1. Utah’s Online Library is a non-profit public service of Utah public libraries, K-12 schools, and college and university libraries. utahsonlinelibrary.org

2. Introduction Teachers, students, and citizens in Utah have a need for library information resources. Utah’s libraries provide many resources to meet these needs. Unfortunately, it is not possible for Utah’s libraries to provide all of the information needed by Utahns.

3. Introduction (Cont’d) While no library may be able to meet all patrons’ information needs, Utah’s Online Library, significantly enhances Utah’s libraries statewide at K-12 schools, public and college/ university libraries, and homes –anywhere Internet access is available.

4. What Is Utah’s Online Library? Journals/Magazines –EBSCO, Gale Databases Encyclopedias –World Book, Funk & Wagnalls, & UCME (Utah Collections Multimedia Encyclopedia) Newspapers –Deseret Morning News & The Salt Lake Tribune –EBSCO’s Newspaper Source –Utah Digital Newspapers Note: Some of these databases are available to everyone while others are only available to K-12 students and teachers. Each partner provides unique online resources to their patrons.

5. What is Utah’s Online Library? (Cont’d) Biographies –CultureGrams/Famous People, Gale-Biography in Context & World Book/Biography Center Utah Content –CultureGrams States Edition, Counties of Utah, Mountain West Digital Libraries, Utah Archives Mathematics –eMedia, LearningExpress, NROC Hippocampus, Thinkfinity/Illuminations

6. What is Utah’s Online Library? (Cont’d) Maps –CultureGrams, Thinkfinity/Mapping, & World Book/Atlas Science –Digital Science Online, eMedia, LearningExpress, NROC Hippocampus, Thinkfinity/ ScienceNetLinks Video –CultureGrams/Video, Digital Science Online, eMedia, NROC Hippocampus, World Book

7. Additional Resources Each Utah’s Online Library partner (K- 12 schools, public, and college/university libraries) have licensed additional resources to meet specific needs of their patrons. Check with your library to see what else they have licensed just for you.

8. Who Uses Utah’s Online Library? Teachers –lesson plans on every subject; activities, quizzes; professional development and in-service; school projects. Students –homework assignments such as reports, presentations, and research. Parents/Utah citizens –family history, health, cooking, auto repair, social, business, ebooks / audio books, and music.

9. Where Can I Find Utah’s Online Library? K-12 Schools Public Libraries Colleges & Universities Home Anywhere you have Internet access Note: You may be required to use a log-in name, library card #, student #, and/or password. Talk to your local librarian on how to connect to Utah’s Online Library.

10. Why Should I Use Utah’s Online Library? Credible resources –High quality –Updated regularly Accessible –To all Utah citizens –24/7 (twenty-four hours, seven days a week) It is free No inappropriate web sites

11. Support Materials For K-12, go to http://onlinelibrary.uen.org then click on “Support Materials” For Colleges & Universities, go to http://www.ualc.net/tutorials/index.html For Public Libraries, go to http://pioneer.utah.gov/sitemap.html

12. Pioneer Contact Information E-mail: resources@uen.org Phone: 1(800) 866-5852