<http://www.factcite.com/definingmoments/index.html> FactCite Defining
Moments in U.S. History was recommended this month by ARBAonline, a site for
reviews accessible by subscription (www.arbaonline.com). Here's the review.
FactCite: Defining Moments in U.S. History. [Website] Cleveland, Ohio,
Lincoln Library Press, 2016. $249.00 (annual subscription).
Databases are clearly a preferred resource format for students today.
FactCite: The Lincoln Library Online has partnered with Omnigraphics to
create Defining Moments in U.S. History based on the Defining Moments print
series by Omnigraphics. This database includes 2,800 entries and more than
1,000 photos evaluated by an elite advisory board. Defining Moments is
exceedingly easy to search. Topics are discoverable via a keyword search,
from an alphabetical list (Civil War: Gettysburg to Zoot Suit Riots), or a
timeline (1804-2011). Once a topic like Gilded Age is selected, researchers
can click on a variety of sublinks: Topics in Depth, Timeline, Topic
Spotlights, Primary Sources, Biography, Glossary of People, Places, and
Terms, Research Topics, and Resources. Each of these sublinks connects to
further sources of information. Topics in Depth, for instance, links users
to eight essays on such issues as the rise of labor, robber barons, and the
legacy of the Gilded Age. The ten primary sources include Andrew Carnegie's
"Gospel of Wealth," the text of the Sherman Antitrust Act, and much more. As
of this review in October 2016, the database covers 34 major events in
American history; more topics will be added annually and updates will be
made as needed. None of these changes affects the moderate annual
subscription price of $249.00.
Information is thorough and will make history come alive for students.
Features that will be most captivating for educators and students are the
primary source documents. Important documents, journal entries, memoirs, and
speeches bring the account to life. An abstract before the primary source
content will provide an engaging overview for students. Secondly, the
Glossary of Peoples, Places and Terms shows students the relationships
during that era and clarifies wording. The Research Topics and Resources
sections will provide teachers and students with extended subject ideas and
further avenues for classroom investigation. Lastly, citing may be linked to
NoodleTools, a certain advantage to this historical database.
Defining Moments in U.S. History is both easily navigated and richly
engaging for middle school and high school students. Lesson plans and
teaching information make this invaluable for history teachers.
Additional databases available from FactCite, will further enhance the
usefulness of Defining Moments in U.S. History when used in combination.
Recommended.-Janis Minshull
November 2016 ARBA Online <http://www.arbaonline.com/>
Just curious about what you think of either.
debbie
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