Cherokee Media Center Databases Presentation

What Are the Media Center Research Databases? I. The Media Center’s 18+ Online subscriptions. II. Credible, authoritative, and reliable published resources. III.They provide: Articles from a variety of reference books on literature, history, science, social studies, art, careers, biographies, languages, etc. Articles from magazines and journals (business, scientific, etc.) Articles from local-national-international newspapers. Government and historical documents, etc.

What Else do the Databases Provide? Factual and analytical articles on contemporary issues, scientific developments, health topics & political cartoons. IV. They also provide: Biographies, literary overviews, book reviews & literary criticisms. Speeches, country overviews and statistics. Factual and analytical articles on American & world history. Photographs, multimedia, images, audio, video), maps, flags, and much more. Editorially selected web sites. Career profiles, assessment tools, resume writers, etc.

How Does One Access the Media Center Research Databases?

What are the Specific Databases in the Media Center?

COIN CAREER DATABASES Use for career guidance and exploration Provides: Career Assessment tools Career Profiles College Profiles Resume Builder, College & Career Planner ACT/SAT Review Quiz Lesson Plans in teacher’s edition Videos on Careers & much more! Portfolio capability

COIN Career Community Requires Personal Log-on for Teachers Teachers should see John McMichael or Linda Dennis.

COIN Career Community Requires Personal Log-on for Students, too Students’ logon information is on Research Databases Page as:

COIN Career Main Page It has 5 Centers

COIN Exploration Center SAT/ACT practice tests Resume builder Cool jobs

COIN Exploration Center - Example of a Career Assessment Tool

Example of Occupation Profile - Page 1

Example of Occupation Profile - Page 2

CQ Researcher provides reports and analyses on current issues in the news Noted for comprehensive coverage of: Health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, technology and the economy and other topics discussed in Congress. Useful for: Current events; research paper assignments on controversial, political, economic and social topics; debate assignments, opposing viewpoints, etc.

CQ Researcher Main Page

Results of a Search on “terrorists”

Example of a CQ Researcher Report -- Abstract Section

Example of a CQ Researcher Report - Pro/Con Section

Facts. Com News Provides current and historical news from news sources around the U.S., Canada, and the world. Provides up-to-the-minute news and news stories from Provides articles from Issues and Controversies, Today’s Science, World Almanac and Book of Facts, and others. Provides numerous biographies, maps, photographs, key events, primary source documents, historic documents, overviews of controversial issues, country profiles, political cartoons, etc. Useful for: Current events; news articles; research assignments on controversial, social, & political topics; historical facts, and geography assignments.

Facts. Com News Main Page

Example of a special feature

Issues & Controversies Article

Special feature for educators --- Issues & Controversies Assignment ideas

Editorial Cartoons & Questions

Editorial cartoons on an extensive listing of subjects

SIRS Databases Provides factual and analytical articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and government documents. Provides articles on social issues, political issues, scientific developments, business, global concerns, and arts and humanities. Provides historic documents. Useful for: Current events, news articles, debate assignments, research assignments on current, political & social topics, opposing viewpoints, literary author profiles, etc. Provides special features such as: Today’s news, Suggested high school topics, country profiles, E-books, etc.

SIRS Databases Main Page: Researcher, Government Reporter, Renaissance, WebSelect

Results of a Search on “global warming” Note the different sources that offer info on this topic.

Article example

Database Features

Special Feature in Renaissance

Facts on File Reference Database - a multidisciplinary reference resource consisting of more than 1,300 titles Covers numerous subject areas: U. S. history, world history, literature, languages, science & technology, health, careers, social issues, etc. Provides a world atlas and a collection of printable teacher-handout materials on various subjects. Provides Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center. Useful for: Reports on historical events & persons, literary criticisms and overviews, biographies, science and health reports, geographical profiles, career exploration, etc.

Facts On File Reference Main Page Includes 14 Databases

Facts On File Reference Main Page - Cont’d

Facts on File - American history Online

Facts on File - World Atlas

Facts on File - Science Online

Facts on File - Curriculum Resource Center --printable handouts for teachers

Facts on File - Health Reference Center

Facts on File - Literary Reference Online

Facts on File: Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center

Facts on File Career Description Example

Each Career Description also provides: Job History: Work Environment Salary Range Details Employment Prospects Details Job Description: Advancement Prospects Details: High School Requirements Postsecondary Training Requirements Tips for Getting the Job

Discovering Collection a multidisciplinary resource Provides credible reference articles on literature, history, biography, science, health and social studies --- from reference books and journals Provides literary biographies, overviews and literary criticisms. Provides science, health, and social studies topic overviews, and event overviews and biographies. Provides country overviews, maps, and images. Useful for: Reports on historical events & persons, literary criticisms and overviews, current biographies, science and health reports, geographical profiles,

Discovering Collection Main Page Offers various search methods

Results of a Literature Search: Criticisms, Biographies, Study Questions, etc. Type of article To Kill a Mockingbird

Literature Search - example of Criticism article

Results of a Science & Health Search Searched for “Botulism”

Results of a History Search: event, topic, era overviews, etc. Click for green tab for primary documents, too Searched for “Civil War” - -Default was Reference articles

Example of the Timeline Search Page Type: start & end dates Click on the desired year ex: OR Provides events from different time periods

Results of Timeline Search- example 1960s Results: events within specified time period

Literature Resource Center - a comprehensive literary database providing information from an assortment of reference works and journals Provides information on more than 130,000 writers and their works - from all time periods, literary genres & around the world. Provides author biographies of all genres. Provides literary overviews and full-text literary criticisms. Provides a literary-historical timeline. Provides the Encyclopedia of Literature. Useful for: Biographies of writers, literary overviews and literary criticisms, definitions of literary terms, the study of literary historical periods.

Literature Resource Center Main Page Note various ways to find information.

Note various ways to search by author

Results of an Author Search - Biography of Harper Lee

Literary Criticism - Article on Harper Lee

Literary Historical Timeline of Harper Lee’s Life

Magill on Literature Plus from Magill’s credible literary reference books Includes info on the works of long and short fiction writers, poets, dramatists, essayists, and philosophers. Provides: Literary overviews and about 35,000 reviewed critical analyses of individual works of literature. More than 6,000 author biographies and author essays Literary plot summaries, character and setting profiles. More than 1,000 images. Useful for: Literary criticisms, literary plot summaries & character and setting profiles, author biographies & book reviews.

Magill on Literature Plus Main Page

Results of an Author search - providing author biographies, work analyses, character & setting descriptions

Article examples - providing character & setting discussions

Another article example - literary analysis

Contemporary Authors Can create a reading list by marking citations then printing list. Provides biographical information on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors. Authors include modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, broadcast journalists, scriptwriters, and literary giants of the early 20th century. Often includes the author’s personal opinions and quotes in the “Sidelights” section. Useful for: Assignments requiring biographical info on authors and a list of their works. Sometime literary criticism is presented.

Contemporary Authors Main Page Allows you to search by birthplace, birth date, nationality, etc.

Results of an Author search

Article Cont’d Provides personal comments by author

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