Each of the founders lived in an era and place of social and
spiritual turmoil, an age and situation having much in common with
ours today.
Teacher's Guide Tips and suggestions for using
The World & I in the classroom.
American Waves
Focuses on the heritage and experience of diverse racial, ethnic,
and cultural groups in the United States today.
Writer's and Writing (upcoming)
Profiles the lives and works of novelists, poets, and playwrights,
discussing the creative challenges they faced and surmounted.
Print Edition: Every month The World & I publishes over
300 pages of informative and timeless articles delivering a
multifaceted view of people, politics, history, culture, the arts, and
much more from every corner of the globe.
Online Educational Resource and Archive: Comprising the entire publication since the premiere
issue in January 1986, The World & I Online offers unique resources,
featuring a 17-year Archive, Book Review Archive, Teacher’s Guide
Archive that meets the National Standards, and the Special
Collections, including Worldwide Folktales, Profiles in Character,
Peoples of the World, Millennial Moments, Fathers of Faith, In the
Footsteps of Lincoln, and more. Top
Are all your articles available on the website?
All 12,000-plus articles published since January 1986 are
available online except for the few that we do not own copyrights
to, and each month we add the contents of the latest edition. Top
Functions of the Online Resource How do I browse the website? You can browse through the
archived cover pages of the magazine. When you click on the images
(cover pages), you are directed to the online version of the Table of
Contents for a quick glimpse of articles. Navigate from one year to
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How do I search the website?
There are two ways you can search our website. First, you can search
by keyword(s) using the Search box at the top of each page of our
web site or The World & I Archive page. Second, you can take
advantage of our Advanced Search capability, which allows the users
fast and time-saving search options as noted below:
o Search the entire database or search within a search using keyword(s)
o Sort the results by relevance or date
o Limit the number of articles in your search results
o Search by Article Number
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on how you intend to use our online Educational Resource and
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If you would like to share this resource with your students and
colleagues, order one of the Multi-Access subscriptions and also
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use the online service just for yourself, the Print & Online Single
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For Countywide, Districtwide, Statewide, or Public libraries Access
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magazine) and Zip Code (non-U.S. subscribers type in 55555 for the
Zip Code). Then choose a new username and password. (If you need
help with the Subscriber Number, call or email
education.)
Online Access Questions
How do libraries access The World & I Online? The World & I enables access
in one of two ways:
1. We can enable access based on a range of IP addresses.
2. If your institution does not own a range of IP addresses, The
World & I Online also offers access using the Bookmark Method. A
confidential username and password are assigned by The World & I and
provided to the institution’s librarians. Top
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service?
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in two things: your Subscriber Number (the 5- or 6-digit set of
numbers after any zeroes above your name on the mailing label) and
your Zip Code (non-U.S. subscribers type in 55555 for the Zip Code).
Then choose your own username and password. (If you need help with
the Subscriber Number, call or email
education.)
If you ordered your print magazine by other means, then you must
register by going to the homepage and clicking on Print Subscriber
Register in the left column or the Login box. Type in two things:
your Subscriber Number (the 5- or 6-digit set of numbers after any
zeroes above your name on the mailing label) and your Zip Code
(anyone living outside the United States should type in 55555 for
the Zip Code). Then choose your own username and password. (If you
need help with the Subscriber Number, call or email
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