1. What is Traveler? www.asl.lib.ar.us/traveler
Sally Hawkes
Arkansas State Library

2. Remember using Reader’s Guide in book form?

3. Traveler is Better Search online
No really, really thin paper that’s hard to use
No multiple volumes to check
85% in full text (html or pdf)
You can print or material
Photographs and videos may be included
You don’t have to be at school to use it

4. What is Traveler? Traveler is a state-wide project
Offers online research information to all Arkansas residents through academic, public, school and special libraries
Home access is also available
Free to libraries and users
Administered by the Office of Library Network Services, Arkansas State Library

5. Funding 87% Federal 13% State Averages out to approx. $620 per library
Library Services and Technology Act
13% State
Arkansas Department of Education
Averages out to approx. $620 per library
At least $100,000 per library to replicate

6. Subscription Oct. 1 through Sept. 30
EBSCOhost    
Encyclopædia Britannica
Gale Discovering Collection
New Book of Knowlege
OCLC/FirstSearch Base Package     

7. EBSCOhost Academic Search Elite; Business Sources Elite;
EBSCO Animals;
ERIC;
Funk and Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia;
Health Source: Consumer Edition; Health  Source: Nursing/Academic Edition; 
Legal Collection;
MasterFile Premier;
MAS Ultra: School Edition;  
Middle Search Plus;
Newspaper Source;
Primary Search;
Professional Development Collection;
Regional Business News; 
TOPICSearch

8. EBSCOhost Academic Search Elite Business Sources Elite EBSCO Animals
ERIC
Funk and Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Health  Source: Nursing/Academic Edition 
Legal Collection  
MasterFile Premier
MAS Ultra: School Edition  
Middle Search Plus
Newspaper Source
Primary Search
Professional Development Collection
Regional Business News 
TOPICSearch

9. EBSCO

10. Encyclopædia Britannica
Britannica Online School Edition
Encyclopædia Britannica;
Compton's Encyclopedia
Britannica Elementary
Britannic Learning Zone PreK-2
Spanish Reference Center
Planeta Saber
Enciclopedia Juvenil
Annals of American History Online  
World Data Analyst Online:
Webster’s Third New International Dictionary Unabridged Online

12. Encyclopædia Britannica
Britannica Online School Edition
Britannica Online
Britannica Online Library Edition
Spanish Encyclopedia
Spanish Reference Center
Planeta Saber
Enciclopedia Juvenil
Reference Books
Annals of American History Online
World Data Analyst Online
Webster’s Third New International Dictionary Unabridged Online
During the subscription term, Traveler members will also receive a 20% discount on any print products purchased from Encyclopædia Britannica.

13. Gale’s DISCovering Collection
Comprehensive coverage in 5 Core Curriculum areas
Literature
History
Biography
Science
Social Studies

16. New Book of Knowledge

18. Access Libraries register by IP number
Access directly from the school/library
Procedure varies from location to location
Desktop access
Web access
Home Access
Remote access codes
Library card authentication

19. Setting Up Access Go to Traveler page Remote Access
Click on Setting Up Access
Includes vendor icons & web addresses
Remote Access
Methods
ID and/or password
Authenticate through proxy server
Licensed for Arkansas users only
No access code on web sites

20. From the Vendors Additional materials
Guides
Support Material
Tutorials, Presentations

21. Supplemental Material
EBSCO’s Success Center page
From Student Success Tools
Online Citation Maker
A Student Guide to Persuasive Essays and Debates [pdf]
How to Avoid Plagiarism [psf]
How to Cite Information [pdf]
How to Take Good Notes [pdf]
How to Write a Bibliography [pdf]
How to Write a Thesis Statement [pdf]

22. EBSCO – PR extras

23. Britannica Learning Materials

24. Britannica Learning Materials
Reading Read stories and test yourself or practice readings skills with animated exercises K-5
Interactive Lessons
Exercises
Writing Practice grammar skills and learn about writing essays and letters. K-5
6-12
Study Guides
Web Site Activities
American Literature Explore novels and plays by American authors such as William Faulkner, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Tennessee Williams, and more

25. Gale Group In-Service Packets Program Help Biography History
Literature
Science
Social Science
Program Help
Black History
Hispanic History
Poet's Corner
Women's History

27. www.go.grolier.com click on For Educators

28. Scholastic Pages (Grolier)

29. Training Information http://www.asl.lib.ar.us/traveler
Promoting Traveler
Vendor Materials
Training
Online Opportunities

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

31. Questions?

32. Sally Hawkes