Monday Medley: New Online Resources from Infobase including Streaming Video

Happy Monday!

I wanted to let everyone know that students and teachers now have access to 3 new subscription resources from Infobase. Right now we have trial access with a temporary username and password. but once the bill has been paid we will have a permanent username and password for all 3 resources.

Here are the details for each resource:

• World News Digest 

"Exclusive, extensive coverage: World News Digest is packed with more than 300,000 original articles from 1940 to today. These include overviews of historic events, country profiles, historical documents, biographies, research features, special reports, editorials, and editorial cartoons."

*See a screenshot of the homepage in the attached PDF. Also note that historic video footage, infographics,  and social media reactions are included so that users get a broader understanding of topics and issues. There is an entire section dedicated to the 2020 elections. Personally this is one of my new favorite resources!! I'll be creating a video tour of this database very soon.

• Infobase Classroom Video On-Demand Master Collection 

"Classroom Video On Demand—created for high schools—is a curriculum-focused video subscription providing unlimited access to thousands of videos for ALL departments. This multisubject solution is an exceptional value and offers onestop shopping for librarians and educators, with a wealth of material appropriate for basic through AP courses. Increase learning with this engaging, visual content!"

See the attached PDF for more details. The collection currently contains 29,951 titles and 226,722 segments. Users can search for videos by subjects, popular categories, producer (HBO, BBC, CNN etc)  or by Calendar (useful for "This Day in History")

• Mid/High School eBook Subscription Collection

"Now with a fresh new look, expanded customization options, and even better functionality, Infobase’s Middle/High School eBook Collection gives you convenient access to more than 5,200 acclaimed eBooks from the award-winning Facts On File, Chelsea House, Ferguson’s, and Bloom’s imprints at a fraction of the cost of purchase. Easy to use and correlated to all major educational standards, the Middle/High School eBook Collection is a perfect fit for any classroom or library and an ideal way to grow your eBook collection. The collection includes a wide range of subjects—from ancient history and biographies, to mathematics, animals, nature, and more."

See the attached PDF for more details. This product allows for an unlimited number of users the ability to access the same title simultaneously. There is also a mobile app for Apple and Android phones so students can read titles on the go. Our collection also includes the LIterary Classics eBook Collection and Sacred Texts eBook Collection.

Here is the link to all 3 of the above mentioned resources.

Please reach out to me if you need the username and password for these resources. 

Feel free to start sharing and using any of these resources with your students.

I'll be sending out another email once we are officially set up with a HS username and password. In the meantime, feel free to contact me if you would like me to work with your class to show students some of the available features in these new resources. 

Thanks,

Kim