IPSWICH, Mass. - June 8, 2006 - In response to the growing need for educators to provide access to science-specific content, EBSCO Publishing is pleased to be able to offer the Science Reference Center™. This resource is designed to support middle and high school curriculum by encompassing all disciplines of science. In addition, EBSCO has aligned relevant articles to over 70 science-oriented educational benchmarks to help ensure that curriculum and/or science-specific educational standards are being met.

Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This resource is designed to meet every student's science research needs. Science Reference Center contains more than 630 full text titles including leading science encyclopedias, reference books, and periodicals, as well biographies and images. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.

EBSCO Publishing is part of the EBSCO Information Services group. EBSCO Information Services provides libraries and research centers with online and print journal subscription services, e-resource access and management services, full-text and secondary database development and access, an OpenURL-compliant link resolver, online book purchasing and related information services. EBSCO maintains a title database of more than 300,000 title listings and upholds relationships with more than 78,000 publishers around the world. EBSCO's 32 Regional Offices worldwide are staffed with personnel who speak the local language and understand the particular challenges faced by librarians in their areas, offering a uniquely personal level of service. Specialized divisions serve academic, biomedical, government, public, school and special libraries as well as corporations. For more information, visit www.ebsco.com.