ABC-CLIO DATABASE OVERVIEWRELEASE 2.0Where Library, Classroom, and Historians Meet

8 AWARD-WINNING DATABASES

American History

American Government

World History: Ancient & Medieval

Eras

World History: The Modern Era

World Geography: Understanding a Changing World

United States Geography

Issues: Understanding Controversy & Society

United States at War: Understanding Conflict & Society

Over 50 Awards Won!

AMERICAN HISTORY

An award-winning survey of American history from 1350 to the present

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

Engaging online support for researching the history and workings of the U.S. government at any level

WORLD HISTORY: ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL ERAS

Coverage of human history from prehistoric times to the beginnings of the Renaissance

WORLD HISTORY: THE MODERN ERA

In-depth coverage of all regions of the world from 1500 to the present

WORLD GEOGRAPHY: UNDERSTANDING A CHANGING WORLD

Nearly 200 country profiles on each nation's history, geography, culture, and more, plus 15,000 primary and secondary sources

UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY

A gateway into the land, people, and history of all 50 states

ISSUES: UNDERSTANDING CONTROVERSY & SOCIETY

Comprehensive coverage of 150 of the most-studied controversial issues, with more added each year

UNITED STATES AT WAR: UNDERSTANDING CONFLICT & SOCIETY

Covers 14 U.S.-fought wars, from the North American colonial wars to conflicts in the middle east

• Combine authoritative reference, complete

lessons, and contextual insights from leading

historians

• Curriculum driven - carefully planned and

developed by expert editors and history

scholars to align to state and national

curriculum standards and commonly used

textbooks

• Easy-to-use design – students quickly find

what they need

A COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING & RESEARCH SOLUTION FOR HISTORY AND SOCIAL STUDIES

THREE MAIN SECTIONS

CLASSROOM In-depth explorations of

keytopics provide context and

factual overview.

LIBRARY A comprehensive library

withan average of 18,000

referenceentries in each database.

ABC-CLIO databases provide a comprehensive learning solution for social studies through three main sections:

ANALYZEScholars examine key dilemmas and issues in history, modeling historical inquiry and critical thinking for

students.

RELEASE 2.0 FEATURES

• Common interface for all eight databases

• An average of 18,000 primary and secondary sources

in each database

• A new Analyze section devoted to step–by–step

resources that support inquiry–based activities

• An Explore section that provides an overview of

major topics and serves as a jumping off point for

further exploration

• Cross-database searching that delivers even more

comprehensive search results

RELEASE 2.0 FEATURES

• Advanced searching with easy-to-use filters for

faster, more accurate results

• Feature stories that connect current events and

history

• A Research list tool that makes it easy to store

and share any item for easy retrieval

• MLA-formatted source citations with translations

to other popular styles

• Correlations to state, national standards and

major textbooks

RANGE OF CONTENT

Articles Documents Analyze Lessons Events Government Key Questions Eras Individuals Court Need to Know Wars Groups Cultural Dilemma Issues Places Speeches Perspectives Countries Objects/Artifacts Narratives Investigate States Ideas/Movements Quotes Doing More Topics

Media Plus… Images Facts & Figures Activities Maps Glossary Terms Test Questions Audio Timelines Correlations Video Feature Stories Flags Discussion Questions

ALL DATABASES NOW SHARE A COMMON INTERFACELearn one, know how to use them all

MULTIPLE WAYS TO EXPLORE THE CONTENT

• Home page

• Simple search

• Advanced Search

• Filtered searching

• Explore a Topic/Era

• Analyze a historical dilemma

• Research lists

• Feature stories

• Cross-database searching

THE HOME PAGE

Advanced Search (Reference Library)

Explore a Topic (Classroom)

Analyze(Dilemmas)

Feature Stories

Simple Search

Research ListsSwitch databases

SIMPLE SEARCHKey in a term and go directly to a results list

ADVANCED SEARCHAllows more targeted searching

Search by category of information and/or by

era or topic

RESULTS - FILTERED SEARCHINGNarrow or expand your search results quickly

Further refine searches

Customize your view

SAMPLE ENTRY – Biography

Search term highlighted

Related entry links

Print or email results

EXPLORE AN ERA/TOPIC

Select an era and subtopic

EXPLORE AN ERA

A complete lesson on the topic- Overview- Visual- People & Organizations- Activity- Discussion

Related Links

EXPLORE AN ERA - Overview

EXPLORE AN ERA - Visual

EXPLORE AN ERA – People & Organizations

EXPLORE AN ERA - Activity

EXPLORE AN ERA - Discussion

ANALYZE – EXPLORING A DILEMMA IN HISTORY

ABC-CLIO’s historical inquiry model shows how historians grapple with enduring questions in

history

ANALYZE – KEY QUESTION

Primary sources can be used to begin the discussion – what’s happening in this picture?

Start with a Key Question to help define the debate

ANALYZE – NEED TO KNOW

Background information with links to related data help to explore

answers to the question

ANALYZE - DILEMMA

An overview provides context for the historians’ debate

ANALYZE - PERSPECTIVE

Historians debate the question and model good historical thinking

ANALYZE - PERSPECTIVE

ANALYZE – INVESTIGATE

Suggests an activity for further exploration on the topic

ANALYZE – DOING MORE

Suggests other resources for doing more with the topic

RESEARCH LISTSSave resources for easy retrieval

* Unlimited number of saved lists* Staff created* Accessible by staff and students* Easily created & updated * Stored forever

RESEARCH LISTS

Add notes about the list

Store all primary and secondary sources in one

easy list

RESEARCH LISTS

Notice if an item did not transfer from the old

platform

FEATURE STORIES

Provide historical context for topics in

the news

CROSS-DATABASE SEARCHING

Search all databases, a combination of

databases, or a single database

CROSS-DATABASE SEARCHING

Explore results by database