about this country with World Geography […]
World Geography & Culture: Spotlight on Brazil
With the Summer Olympics taking place in Rio de Janeiro in August, Brazil has been a particular topic of interest lately. Officially known as the Federative Republic of Brazil, this vast South American country is only slightly smaller than the United States. Get the facts, figures, and background you need about this country with World […]
World Geography and Culture: Brand-New Video Feature
Infobase is pleased to announce that a brand-new video feature has been added to their award-winning World Geography and Culture database, bringing the material in the database to life in a fresh and vibrant new way for students, researchers, and geography enthusiasts. Subscribers now have instant access to more than 2,300 video clips from 180 full-length videos, all […]
Middle-High School eBook Subscription: Search Enhancements Made to Platform
Infobase is delighted to announce that a host of navigation and search enhancements have been made to the Middle-High School eBook Subscription platform. The modifications made to the overall navigation—including the search and browse results, the eBook reader, and the search technology—improve the way users find and interact with the eBook content. The search and […]
Public Library eBook Subscription: Search Enhancements Made to Platform
Infobase is delighted to announce that a host of navigation and search enhancements have been made to the Public Library eBook Subscription platform. The modifications made to the overall navigation—including the search and browse results, the eBook reader, and the search technology—improve the way users find and interact with the eBook content. The search and […]
