Free Access to www.awesomestories.com

Last week, AwesomeStories - the subscription-based web site
http://www.awesomestories.com (with 125,000 links to primary sources at
national archives, libraries, government and academic websites worldwide)
and freely used in 25,000 schools and libraries - announced a holiday gift
for students:

"As our holiday gift to students, their parents and the general public, we
are waiving the $9.95 annual subscription fee. There will be no 'group
access' for these memberships, but students (and their parents, if they
wish) can receive free individual access to the site by simply requesting it
with this form.
https://www.awesomestories.com/signup.php?ua=individual_signup We recognize
that many students, and their families, cannot afford 'extras' like on-line
subscription fees. In an effort to encourage children, and others, to read -
and to assist them as they use the Internet to research topics and locate
primary sources - we are saying 'Happy Holidays!'"

With their individual password, people can access the database from any
computer connected to the Internet. A story about the science of spiders
http://www.awesomestories.com/movies/charlottes_web/charlottes_web_ch1.htm
was recently released to coincide with the above announcement and the
opening of "Charlotte's Web." It is anticipated that stories behind the
films "Apocalypto" and "Eragon" will be on the site this week. A privacy
policy http://www.awesomestories.com/content/privacy.shtml is strictly
enforced.

Free academic-group status - for educators, schools and libraries - remains
available, without restrictions, by submitting this form.
https://www.awesomestories.com/signup.php?ua=group_signup


Carole Bos
Dean's Advisory Board
Grand Valley State University
bosc@gvsu.edu