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Scheduled Maintenance - October 17th

A reminder that we'll be performing scheduled maintenance on Saturday, October 17, 2009 from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM EDT/GMT-5.

We do not expect any disruptions to your service, but please note the work schedule above. If you experience persistent problems during this time, or any issues after our scheduled maintenance window, please email Customer Support.

Updates to The American Civil War Research Database®

Already named the "Best Reference Database of 2008" by Library Journal, The American Civil War Research Database® has been updated with 100,000 new data points!

New data recently added to the online collection include:

• 8,000 soldiers' date or year of birth
• 4,500 soldiers' birth place
• 10,500 soldiers' post war date or year of death
• 15,000 soldiers' burial location
• tens of thousands of other new data details about individuals, regiments, and battles
• 330 new regimental histories
• 1,200 new soldiers' photographs

You can learn more about the entire collection and other Civil War collections on our Web site. To request a free trial or pricing information for your library, please email sales@alexanderstreet.com.

New content added to Women and Social Movements

Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000 has been updated with a new document project, document archive, and review essays devoted to women and social movements in Canada. The collection now includes 92 document projects/archives with more than 3,600 documents and 150,000 pages of additional full-text documents, and more than 2,060 primary authors.

Additionally, the Scholar's Edition has been updated with the final release of Commissions on the Status of Women between 1961 and 2005. The Scholar's Edition now includes over 90,000 pages of publications by local, state, and federal commissions.

Women and Social Movements in the United States is available to libraries and academic institutions through annual subscription or one-time purchase of perpetual rights. To request a free trial or price quote, email sales@alexanderstreet.com.

(This graph appears in Women and Social Movements in the US: Scholar's Edition)

Open access to American History in Video

After receiving rave reviews of American History in Video from Library Journal and CHOICE, we've decided to open up access through November 15th. Freely access the entire collection now at http://ahivfree.alexanderstreet.com.

Since launching in April, American History in Video has grown to include more than 1,500 titles and 500 hours. It will continue to grow to include more than 5,000 complete titles and 2,000 hours of rare newsreels and important documentaries from leading producers such as PBS, The History Channel®, Bullfrog Films, and California Newsreel.

American History in Video is  available to libraries world-wide via outright purchase of perpetual rights or annual subscription. All orders received by December 31, 2009 will be billed at the 2009 subscription rates.
 
If your library would like to request a price quote or extended trial access, please email sales@alexanderstreet.com.