EBSCO Publishing is pleased to offer two more high quality H.W. Wilson databases via EBSCOhost^®, Biological & Agricultural Index and Essay and General Literature Index. With this release, EBSCO now provides 11 H.W. Wilson databases on EBSCOhost, covering a variety of important and varied subjects. The company expects to release additional Wilson databases in the near future.

Biological & Agricultural Index provides access to more than 1,000,000 citations from agricultural and biological literature. This database indexes articles, reports of meetings, review articles, special supplements, and book reviews, dated 1983 to the present. The database covers animal husbandry, biochemistry, botany, cytology, ecology, entomology, environmental science, fishery sciences, forestry, food science, genetics, horticulture, microbiology, nutrition, physiology, plant pathology, soil science, veterinary medicine, zoology and much more. Biological & Agricultural Index offers coverage of more than 350 periodicals (most of which are peer-reviewed) and a wide range of scientific journals pertaining to biology and agriculture from publishers such as the U.S. Department of Commerce, Annual Reviews, Inc. and American Journal of Botany.

Essay and General Literature Index is a unique reference database that cites records contained in collections of essays and miscellaneous works published in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. More than 320 single and multi-authored volumes are indexed annually with more than 20 selected annuals and serial publications. Essay and General Literature Index provides access to nearly 65,000 essays found in over 5,300 printed anthologies and collections, with coverage dating as far back as 1985. Subjects covered in the database span the entire range of the humanities and social sciences, including archaeology, architecture, art, children's literature, classical studies, drama, economics, fiction, film, folklore, history, linguistics, music, poetry, political science, psychology, religion, women's studies and more.

Researchers using these databases may take advantage of the superior searching and linking capabilities of EBSCOhost. Users can conduct searches using basic and advanced searching techniques as well as by subject, publication name, etc.

All of the following Wilson databases are currently available via EBSCOhost:

• Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
• Art Abstracts
• Biological & Agricultural Index
• Education Abstracts
• Essay and General Literature Index
• General Science Abstracts
• Humanities Abstracts
• Library Literature & Information Science
• Readers' Guide Abstracts
• Social Sciences Abstracts
• Wilson Biographies Illustrated

Other Wilson databases to be made available on EBSCOhost in the coming months include:

• Art Index Retrospective
• Bibliographic Index
• Book Review Digest
• Current Biography Illustrated
• Index to Legal Periodicals
• Short Story Index

About H.W. Wilson
Since 1898, the independent publisher H.W. Wilson has provided researchers with indexing and abstracting information with unmatched editorial integrity. H.W. Wilson products are created for librarians, by librarians; and more than 50 H.W. Wilson reference databases meet the research needs of customers around the globe. Over 150 Wilson editorial staff members with MLS or MLIS degrees-multi-lingual trained librarians and subject specialists-build the Wilson references every day. For more visit www.hwwilson.com.

About EBSCO
EBSCO Publishing, EBSCO Subscription Services and EBSCO Book Services form the EBSCO Information Services group. EBSCO is a worldwide leader in providing information access and management solutions through print and electronic journal subscription services, research database development and production, online access to more than 100 databases and thousands of e-journals, and e-commerce book procurement. EBSCO has specialized products and services for academic, medical, government, public and school libraries as well as for corporations and other organizations. EBSCO maintains a comprehensive database of more than 282,000 serial titles and upholds active relationships with more than 60,000 publishers worldwide. EBSCO has been serving the library and business communities for almost 60 years. For more information, visit www.ebsco.com.

Contact: Scott Bernier (800) 653-2726, ext. 278 sbernier@epnet.com

Release Date: Oct. 16, 2003