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Featured contributor: The National Archives: WWI Collection 2 The national Archives Favorites 3 African American History 4 A look at african american history from americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s black holocaust museum 5 Archives of the world 6 ancient greece & the ancient history encyclopedia 7 biblioboard Core 9 retro chic: A Look At Victorian Fashion 10 folk and americana 12 Spanish language history and literature 13 The ultimate history Project 14 ultimate History project favorites 15

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Making these First World War records available on BiblioBoard gives the records a new future. This will create more opportunities for research, and, hopefully, inspire fresh insight into this landmark conflict

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—William Spencer, Principal Military Specialist, The National Archives

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES: WWI COLLECTION

Study and commemorate the 100th anniversary since of the first outbreak of total war with content directly from the official archives of the Allies’ leading power. The National Archives is the official archive of the United Kingdom. In The Archives’ over 1,000 years of records are hundreds of photographs, service records, letters and more pertaining to all aspects of the First World War. In The National Archives: WWI Collection Module, discover over 400 historical

items from The National Archives’ official records, including manuscripts, soldiers’ letters, service records, trench maps, military photographs and more. The National Archives: WWI Collecction Modules, discover over 400 historical items from The National Archives’ offical records, including manuscripts, soldiers’ letters, service records, trench maps, military photographs and more, all organized into multimedia Anthologies.

Over 400 historical items from The National Archives over 4 unique collections, covering the following WWI topics: • Propaganda • Civilians • Technology • Women

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the National archives Favorites

The world has changed significantly in the hundred years that have elapsed since the beginning of World War I, and The National Archives has hundreds of historical items that document the dawn of the War. The content comes from the UK government and England and Wales, covering World War I technology, propaganda, women and civilians. Read below to find a small selection of our favorite items from The National Archivesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; WWI collection.

1. General War Labor

The Women & the First World War Anthology exhibits documentation of women in the Navy, Army, Air Force and more, but the photographs of women doing work for the war are especially stunning. These sepia photographs show women on top of trains, on rooftops, in factories, working at perilous heights with strong machinery and more, all to contribute to the war effort.

2. Propaganda Documents

The documents in the Propaganda and WWI Anthology show colorful advertisements for all sorts of tasks: fruit pickers, pilots, clerks, weapon builders and moret. There are even tips for how to conserve on goods and encouraging messages to persuade citizens to buy war bonds and stamps. The bright tone and patriotic messages give insight into the propaganda of World War I.

3. Maps

Fans of old maps will love poring over the high-resolution ones in the Technology in WWI Anthology. The documentation gives viewers the birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s-eye view of World War I. Some maps picture specific battle plans while others serve to orient soldiers of trenches, enemy advances and the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s topography. For added study, compare these century-old maps to those of the same locations as depicted today. Nikki Palazzo, the Training Manager at BiblioLabs, much enjoys chatting with librarians during her online training sessions and basking in the abundance of quirky eyeglass frames at conferences. In her free time, she writes and reads YA lit and waits, ever-patiently, for her Hogwarts acceptance letter.

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African american History • 12 unique Anthologies • Over 500 historical items • Over 280 full-text eBooks

Curated by renowned historians, including: • Dr. Clayborne Carson, Founding Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute • The British Library • Dr. Jon-Christian Suggs, Chair of the Department of English, John Jay College, CUNY • America’s Black Holocaust Museum

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The African American experience is far ranging; it includes horrific tragedies, victories over domination and triumphs of the human spirit, all of which have played a role in the creation of today’s vibrant African American culture. BiblioBoard’s African American History Module delivers this unique narrative in a multimedia format, documenting lives and events that have greatly affected the United States. Deepen your knowledge and understanding of the far-ranging African American experience with first-hand accounts spanning more than a century.

A Look at African American History From America’s Black Holocaust Museum By Fran Kaplan

Every week from 1882 to the 1930s, on average, a white mob captured and murdered a black man, woman or child in the South. America’s Black Holocaust Museum’s lynching Anthology presents the development of lynching as a folkway, a traditional act, passed down from its early roots in the Revolutionary era to its current manifestations. The last ten years have seen a great upsurge of interest in this phenomenon on the part of American scholars, artists and general public. Lynching: An American Folkway responds to this need. Lynching: An American Folkway compiles some 80 original works about lynching by

African- and European-American politicians and poets, scholars and singers, activists and artists. Curated by scholar-griots from America’s Black Holocaust Museum, the Anthology comprises five sections: A Painful History (newspaper/magazine accounts, scholarly essays and studies, a bibliography); Looking at Lynching (souvenir photopostcards); Strange Fruit (lynching in the arts); Resistance and Repair (anti-lynching activism, monuments, reenactment); A Lone Survivor Bears Witness (video clips and writings by and about the last known survivor of a lynching).

