FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ABC-CLIO Schools' World History Website Receives Critical Acclaim
Santa Barbara, CA — January 1, 2006 — ABC-CLIO Schools, a leading history and social studies publisher for middle and high school students, has received more recognition from the industry. Its new World History: Ancient & Medieval Eras subscription website won five prestigious educational awards in 2005, bringing the total number of awards for the complete suite of social studies websites to an unprecedented 41 industry awards since the websites were introduced in 2000. Having won an additional 130 awards for its authoritative reference books, ABC-CLIO Schools continues to prove itself as the leading publisher in history.
Awards presented for World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras this past year include:
- 2005 Awards of Excellence Legacy Winner, Technology & Learning Magazine
- 10th Annual Education Software Review Awards (EDDIE) – High School World History Website, ComputEd Gazette
- 2005 Awards Portfolio Winner, Media & Methods Magazine
- 2005 Award of Distinction for Web Site/Overall Site, The Communicator Awards
- 2005 Best Software in High School (BESSIE) – Web Site, ComputEd Gazette
Subscribing to ABC-CLIO Schools' suite of social studies websites offers students, teachers, librarians, and curriculum supervisors with over 15,000 primary and secondary sources per website, along with lessons and activities aligned to the social studies curriculum, and news and feature stories that connect the past and present.
ABC-CLIO Schools' newest database, United States at War: Understanding Conflict and Society was released in fall 2005, and provides access to authoritative reference content, pertinent primary sources, and a wealth of historical insight and analysis on the important themes and consequences of all major U.S.-involved wars, from the founding of the country to the present.
ABC-CLIO Schools' websites have been adopted by the Departments of Education in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, and Utah, and in thousands of schools and districts across the country.
ABC-CLIO Schools is an award-winning print and electronic publisher of social studies and reference products for students in grades 6–12. ABC-CLIO Schools is a division of ABC-CLIO, a premier history publisher for nearly 50 years. Established in 1955, ABC-CLIO is a privately held publisher with an international reputation for high quality and innovation. As an educational reference publisher, ABC-CLIO has received critical acclaim for its abstracting and indexing databases, award-winning book program, and progressive online resources.
For additional information contact:
Elaine Vanater, (800) 368-6868 x 174, evanater@abc-clio.com