American Government
Publisher: ABC CLIO Ltd
This critically acclaimed website helps students connect the most-talked-about issues of our day with the foundations of government. In addition to daily UPI Washington news, it gives students access to different viewpoints through political commentaries. Along with short videos, quotes, and abstracts, this website compares the United States’ and other nations’ political and economic systems. Lessons and activities are organised by curricular strands, including the three branches of government: rights and liberties; local, state, national and international systems; and skills for participating in the governmental process. An essential resource for any school library, helps you guide your students through the research process towards an active, informed, and thoughtful citizenship. Highlights: Offers engaging, standards-based online support for researching the history and workings of the U.S. government at any level, from grass-roots activism to presidential politics. Lessons and activities organised by curricular strands and aligned to major standards and textbooks. Daily news reports on issues affecting state and federal governments, plus additional current events features, giving students the unbiased information they need to connect the most-talked-about issues of our day with the foundations of government.
Format: Online
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
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American National Biography (ANB)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Online
Premier source of information about people from all eras who have influenced and shaped American culture. With sophisticated search capabilities, lively and detailed articles, internal cross-references, up-to-date bibliographies, and links to external web resources, ANB Online represents the benchmark for online reference tools in the 21st century. Discover the lives of thousands of well-known, infamous and important but little-known individuals, all of whom have shaped America's history in some way. From missionaries to musicians, social workers to statisticians, biographers to baseball players and cowboys to chemists, the entries tin ANB Online combine to present a social, cultural, economic, political, military and popular portrait of the history and character of the American nation. A huge online reference resource: 18,000+ detailed profiles of Americans born both in and outside the United States; profiling wide range of people from all walks of like; covers individuals from pre-colonial times onwards; includes contributions from 6000+ expert authors, thousands of illustrations and photos; detailed bibliographies follow each entry; published under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies; up to 100 new or revised biographies by leading historians added each quarter; quarterly updates also incorporate new factual information and new bibliographical resources. Also available as part of Oxford Biographies Bundle which includes: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, and Who's Who & Who Was Who. Other bundle deals also available on whole range of Oxford Schools Online titles - please contact us for details. Prices increase on 1st April each year.
Format: Online
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-16+
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American Presidency
Publisher: Encyclopedia Britannica UK Ltd
The American Presidency explores the lives and contributions of the people who have held the office, from George Washington to Barack Obama. Each presidential profile includes a detailed biography, the president's signature, who served as vice president, a profile of the first lady and timelines. With additional articles covering the Presidential Election Process, Cabinet, White House, election results and presidential seal and flag history, The American Presidency provides a rich journey through US history. Features: articles on all 44 American presidents, over 175 images, more than 70 timelines and world events maps. Hardback, 144 pages, publication date: April 2009.
Format: Print
Key stage: 2, 3, 4
Age range: 10-17
ISBN: 9781593398439
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Bankers Almanac
Publisher: The Bankers Almanac
Comprehensive reference, everything you need to know about international banking. Includes: 83,000 financial institutions & related companies; 263,000+ domestic & foreign branches; 31,000+ senior bank personnel; 59,000+ correspondents, 46,000 SSIs; 78,000 national bank codes; 45,000 SWIFT/BIC codes; credit ratings & financial summaries of world's top banks etc.
Format: Online
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Britannica Almanac 2008
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica UK Ltd
This paperback book provides a complete compact source of accurate information. With extensive updating throughout, it boasts new sections and coverage of recent events, in addition to comprehensive listings in arts and entertainment, major awards, people, history, science, business and geography. Under the 'Britannica Greats' imprimatur , editors list the best plays and inventions of all time, the funniest movies ever made, and take an offbeat look at the Internet's best offerings. The 'Personalities' section is a valuable guide to the people behind the headlines. A lively design, lavish illustrations and hundreds of fascinating facts sprinkled throughout the book make it a joy to browse and explore.
