Promoting Traveler Databases Sally Hawkes Arkansas State Library

Subscription Renewal FY2008/09 EBSCOhost Encyclopædia Britannica Gale Discovering Collection Grolier New Book of Knowledge OCLC/FirstSearch Base Package

Web Page Sections part 1 About Traveler & the database selection Databases –Usage Statistics (How to) –Vendor Newsletter (subscription information) –Databases & ADE Curriculum Standards –Databases & Lexile Reading Levels Participating Libraries –Academic/Special Libraries –Schools: Elementary Junior/High School Other (K12, Cooperatives, School Districts –Public Libraries Promoting Traveler –Vendor Material –Arkansas State Library Materials Registration New & Update –Deadline Dates: April 25

Web Page Sections part 2 Setting Up Access –Web Addresses –Remote Access –Web page template –Access problems –NetLIbrary Collection Tech Contacts Traveler FAQs Traveler ListServ Training –Face to Face –Online Opportunities Traveler Story

Did you know this is on the Web Page? Access Problems Promoting Traveler – Vendor Materials – Arkansas State Library Materials Training – Online Opportunities Pro/Con Debate Directions NetLibrary Collection

Setting Up Access Web Pages –Use links from Web Addresses –Do not post IDs or password Licensing agreement covers state of Arkansas only Remote Access Authentication –Continue to use ID and/or password –Login through Web Page Server –Login through Integrated Library System with library card

5 Points of Access Set Up Register your library IP number(s) Cut & paste the web addresses for the vendors to your desktop or web page Set up links on desktop and/or web pages with icons from vendors Remote access IMLS statement when promoting Traveler

Access Problems

Promotion & Training

Promoting/Training Vendor Materials Arkansas State Library Materials – Brochure – Database lists grade level subject – FirstSearch Database Descriptions – NetLibrary Collection – Why Use Traveler? Flyer & Table Tent Online Training Opportunities

Vendor Main Links default.htmhttp:// default.htm – – –Training Corner – right side –For Educators – lower screen

EBSCO - Promotion Request Form from... – Posters (Student Research Center, K-12 Resources) – Magnets EBSCOhost Research Databases -- – Help Sheets & User Guides, – Teacher Guides (Middle Search; MAS Ultra; Primary Search) Kid's Search – Help Sheets & User Guides Student Research Center – Help Sheets & User Guides – Teacher's Guides (Middle Search; MAS Ultra) EBSCO Success Center – Special Event Kits – Database Summaries – Printable Resources – Marketing Links

EBSCO - Training Online tutorials (2-3 min. flash presentations & PowerPoint presentations) Training guides Online training courses

Encyclopædia Britannica – Promotion & Training Flyers, Guided Tours, Search Tips etc. – Britannica Online Academic Edition – Britannica Online School Edition – Britannica Online Public Library Edition – Annals of American History Online – World Data Analyst Online – Enciclopedia Universal en Español Online – Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Online Learning Materials -- Interactive Lessons, Exercises, Study Guides & Web Activities – Language Arts -- Reading, Writing and Literature – Science -- Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth & Space Science – Social Studies -- U.S. and World History & Government – Mathematics -- Number and Operations, Pre-Algebra, Algebra and Geometry

FirstSearch - Promotion Documentation Promoting (in English, Español and other languages) – Posters – Bookmarks – Table Tents – Brochures Print version of entire Promotional Toolkit

FirstSearch - Training Teaching (Learning) Guided Tour Online Tutorials Getting Started

Gale Discovering Collection - Promotion Fact Sheet [PDF] How to Cite In-Service Packets – Biography – History – Literature – Science – Social Science Navigation Guides Tip Sheets Marketing and Program Help – Find Yourself In the Library Materials (also available in Spanish) – Black History – Hispanic History – Poet's Corner – Women's History

Gale Discovering Collection - Training For Guided Tour and User's Guide –See Training Corner on the right of the screen. Click on Guided Tour or User's Guide –Select Discovering Collection from the list of product titles.

Grolier - Promotion Educator’s Toolkit Grolier Online Tutorial –A Quick Start for the users. User’s Guide –Tips for getting around in each database, plus activities to help students improve research, navigation, reading comprehension, and critical thinking skills. Newsletter –Inside the GO News you'll find activities on timely issues that provide a basis for integrating Grolier Online into your curriculum. Update –The GO Update highlights a current topic and contains links to related activities to use in your library or classroom. Go Downloadable Icons –Downloadable HTML and Windows Desktop icons, for all Grolier Online databases.

Grolier -- Training [At the Grolier page, click on For Educators on the lower 1/3 of the Grolier page] User's Guide Grolier Online Passport ; Grolier Online Passport Tutorial – To begin receiving GO Updates or GO News, or to request a copy of the latest GO Guide: PowerPoint Presentations 10 Great Ways to Use Grolier Online® with Elementary School Students 10 Ways Teachers Can Use Grolier

Grolier Extra PRO/CON Debates Opposing viewpoints on topics of current interest Currently 36 Topics Go to Click on For Educators Middle Column, Bottom

Scholastic’s Librarian Page * Books & Authors Book Match Author Index; Discussion Guides; Book Talks Librarian Netwokr Research Skills Extreme Weatehr Suffrage: The Right to Vote Using Technology 9 Technology Tricks Every Librarian Must Know 10 Podcasts for Teachers and Kids Activities & Programs Act Green; Poetry Idea Engine Printables Activity Sheet Poetry Printables; Independent Reading Contract Librarian Favorites April Calendar ; Choosing Books for Your Child Bookmarks Enter the Kingdom of Reading; Vocabulary Bookmark ShelfTalkers Sports Books; Poetry Month & Women's History Coloring Pages Books are Magic; I Spy Spring Parties Page

NetLibrary Titles 2007 Subscription –by Title pdf Excel by Subject pdf ExcelpdfExcel pdf Excel –Final list of 47 titles –Arranged alphabetically by title and by subject –Tabs are active in the Excel format, lists can be arranged for specific use –Main subject groups : Careers, Health, Home Computing, Small Business, Writing Guides 2006 subscription –Final list of 55 titles

NetLibrary Public Domain By Author pdf word pdfword Pdf and Word version for 3,399 titles (approx. 65 pages) Alphabetized by a computer, the first 202 titles do not have authors and are listed randomly. The first author name begins on page 4. By Title pdf wordpdfword Pdf and Word version for 3,399 titles (approx. 65 pages) Alphabetized by a computer, the first 34 titles are organized first because of punctuation in the title. Also note that titles that begin with articles – a, an & the – are alphabetized starting with the article. Example: The wind in the willows is in the T section of the list, not W. Excel format Title Author SubjectTitleAuthor Subject

Handout Reminder K-12 List – Databases by grade level – Databases listed by general subject areas – ADE Curriculum Standards – Lexile Reading Levels

Network Advisory Committee Kim Koch – Mayflower High School – * Carol Jo Lambert – Stuttgart High School Library –

Public Library Menu Guides * Gates U.S. Library Initiative –Rural Library Sustainability Program –Public Access program started in 1997 Guides sent to all public libraries Link under Arkansas State Library Materials

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