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The Eighties in America
Comprehensive coverage of the impact of the 1980's on the United States and Canada. With free, unlimited online access to all the "Decades" titles in your collection.

THE PRINTED REFERENCE

Three volumes, including 1,250 pages

663 articles and 51 sidebars

Hundreds of photos, lists and tables

Appendixes, indexes and resource listings

THE ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION

Fully supported

Free access through 12/31/2011

Unlimited users at your library

Full access from home or dorm room

Immediate access via online registration

A simple, intuitive interface

User profile areas for students and patrons

Sophisticated search functions

Complete content, including appendixes

Fully illustrated

Reagan, AIDS, the Challenger disaster, MTV, Yuppies, "Who Shot J.R.?" . . . The Eighties in America examines the iconic personalities and moments of this pivotal decade. The Eighties in America serves as a valuable information source and offers keen insights for today's students.

Scope & Coverage
This fully illustrated, three-volume encyclopedia is a companion set to The Sixties in America, The Fifties in America, and The Seventies in America. It covers events, movements, people, and trends in popular culture, literature, art, sports, science, technology, economics, and politics in both the United States and Canada.

The set's 663 articles discuss people, books, films, television series, musical groups, and other important topics representative of that era. Every entry focuses on the topic or person during the 1980's - for this work, defined as January 1, 1980, through December 31, 1989 - in order to explore what made the decade unique.

Written with the needs of students and general readers in mind, The Eighties in America presents clear discussions of its topics, explaining terms and references that may be unfamiliar. Entries fall into the following general categories: arts and literature, business and economics, crime and punishment, disasters, education, environmental issues, film and television, health and medical issues, international relations, journalism, military and war, politics and government, popular culture, popular music, religion and spirituality, science and technology, sexuality, social issues, sports, and transportation.

Over 300 photographs of the decade's people and events, as well as numerous graphs, charts, and sidebars highlighting facts and trends from the era further enhance this remarkable set.

Organization & Format
Essays are 1-6 pages long and begin with a concise title followed by a brief description of the person, organization, work, concept, or event. Further headings attribute authorship, establish a date for the subject, and assign a location.

Every essay features an "Impact" section, which examines the subject's broader importance during the 1980's. Overviews sometimes include a section called "Subsequent Events" that sums up later developments. Cross-references at the end of each essay direct readers to additional entries in the encyclopedia on related subjects. Every entry offers bibliographical notes, and annotations are provided in essays of 1,000 words or more.

Special Features
Volume 3 contains 16 appendixes that provide additional information about selected aspects of the decade: major films, Academy Award winners, major Broadway plays and theatrical awards, most-watched television shows, and Emmy Award winners; best-selling U.S. books and major literary awards; Grammy Award winners and notable facts about popular musicians; winners of major sports events; major U.S. Supreme Court decisions and important legislation; a glossary of new words and slang; a detailed time line; an annotated general bibliography; and an annotated list of Web sources on 1980's subjects.

The Free Database
The purchase of The Eighties entitles a school or library to a free subscription to Salem History, our online historical database, including all the content in this set PLUS all the content in any of the other "Decades" titles a library owns. Free through 12/31/2011.

A Powerful & Complete Online Database
Salem History is the new online database offering three key elements in the study of history: Biography, History/Events and Source Documents. The purchase of The Eighties entitles you to a free subscription to its content online. Plus, other sets in the Decades series that are in your collection will be added to your online access, free.


	Saving articles to personal profile areas is easy and available to all users.
	Links to related subjects in The Eighties appear in every article.
	Complete bibliograhies are included with every article.

Easy Registration
Libraries and schools will find an Activation Number in the first volume of their printed edition of The Eighties. With this number it’s easy to log onto Salem History, register and get your library connected to this resource. The whole process takes only minutes, and our Customer Service department is ready to help every step of the way.


	The registration process for a librarian is intuitive and simple.
	A valid email address and a password of your choice are used for logging on and off.
	A unique Activation Number is supplied in the first volume of the printed set and immediately activates Salem History online for use throughout your school or library (including branches).

Intuitive Searching
Searching Salem History can be as simple and direct or detailed and precise as users wish. Search results appear in a variety of user-defined ways, sorted and organized to help users find what they need, quickly. Traditional finding aids, such as indexes, also are available, and hyperlinked cross-references abound.


	Our "simple" search is quick and intuitive.
	Articles in search results can be saved to personal profiles for later use, their citations can be saved and they can be emailed.
	Both simple and advanced searches can be saved and re-run at a later time.
	Search results are organized in categories for quick, convenient viewing.
	Search results include brief descriptions and word counts.
	Results can be sorted by relevance, word length or alphabetically by title.

Personalized Profiles for Every Patron and Student
Every individual user can establish a simple personalized profile to save important information such as articles, searches or citations. These personalized areas are free and unlimited.


	Saved searches are easy to manage in a user's profile.
	Citations can be saved in a variety of formats and for all major bibliographic management software.
	Articles are saved with author identification and word count.

Unlimited Access
Every library with Salem History provides an unlimited number of users access to the content. There are no restrictions on how many people can use the database, nor are there restrictions on how many buildings are allowed access.

Patron & Student Access
With a library card number (or some other identifying key) students and patrons can access all the functionality of Salem History from home. It’s easy for your library to set up and terrific for your users.

EXTRAORDINARY VALUE
The pricing, distribution and effective costs of this resource are remarkable. Smaller libraries and high schools will be able to provide extensive online history reference at a very low cost. Larger institutions, especially multiple-branch libraries, will find that a single set of the printed The Eighties in America will activate online access at every library branch or school in your system. The size of your student body, the number of branch libraries in your system, none of these issues comes into play. One set of The Eighties is available throughout your institution via Salem History.

For more information about activating Salem History and adding reference sets to your online access, click Activating Salem History.

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