Format: Print
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
ISBN: 9781593394141
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Britannica Visual Dictionary
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica UK Ltd
Catch the eye and enrich the mind with the new Britannica Visual Dictionary. See the component parts of an aeroplane, go inside the human body, explore the solar system and understand a variety of different sports and games. The Britannica Visual Dictionary uses a unique combination of comprehensive images and detailed definitions to explain even the most complex of words; the result is an indispensable visual reference that goes beyond object identification to answer questions about function, significance and purpose. Features: provides visual answers to childrens endless questions. Ideal resource for inquisitive children who enjoy knowing how things work and the names for them. Useful reference tool to help with homework and projects. High-quality illustrations keep children engaged. Thematically arranged around all aspects of modern life. Single hardback volume, 900 pages, 6000 images, 20,000 definitions, full colour throughout. Definition beyond words.
Format: Print
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
ISBN: 9781593394325
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Civil Service Yearbook
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Indispensable source of information for anyone working in or dealing with the UK Civil Service; from Market Testing and efficiency scrutinies, to restructuring the Citizen's Charter and application of IT. Constantly updated, now lists 10,000+ named individuals in Government, executive agencies, associated bodies. Combined book & CD package with online access to its own continually updated website.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
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Columbia Gazetteer of the World
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Search entire contents (not just place-names), compare or segment data. Features work of 150+ leading geographical scholars from all parts of world. 165,000+ entries comprise textual picture of modern world today; includes suburbanization, urbanization in developing world, developed world's de-industrialization; geopolitics of post-colonialism & post-communism. Subscriptions provide unlimited user access.
Format: Online
Key stage: 4
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Columbia International Affairs (CIAO)
Publisher: Columbia University Press
CIAO is a widely recognised source for teaching materials and features original case studies written by leading experts in their fields, course packs of background readings for history and political science classes, and special features such as the analysis, and accompanying video of a bin Laden recruitment tape. CIAO also features a handy atlas tool that allows users to browse regional and country maps, and access basic information on a given country and to compare the data with other countries. Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is the world's most comprehensive electronic database for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship, from1991 onward, that includes working papers, occasional papers, policy briefs, conferences proceedings, e-books and journals.
Format: Online
Key stage: 3, 4
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Company Giving Guide
Publisher: Directory of Social Change
Features: 550+ companies giving combined total of £450 million p.a; 50 companies included for the first time; search facilities help identify potential donors by geographical location, business, names of directors, subsidiary companies, fields of support, well-known brand names; add your own notes, print information. No network version.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
ISBN: 1903991544
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CREDO Reference
Publisher: CREDO Reference
Find facts fast with CREDO Reference (formerly Xrefer) for the biggest and best choice of reference material. You choose exactly what you need from hundreds of reference books covering all major subjects. Make homework fun with CREDO Reference! The one-stop shop for reference, offering access to 400+ titles from 60+ of the world’s most respected publishers, 3+ million entries, 200,000+ multimedia items and 60,000 images. So much to see and listen to. Not only can you choose the content your students need, you can also change your content selection at any time during the life of your subscription to keep up with the evolving needs of your School or Library, ideal for special School projects. Three options are available: Student edition containing 50 pre-selected titles, choose your own 250titles, or the entire collection of over 400 titles (contact us for full list of titles). The 400+ titles not only gives you access to the entire collection, but as Credo add new titles, they are automatically added to your collection, you may also exclude any titles which are not required. Here's what your School would get with an CREDO Reference Subscription: Unlimited simultaneous users, remote home user access and 24/7 delivery; Fabulous diagrams with Credo references searching the whole collection including text, images and sound files; Concept Mapper is a ‘cool’ way to explore new topics easily while watching the results grow in front of you; Dynamic Tables are unique to CREDO Reference from the CIA World Fact Book, export data fields into Excel; Range of access options including IP-based, library card and Athens authentication; Email templates to promote CREDO Reference to your students, faculty and colleagues; Usage reports detailing visits, features used, top search terms, entries viewed and COUNTER compliant; Marketing materials to promote the service in your library, including weekly brainteaser email and starter quiz. Contents covers the following subjects: Art, Bi-Linguals, Biography, Business, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Food, Geography, History, Language, Law, Literature, Medicine, Music, Philosophy & Psychology, Quotations, Religion, Science, Social Sciences, Technology (contact for full title list).
