{"id":146,"date":"2016-01-20T10:36:11","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T10:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/llclibrarian\/?p=146"},"modified":"2016-01-20T10:37:31","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T10:37:31","slug":"anb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/llclibrarian\/2016\/01\/20\/anb\/","title":{"rendered":"American National Biography Online (for trial)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have been offered a free trial of American National Biography Online until 11th Feb 2016. To access the trial, please go to the Library&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/finding-resources\/library-databases\/e-resources-trials\" target=\"_blank\">E-resources Trials <\/a>webpage and select this resource from the list, or go directly to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anb.org.ezproxy.is.ed.ac.uk\/articles\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\">American National Biography Online,<\/a> or simply search for American National Biography in DiscoverEd and follow the link <a href=\"http:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/44UOE_VU1:default_scope:44UOE_ALMA51149999870002466\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/44UOE_VU1:default_scope:44UOE_ALMA51149999870002466 <\/a>for the e-book entry. You can use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/finding-resources\/library-databases\/e-resources-trial-feedback-form\" target=\"_blank\">Trial Feedback Form<\/a> to send your comments.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/llclibrarian\/files\/2016\/01\/ANB-Online_1.png\" alt=\"ANB Online_1\" width=\"455\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/llclibrarian\/files\/2016\/01\/ANB-Online_1.png 455w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/llclibrarian\/files\/2016\/01\/ANB-Online_1-300x63.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><em>American National Biography<\/em> offers portraits of more than 19,000 men and women &#8212; from all eras and walks of life &#8212; whose lives have shaped American history and culture. From astronauts to missionaries, chemists to musicians, and cowboys to Vikings, the portraits combine to reflect the rich diversity of American life, from pre-colonial times onward. \u00a0More than a decade in preparation, the American National Biography is the first biographical resource of this scope to be published in more than sixty years.<\/p>\n<p>The Main Library has a full 24-volume set of the printed version of <em>American National Biography<\/em> which can be found in DiscoverEd. Two supplements are also on order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have been offered a free trial of American National Biography Online until 11th Feb 2016. 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