Facts on File

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Facts on File

• http//www.factsonfile.com/
• Bonnie Barnes
• Educational Consultant
• Library and Instructional Media Services
• Education Service Center Region XI

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Facts on File Online Databases

• Different Ways to Browse
• Browse by Subject
• Browse by Grade Range

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Facts on File Online Databases

• Browse by History Database Search
• Redesigned History Online Databases
• New User-Friendly Interface
• New Browse Function
• Biographies
• Events and Topics
• Primary Sources
• Timelines
• Image Gallery
• Maps Charts

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Facts on File Online Databases

• Learning Centers
• Tabbed Search Results
• High-Interest Topic Spotlights
• Powerful Cross-Search

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Facts on File
New Design

• American History Online
• The Broadest Scope of Coverage in a Single
  ResourceSpans more than 500 years of political,
  military, social, and cultural history,
  highlighting the important people and events of
  the American experience.
• More information http//www.fofweb.com/SellSheets
  /051429.pdf

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History Database Search Demonstration
New Design
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History Database Search Demonstration
New Design
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History Database Search Demonstration
New Design
Search Results can be Saved, Printed or Emailed
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History Database Search Demonstration
New Design
Or View as a .pdf and Save or Download
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Facts on File
New Design

• American Women's History Online
• A Veritable Treasure Troveof Womens History
  MaterialsCovers the important people, events,
  legislation, and issues relevant to the study of
  women's history in the United States.
• More information http//www.fofweb.com/SellSheets
  /041911.pdf

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Facts on File
New Design

• African-American History OnlineA Unique and
  Comprehensive Research ToolProvides expansive
  and in-depth information on the people, events,
  and topics important to the study of
  African-American history.
• More information http//www.fofweb.com/SellSheets
  /041903.pdf 

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Facts on File
New Design

• American Indian History Online An Authoritative,
  Informative Resource
• Offers thorough access to more than 15,000 years
  of Native American culture, history, and
  heritage.
• More information http//www.fofweb.com/SellSheets
  /043779.pdf

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Facts on File
New Design

• Modern World History Online
• Comprehensive Coverage of Modern World HistoryA
  comprehensive online reference database covering
  the broad expanse of world history from the
  mid-1400s to the present.
• More information http//www.fofweb.com/SellSheet
  s/051437.pdf

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Facts on File
New Design

• Ancient and Medieval History Online
• The Full Scope of Ancient and Medieval
  HistoryExplores the pre-modern world with
  in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece,
  Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
• More information http//www.fofweb.com/SellSheets
  /046956.pdf

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Facts on File

• World Atlas
• An Up-to-date World Atlasand Much MoreCombines
  detailed, printable, full-color maps of
  countries, provinces, and states with up-to-date
  statistical and local information.
• More information http//www.fofweb.com/SellSheets
  /043795.pdf

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Facts on File

• Science OnlineAn Authoritative and Highly Visual
  Science ResourceCurriculum-based
  ContentPresents a broad range of scientific
  disciplines through extensive definitions,
  essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.
• More information http//www.fofweb.com/SellSheets
  /044287.pdf

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Facts on File

• Health Reference CenterProvides clear and
  comprehensive information on conditions and
  diseases, health and wellness, mental health, and
  the human body.
• More information http//www.fofweb.com/SellSheets
  /046964.pdf

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Facts on File

• Curriculum Resource Center
• An Electronic Library of Printable Teacher
  HandoutsProvides a library of printable
  teacher-handout material for the middle school,
  high school, and junior college curriculum.
• More information http//www.fofweb.com/SellSheets
  /05035x.pdf

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Facts on File

• For Example The Curriculum Resource Center has
  Printable Handouts for the Classroom in the
  following areas
• History
• Historical Timelines
• Geography
• Science Diagrams
• Mathematics
• Science Experiments
• Physical Education Health
• All this and more for free!!

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Facts on File

• Curriculum Resource Center Junior Edition
• A Classroom Extension, Expanding Young
  MindsProvides a library of printable
  teacher-handout material and other content geared
  for elementary-level students.
• More information http//www.fofweb.com/SellSheets
  /049009.pdf

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Facts on File

• Literary Reference OnlineEasy-to-use Browse and
  Search Functions
• Examines great writers, important works,
  memorable characters, and influential movements
  and events in world literature.
• More information http//www.fofweb.com/SellSheets
  /043477.pdf 

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Literary Reference Online

• Look at all these authors!
• Saul Bellow
• Charles Dickens
• F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Henrik Ibsen
• James Joyce
• Herman Melville
• Toni Morrison
• Mark Twain
• Edith Wharton
• Virginia Woolf

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Literary Reference Online

• Sample works include
• Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
• Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol)
• The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan
  Poe)
• Franny and Zooey (J. D. Salinger)
• Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman)
• Philosophical Dictionary (Voltaire)
• A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
• A Very Short Story (Ernest Hemingway).

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Literary Reference Online

• Sample characters include
• Captain Ahab (Moby-Dick)
• Molly Bloom (Ulysses)
• Holden Caulfield (Catcher in the Rye)
• Tess Durbeyfield (Tess of the D'Urbervilles)
• Eugene H. Henderson (Henderson the Rain King)
• Tom Joad (The Grapes of Wrath)
• William Lee (Naked Lunch)
• Shylock (The Merchant of Venice).

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Literary Reference Online

• Sample glossary entries include
• Abstract expressionism
• Edwardian
• Geneva school
• Kabbalah
• Magic realism
• Malapropism
• Warsaw Ghetto
• Zen

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Facts on File

• Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
• The Most Comprehensive andUseful Career Research
  DatabaseOffers comprehensive career guidance
  through extensive job and industry profiles,
  career forecasting, and a monthly newsletter.
• More information http//www.fofweb.com/SellSheets
  /043809.pdf

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Facts on File

• Personal and Business Forms
• The Forms One NeedsWithout Waiting in
  LineProvides printable forms for a wide range
  of personal, business, and government categories,
  including individual income taxes.
• More information http//www.fofweb.com/SellSheets
  /044082.pdf

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FOF FAQs

• What are the viewing requirements?
• To use this database you must have an
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  running an Internet browser. On Macintosh
  computers, we recommend using at least Internet
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• Located in the upper right of a record detail
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• Next to the Print icon in the upper right of a
  record detail page is an icon labeled Email.
  Clicking this icon brings up a window asking for
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  current page will be sent to it.

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FOF FAQs

• How do I save a page to my folder?
• Next to the Email icon in the upper right of a
  record detail page is an icon labeled Save.
  Clicking this icon will save the entry to your
  folder, found in the top right corner of the
  screen. Be aware that unless you have logged in,
  your saved entries will be erased when you close
  your browser.
• How do I cite an entry in the database?
• At the bottom of every entry we have provided
  citation information that you can use when
  referencing the database.
• How can I contact Facts On File with a technical
  question or concern?
• Please direct questions to our technical support
  desk at support_at_factsonfile.com or call
  1-800-322-8755 ext. 4230 during normal business
  hours, 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. EST Monday through Friday.

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Other Online Databases

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  817-740-3613
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  Steiner at ksteiner_at_esc11.net
• for Campus Staff Development on
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