Fall Database Update: Part 1; New Databases; 2009.

Quinn, Mary Ellen (author).

Reference database publishers provided us with the following information about new products. Information is effective August 2009 through January 2010. Where no pricing information is given, contact the publisher.

ABC-CLIO (800-368-6868; customerservice@abc-clio.com).

• ABC-CLIO eBook Collection. New e-book platform brings together full-text content from ABC-CLIO, Greenwood Press, Praeger, Linworth, and Libraries Unlimited under a single cross-searchable interface. Release date: September 2009.

Accessible Archives Inc. (866-296-1488; tnagy@accessible.com).

• The Virginia Gazette. Published weekly in Williamsburg, Virginia, between 1736 and 1780, covering all of Virginia and also including information from other colonies, Scotland, England, and additional countries. Release date: October 2009. Pricing: $19,175 (pre-publication pricing available).

Adam Matthew Digital (+44 [0] 1672 511921; info@amdigital.co.uk).

• Confidential Print: North America, 1824–1961. The Confidential Print series issued by the Foreign and Colonial Office since circa 1820 originated out of a need for the government to preserve all of the most important papers generated by the foreign and colonial offices. Confidential Print: North America, 1824–1961 offers coverage of key classes concerning Canada, the Caribbean, and the U.S.; over the next few years, complete series of Confidential Print relating to different regions will be offered. Undergraduate and up. Release date: August 2009. Pricing: (U.S.) $34,000 (current until end of December 2009).
• Travel Writing, Spectacle and World History. Women’s travel diaries and correspondence from the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University. These rare diaries and the supporting correspondence describe the travel experiences of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American women. Undergraduate and up. Release date: October 2009. Pricing: (U.S.) $19,500 (current until end of December 2009).
• Victorian Popular Culture: Circuses, Sideshows and Freaks. Sources from the National Fairground Archive, University of Sheffield, a unique collection of photographic, printed, and manuscript material covering all aspects the history of both UK and U.S. fairgrounds, circuses, and traveling entertainments. Also included are the W. H. Crain Barnum & Bailey Circus Collection and Joe E. Ward Circus Collection from the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas. Undergraduate and up. Release date: September 2009. Pricing: (U.S.) $16,000 (current until end of December 2009).

Alexander Street Press (800-889-5937, ext. 127; sales@alexanderstreet.com).

• Audio Drama: The L.A. Theatre Works Collection. More than 300 important dramatic works in streaming audio from the curated archive of one of the most important radio theater companies in the U.S. The plays have been chosen both for their literary value and for their ability to highlight moral and ethical questions. Undergraduate and up. Release date: January 2010.
• Ethnographic Video Online. Resource for the visual study of human culture and behavior will contain more than 750 hours of ethnographic films, including documentaries licensed from leading video producers in the discipline, previously unpublished footage from working anthropologists and ethnographers in the field, and select feature films. Wherever possible, videos in the collection will include accompanying field notes, related articles, and other materials. Undergraduate and up. Release date: January 2010.
• Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels. Designed specifically to meet the needs of researchers in an increasingly popular area of scholarship, this will be the first-ever primary source online collection focused on adult comic books and graphic novels. Offers more than 75,000 pages of North American and European comics and graphic novels together with more than 25,000 pages of interviews, commentary, and criticism. Undergraduate and up. Release date: January 2010.
• Women and Social Movements International, 1840 to 2010. Companion to U.S.-focused Women and Social Movements has more than 150,000 pages of printed and archival material for the study of women’s activism on the international, transnational, and multinational stages from the mid-1880s to the present. Undergraduate and up. Release date: January 2010.

Cambridge University Press (800-221-4512, ext. 6535; online@cambridge.org).

• Cambridge Books Online. Some 10,000 front- and backlist titles at launch with additional content added regularly, flexible purchasing plans and custom packages, and a perpetual-access sales model. Undergraduate and up. Release date: November 2009.
• Dictionary of Irish Biography. Includes the lives of Irish men and women who made significant contributions in Ireland and abroad from earliest times until 2002. More than 9,700 biographies from 700 contributors. Undergraduate and up. Release date: November 2009. Pricing: $995 before January 31, 2010.

