December 2006 African American Experience Newsletter
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guide to the latest enhancements and updates to The American Mosaic suite of digital reference
resources documenting the American multiethnic experience.
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Welcome to the December 2006 issue of The American Mosaic newsletter, an insider's guide to the latest enhancements and updates to The American Mosaic suite of digital reference products documenting the American multiethnic experience.
Contents
- The Reviews Are In
- New Content
- Timeline
- ALA Midwinter January 19-22, 2007
- Launch of World Folklore and Folklife
The Reviews Are In
"The thoughtful design sets a new standard for attractive accessibility. ...For
school and public libraries, it's an 11 for its extraordinary combination of
content and design. For academic libraries, it gets a 10 ...The African American
Experience is enthusiastically recommended for school and public libraries and
strongly recommended for academic institutions."
- Cheryl LaGuardia, Harvard College Library, in Library Journal,
November 15, 2006,
www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6388302.html
"Greenwood's African American Experience is a remarkable source of material for students,
scholars, and others interested in the accomplishments and struggles of people of African
origin in the United States and throughout the world. Its comprehensive coverage of
every feature of the African American life makes it an essential resource for libraries,
schools, and colleges and universities. It is an outstanding addition to the growing
body of knowledge of African American history, culture, and biography."
- Paul Von Blum, Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies, UCLA
"The Classroom Resources feature, based on the print set Making Freedom:
African Americans in U.S. History (2004), is impressive, targeting middle-
and high-school levels with 88 lesson plans and contextual essays... Content
is very good... Screen design is attractive... African American Experience is appropriate
for libraries serving middle- and high-school through adult patrons."
- Booklist, November 1, 2006
New Content
We have added 40 new titles to The African American Experience, including the Encyclopedia of the Great Black Migration (3 volumes, Greenwood, 2006), a Booklist Editor's Choice selection; Race, Ethnicity, and Education (4 volumes, Praeger, 2006), Encyclopedia of African American Business (2 volumes, Greenwood, 2006), and Writing African American Women (2 volumes, Greenwood, 2006). In addition to multivolume reference sets, the enhancement content also features book-length biographies on figures ranging from Hank Aaron to Condoleezza Rice, from Martin Luther King to Charles Mingus.
Timeline
Our new Timeline features thousands of entries, dating from the career of free African explorer Juan Garrido in 1496 to the death of Civil Rights pioneer Rosa Parks in late 2005. The Timeline can be navigated by century and decade and keyword search. Based on The African American Chronology (2006) by Kwando M. Kinshasa, chair of the African American Studies Department at City University of New York and advisory board member for The African American Experience, the Timeline's entries are labeled within such topic areas as "Arts and Performing Arts," "Education," and "Politics" to allow for easy scanning.
ALA Midwinter January 19-22, 2007
Visit Greenwood's Booth, number 2202, to learn more about our forthcoming online and print products for 2007. We will be presenting demonstrations of the African American Experience Saturday, January 20 at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.; Sunday, January 21 at 11:30 a.m.; and Monday, January 22 at 9:30 a.m. with prizes awarded at the end of each demo. Ask your presenter for a sneak preview of the Latino American Experience, the second tile in Greenwood's American Mosaic.
Launch of World Folklore and Folklife
On November 28, 2006, the latest addition to Greenwood's highly acclaimed Daily Life Online suite was launched. Go to Daily Life Online to find out more about World Folklore and Folklife and discounted subscription rates. Don't forget to ask your sales rep about multiple product discounts, too!
For more information on The African American Experience, go to www.greenwood.com/mosaic