NOTE: EBSCO Publishing is proud to provide, via INFOhio, numerous
general reference databases to all K-12 schools in Ohio. Due to the additional demand for
supplemental databases from Ohio schools, EBSCO is offering the following products to
complement this INFOhio access.
All databases proposed herein are available via the
EBSCOhost interface, with the exception of Literary Reference
Center, which has a unique interface. The Literary Reference Center
is a highly graphical interface intended for secondary school libraries.
In addition, several databases are available via the Student Research
Center interface.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Advanced
Placement Source is designed to meet the extensive needs of high
school students enrolled in various AP courses. It offers a world of
knowledge for students who seek to achieve academic excellence. This database is designed
to support students in multiple areas of study including mathematics; physics; chemistry;
biology; computer science; human geography; psychology; economics and statistics;
government and politics; environmental science; U.S., European and world history; the arts
and music. Advanced Placement Source contains more than 6,000 full-text journals
and over 200,000 photos, maps and flags.
Literary Reference Center™
is a comprehensive
database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on
thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and
timeframes. It has been specifically designed for public libraries,
secondary schools, junior/community colleges and undergraduate research.
Literary Reference Center is a full-text database that combines
information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals
as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing. Literary Reference
Center includes more than 10,000 plot summaries, synopses and work
overviews, 80,000 articles of literary criticism, more than 130,000 author
biographies, full text of over 300 literary journals, 500,000 book
reviews, 25,000 classic and contemporary poems, 11,000 classic and
contemporary short stories, full text of 7,500 classic texts (anticipated
by December 2006), 3,000 author interviews, and much more. In addition,
Literary Reference Center also includes Merriam Webster's
Encyclopedia of Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of American
Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature,
Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature, The New Princeton
Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, Beacham's Research Guide to
Biography and Criticism (six volumes), The Oxford Illustrated
History of English Literature, The Literary Encyclopedia, The Columbia
Companion to the 20th Century American Short Story, all of
MagillOnLiterature Plus™, and much more.
MagillOnLiteraturePlus™,
produced by
Salem Press, combines all the quality content of both MagillOnLiterature
and MagillOnAuthors in a fully integrated and enhanced single database. This
database is composed of approximately 35,000 critical analyses of individual works of
literature, 6,500 biographical records, more than 1,000 images and a glossary of 1,310
literary terms. MagillOnLiterature Plus contains editorially reviewed critical
essays, brief plot summaries, extended character profiles and detailed setting discussions
covering works by more than 8,500 long and short fiction writers, poets, dramatists,
essayists and philosophers. The biographical essays reflect extended coverage of the 2,500
most studied authors and include up-to-date lists of each author's principal works and
current secondary bibliographies. In addition, 395 comprehensive genre-driven overview
essays provide details about important literary genres, time periods and national
literatures.
This database includes: Masterplots (12 volumes), Masterplots
II (58 volumes), Cyclopedia of World Authors (5 volumes), Cyclopedia of
Literary Characters (5 volumes), Magill's Literary Annual 1990-2005 (32
volumes), Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature (4 volumes) and
Magill Book Reviews (6,800+). In addition, this database also includes Critical
Surveys (35 volumes), Magill’s Choice: Notable Poets (3 volumes), Magill’s
Choice: Shakespeare (1 volume), Magill’s Choice: 100 Masters of Mystery
and Detective Fiction (2 volumes) and World Philosophers and Their Works (3
volumes).
MagillOnHistory, produced by Salem Press, combines content
from their critically acclaimed history reference sets in a fully integrated single
database. This database is comprised of approximately 10,000 records, more than 1,800
historical images, charts, graphs and maps, and an index of more than 13,000 names. In
addition, this database includes more than 4,000 biographical essays which examine the
lives of more than 3,800 historical figures. With essays on people, events and cultures
ranging as far back as 25,000 b.c.e., MagillOnHistory offers extensive coverage of
the ancient world; American History, including colonial and pre-colonial U.S. and Canada;
cultures and civilizations in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, the Americas and
Oceania. In addition, MagillOnHistory provides intensive coverage of the twentieth
century, with special focus on economics, science, human rights, the environment and the
arts.
