From that page, a student can click to an article written by a Clevelander as he walked the beaches after the assault. According to Theresa Fredericka, Executive Director for INFOhio, the new database is helping to improve social studies instruction by supporting student research projects at all levels of learning. This opens the doors for Internet-delivered material beyond the schools' media centers. Several states such as Texas and Arkansas, now subsidize the cost of online services like this for schools that provide student Internet access. Using ProQuest packages, for instance, schools can build newspaper collections from a broad spectrum of local, regional, national, and even international sources.
Students can read yesterday's articles right at their desktops or print copies by printer or fax.