Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, recently announced an agreement with content partner, Accessible Archives, Inc. The deal will enable unique primary source content from the 18th and 19th Century to be discoverable within EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS).
Metadata from Accessible Archives will be added to the EDS Base Index, a comprehensive and robust collection of metadata from the best content sources. The addition of this content will serve as a valuable resource for EDS users with an interest in American history and culture.
Accessible Archives, Inc. is an electronic publisher of primary source full-text historical databases encompassing rich, comprehensive material found in leading historical periodicals, books and newspapers. Accessible Archives content also provides unique historical elements reflecting broad views of American history and culture. Information includes: eyewitness accounts of historical events, vivid descriptions of daily life, editorial observations, commerce as seen through advertisements and genealogical records.
EBSCO Discovery Service users will have the ability to search the full text of Accessible Archives resources bringing an extended list of results alongside additional library resources. EDS creates a unified, customised index of an institution's information resources, and an easy, yet powerful means of accessing all of that content from a single search box.
Accessible Archives, Inc. joins a long list of publishers and other content partners who are taking part in EDS to bring more visibility to their content. Web of Science and H.W. Wilson provide access for mutual customers. Additional information sources available to EBSCO Discovery Service users include the British Library, Baker & Taylor, NewsBank, Readex, LexisNexis, Alexander Street Press, Oxford University Press, American Psychological Association, ABC-CLIO, ingentaconnect, Government Printing Office, ECONIS, Mergent Inc., arXiv, Credo Reference, IGI Global and World Book.
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