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


Facts on File Online Databases : Facts on File Online Databases Different Ways to Browse Browse by Subject Browse by Grade Range


Facts on File Online Databases : 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


Facts on File Online Databases : Facts on File Online Databases Learning Centers Tabbed Search Results High-Interest Topic Spotlights Powerful Cross-Search


Facts on File : Facts on File American History Online The Broadest Scope of Coverage in a Single Resource Spans 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


History Database Search Demonstration : History Database Search Demonstration


History Database Search Demonstration : History Database Search Demonstration


History Database Search Demonstration : History Database Search Demonstration Search Results can be Saved, Printed or Emailed


History Database Search Demonstration : History Database Search Demonstration Or View as a .pdf and Save or Download


Facts on File : Facts on File American Women's History Online A Veritable Treasure Trove of Women’s History Materials Covers 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


Facts on File : Facts on File African-American History Online A Unique and Comprehensive Research Tool Provides 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 


Facts on File : Facts on File 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


Facts on File : Facts on File Modern World History Online Comprehensive Coverage of Modern World History A comprehensive online reference database covering the broad expanse of world history from the mid-1400s to the present. More information: http://www.fofweb.com/SellSheets/051437.pdf


Facts on File : Facts on File Ancient and Medieval History Online The Full Scope of Ancient and Medieval History Explores 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


Facts on File : Facts on File World Atlas An Up-to-date World Atlas—and Much More Combines 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


Facts on File : Facts on File Science Online An Authoritative and Highly Visual Science Resource Curriculum-based Content Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments. More information: http://www.fofweb.com/SellSheets/044287.pdf


Facts on File : Facts on File Health Reference Center Provides 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


Facts on File : Facts on File Curriculum Resource Center An Electronic Library of Printable Teacher Handouts Provides 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


Facts on File : 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!!


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


Facts on File : Facts on File Literary Reference Online Easy-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 


Literary Reference Online : 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


Literary Reference Online : 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).


Literary Reference Online : 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).


Literary Reference Online : Literary Reference Online Sample glossary entries include: Abstract expressionism Edwardian Geneva school Kabbalah Magic realism Malapropism Warsaw Ghetto Zen


Facts on File : Facts on File Ferguson's Career Guidance Center The Most Comprehensive and Useful Career Research Database Offers comprehensive career guidance through extensive job and industry profiles, career forecasting, and a monthly newsletter. More information: http://www.fofweb.com/SellSheets/043809.pdf


Facts on File : Facts on File Personal and Business Forms The Forms One Needs—Without Waiting in Line Provides 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


FOF FAQs : FOF FAQs What are the viewing requirements? To use this database you must have an Internet-accessible PC or Macintosh computer running an Internet browser. On Macintosh computers, we recommend using at least Internet Explorer 6.0 or Safari 1.0; on PCs, at least Internet Explorer 6.0, Netscape 6.0, or Firefox 1.0.3. How do I print a page? Located in the upper right of a record detail page is an icon labeled Print. Clicking this icon opens a printable version of the page being viewed. Go to File -> Print in your browser's menu bar to print that page. How do I email a page? 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 an email address. Type in a valid address and the current page will be sent to it.


FOF FAQs : 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@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.


Other Online Databases : Other Online Databases Please contact Bonnie Barnes at barnes@esc11.net, 817-740-3613 Cherry Fuller at cfuller@esc11.net, or Kayla Steiner at ksteiner@esc11.net for Campus Staff Development on Facts on File and other Library and Instructional Media Services offerings. Other online databases available for purchase at: www.tetpc.net