ADVISORY/Ken Burns in Chicago, July 8; Documentary Filmmaker to Speak at Luncheon Celebrating New Online History Library.Business Editors/High Tech, Education & Publishing Writers ADVISORY...for July 8 (Saturday) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, whose films "Baseball" and "The Civil War" are credited with breathing new life into PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, programming, will be the guest speaker at a luncheon celebrating the launch of the Gale Group's History Resource Center, a subscription Internet service designed for libraries, schools and universities. History Resource Center is the first product to integrate history's most important original documents, classic references, scholarly journals and newspapers and magazine articles within a single interface. Upon History Resource Center's debut, the A&E Network's History Channel recommended it as one of the most important new products ever introduced in the field of history. The event begins at noon and will wrap up about 2:00. The agenda includes lunch, a brief demonstration of History Resource Center, and a one-hour presentation by Mr. Burns that concludes with a question and answer session. Members of the press are invited to attend this event. RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. to Beth Dempsey at beth.dempsey@galegroup.com. Your confirmation will include location details. About the Gale Group See Thomson Gale. The Gale Group (www.galegroup.com), a unit of The Thomson Corporation (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :TOC), is a world leader in publishing for libraries, businesses and information technologists. Best known for its accurate and authoritative reference content, as well as its intelligent organization of full-text magazine and newspaper articles, the company creates and maintains more than 600 databases that are published in print, online and in such portable media as CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . In addition to serving the library community, Gale also licenses its proprietary content for integration within web-based information services See Information Systems. . Nearly 100 organizations -- including Looksmart, Borders, Dow Jones, WebMD, and Thomson Financial Thomson Financial A major provider of information, analytical tools, and consulting services to the financial community. The firm, a division of Thomson Corporation, is best known to investors for its First Call segment, which publishes consensus earnings -- presently enjoy strategic business distribution partnerships with Gale. |
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