Free, Fast, and Factual Instructor: Carole Leita An Infopeople Workshop Summer 2004

This Workshop Is Brought to You By the Infopeople Project Infopeople is a federally-funded grant project supported by the California State Library. It provides a wide variety of training to California libraries. Infopeople workshops are offered around the state and are open registration on a first-come, first-served basis. For a complete list of workshops, and for other information about the Project, go to the Infopeople website at infopeople.org.

Introductions Name Library Position An interesting reference question you’ve encountered lately.

Workshop Overview Gateways & Specialized Databases The Online “Ref Desk” Collection Subject Resources –religion and music –statistics and elections Additional Techniques for Finding and Using Reference Tools

Using Bookmarks in Class 1.Go to: bookmarks.infopeople.org 2.Look for freefastfact_bk.htm 3.Click on it so it shows on your screen 4.With the class bookmark file showing in Internet Explorer, click the Favorites menu, choose Add to Favorites… 5.Notice the name in the Name: box so that you can use the Favorites list to get back to the class bookmarks for the rest of the day.

Gateways Library gateways are collections of databases and informational sites, arranged by subject, that have been assembled, reviewed and recommended by specialists, usually librarians. - Bare Bones 101Bare Bones 101 sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/bones.shtml

What Is a Database? Hint

Library Gateways Librarians’ Index to the Internet INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collection Others?

Specialized Databases Health –MEDLINEPlus –Medscape Legal –FindLaw –Legal Information Institute Business –Rutgers Research Guide for Business

Online “Ref Desk” Part One Encyclopedias Dictionaries Biographies Quotations Public Records Phone Numbers Death indexes Photographs

Online “Ref Desk” Part Two Multimedia Weather Photos Web Archive Flags Recycling Newspapers Full-text of Books

Subject Resources Religion Music Statistics Elections

Additional Techniques Google tips Yahoo! Shortcuts A9 Bookmarklets

Wrap-up