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Edited by Brandie Baumann
Join Literature Online Group Subscription
BCR's group subscription for Literature Online (LiON) is underway. The group subscription period for the Literature Online reference service is April 1 through March 31. Libraries that purchase after the start of the subscription period will receive a prorated price. For information on pricing, ordering or descriptions of the databases, or to participate in a free trial, go to www.bcr.org/reference/lion/.

For questions or more information, contact Lisa Holmberg at BCR (lholmber@bcr.org).

HeritageQuest Online Collection Expanded
HeritageQuest Online, ProQuest's premiere genealogy database, recently launched the Revolutionary War Era and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications collection. Fully indexed, this collection contains actual images of the pension applications for 80,000-plus individuals who served in the American Revolutionary War. Each veteran's file usually contains six or more pages and normally includes the veteran's former rank, unit and period of service, age or date of birth, residence and genealogical information on other family members, if available.

BCR's annual subscription runs April 1 through March 31. The renewal/order deadline is March 15. The online order form, pricing and other information are available at www.bcr.org/reference/heritage/.

If you need additional information or would like to sign up for a free trial, please contact Lisa Holmberg (lholmber@bcr.org) or Ellen Fox (efox@bcr.org) at BCR.

Facts On File News Service
The renewal deadline for BCR's annual group subscriptions to Facts on File News Services Online databases is March 31. Pricing is available on BCR's Web site: www.bcr.org/reference/facts/. For school libraries, Facts on File News Services is continuing its discounted offer ofIssues & Controversies and Today's Science databases for only $600.

To ensure your library patrons receive continuous access to these reference services, please make sure your renewal is submitted to BCR by March 31. To subscribe or renew go to www.bcr.org/reference/facts/. For more information or a trial, contact Lisa Holmberg (lholmber@bcr.org) or Ellen Fox (efox@bcr.org).

WilsonWeb News
H.W. Wilson has added several new enhancements (Release 2.4) to the WilsonWeb interface. The enhancements include a new database selection area, newly simplified Basic Search screen, a new "Expander" found on search screens that will allow you to decide to include the full text of articles in searches, new Persistent URL saving functionality, expanded interface customization possibilities and much more.

For a complete listing of these enhancements, please go to the Wilson home page at www.hwwilson.com and look for the New 2.4 System Enhancements link found under the WilsonWeb logo.

OUP Product Receives Dartmouth Award
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography has received two prestigious honors. The 60-volume print edition was awarded the Dartmouth Award for Best Reference of 2004 at the ALA-midwinter meeting in Boston, and the online version was named the "Top of the List" — Best Online Reference of 2004, by Booklist.

OCLC Discontinues PAIS Databases on FirstSearch
Since the acquisition of the PAIS Archive and PAIS International databases by CSA, OCLC will no longer make these databases available on a per-search basis. This change will go into effect July 1. Users still will be able to get PAIS as a subscription database through OCLC FirstSearch.

For information on Wilson and FirstSearch databases, contact BCR's Karen Graham (kgraham@bcr.org).

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