The World Almanac® for Kids Online: Character Matters Module and Read Aloud
A new Character Matters module has just been added to The World Almanac® for Kids Online—a perfect complement to character education curricula. Plus, the new Read Aloud tool makes the articles in the database accessible to an even wider audience. We invite you to continue reading for more details on both the new module and the new tool. New Character Matters Module Character education […]
World News Digest: Now New & Improved
We are delighted to announce that our editors have made extensive enhancements to World News Digest that will greatly improve and streamline your research experience. Here are some highlights of the improvements: New design featuring more visuals to engage researchers Improved organization and an easier-to-navigate, dynamic interface More powerful searching, with improved Search Assist and Advanced Search Expanded Browse options—by topic, […]
World News Digest: Spotlight on the 2016 Elections Guide
Primary season has just begun in the United States, and the U.S. presidential election is a mere nine months away. As the candidates compete for votes in both the Democratic and Republican parties, don’t forget the exceptional coverage of the key events in this year’s campaign that already exists at the fingertips of World News Digest subscribers. World News Digest‘s 2016 Elections Guide […]
American History Online: Spotlight on Valuable Election-Related Content
Primary season has begun, political campaigns are in full gear, and the U.S. presidential election is only nine months away. Turn to American History Online for rich historical content ideal for election-related studies and lesson plans. Research past elections, political parties, key figures, and important terms through essays, primary source documents, images and videos, and tables, charts, and maps, and […]
World Cinema Collection: Contemporary Feature Films from Africa and the Caribbean Added
We are pleased to announce that the World Cinema Collection has just been expanded to include contemporary films from ArtMattan Productions highlighting the African diaspora. These feature films include award-winning titles by directors from Curaçao, Cuba, Haiti, and Trinidad and Tobago. ArtMattan Productions distributes films that focus on the human experience of black people in Africa, […]
Science Online: Complete Revision and Upgrade
Infobase, the award-winning provider of digital reference content to the school and library community, announces the complete revision and upgrade of its acclaimed Science Online database. Rebuilt from the ground up, this trusted resource now features a new, dynamic design and a wealth of new content and features that powerfully facilitate STEM research and learning. […]
Health Reference Center: Redesigned and Upgraded
Infobase is pleased to announce the relaunch of Health Reference Center, the first stop for current, important health information. The redesigned, upgraded database offers an expanded range of trustworthy content and exciting new features, plus a new, more intuitive design that brings key content to the forefront to better facilitate research. Some highlights of the relaunch: New, intuitive design that facilitates research on […]
Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center: Spotlight on Networking and Other Content Updates
Do you think introverts can’t network? That your Facebook profile isn’t important in your job search? Or that the best way to start off a networking conversation is by letting the person know you are looking for a job? Networking plays an important role in job searching yet many myths abound that keep people from […]
Health Reference Center: Thousands of New Journal Articles Added
Infobase is pleased to announce that an impressive amount of authoritative new content was just added to the newly redesigned Health Reference Center—bringing the total number of articles in the database to more than 120,000. The timely new content comes from acclaimed, high-level sources, including proprietary Infobase print health reference books, plus thousands of scholarly […]
Health Reference Center: Educational Standards Added
We are pleased to announce that Health Reference Center is now searchable by all major educational standards, including Common Core, national, state, provincial, International Baccalaureate Organization, College Board AP, national STEM, and Next Generation Science Standards. The “Search by Standards” link can be found immediately to the right of the search bar, on the Advanced […]
Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center: New Career Q&A Videos
Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center‘s Career Q&A: Professional Advice and Insight videos are a valuable feature of our award-winning career research database. In this series of video interviews with working professionals across multiple industries, viewers get a no-nonsense account of what it’s like to work in specific careers, along with candid advice for success. The latest […]
Films On Demand: Library Spotlight—Reg Erhardt Library at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) is a Films On Demand subscriber. We recently talked with AnneMarie deGroot, Coordinator of Technical Services & AV Services at SAIT’s Reg Erhardt Library, about how her library promotes its resources, makes the most of its budget, and encourages usage among patrons, students, and researchers. Tell us one way you’re […]
