EBSCO Publishing Acquires Bibliography of Native North Americans ™
Database Provides Coverage of Native North American Cultural and Historical Research ~

IPSWICH, Mass. — May 6, 2005 —With the company’s recent acquisition of the Bibliography of Native North Americans ™ (BNNA) database, EBSCO Publishing continues to expand its collection of resources aimed at supporting multicultural and historical studies. BNNA, originally compiled by the Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University, will now benefit from the power and accessibility offered by EBSCOhost ®.

BNNA is a bibliographic database covering all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life. This resource covers a wide range of topics including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, and literacy. BNNA contains more than 80,000 citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents of the United States and Canada. Dates of coverage for included content range from the sixteenth century to the present. The database is an essential research tool for anthropologists, educators, historians, political scientists, sociologists, psychologists, legal and medical researchers, linguists, theologians, ethnobotanists, and policy makers. BNNA will appeal to anyone interested in exploring the contributions, struggles, and issues surrounding North America’s indigenous peoples.

As of July 1, BNNA will be available only through EBSCOhost. At that time, it will no longer be available via its current vendors.

EBSCO Publishing is part of the EBSCO Information Services group.  EBSCO Information Services provides libraries and research centers with online and print journal subscription services, e-resource access and management services, full-text and secondary database development and access, an OpenURL-compliant link resolver, online book purchasing and related information services. EBSCO maintains a title database of more than 298,000 serial titles and upholds relationships with more than 78,000 publishers around the world. EBSCO’s 32 Regional Offices worldwide are staffed with personnel who speak the local language and understand the particular challenges faced by librarians in their areas, offering a uniquely personal level of service. Specialized divisions serve academic, biomedical, government, public, school and special libraries as well as corporations. For more information, visit www.ebsco.com.