Facts On File

Contacts
Brian Austin austinb@mlcnet.org ext. 139
Diana Mitchell mitcheld@mlcnet.org ext. 112

Facts On File

Facts On File's critically acclaimed and award-winning electronic resources cover a wide range of content and subject matter, from pressing controversial issues and current and archival news to reference material that explores the areas of science, history, careers, literature, geography, health, and more. Engaging videos, comprehensive essays, original maps and charts, colorful images and diagrams, today's news, and more make these databases perfect for educators, students, and researchers seeking quality content and easy-to-navigate online tools.

Free Trial for MLC Members

Facts On File is offering an April trial of its extended collection of online databases to MLC members.  As an added incentive, orders placed by May 31, 2008 will receive an additional 5% discount off of MLC’s member pricing.

Trial access details
URL:  http://www.fofweb.com/Demo
Username:  michigan
Password:  michigan

MANY New Titles Available!

Starred ( * ) databases below are available through MLC for the first time.


* African-American History Online
features thousands of cross-referenced entries, covering the entire spectrum of African-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.

* American Indian History Online
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 Online
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 and Medieval History Online
encompasses eight civilizations–ancient Egypt, ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient and medieval Africa, medieval Europe, the Americas, and ancient and medieval Asia.

* 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.

* Curriculum Resource Center
provides a library of printable teacher-handout material for the middle, high school, and junior college curriculum.

* Curriculum Resource Center: Junior Edition
provides a library of printable teacher-handout material geared toward elementary-level teachers and students.

 * Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
provides detailed profiles of more than 3,300 jobs and 94 industries, invaluable advice on career skills, more than 48,000 resource entries, and much more!

* 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.

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.

* Modern World History Online
covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history–from mid-15th century to the present.

* 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.

World News Digest
is the standard resource for information on U.S. and world events. Includes complete searchable full-text archive, breaking news, and much more.

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.

* World Atlas
combines more than 1,500 clear, printable, full-color maps with current statistical information on more than 200 countries, all 50 U.S. states, the 13 Canadian provinces and territories, as well as the world's continents and major regions.

For more detailed information on all the databases, please visit Facts On File on the Web.