CQ Press (800-834-9020; librarymarketing@cqpress.com; www.cqpress.com).

• International Military Alliances, Online Edition. Catalogs every official interstate alliance signed from the Peace of Westphalia through the recent Dakar agreement, using primary documents whenever possible. Same content as the print edition but with Web-enabled features. High school and up. Release date: December 2009.
• The New York Times on Critical U.S. Elections, Online Edition. Examines presidential and congressional elections that had a major impact in American political history through the lens of the New York Times. Combines primary source material from the newspaper with analytical narrative by elections scholar Gerald Pomper. High school and up. Release date: December 2009.
• The New York Times on Emerging Democracies, Online Edition. From the Times Reference from CQ Press imprint, chronicles the peaceful transitions from Soviet or authoritarian order that have occurred over the last 30 years in Europe and Eurasia. Same content as the print edition but with Web-enabled features. High school and up. Release date: November 2009.

EBSCO (800-758-5995; information@ebscohost.com).

• America: History and Life with Full Text. Covers the history and culture of the U.S. and Canada, from prehistory to the present, with indexing for 1,700 journals from 1964 to present. Undergraduate and up. Release date: January 2010.
• Art & Architecture Complete. Full-text coverage of more than 230 periodicals and more than 100 books as well as cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 620 academic journals, magazines, and trade publications and more than 140 books. Undergraduate and up. Release date: August 2009.
• Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 1. Digital collection of historical content pertaining to U.S. Hispanic history, literature, and culture published and digitized by the oldest and largest publisher of U.S. Hispanic literature in the U.S. Undergraduate and up. Release date: November 2009.
• English Language Learner Reference Center. In partnership with Course Crafters, EBSCO has developed the English Language Learner Reference Center, a multipurpose online information resource designed for secondary and young adult English-language learners. Core content includes 1,000 foundation articles in science, literature, history, civics, and life skills. School and public libraries. Release date: October 2009.
• Historical Abstracts with Full Text. Covers the history of the world (excluding the U.S. and Canada) from 1450 to the present with selective indexing of historical articles from more than 1,800 journals in more than 40 languages back to 1955. Also provides access to the full text of more than 400 journals and 150 books. Undergraduate and up. Release date: January 2010.
• NoveList Select. Delivers content from NoveList directly to library catalogs. Available for all major integrated library systems. School and public libraries. Release date: August 2009.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. (800-621-3900; contact@eb.com).

• Britannica’s Animal Kingdom. Latest feature from the PreK–12 Britannica Online School Edition allows young children to learn about all kinds of animals. Articles, related videos, photographs, and links for each major animal group. Elementary school. Release date: August 2009.

Facts On File (800-322-8755; custserv@factsonfile.com).

• World Geography and Culture Online. New version of World Atlas takes a global approach to facilitate the study of countries, places, peoples, and geography concepts and skills through country entries, maps, flags, images, statistics, news articles, a gazetteer, and more. High school and up. Release date: fall 2009.
• Writer’s Reference Center. Provides the tools necessary to write and research effectively—from the mechanics of writing and grammar to style and research along with vocabulary-building reference dictionaries and more. High school and up. Release date: fall 2009.

Gale, part of Cengage Learning (800-877-4253; gale.galeord@cengage.com).

• British Literary Manuscripts, Part 2: Medieval & Renaissance. The largest digitization project of its kind, providing an intimate look into the lives and works of Britain’s major writers across 200 years. Contains complete facsimile copies of author manuscripts, including poems, plays, and novels; private correspondence, diaries, and journals; and drawings and handwritten notes. Undergraduate and up. Release date: fall 2009.
• Grzimek’s Animal Life. Based on the acclaimed 17-volume Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia, provides detailed descriptions for more than 4,000 species and combines them with multimedia content including 11,000 photos, illustrations, videos, and maps; hundreds of related periodicals, newspapers, and academic journals; and “gadgets,” like a 3-D range map. Will be continually updated by experts located around the globe as well as through partnerships with the American Museum of Natural History, World Wildlife Foundation, Sea World/Busch Gardens, and the Detroit Zoological Society. Middle school through undergraduate. Release date: September 2009.
• Powerspeak Languages. Web-based language courses including Spanish, French, German, Chinese, and Spanish ESL. The courses include a combination of scored online activities, lessons, and games. Learners can practice speaking and writing in a variety of interactive modules designed to simulate real conversations with native speakers. Public libraries. Release date: December 2009.