Format: Online
Key stage: 3, 4
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Global Issues in Context
Publisher: Cengage Learning
New electronic resource that offers global perspectives on issues of international importance, current world events and topics in the news related to these issues. Not a pro and con database, GIC ties together a variety of sources to present a rich analysis of issues - social, political, military, economic, environmental, science and health related, cultural, and headlines in world hot spots. Provides information seekers with a framework to better understand 21st century issues and events while highlighting global connections and the interdependence of all nations. Focuses on broad issues, such as war, genocide, terrorism, human rights, poverty, famine, globalization, world trade, nuclear proliferation, and global warming, as well as more specific events and topics in the news that are related to these broader issues, such as genocide in Darfur, product safety of Chinese imports, sectarian violence in Iraq, changing weather patterns across the globe, and disaster recovery in Indonesia and New Orleans. Also includes detailed information on nations to provide a foundation for cross-cultural studies, and International periodicals and news sources that bring additional insight and currency. Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, highly relevant sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues. Each of these gateway pages includes an overview, unique "perspectives" articles written by local experts, reference, periodical, primary source and statistical information. Rich multimedia - including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs - enhance each portal. Use Browse Issues and Topics, Country Finder, Basic Search or Advanced Search to explore the database. Includes a variety of sources and media formats: Overviews summarizing background information, historical context, contemporary stances, and the impact of each of the issues and news events featured. Expert Perspectives analyzing an issue or event through multiple aspects, for example, cultural, religious, political, social, economic, scientific or health related. Reference documents providing background information on all issues and nations. Full-text international Magazines, Academic Journals, and News Sources. Primary Sources, such as legislation and court proceedings. Statistics, including interactive graphs, tables, and charts. Such Multimedia elements as images, podcasts, and audio. Links to Web sites, including government sites and organizations. Other Key Features: World News section of the home page is customizable - you choose the news sources that are displayed for your patrons. Robust tools such as curriculum standards search, translation feature, research tools and research guide. Over 250 issue portals containing topic overviews, global perspectives, statistics, podcasts - 10 portals added monthly! Over 190 country portals containing country and cultural information, statistics, maps, flags, images, podcasts. Searches are displayed by result/type format including reference, magazines, news, podcasts, videos. Subscriptions provide unlimited user access. Prices increase 1st July each year.
Format: Online
Key stage: 4
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Grant Making Trusts
Publisher: Directory of Social Change
Combines trust databases of Directory of Social Change and Charities Aid Foundation; provides comprehensive up to date information on grant-making trusts. Contents: 4000 trusts as listed in Directory of Grant Making Trusts; 3 Guides to Major Trusts; 4 Guides to Local Trusts. Full commentary from DSC guide displayed if available. No network version.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
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Great Books of the Western World
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica UK Ltd
3000 Years of Western Literature. Greatest collection of written thought since the beginning of Western history. One of the most acclaimed publishing achievements of our time, compiles history's greatest written works, from the ancient classics to more recent masterpieces. Contains 517 complete works from 130 of the most renowned minds throughout history. Authoritative, accurate, and complete, this collection represents the essential core of Western literature. Features: 517 classics by 130 authors in 60 beautifully bound volumes; 500+ complete works, including the complete works of Shakespeare. Authors include: Ernest Hemingway, T S Eliot, Virginia Woolf, Sigmund Freud. Colour-coded volumes correspond to the 4 subject areas: Drama & Poetry, Mathematics & Sciences, History & Economics, Philosophy & Religion. Volumes 1 & 2 comprise the Synopticon, a unique guide that enables you to investigate a particular idea, such as courage or democracy, and compare the perspectives of different authors.