Fran Kaplan is the Virtual Museum Coordinator at America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM). ABHM’s mission is to increase the public’s awareness and understanding of the magnitude of the Black Holocaust, its ongoing impact on American society and what we can do about it. Historical Databases 5

Archives of the World • 15 unique Anthologies • Over 2,200 digital items • Over 290,000 pages of historical content

Expertly curated by historians from institutions like: • The Staten Island Museum • Ancient History Encyclopedia • San Diego Air & Space Museum • BACM Research/PaperlessArchives.com And More!

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Kickstart your digital discovery and learning options with this diverse array of resources curated by innovative archivists from around the world. Discover rare books and photographs, parchment and papers, daguerreotypes and instant film selected and curated around topics from Amelia Earhart to Ancient Greece to 19th-century Staten Island—all digitized and placed in the palms of your patrons’ hands.

Ancient Greece & The Ancient History Encyclopedia By Jan van der Crabben

At Ancient History Encyclopedia, we like to cover a civilization from every angle, not just the obvious topics like battles and leaders, but also art, architecture, mythology, pottery, science, everyday life and more. With a 360 degree view of Ancient Greece, this collection gives a unique insight into one of the most influential civilizations in human history. The articles use up-to-date source material written by experts in their respective fields so that the content is both accurate and reliable. We also make each article a unique reading experience that tells the story of history so that it is accessible to all.

At Ancient History Encyclopedia, articles are checked via a rigorous editorial review process, and for this collection, they have been specially prepared for offline reading. The articles are also richly illustrated with maps, drawings and photographs, with a great many being exclusive to AHE.Â If you're looking for why Achilles' vanity nearly lost the Trojan War, want to know why nobody really liked the Spartans, or you're just curious to see if bits of a Greek comedy play are actually still funny, then this is the collection for you! Jan van der Crabben is the Director and Founder of the Ancient History Encyclopedia. The Ancient History Encyclopedia is a non-profit educational website with a global vision: to provide the best ancient history information on the internet for free. Historical Databases 7

BiblioBoard Access • Powerful web-based collection management • Over 1,000 diverse items for patrons’ perusal

additional contributors: With your subscription to BiblioBoard, you instantly receive the BiblioBoard Access Module at no additional cost. This Module contains over 1,000 pieces of content from such highly regarded institutions as the National Library of Finland and the National Library of Spain, comingled with rare, valued materials from smaller groups. These forward-thinking organizations are utilizing BiblioBoard’s reach to openly share some of their most unique and interesting digital artifacts to everyone around the world.

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BiblioBoard Core • 400 unique Anthologies • Over 14,000 full-text eBooks • Over 3 million pages of primary source content

Hundreds of historical, interesting and unique topics, including:

Covering a wide range of topics— including Literature, Philosophy, History, Geography and Science— BiblioBoard Core is BiblioBoard’s chief historical database. Core contains 400 Anthologies with over 14,000 full-text eBooks and over 24,000 pieces of primary source content.

• Abraham Lincoln • Bicycling • Chocolate • Charles Dickens • First Ladies of the United States • Beer & Brewing • Mozart • Jack London • Impressionism • Romance Novels • Victorian Fashion • Shakespeare’s Tragedies And Much More! Historical Databases

Retro Chic: A Look at Victorian Fashion By Kelly Leonard

I have always had a soft spot for the world of voguing, catwalks, and runway shows. In Victorian Fashion: A Historical Style Collection, I am able to escape to an era where “fashion” didn't mean edgy, furtrimmed bikinis, but high collars, big hats, and hoop skirts. The regal fashions of the Victorian era fascinate me, especially the lace-laden dresses worn by the women. As the old adage goes, “Beauty is pain,” but I cannot fathom wearing a wire skirt, a corset, and bustle at all times for the sake of style. Perusing the Anthology, I have discovered many gems, such as an old advertisement from a catalog boasting the “cheapest real Whalebone Corsets in Europe.” Also, flipping through multiple issues of Godey’s Lady Book (think retro-chic Vogue or Glamour)

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makes reading fashion magazines by the pool seem a tad bit more refined. This stylish collection also features examples of children’s garb, including a painting of young Prince Albert Edward of Wales, arms akimbo, in a trendy sailor suit. Menswear makes an appearance by highlighting the popularity of top hats, coat tails and fabulous pantaloons worn during at this time. One of my favorite pieces within the Anthology is Charles Dana Gibson's Social Ladder, a collection of sketches from the creator of an icon—the Gibson Girl. Throughout the Anthology, insights into the fashions of Victorian men, women, and children abound. Kelly Leonard is the resident Metadata Librarian at BiblioLabs in Charleston, SC. She received her MLIS from the University of South Carolina. When she’s not fawning over her two tabby cats, Kelly is most likely practicing yoga or organizing her closet.

