Users of EBSCO Publishing's History Reference Center^® (HRC) can now enjoy easy access to more than 80 hours of streaming video content. The addition of fully-integrated video content to the database serves as a unique complement to the extensive collection of full text already provided by History Reference Center.

This definitive collection of motion picture film and videotape provides recordings of the social, political and cultural history of the 20th Century from 1893 to 1985. Fully searchable, alongside a vast collection of images from EBSCO's Image Collection, the new video content is indexed with detailed reference lists and captions, dates, subjects, abstracts, the length of the video, and shot lists of the clips contained within videos.

In keeping with EBSCO's goal of providing a highly-customizable search experience, individual library administrators will have the option of deactivating this feature if they so prefer.

History Reference Center is the world's most comprehensive full text history reference database designed for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. The database features cover-to-cover full text for more than 750 historical encyclopedias and other non-fiction books, including award winning titles from many top publishers, including: Branden Publishing, Chelsea House Publishers, Columbia University Press, Compass Point Books, Great Neck Publishing, Houghton Mifflin, Lerner Publishing Group, MacMillan Publishing USA, Mason Crest Publishers, Millbrook Press Inc., Morgan Reynolds Inc., Oliver Press, Oxford University Press, Primedia Special Interest Publications, Rourke Publishing LLC., Salem Press, Stackpole Books, Toucan Valley Publications, Webster Publishing, and more. The database also includes full text for nearly 60 leading history periodicals including America's Civil War, American Heritage, American Historical Review, American History, Archaeology, Aviation History, Beaver, British Heritage, Chinese America: History & Perspectives, Civil War Times, Early American Life, Foreign Affairs, German History, History, History Review, History Today (back to January 1975), History: Review of New Books, Kansas History, Journal of American History, Manitoba History, Military History, Natural History, Naval History, North Carolina Historical Review, Virginia Magazine of History & Biography, Wild West, World War II and more. Further, the database contains 58,000 historical documents; 43,000 biographies of historical figures; more than 12,000 historical photos and maps; and now more than 80 hours of historical film and video.

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 approximately 150 databases and thousands of e-journals, and online book purchasing. 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. 2004 marks EBSCO's 60th year of serving the library and business communities. For more information, visit www.ebsco.com.

Contact: Rob DePaolo (800) 653-2726 ext. 408 rdepaolo@epnet.com

Release Date: Jan. 25, 2005