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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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