Marshall Cavendish Digital (800-821-9881; customerservice@marshallcavendish.com).

• Economic Literacy and Personal Finance. Young users can prepare for financial realities for today—and tomorrow—with this resource, which helps them become better informed about national and global economic issues. High school and up. Release date: October 2009.
• Great American Writers. Highlights the lives and works of 90 authors from the U.S. and Canada. High school and up. Release date: September 2009.
• Great World Writers. A biographical and literary resource that provides an introduction to 93 of the world’s most influential twentieth-century writers. High school and up. Release date: September 2009.
• Health Encyclopedia. Offers more than 700 articles on general and emotional health as well as fitness, nutrition, careers in health and medicine, preventive medicine, and family and safety issues. Middle school and up. Release date: September 2009.
• Popular Contemporary Writers. The lives and works of 96 of the world’s most-read popular writers, including novelists, essayists, playwrights, poets, even animators. High school and up. Release date: September 2009.
• Sex and Society. Examines not just the biological and psychological but also the sociological dimensions of sex. High school and up. Release date: October 2009.

McGraw-Hill (212-904-0673).

• AccessEngineering (www.AccessEngineeringLibrary.com). Content from more than 25 engineering titles across 14 engineering disciplines as well as a science and engineering dictionary with more than 30,000 terms in a taxonomically organized database. Undergraduate and up. Release date: August 2009. Pricing: $9,499/annual; perpetual access and concurrent user pricing available.

Oxford University Press (212-726-6243; custserv.us@oup.com).

• Oxford Bibliographies Online (www.oxfordbibliographiesonline.com). Library of online guides to the essential literature in disciplines across the humanities and sciences. Created under the direction of Oxford editors and the fields’ leading scholars, it will launch in early 2010 with bibliographies covering the fields of Classics, Islamic Studies, and Social Work, and Criminology, with 10–12 additional subject areas launching later in the year. Undergraduate and up. Release date: January 2010. Pricing: this product will be available for a one-time purchase fee or by annual subscription to institutions and individuals worldwide, either as a complete collection or on a per-module basis.
• Oxford Handbooks Online (www.oxfordhandbooks.com). Provides the complete texts of the Oxford Handbooks in business and management, philosophy, political science, and religion. Cross-searching with Oxford Scholarship Online. Undergraduate and up. Release date: September 24, 2009. Pricing: this product will be available for a one-time purchase fee or by annual subscription to institutions and individuals worldwide, either as a complete collection or on a per-module basis.

ProQuest (800-521-0600).

• African American Heritage. Dedicated to the needs of African American genealogical research, providing key genealogical and historical records specific to tracing the lives of African Americans. Includes a critical set of research and social-networking tools that address the common genealogy need for research guidance, personal assistance, and mentoring. Release date: fall 2009.
• Black Abolitionist Papers. Digital record of the nineteenth-century African American movement to abolish slavery in the U.S. and its territories. Contains 14,000 primary source materials including handwritten letters, published speeches, editorials, articles, sermons, and essays from archives across the U.S., Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Jamaica. Will be available as a stand-alone resource or as an add-on module for Black Studies Center. Undergraduate and up. Release date: September 2009.
• Paley Center Seminars. Video collection of interviews with celebrities, television crews, and distinguished panels includes 300 filmed seminars from the acclaimed series held by the Paley Center for Media (formerly the Museum of Television & Radio) in New York and Los Angeles. Undergraduate and up. Release date: August 2009.
• ProQuest Dissertations and Theses—UK & Ireland. Institutions can now subscribe to the entire bibliographic record of dissertations written in the UK and Ireland from as far back as 1716, with full abstracts for titles available from 1986. Undergraduate and up. Release date: August 2009.
• ProQuest Historical Newspapers—Detroit Free Press and Historical Jewish Newspapers. ProQuest continues to expand its news program with several significant additions to ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Undergraduate and up. Release date: winter 2009.