This database includes Great Events from History: North American Series (4
volumes), Chronology of European History (3 volumes), Encyclopedia of the
Ancient World (3 volumes), Magill's Guide to Military History (5 volumes), Great
Events: 1900-2001 (8 volumes), Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce
(5 volumes), Great Events from History II: Science and Technology (5 volumes), Great
Events from History II: Human Rights (5 volumes), Great Events from History II:
Ecology and the Environment (5 volumes), Great Events from History II: Arts and
Culture (5 volumes), Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
c.e. (2 volumes), Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476 c.e.
(2 volumes), Dictionary of World Biography: Middle Ages (1 volume), Dictionary
of World Biography: Renaissance (1 volume), Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th
and 18th Centuries (1 volume), Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
(2 volumes) and Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century (3 volumes).
Columbia Granger's® Poetry Database,
produced by Columbia University Press,
contains works of poetry found in anthologies and volumes of collected works and selected
works for individual poets. Currently, there are over 500,000 poem citations and
more than 95,000 poems in full text (with thousands of additional poems in full text to be added
with each update). Also included is bibliographic information for 1,800 anthologies.
Supplemental information includes over 1,100 commentaries and some 560 biographies. Hyperlinking exists throughout the commentaries, biographies and poem full text. Users can
easily jump from poems to relevant commentary or author biographies when appropriate. A
glossary is also provided, giving users detailed definitions for almost 200 poetry
specific terms.
History Reference
Center® is the world's most comprehensive full-text history reference database designed for secondary schools, public libraries,
junior/community colleges and undergraduate research. The database features full text for
more than 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history
publishers, such as Branden Publishing,
Compass Point Books, Houghton Mifflin, Lerner Publishing
Group, Mason Crest Publishers, Morgan Reynolds Inc., Oliver Press, Oxford University Press, Primedia Special Interest
Publications, Rourke Publishing LLC., Salem Press, Stackpole Books, Toucan Valley
Publications, and more. The database also includes full text for more than
120
leading history periodicals including America's Civil War, American Heritage, American
Historical Review, American History, Archaeology, Aviation History, Beaver, British
Heritage, Chinese America: History & Perspectives, Civil War Times, Foreign Affairs,
German History, History, History Review, History Today (back to January 1975), History:
Review of New Books, Kansas History, Journal of American History, Manitoba History,
Military History, Naval History, North Carolina Historical Review, Virginia Magazine of
History & Biography, Wild West, World War II and more. Further, the database
contains 59,000 historical documents, more than 49,600 biographies of historical figures, more than
104,720 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical
video.
Book Collection: Nonfiction™ is a rich research database
for school libraries. A cross-curricular database, it provides content representing a wide
spectrum of works, including popular series from top book publishers such as Allosaurus
Publishers, Bess Press, Inc., Branden Publishing, Capstone Press, Compass Point Books, Fulcrum Publishing, Lerner Publishing Group, Mason Crest Publishers, Morgan
Reynolds, Inc., Morning Glory Press, Oliver Press, Rourke Publishing, LLC and Stackpole
Books. It contains informative abstracts and searchable full text for more than 3,600
popular nonfiction books. The database includes full
-text entries on core subject areas, as well as information on
careers, health, sports, adventure, technology, life skills and more.
Biography Collection Complete™ offers a comprehensive collection of
full-text biographies supporting history, science, the arts, music,
literature, multicultural studies, gender studies, business, government &
politics, sports, entertainment and many other areas. This database
features more than 177,000 full-text biographies from many different
sources.
MLA International Bibliography offers
a detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Produced by the
Modern Language Association (MLA), the electronic version of the bibliography dates back
to the 1920s and contains over 1.8 million citations from more than 4,400 journals and series,
and 1,000 book publishers. The indexed materials coverage is international and includes
almost 60 titles from J-STOR's language and literature collection as well
as links to full text. This database includes journal abbreviations and
acronyms for almost 3,500 titles, with full journal names standardized and
ISSNs attached. MLA International Bibliography also contains nearly 11,000
subject names and terms. Subjects consist of literature, language and
linguistics, folklore, literary theory and criticism, dramatic arts, as
well as the historical aspects of printing and publishing. Listings on rhetoric and
composition and the history, theory and practice of teaching language and literature are
also included. In addition to the bibliography, the database includes the MLA Directory
of Periodicals; the association's proprietary thesaurus used to assign descriptors to
each record in the bibliography; and a proprietary, searchable directory of noted authors'
names, with links to brief descriptive notes.
