Educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, and National Geographic, a non-profit scientific and educational organisation, has announced an agreement to provide an online archive of more than 100 years of National Geographic magazine. Available to libraries this spring, National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-1994 will include all issues of the magazine in a fully searchable and intuitive interface.
National Geographic magazine provides authoritative, unbiased content that addresses complex issues, while uncovering the wonders of our time. From the discovery of fossils of human ancestors by Richard Leakey in Kenya to polar exploration, archaeological finds of Maya and Inca cultures and Robert Ballard's discovery of the wreckage of the Titanic, National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-1994 is projected as an essential resource for scholars as well as a fascinating collection for general readers.
Also included in the more-than-100,000-page archive will be photographs published in the magazine through 1994. Among the first to use colour photography, National Geographic magazine is widely known to contain quality photojournalism in the world, with each life-like, authentic photograph allowing readers to visually explore the new worlds they are learning about. In addition to each page and photograph, the archive will include the detailed maps published by the magazine throughout its history. The maps help to provide context and reference for readers who are learning about unknown and often remote regions and cultures for the first time.
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