Thursday, July 2, 2020

Database Update: Sources in U.S. History

Walker, Jonathan. Trial and imprisonment of Jonathan Walker at Pensacola, Florida, for aiding slaves to escape from bondage : with an appendix, containing a sketch ... Boston, 1850. 124pp. Sources in U.S. History Online: Slavery in America.

Database vendor Gale will release an enhanced user experience for their Sources in U.S. History Online series this summer. As part of these enhancements, your archives will now be available as part of Archives Unbound along with all the rich contextual materials currently included in the archives. This will affect the following resources: 
  • Sources in US History Online: The American Revolution 
  • Sources in US History Online: The Civil War 
  • Sources in US History Online: Slavery in America 
Benefits of the new user experience include: 
  • Enhanced product platform— A modern look and feel, in line with user expectations of modern websites. 
  • Improved Accessibility— Maintained for Web Accessibility standards to ensure access by users of all abilities. 
  • Smarter search results—New interface will retain legal search fields and Advanced Search limiters. It will also include new features, such as new filtering options in search results and Name and Subject Expansion, which looks for pseudonyms and synonyms of your search term. 
  • Streamlined user interface—The new UI will be consistent with other Gale products and will deliver an engaging experience that allows quick access to search tools, relevant content, and collaborative features like Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive. 
  • Secure product access—Guarantees the use of HTTPS protocol to ensure that data between a patron’s browser and Gale products is encrypted, and the right to privacy for library users is protected. 
These enhancements for Sources in U.S. History Online are scheduled to release on July 31, 2020. 

Questions? Contact Kim.Bonen@state.sd.us