British Library: 19th Century Collection • 15 unique Anthologies • Over 1,100 items from the British Library’s 19th Century collections • Over 850 full-text eBooks

Anthology topics include: Featuring hundreds of books from one of the world’s premier libraries, the British Library: 19th Century Collection will continue to grow over time and offers unparalleled insight into 19th-century life around the globe. Some topics include the American Civil War, castles, female monarchs, history of the Anglo-Saxons and more. Many of the books included in these collections are not available anywhere else online and are masterfully curated by the national library of the United Kingdom.

• American Civil War • Bicycling • Historical Medicine • Castles • China • Gypsy Life • Female Monarchs • Women’s Travel

Writing • Historic Boston • Artic Explorations • Trains • Historic Iceland And More!

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Folk & Americana • 12 unique Anthologies • Over 680 historical items • Over 250 full-text eBooks

Expertly curated Anthologies from institutions including: • The Louisiana State Museum • Southern Food and Beverage Museum • The British Library And more!

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The Folk and Americana Module weaves together a dynamic scrapbook of America’s unique and often quirky cultural history. Discover Anthologies on topics from American folk music to Yellowstone National Park in this eclectic Module. Offering Anthologies from some of the world’s leading cultural institutions, the Module is a robust compendium of archival artifacts representing regional flavor and folk traditions in all their fascinating finery.

Spanish Language History and Literature • 15 unique Anthologies • Over 1,000 historical items • Over 500 full-text Spanish language eBooks

Expertly curated with materials from: The Spanish Language History and Literature Module contains a wide variety of Anthologies on myriad events and people throughout Spanish history. The Module contains unique collections from the Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia and the Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. From Anthologies on the Discovery of Latin America and the Spanish Civil War to Simón Bolivar and José María Espínosa, this Module is full of historical books, documents, images and more that tell these stories in native Spanish.

• The National Library of Colombia • The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport And More!

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THeHistory Ultimate Project • 10 unique Anthologies • Over 250 historical items • Augmented with modern commentary and analysis from highly trained historians

Founders & Editors of UHp: • Alexandra Lord, Founder Vassar College University of Wisconsin • Sheena Morrison, Founding Editor Columbia University • Victoria Lord, Founding Editor Yale College University College Dublin Columbia University

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The Ultimate History Project promotes high-quality, cutting-edge historical scholarship intended for everyone. Enhance your history collections with this unique and delightful content, made easily accessible with modern and witty commentary. The Ultimate History Project collection contains 10 wildly varied Anthologies, curated by academic scholars from Yale College, Columbia University, University College London, Vassar College and more. Topics covered include crime sprees, fun and games, hurricanes, fashion, military maneuvers, the flush toilet and everything in between.

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Shake, rattle and roll as a 19th-century earthquake rocks the Washington Monument just after it was built. Open the door to your master bathroom and discover its origins. Discover why British aristocrats were drowning in debt. Get in line as an 18th-century showman prepares to demonstrate the power of electricity by shocking monks. And keep a close eye on your pockets as we take you back to the crime-ridden streets of old London. The Ultimate History Project takes you all over the world to uncover secrets of the past. Along with 25 original articles in each of our issues, you’ll find primary source materials, pages of supplementary documents and videos, all of which introduce you to people from the past and the world they inhabited.

1. Women of the Pulps

Pulp fiction—not the movie, the genre— is colorful, exciting and entertaining. This collection from the Behaving Badly—From Crime Sprees to Royal Imposters and Beyond Anthology looks at women artists and writers during the age of pulp fiction. The analysis goes over the origin, the history and its transition into the modern age.

2. Papal Vestments

The term “fashion icon” doesn’t necessarily make the Pope spring to mind, but the Fads and Fashions Anthology takes a deeper look at what Popes through history have worn. From headgear to footwear, formal vestments to casual clothes, the Pope’s appearance makes a statement. Colorful images and thoughtful text make this collection stand out.

3. Street Games

Although some games are unique to certain neighborhoods, many street games are national classics. Street Games, from the Fun and Games: From Yo-Yos to Going Steady and Beyond Anthology is a collection of quirky trivia and high-quality articles all about favorite pastimes. Vintage photographs accompany the explanations of what games were played where, when and why. Nikki Palazzo, the Training Manager at BiblioLabs, much enjoys chatting with librarians during her online training sessions and basking in the abundance of quirky eyeglass frames at conferences. In her free time, she writes and reads YA lit and waits, ever-patiently, for her Hogwarts acceptance letter.

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