Format: Print
Age range: 16+
ISBN: 852295316
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Keesings World News Archive
Publisher: Keesings Worldwide
International Event Coverage from Every Part of the World. Experts, professionals, academics, students have relied on publications from the Keesing's family of products since 1758 for accurate coverage of world events. Subscribers in 90+ countries turn to Keesing's for accurate, objective, authoritative coverage of significant political, historical, economic, social events throughout the world. Unparalleled treatment of current affairs makes Keesing's a core social sciences tool for business and academic research. Every month our expert editorial team selects and distils international stories from the world press, wire services, and local broadcasts to create concise, balanced reports that offer users a "first take on history". Events that may have unfolded over several weeks or months are meticulously edited down to the essential information and presented in a clear narrative form which provides detailed data within a comprehensible and thoroughly researched context. Keesing's Online is the newest member of the Keesing's family of information products. Libraries and their patrons use Keesing's Online as a core information resource for their social science research and fact checking needs. Disciplines that will benefit from using this unique online resource include: African Studies, Asian Studies, Aerospace History, Comparative Politics, Cultural History, Foreign Policy, Economic History, Economics, Government and Politics, Historical Sociology, International Business, International Economics, International Politics, International Relations, Journalism (Mass Media), Latin American Studies, Leadership Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Military History, Military Science, Modern European Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Political History, Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy, World History.
Format: Online
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-16+
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Kelly's Industrial Directory
Publisher: Kellys Information
Provides essential company and product information. Features: 152,000+ industrial companies with web Links; 19,000 product and service headings; electronic catalogues can be found on enhanced entries; 11 search criteria (multi-search available): products services, towns, counties, postcode, web site, number of employees, company name, job function, trade names, quality assessments, e-mail; downloading and print facility (5000 print credits); choice of outputs: Excel (csv), Word - 5000 print credits. Choice of outputs - company information; import and export information; full trade descriptions; contact names (marketing, sales, general, executive). Disc updated: March and September.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
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KnowUK for Schools
Publisher: ProQuest Information and Learning Ltd
KnowUK is an online service developed to provide UK reference information. It is the most comprehensive resource of its kind, offering a complete library of UK information. The essential online reference tool, making life easier, cutting out information overload and providing authoritative and current information. Use KnowUK to: Research assignments, Research questions for TV quiz shows, Support teaching of literacy, Fact check newspaper stories, Do homework, Plan trips to places in the UK, Find funding for University courses, Read reference books with a ScreenReader, Cross-searchable with the NewsUK newspaper database (if both products are subscribed to) , and much more.... KnowUK contains over 100 reference publications, see overleaf for complete list, providing a comprehensive resource for everybody in the UK. Most are unique to KnowUK and are not available elsewhere online. Many of these are updated more frequently than the equivalent print copy, so KnowUK is the first place to search. The unique search and indexing systems mean that your search results will be concise and directly relevant to your search terms. Contact us for full content list. Free Trial available.
Format: Online
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
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Kompass
Publisher: Kompass Publishers
Business to business database of industrial and commercial companies world-wide. Available as an online subscription with download facility. Advanced search options enables the user to create targeted prospect lists for sales and marketing or identify key suppliers for purchasing departments. 12 Month Subscription includes 5 simultaneous users and 10,000 download credits. Please contact us for individual requirements.
Format: Online
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Libraries Directory
Publisher: James Clarke and Co
Invaluable source of information on research resources for UK & Republic of Ireland. Reference Edition: an easy to use reference facility, fully indexed, fully searchable. Marketing Edition: facility to print mailing labels. Includes full contact details, branch & associate libraries, subjects covered, special collections etc.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
ISBN: 227679725
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Publisher: Oxford Online
Explore the lives of over 50,000 people worldwide who have shaped the British past over the last 2400 years. From the 4th century BC Greek explorer Pytheas to Princess Diana, and from the founding fathers of America to the Nawabs of Bengal. Over 50,000 biographies, 60 million words, 10,000 portrait illustrations. "The DNB should be in the national curriculum", The Daily Telegraph. "The amount of information is staggering, and the quality is superb . . . How good is it? A perfect ten", Library Journal. Also available as part of the Oxford Biographies Bundle which includes: American National Biography and Who's Who & Who Was Who. Other bundle deals also available on whole range of Oxford Schools Online titles - please contact us for details. Prices increase on 1st April each year.
