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The Alexander Street 50-State Giveaway: American History in Video

We're giving away 50 subscriptions to American History in Video—one in every state! This is in part our response to the economic downturn—a way to support libraries facing budget cuts. It's also a way for us to learn more, because—and here's the bonus—for the year of this free subscription, we will work with the 50 libraries in a true collaboration to build patron awareness. Together, we'll gather solid, actionable knowledge about what works when libraries and publishers work together to drive usage.

Apply now through the 4th of July for a free, one-year subscription to American History in Video.

Learn more about the 50-State Giveaway here.

 

History and New Media: Kitty Sklar and Tom Dublin

One of our most popular online collections is Women and Social Movements in the U.S., created in partnership with editors Kathryn Kish Sklar and Thomas Dublin of SUNY Binghampton. Already known and respected for their print work, Sklar and Dublin ventured into cyberspace in 1997, posting their first document project on a public Web site in December of that year.

A new article by Sklar and Dublin discussing their transition to the Web, their partnership with Alexander Street, and the advances of scholarship through new media is available on the American Historical Association Web site.

"Keeping up with the Web, 1997-2008: Women and Social Movements in the United States" appears in the May 2009 issue of Perspectives on History.

Women and Social Movements now contains over 80 document projects created by Sklar, Dublin, and other scholars. Freely browse Women and Social Movements, or contact sales@alexanderstreet.com for a free trial or a price quote.

New MARC record sets available

We've just released several new sets of free MARC records, which are available for download at http://marc.alexanderstreet.com.

• Complete book-level records are now available for American Film Scripts.
• Updated book-level records are available for North American Women's Letters and Diaries.
• New book-level records are available for The Digital Karl Barth Library in both MARC-8 and UTF-8 formats.

We've also updated the schedule of MARC record releases. You can find all of the new sets and schedule here.

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Online Jazz Festival playlist winners

The quality and quantity of playlists created during the Online Jazz Music Festival was tremendous, and we urge everyone with a Jazz Music Library subscription to check out the new additions. It was difficult selecting a winner for our playlist competition, so we chose two!

Our two winners have earned their libraries free, one-year subscriptions to the new Jazz Music Library.

• Phillipa McKeown-Green - Auckland University for for the playlist "Avant Garde and Beyond"
• Heather Buffington - Kings College London for the playlist "Freedom Songs"

Congratulations to our winners and their libraries, and thanks to everyone that created and submitted a playlist.

For more information on Jazz Music Library, visit our Web site or contact us.

Online Jazz Festival quiz winners

Our first annual Online Jazz Music Festival was a hit, thanks to the thousands of visitors that attended. As promised, we're sending a copy of The Very Best of Prestige Records from Concord Music Group to the winners of our online jazz quiz competition. The 2009 quiz winners are:

• Sabrina Celi
• John Robertson
• Allan Reyes
• Anne Scott
• Rod Cannon

We thank everyone that participated in our quiz competition. Check back here tomorrow when we announce the winner of our Jazz Music Library playlist competition.

You're invited to Alexander Street's Online Jazz Music Festival

Join us at the first annual Alexander Street Online Jazz Music Festival for great music, free downloads, interviews, videos, quizzes, coupons, contests and prizes. The festival begins today and runs through Thursday, May 14th.

Without leaving your desk you can listed to more than 18,000 jazz recording in streaming audio from our new online collection, Jazz Music Library. Create a playlist for class use or just for fun, and send us your playlist's permanent URL. You could win a free, one-year subscription to Jazz Music Library for your library.

Enter the festival at http://alexanderstreet.com/JAZZfest.htm and get free access to Jazz Music Library for the duration of the festival. And don't forget to take our quizzes and submit your playlists for a chance to win a prize.

The Romantic Era Redefined is live!

Through a partnership with London-based publisher Pickering & Chatto, students and scholars have access to important primary texts for the study of Romantic-era literature and social history—with more than 87,000 pages of Pickering & Chatto's esteemed critical editions. The collection also includes additional content from other publishers, archives, the leading Romanticism journal, The Wordsworth Circle, and other sources never-before-available online. Besides the literature—poetry, novels, short fiction, and drama—there are letters, diaries, conduct literature, speeches, travel narratives, political writings, philosophical works, theological and sociological writings, and more. Featuring work from writers in Britain, the British Empire, and North America, the collection is particularly strong in its coverage of the Romantic Era's "second generation," which spans the years from 1800 to 1830. The Romantic Era Redefined brings something distinctly new to academic study, with access to overlooked and inaccessible important works.

To request a price quote or a free trial for your library, please email sales@alexanderstreet.com. More information about The Romantic Era Redefined can be found on our Web site.

Today in History: 1773

We're opening access to American History in Video through April 30, 2009 at http://ahivfree.alexanderstreet.com. Through our blog series, Today in History, we'll feature video clips related to historical events occurring on today's date.

For pricing information and institution-wide trial access after the open access period, please email sales@alexanderstreet.com.

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On this day in 1773, British Parliament made another attempt to impose its authority over the American colonies by passing the Tea Act. The Tea Act only added fuel to the fire, as American patriots organized the Boston Tea Party later that year.

Experience history as never before with American History in Video. Click the image below to view documentary footage of the American rebellion against the Tea Act, in streaming video.

Counseling and Therapy in Video is Live!

Our latest streaming video collection, Counseling and Therapy in Video, is ideal for training in social work, psychology, education, and the other helping professions, and includes hundreds of hours of streaming video content. Sessions are led by leading psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and academics in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. Therapy sessions, training videos, demonstrations, case consultations, lectures, discussions, and workshops plus dozens of discussion guides make this an important and exciting new professional development and training resource.

The collection is available on the Web via annual subscription or outright purchase of perpetual rights. Libraries may also request a free trial to Counseling and Therapy in Video. For more information please email sales@alexanderstreet.com.

Read the press release, watch sample footage, or learn more about Counseling and Therapy in Video at http://alexanderstreet.com/products/ctiv.htm.