Auto Repair Reference Center™
- EBSCO Publishing has partnered with Point 5
Technologies to create Auto Repair Reference Center. The Auto Repair Reference
Center database includes automotive repair information supplied by
Point 5 Technologies, Inc., under license from Nichols Publishing,
the former publisher of the Chilton® information and information from Delphi Integrated
Service Solutions. Auto Repair Reference Center contains information on most
major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most
vintage makes starting as far back as 1945. Database content includes approximately 26,000
vehicles covered from 1945 to present; over 150,000 factory drawings and step-by-step
photographs; over 70,000 technical service bulletins and recalls issued by the original
equipment vehicle manufacturer; over 100,000 enhance wiring diagrams for easy viewing and printing;
specifications and maintenance schedules; Labor Time Guide & Estimator;
AutoIQ; Quick Tips, a
complete guide to vehicle ownership and maintenance; unlimited remote access and much
more. New repair procedures and updates will also be added continuously. All of the
content in Auto Repair Reference Center has been created by ASE
certified technicians.
NoveList®is an online readers’ advisory
service that helps librarians and readers find fiction books based on books they have read
or topics in which they are interested. Readers can search for books by title, author or
by simply describing a book they would like to read. Currently, the database includes more
than 135,000 fiction titles for all ages with subject and keyword access; more than 36,000
individual subject headings (fiction); more than 100,000 full-text reviews and
descriptions from Booklist, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly
and others. Searches can be limited by reading level, using Lexile scores to match
students with books geared to their reading ability. NoveList helps libraries
provide the best service possible to fiction readers. NoveList is more than a
database; it is a set of resources and services designed to help libraries create, develop
and support the library’s services to its fiction readers. NoveList gives
libraries access to the best subject indexing available for fiction, bibliographies and
lists for the most popular authors and is a complete training program for library staff in
the area of providing quality service for fiction readers.
NoveList® K-8 contains enhanced subject access for
over 50,000 fiction titles aimed at the K-8 population in public library childrens' rooms.
Full-text reviews from sources like School Library Journal and Booklist are
available for many titles. The product also provides booktalks for selected young adult
and children’s titles. NoveList K-8 has all of the searching features
contained in NoveList and allows users to search by author, title, series, theme or
topic. Users can find more books like the ones Brian Jacques writes or locate fantasy
titles with teenage girls as heroes. The product also contains hundreds of genre and
theme-based booklists as well as lists of award winning titles. NoveList K-8 also
contains Lexile measures for many titles. This readability measure facilitates locating
reading material that is geared to a user’s reading ability thereby ensuring reading
experiences that challenge but do not frustrate emerging readers.
Science Reference Center™ is a comprehensive research database that
provides easy access to a multitude of full-text science-oriented content.
Designed to meet every student's science research needs, Science
Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science
encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources. Topics
covered include biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental
science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics,
science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and
wildlife. Science Reference Center also satisfies the demand for
standards-based content by providing teachers and librarians with articles
correlated to state and national curriculum standards.
Student Research Center is a search interface designed
specifically for secondary school students according to their needs and
search abilities. This interface provides students in secondary schools
with the most appropriate research tools for easily obtaining the
information that they seek from their EBSCO databases.
Through the Student Research Center, users can easily pre-determine
which content sources (e.g., Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country
Reports, Film & Video where applicable) will be included with their
search. They can also search their databases by topic heading, make use of
an online dictionary and encyclopedia, explore the top searches of the
day, and even limit their search according to appropriate Lexile reading
levels.
Points of View Reference Center is a full-text database designed for
use in school libraries. Content of the database focuses on topical and
controversial essays from proprietary content and selected licensed
publications. Points of View Reference Center provides students and
schools with a collection of full-text articles of various and contrasting
opinions, accompanied by several hand-selected articles of similar types
on the same topic. Teaching and learning templates are an important part
of this tool that helps students grasp the concept of persuasive argument.
