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Facts on File Science Online
Curriculum-based Content
Facts On File’s Science Online is a curriculum-oriented database that offers a comprehensive, authoritative overview of the sciences. Diagrams, definitions, biographies, and essays are arranged by scientific topic and contain thousands of hyperlinks that create thematic paths through the vast content. Joining a powerful search engine with broad-ranging science content, Science Online provides students, teachers, and researchers with a complete science reference solution. This database contains extensive reference information on a broad range of scientific disciplines. The content is organized by record type, subject area, and the National Science Education Content Standards and Benchmarks, offering educators a handy tool for maximizing the potential of this powerful database.An Authoritative and Highly Visual Science Resource
Science Online conveys the continuously evolving and visual nature of the discipline by providing users with easy access to thousands of science diagrams not available in any similar product. Users can follow an extensive network of hyperlinks through the vast content to related topics by way of intuitive associations. Users are able to search by keyword or phrase, browse by topic or subject area, or use the A-to-Z index. A help page; high-quality print, copy, and save capabilities; web links; and full database citations are also available. Organized by the National Science Education Content Standards and Benchmarks for grades 6-12, Science Online is the ideal online science resource, with expansive coverage and information in a variety of useful formats. Material within each feature—diagrams, definitions, biographies, essays, and timelines—is arranged according to scientific disciplines.
Features:
Diagrams more than 3,000 printable diagrams with extensive hyperlinks to related definitions, essays, and biographies Definitions more than 28,500 definitions, with extensive hyperlinks to related diagrams, essays, and biographies Biographies approximately 1,900 biographies of key scientists throughout history, many with accompanying images Essays more than 2,000 essays on current issues in science, technology, and society Timeline more than 5,600 updated chronology entries, organized by time period or scientific topic Web Links some of the web’s best science education sites, arranged by topic-selected by our editors. National Science Education Content Standards
Globe & Mail CD-ROM (Networked CD-ROM)
We currently have the 1997, 1998 & 1999 CD-ROMS. There are a variety of ways to search the Globe & Mail CD-ROM. Search by headline, lead, byline, page or full text by going to "Search", "Text Keys". Searches must be exact, for instance, entering World Trade Organization results in 0 hits whereas WTO brings up 99 hits. Go to "Search", "Search Terms" and try a search using personal name, organization, subject or geographical name. There are also features that allow the user to save (on your hard drive) and retrieve searches and individual articles. By using the "Save Query" command the user creates a "Domain" which can then be retrieved at a later date.To bookmark an article select "Insert Bookmark" from the Links menu (while the article is open), name the bookmark (choose a name that reflects the nature of the entry) and you can retrieve it at any time by going to "Display Bookmarks" in the Links menu. To annotate an article select annotate from the links menu and record your comment in the dialog box. A thumbtack icon appears in the upper left hand corner of articles with annotations. To view, double click on the thumbtack. To maintain a list of entries (a Clipping File) from various searches or a subset of a search clip articles using the F2 key or "Clip Document" from the Clip menu.Grove Dictionary of Art Online
Grove Art Online, www.groveart.com, provides Web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art (1996, 34 vols.) with annual additions of new material and updates to the text, plus extensive image links and all the sophisticated search advantages possible with an online reference source.The benefits of Grove Art Online are considerable:
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All 45,050 articles can be found in seconds with a sophisticated keyword search. * Access cross references in the text with a click of the mouse * Over 40,000 links to important art images in galleries and museums around the world * Updates, new articles and new image links will be added as an on-going feature of this dynamic product. Special Features
* 45,000+ signed articles on every aspect of the visual arts from prehistory through the present. * 26 million words covering both the fine arts (painting, sculpture, and architecture) and the decorative arts (ceramics, textiles, jewellery, interior design, furniture, glass, metalwork, and more). * 500,000+ bibliographical citations which can be searched independently or with the text. * 30,000+ links to colour images from high-quality museum and other art sites. Links are monitored regularly, and many offer information that expands material presented in The Dictionary. * 100,000+ images from The Bridgeman Art Library. * 130,000 searchable images: search by artist’s name, title of work, dates, location, or keyword. * Search 21,000+ biographies (of artists, architects, patrons, collectors, dealers, theorists, writers, and scholars) by birth/death dates, places, nationality and occupation (in addition to name searches). * Links to 1,000+ useful web sites covering people, places, art forms, styles and movements, institutions, museums, and other organisations, exhibitions, and more. * Multicultural scope: articles are written by 6,800+ contributors from 120 countries—every country recognised by the UN has an entry. * Highlighted cross-references within articles lead to related information. Grove Dictionary of Music Online
Key features
Grovemusic.com comprises the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London, 2001), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, edited by Stanley Sadie (London, 1992), and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, second edition, edited by Barry Kernfeld (London, 2002). Articles that have been updated since their appearance in print are date-stamped in the upper right corner of the screen. Grove Music Online will be updated annually to ensure it remains the most up to date music reference work on the Internet.
* Full-text search with advanced capabilities * Over 3000 links to related sites, including sound archives and illustrations * Annual updates by the Grove editorial advisory board To enable you to get the most out of this resource, we have incorporated in www.grovemusic.com full-text searching with advanced capabilities, which is organised around the following themes:
* Search the full-text by concept, pattern and boolean methods *
Browse to see articles at your leisure *
Explore the dictionary by subject classifications For more information on Grove Music Online please click here.
