American History is a comprehensive resource that spans our nation’s history, with a user-friendly interface and award-winning content. The home page offers many ways to begin exploring the material, from the videos, slideshow overviews, and Topic Centers to the lists of key content handpicked by our editors to help users find a starting point for their research. By providing the most comprehensive range of information in one complete resource—subject entries, biographies, primary sources, videos and slideshows, images, timelines, and maps and graphs, plus full cross-searchability across all the Infobase history databases—American History offers a virtual library of American history for educators, students, and researchers.
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When was the last time you got lost in a reference book? While many researchers today are drawn to the speed and precision of a Google search, database search, or AI query, some still enjoy the experience of exploring a comprehensive encyclopedia or fact book to uncover bits of information that invigorate or even transform their research journey. Credo Reference recently added over a dozen titles from Reaktion Books, which is celebrating its 40th year as an independent publisher, and whose books are custom built for exploratory search. Each title offers a thorough history of its topic and includes little nuggets throughout that would often get lost in the fringes of most traditional search queries. We’ve included some of our favorites below. Credo Reference subscribers will find access links below. Not a subscriber? Take a free trial. Biscuits and Cookies Perhaps you’ve had fortune cookies and Fig Newtons, but what about nankhatai, from India? Have you ever eaten Finnish avioliittopikkuleipä? Check off every cookie you’ve tried on this Biscuit Bucket List and go on a sugary scavenger hunt to sample the rest. Jam, Jelly, and Marmalade Jam has an unexpectedly radical history! Workers in jam factories in the early 20th century were predominantly women. […]
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School libraries and librarians play a crucial role in the education of children and teens, from instructing how to research, to providing a location for book clubs and makerspaces, to offering access to a wide variety of media resources (not just books!), including materials for both student research and for educators to use in classes and as part of their curricula. It’s no secret that school libraries improve students’ academic performance, and School Library Month is a great time to remind students, parents, and faculty of the myriad wonderful things they can find there. We’ve put together a list of ten things school librarians and media specialists can do this School Library Month to encourage patrons to “check out” the library. “The Masked Reader” Select four or five teachers, librarians, or students to make videos of themselves reading a poem while obscuring their identity in a fun way; they can wear masks or funny costumes, speak in weird voices, use a funny camera filter, or anything else they’d like. (For ideas on poems they can recite, check out Circle Time for Spring [Item #211648] on Learn360.) Upload the videos to Learn360, which features a custom content upload option that can […]
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Understanding how money works, from how to maintain a budget to the basics of investment, is crucial to both surviving and thriving in the modern world. Personal finance courses are now required in more than half the United States, although many students don’t get an adequate amount of financial education in school. The results are alarmingly evident when you look at the statistics: a survey from the National Financial Educators Council shows that 50% of individuals lost at least $500 in 2024 due to a lack of financial literacy—including 15% who said it set them back by $2,500 or more. A lack of financial literacy can lead to bad credit, excessive debt, and even bankruptcy or foreclosure, but a solid understanding of finances can help students avoid all of that and instead build a comfortable and successful future for themselves. Don’t let your students become statistics. Give them a solid head start on finance with Infobase’s streaming video platforms, eBooks, and award-winning databases. Looking for Media on Financial Literacy for Young Students? Try Learn360 You’re never too young to learn about money, and Learn360 has excellent resources that can help educators show young students how to remain financially well in […]
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