Format: Online
Key stage: 4
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Oxford Digital Reference Shelf
Publisher: Oxford Online
Exciting new initiative offering libraries the opportunity to purchase electronic editions of an expanding range of Oxford's award-winning scholarly reference titles. Each Oxford DRS title can be accessed as a stand-alone resource with its own URL, and each site offers a range of search and browse options. All titles are also fully cross-searchable with titles in the Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection. This means that Premium Collection subscribes can access the Oxford DRS titles they purchase from within the highly acclaimed Oxford Reference Online interface, as well as independently. What's more hosting of Oxford Digital Reference Shelf titles is free for Premium Collection subscribers. Oxford Digital Reference Shelf includes the following titles: Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance, International Encyclopedia of Dance, Encyclopedia of Global Change, Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation, Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance, Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment, Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History, Encyclopedia of Evolution, Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages (not published by OUP in print), Encyclopedia of American Literature, Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. See separate entry under Oxford Reference Online for details of this Premium service. Full details of titles available available on request. Prices are per title, per annum, together with charge for Hosting if non Oxford Reference Online subscriber. Prices increase on 1st April each year.
Format: Online
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Oxford Reference Premium Collection
Publisher: Oxford Online
An award winning service available for schools brings together Oxford's renowned reference works into a single cross-searchable resource. Includes a broad selection of 100 dictionary and reference titles across the full subject spectrum. Containing 2+ million dictionary definitions, facts, figures, people, places, dates and quotations; it is unique in offering integrated, consistent content from the humanities and social sciences to science and medicine. The range and volume of information included is enormous, everything from English and bilingual dictionaries to dictionaries of quotations, etymology and euphemisms, and from dictionaries of politics and physics to superstitions and saints. This meant that, as well as providing a quick and easy way to find answers to everyday questions, Oxford Reference Online will prove to be an invaluable starting point for further research. Features: wide choice of search options to suit all research needs and levels of experience; designed by users for users; information you can trust, every work approved by experts and quality checked; expanding and regularly updated resource. Online access to 100 key dictionaries and reference works: English Dictionaries & Thesauruses, English Language Reference, Modern Languages, Quotations, General Reference, Art & Architecture, Classics, History, Literature, Military History, Mythology & Folklore, Performing Arts, Politics & Social Sciences, Religion & Philosophy, Economics & Business, Law, Biological Sciences, Computing, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Food & Nutrition, General Science, Medicine, Physical Sciences & Mathematics. Also includes range of leading works from the Oxford Companions series (contact us for full list), plus the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Subscribers can also enhance their collection with the WESTERN Civilization and LITERATURE Collections. These 2 subject collections include a comprehensive selection of award-winning reference titles, and are available for a small additional annual fee: WESTERN Civilization Collection includes: Oxford Encyclopedias of the Reformation, Enlightenment, Middle Ages; plus Oxford Dictionaries of Byzantium, Renaissance & Classical. LITERATURE Collection includes: Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature; Oxford Companions to Literature in Italian, French, German, 20th Century English; Oxford Companions to: Crime & Mystery Writing, Edwardian Fiction, Fairy Tales, Chaucer, Women's Writing in the United States. More titles are due to be added to this collection. Bundle deals also available on whole range of Oxford Schools Online titles - please contact us for details. Prices increase on 1st April each year. Annual subscriptions provide unlimited user access throughout the school.
