Distance Learning Newsletter

Issue No. 24, Spring/Summer 2008

America: History and Life (EBSCO) (1964- )
America: History and Life is a complete bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Over 1,700 journals published throughout the world are covered in the database. In addition to articles, each year America: History and Life includes approximately 6,000 citations of book and media reviews from a selection of over one hundred key journals in US and Canadian history and related fields. The database also includes citations to abstracts of dissertations published in thes areas.

ERIC (via CSA) (1966 - )
The ERIC database contains abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. (via CSA)

GreenFILE
GreenFILE indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well
as government documents and reports. This resource offers a unique
perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the
environment. Drawing on the connection between the environment and
disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and
technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone
concerned about the issues facing our planet. The database contains
nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable
cited references for more than 200 titles as well.

Historical Abstracts (EBSCO) (1954- )
Historical Abstracts is your complete reference guide to the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life). Over 2,000 journals published throughout the world are covered in the database. In addition to articles, each year Historical Abstracts includes approximately 3,000 citations to useful historical books as reviewed by the most prestigious journals in the field and citations to abstracts of dissertations completed worldwide of particular interest for historical research.