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Devouring Databases Culture Grams SIRS Decades Science News ELM (Electronic Library Minnesota) Staff Development October 13, 2009 Kristin Siskow Sande Lee

ELM Electronic Library for Minnesota Magazine, newspaper, and journal articles, and eBooks, information from reference sources—available to Minnesota residents at no charge !

ELM What is it?  48 databases from five different vendors  Funded by state and federal taxes

ELM What can I find in it? Full-text scholarly & popular articles Image, video, sound files Primary source documents Reference resources-encyclopedias eBooks & tools to locate print resources Spanish language database(s) Special features (journal & search alerts) Vast array of topics

ELM Why use it? It’s CONVENIENT It’s ACCESSIBLE It’s THOROUGH It’s ACCURATE It’s RELIABLE It’s FREE

ELM Why you should really use it! Encourages differentiation Helps create plagiarism-proof assignments Teaches vital research skills Media specialist anxious to team with you

ELM Cool searching tools! Basic search- visual topic tree Advanced search limits- reading level Read/speak technology On Demand Translation- Spanish Research tools Dictionary Citation tool Sharing information- Web 2.0 option

ELM How do I search it? password: elm4you CW Homepage ▫ Media Center ▫ Reference Databases ▫ Select the database Link to all 48 databases

Junior Reference Collection (6-12) Adjust text size 3 Reading levels Document type Citation Tool

Junior Reference Collection (6-12) On Demand Translation Read/Speak Technology

InfoTrac Editions 6-9 and 9-12

InfoTrac Junior Edition (6-9) Search Limit—Lexile level

InfoTrac Junior Edition (6-9) Lexile reading level Share Option—Web 2.0 On Demand Translation Read/Speak Technology Citation Tool

Kids InfoBits (K-5) 2 Reading Levels Read/Speak Technology Visual Search

CAMIO Images from art collections from around the world  90,000 images  16 Types of art  24 Museum collections  Includes Walker & MIA  Prehistoric to contemporary

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Public Library Databases Subscription databases that are “free” with your library card. Wide selection for school and personal needs.

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