Life & Times of the Prime Ministers CD-ROM (Networked CD-ROM)
This CD-ROM is part of the 1998 Canadian & World Encyclopedia package and provides detailed information on the political and personal life of each Canadian Prime Minister plus background on the politics of the era.Opposing Viewpoints Center
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center draws on the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press,® as well as core reference content from other Gale® and Macmillan Reference USA™ sources, including selections from Bioethics for Students. The result is a dynamic online library of current event topics — the facts as well as the arguments of each topic’s proponents and detractors. Selections culled from Greenhaven Press’ vast social issues content vault include these Opposing Viewpoints series: At Issue, Contemporary Issues Companions, Current Controversies, Opposing Viewpoints Digests, Opposing Viewpoints and Teen Decisions. Unlike other social issues databases, only Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center includes Topic Overviews — frameworks which allow users to explore each topic’s many facets and more accurately organize their research. Seamless integration of secondary sources and full-text articles from more than 45 major newspapers and news magazines provides up-to-date coverage of the issues behind today’s headlines from sources including the:?The Nation, ?National Review, ?Newsweek, The New York Times, Time and many more. For more details please click here. (PDF)SIRS Renaissance Online
Current Perspectives on the Arts & Humanities', a reference database, provides dynamic information on Architecture & Design, Culture, Literature, Multimedia, Music, Performing Arts, Philosophy & Religion and Visual Arts. Full-text articles are selected from more than 1,000 domestic and international publications. Many articles are accompanied by full-color images, including art reproductions, photographs and illustrations. Database features include: Award Recipients; Biographies; Literary Corner; Suggested Research Topics; Recommended References; Spotlight of the Month and Glossary of the Arts. The Glossary contains over 11,000 definitions from The Hutchinson Dictionary of the Arts, The Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Music, The Hutchinson Dictionary of Ideas and The Hutchinson Dictionary of Symbols in Art, as well as terms written by SIRS' staff. Articles are indexed according to Library of Congress guidelines. Subject Heading, Subject Tree and Keyword search methods are provided. For a complete detailed description of the many features of Renaissance please click here.SIRS Researcher Online
SIRS Researcher is a highly-acclaimed general reference database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues. Articles and graphics are carefully selected from 1,500 domestic and international publications according to strict criteria with regard to content and age appropriateness. Articles are indexed according to Library of Congress subject headings to ensure the best search results and can be printed, saved and e-mailed. Users can easily retrieve information by Subject Heading, Topic Browse and Keyword searches. Database features include World Almanac excerpts, a compilation of the most researched Leading Issues, a Focus on Terrorism section and Maps of the World. Special online features include Spotlight of the Month, Today's News - continually updated headline news stories provided by Reuters - and more. For more details on Researcher please click here.SIRS WebSelect Online
SKS WebSelect™ (formerly SIRS NetSelect) is an online database of carefully selected, reliable and credible Internet resources on vital issues and topics. SIRS WebSelect is dynamically updated and offers Internet resources from around the globe, including those of leading universities, government agencies and respected organizations. SIRS continuously monitors each site to ensure quality and accessibility. Topics are derived from SIRS' award-winning reference databases and assigned based on site content and mission. SIRS sophisticated software notes changes to Web sites throughout the day. Editors then immediately re-evaluate the sites and remove those sites that no longer meet SIRS' established standards. A summary is provided with every site and users can search using Subject Heading, Keyword or Topic Browse. A popular feature, updated weekly, is the Editor's Top Pick, a site recognized by SIRS' editors for its research value. For more details on WebSelect please click here.
Twayne's Authors Series Online
This is the premier literary reference resource series comprising Twayne's U.S. Authors, Twayne's English Authors, and Twayne's World Authors. Each of these individual titles provides literary criticism for approximately 200 authors, bringing the total number of authors covered in the Series to nearly 600. Each author selected for coverage is tied to the high school and college curriculum. The Twayne Authors Series offers criticism by scholars on hundreds of years of literature--from Aristophanes to Bharati Mukherjee. It provides critical introductions to the lives and works of writers, to the history and influence of literary movements, or the development of literary genres. Primarily devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of authors's works, these studies take account of major literary trends and important contributions to scholarship and criticism, and provide new critical insights and original points of view. The Twayne Authors Series is structured in a consistent format: all titles feature comment elements, such as a chronology, a biography, a comprehensive critical analysis, and an annotated bibliography. The discussions of each author in the series are between 175-200 printed pages.World Book Online
State-of-the-art search tools give you instant access to World Book's information. You can search or browse the encyclopedia by general category, by particular phrases or words, by places, or by type of content, such as pictures, sounds, or animations.Links to related information help you to broaden your reading and research. World Book provides many cross-references, or links, within the text of articles and at the end of articles. These cross-references link you to maps, charts, audio and visual clips, animations, Bubble Views (360-degree virtual tours), Web sites, magazine and newspaper articles, or other World Book articles and sections of articles related to the article topic
A simple screen design makes World Book easy to use, even for people with little or no computer experience.
Exploring an Article
World Book's articles bring together five basic elements:
The article itself
Media features
The article outline
Study aids, and Links to related information.
An article will automatically display when you select an article by conducting a search, using the browse feature,
or linking to the article from one of the features on World Book's Home Page.World Book 1998 Multi Media Encyclopedia CD-ROM (Networked CD-ROM)
The World Book 1998 Multimedia Encyclopedia includes every article from the World Book Encyclopedia print edition, plus over 3,000 articles unique to the electronic database and more than 12,000 online articles. The media includes 122 Videos, 42 Animations, and 14 Interactive Simulations that make difficult topics fun and easy to understand. The 360-degree panoramas (also called bubble views or virtual reality tours) allow you to virtually visit over 100 wonders of the world such as the Eiffel Tower. Discover 322 timelines, 1,731 tables, and approximately 1,060 maps! There are also 5,439 image thumbnails and over 700 Audio Clips enable you to listen to sound clips of animal calls, world music and political speeches.
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