Readex (800-762-8182; readexmarketing@readex.com).

• Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Report, 1941–1974. The Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports has been America’s principal record of political and historical open-source intelligence for nearly 70 years. Many of these materials are firsthand reports of events as they occurred. FBIS Daily Reports, 1941–1974, a complement to FBIS Daily Reports, 1974–1996, features individual bibliographic records for each report and highlighted events. Undergraduate and up. Release date: winter 2009.
• Twentieth-Century American Newspapers, Series 1, 2 and 3. Picking up where Early American Newspapers ends, offers access to major U.S. newspapers published between 1923 and the 1990s. Series 1: the Times-Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana; 1923–1988); the Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio; 1923–1991); and the Oregonian (Portland, Oregon; 1923–1987). Series 2: Press-Register (Mobile, Alabama; 1923–1992); the Seattle Times (Seattle, Washington; 1923–1984); and the Times (Trenton, New Jersey; 1923–1993). Series 3: the Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts; 1923–1987); the Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas; 1923–1984); and the Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, Georgia; 1923–1993). Each series is cross-searchable via the integrated America’s Historical Newspapers. Each title is also available individually as part of American Newspaper Archives. Undergraduate and up. Release date: fall 2009.

Salem Press (800-221-1592; csr@salempress.com).

• Salem Literature. Provides online access to libraries and schools that own the printed versions of selected Salem Literature titles. The database launches with the upcoming Critical Insights sets, available in September, and other titles will follow in upcoming months. High-school and up. Release date: September 30, 2009. Pricing: included with print purchase of select Salem Literature titles.
• Salem Science. Provides online access to libraries and schools purchasing the versions of selected Salem Science titles. The database launches with the Encyclopedia of Global Warming in December. Additional titles to be added include The Solar System and The Encyclopedia of Global Resources. High-school and up. Release date: December 30, 2009. Pricing: included with print purchase of select Salem Science titles.

Scholastic (888-326-6546; scholasticcustomersupport@scholastic.com).

• Expert Space. A digital curriculum and toolkit organized around the topics most commonly taught, researched, and studied, Expert Space includes access to articles, videos, images, time lines, Web links, primary sources, maps, and more. Multiple reading scaffolds ensure that all students can access content, and every student has access to a suite of personal learning tools. Grades 4–12. Release date: August 2009. Pricing: $4,999 per school per year (public library pricing starts at $2,109).

Sharpe Online Reference (800-541-6563; custserv@mesharpe.com).

• American Presidential Campaigns and Elections, 1788–2008. New online version has been updated to include the results of the 2004 and 2008 elections. The bibliographies and chronologies have been revised to add notable new sources and developments. Also featured are Web links to information on presidential elections, including video clips of campaign advertisements from “The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials, 1952–2008,” from the Museum of the Moving Image. High school and up. Release date: September 2009.
• Encyclopedia of the Great Depression and the New Deal. New online version adds enhancements including a new introduction on the parallels and differences between the Great Depression and the current economic crisis, a thematic essay on Arts and Culture, a new Cultural Landmarks section, an updated Master Bibliography that includes dozens of notable new titles since the encyclopedia’s original publication, and new Topic Finder and Browse lists. High school and up. Release date: December 2009.

World Book (312-729-5800; slhelp@worldbook.com).

• Dramatic Learning. Uses classroom plays and reader’s theater materials for differentiated instruction, with added content including videos, interactivities, activities, writing exercises, lesson plans, mini-inquiry projects, an assessment rubric, vocabulary lists, and further reading links. K–12. Release date: October 2009.