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The primary purpose of the
World History in Context
is to provide students, their
teachers, and library patrons with a single place to begin researching
the vast topic of world history from B.C. to the present.
Formerly titled
History Resource Center:
World,
World
History in Context
is now a portal product. This means it goes beyond
simple search and retrieval to providing context through
comprehensive topic overviews and the integration of
reference materials with journals, magazines,
newspapers, images, video and other content formats to
fully aid the discovery, evaluation and application of
information. At launch, more than 1,800 portal pages
will be available. For more information about this
transition see
http://www.gale.cengage.com/InContext/faq.htm.
World
History in Context
combines Gale's
proprietary reference content from imprints such as Gale Group,
Macmillan Library Reference, and Charles Scribner's Son; with
Primary Source Microfilm original documents from collections such as
Churchill at War, History of Women, and The Middle East from the
Rise of Islam.
Along with these resources,
World History in Context provides seamless access to the full-text from over 100 periodicals and
1400 maps and images. The content supports a core list of approximately
90 essential topics that appear in textbooks and syllabi within the
typical undergraduate World History curriculum.
World History in Context also includes a
graphical Chronology covering events in arts, science, politics, and
society from 1900 to the present. Content Includes:
- Approximately 100,000 pages of
1300 primary documents with corresponding facsimile pages
- Thousands of reference documents
from acclaimed Gale Group sources
- More than 100 scholarly
full-text journals, as well as citations from 180 titles within the
ISI Arts & Humanities Citation Index
- Approximately 1400 images and
maps, including 25 historical maps courtesy of Yale University
You may access
World
History in Context
from anywhere with a valid APSU ID.
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