Format: Online
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Oxford Scholarship
Publisher: Oxford University Press Online
Combines excellence with innovation, a unique and invaluable tool for both teaching and research. The most important scholarly books that Oxford University Press publishers in the humanities and social sciences are now accessible online for a one-time purchase fee or by annual subscription. The following subject modules are available: Biology, Business & Management, Classical Studies, Economics & Finance, History, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Music. Special features make research easier and results more relevant. Oxford has commissioned keywords, book and chapter abstract for each work. Vast majority are written by the original author, alongside journal abstracts through a variety of online services. Reference linking from bibliographies and footnotes to available online content, such as journals from wide range of publishers, helps scholars and students discover new resources. Classic works of scholarship and newly published works are more accessible than ever before, making this a unique and invaluable research tool for scholars and students. Includes: full text of 1000+ carefully selected titles, 250,000+ book pages, 100+ million words, with at least 200 new books added each year. Each book has to be approved by a board of leading academics from Oxford University. Bundle deals also available on whole range of Oxford Schools Online titles - please contact us for details. Authority wide pricing, and free trials available, please contact us for details.. Prices increase on 1st April each year.
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Whitakers Almanack 2008
Publisher: A and C Black
Published annually in Britain since 1868, Whitaker's Almanack is the ultimate single volume reference source. In our fast-moving world, it is essential to have access to wide-ranging, comprehensive and accurate reference material to help keep us abreast of the times. Includes: comprehensive coverage of the UK's social, political and economic infrastructure; in-depth profiles of every country in the world; obituaries of key figures; monthly summaries of the year's news; world maps - physical and political in full colour; calendars - astronomical and tidal data; expert essays on a wide range of subjects including archaeology, art, politics, business and finance, dance, film, literature, music and science and discovery. Hardback. Reviews: 'A source of delight as well as a gold-mine of information' Jonathan Dimbleby. 'An inexhaustible storehouse of information on every current affairs quandary, from astronomy to aristocracy' Boyd Tonkin, The Independent. 'An invaluable reference for anyone trying to keep up with the past and informed about the giddy pace of current events' Sue MacGregor. 'The most accessible, the most comprehensive compendium of information in the English languages, a snapshot of who we are, caught at one moment in time' Jon Snow.
Format: Print
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Who's Who
Publisher: Print: A and C Black
BOOK: 2008 160th Edition. Since it was first published in 1849, Who's Who has reflected a constantly changing society. It is the most established, comprehensive and respected general biographical reference book, and the only book of its kind with 'autobiographical' entries. As you will know, the information comes directly from over 33,000 people of prominence and distinction who represent us, interest us, or who influence our lives. Entries include present post, family details, education, career, publications, recreations and address. Much more than a work of reference it is a source of endless speculation and entertainment, of admiration and amusement. The 160th edition welcomes over 1000 new entries, influential people in all areas from the arts, sport, medicine, law, education, religion, politics and the environment, to those renowned for their culinary skills or journalistic prowess. See also Online version.
Format: Print
ISBN: 978071368558
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Who's Who and Who Was Who
Publisher: Oxford University Press Online
Since the print edition was first published in 1849, Who's Who has reflected a constantly changing society. It is the most established, comprehensive and respected general biographical reference, and the only work of its kind with 'autobiographical' entries. As you will know, the information comes directly from over 33,000 people of prominence and distinction who represent us, interest us, or who influence our lives. Entries include present post, family details, education, career, publications, recreations and address. Much more than a work of reference it is a source of endless speculation and entertainment, of admiration and amusement. Includes influential people in all areas from the arts, sport, medicine, law, education, religion, politics and the environment, to those renowned for their culinary skills or journalistic prowess. The online subscription provides access to Who's Who and Who Was Who, the historical archive dating back to 1897 and containing almost 100,000 biographies. Also available as part of the Oxford Biographies Bundle which includes: American National Biography and Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Other bundle deals also available on whole range of Oxford Schools Online titles - please contact us for details. Prices increase on 1st April each year.
Format: Print Online
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