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Facts on File, Inc.

Product Highlights

Facts on File Online Databases are interdisciplinary, interactive databases on a wide range of subjects, such as American history, science, multicultural studies, women's studies, geography and careers. The Curriculum Resource Centers give librarians, teachers, students and researchers fast, instant access to the binder content they've come to rely on.

Trial or subscribe to one, all or as many of the Facts on File databases as you wish:

American History Online (Includes Landmark Documents in American History)

American History Online spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history. Thousands of biographies, subject entries, timeline entries, primary source documents, maps, and images cover the entire spectrum of the American experience.

Modern World History Online

Easy to use and grand in scope, this resource covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history–from mid-15th century to the present.

African-American History & Culture

Culled from many of Facts on File's critically acclaimed print titles, this unique, comprehensive reference explores all aspects of the African-American experience. Extensively hyperlinked entries, including photographs and maps, span more than 500 years of African-American history and cover topics such as affirmative action, Africa, black nationalism, civil rights, emancipation, Harlem Renaissance, leaders, religion, slave living conditions and liberation strategies, sports, visual arts and more.

American Indian History & Culture

This unique resource offers fast access to more than 500 Native American groups and more than 15,000 years of American Indian culture, history, and biographies.

American Women's History

American Women's History contains biographies, historical and topical subject entries, primary source documents, maps and charts, photographs, and timeline entries covering more than 500 years of American women's history.

Ancient History

This comprehensive database gives a balanced, global view of the ancient world as it explores eight civilizations—ancient Egypt, ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient and medieval Africa, medieval Europe, the Americas, and ancient and medieval Asia.

Issues & Controversies

Analyzes and explains hundreds of controversial topics in a language and format that students can understand.

Issues & Controversies in American History

Offers in-depth explorations of the great issues in U.S. History as they were seen at the time—from religious freedom in the colonies to the war in Iraq. Includes articles, primary source documents, biographies, timelines, images, charts, and an education Resource Center.

World News Digest

The standard resource for information on U.S. and world events. Includes complete searchable full-text archive, breaking news, and much more.

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center provides comprehensive, up-to-date profiles of more than 3,300 of today's most popular jobs in over 94 industries. The database's in-depth coverage provides users with 48,000 resources for additional information on a variety of fields.

Health Resource Center

Health Reference Center contains thousands of hyperlinked entries organized into four major categories: conditions and diseases, mental health, health and wellness, and body systems. It defines and provides clear information on the causes, cures, key research, medical terms, symptoms, and treatments and trends in each field of study.

Bloom's Literary Reference Online

Contains information on thousands of authors and their works, an archive of 38,000 characters, plus articles on topics and themes, a timeline, and a special feature on Harold Bloom's Western Literary Canon.

Science Online

Science Online contains extensive information on a broad range of scientific disciplines. The content is organized by subject area and type of resource, as well as by the National Science Education Standards.

Today's Science

Authoritative yet accessible information on the latest developments in science. Today's Science bridges the gap between textbooks and what's happening in science now.

Curriculum Resource Center

This electronic library provides a library of printable teacher-handout material for the middle, high school, and junior college curriculum.

Curriculum Resource Center Junior Edition

This electronic library provides a library of printable teacher-handout material geared toward elementary-level teachers and students.

Trials

To trial a Facts on File, Inc. database, please contact MINITEX.

MINITEX Pricing

Site license includes remote access. Pricing for larger academic and public libraries and school districts is available on request. Please contact MINITEX for pricing.

License Agreements (Terms & Conditions)

A site license agreement is available upon request. Please contact Leslie Zwerling at Facts on File, Inc. if you would like one.

How to Order or Renew

Please fax the order/renewal form and a PO (required for K12 school orders) to MINITEX (except in the case of credit card payment).

To pay by credit card, please complete the credit card authorization form, order form and license agreement (if required), and fax all documents to our secure fax line at 612-626-5380.

Technical Support

Technical support is available from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Statistics

Usage statistics are available for subscriptions only. Trial usage statistics are not available. Contact the Facts on File Technical Support at 800-322-8755 ext. 4274 or jthompson@factsonfile.com for more information.

Contact Information

MINITEX Contact

Cooperative Purchasing & Electronic Resources Services (CPERS)
MINITEX Library Information Network
15 Andersen Library
222 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0439
Toll Free: 800-462-5348
Phone: 612-624-4002
Fax: 612-625-3569
Email: cpers@minitex.umn.edu

Vendor Contact

Leslie Zwerling
Regional Manager, Online Sales
Facts on File
Toll Free: 800-322-8755 ext. 4342
Email: lzwerling@factsonfile.com