1. TexShare Databases Electronic Access to Magazines, Newspapers, and Books Presented by: Jennifer Bekker Technical Services Supervisor Lewisville Public Library jbekker@cityoflewisville.com

2. TexShare Databases What are the TexShare Databases? Accessing the Databases Searching the Databases EBSCOHost example netLibrary example Summary and Contact Information

3. What Are The TexShare Databases? The TexShare Databases are commercial database subscriptions, contracted by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) for use by participating Texas Libraries.

4. What Do You Get? Newspaper Articles Magazine Articles Scholarly Journal Articles Research on public and private companies Genealogy resources Online Books Cliffs Notes Blooms Notes Encyclopedias Literature Non-Fiction Titles

5. Access via the Lewisville Public Library Get your Lewisville Public Library card Ask for the User Name and Password from the Reference Desk Visit the library website http://library.cityoflewisville.com http://library.cityoflewisville.com Its FREE!

6. http://library.cityoflewisville.com Visit the Lewisville Public Library website to access the TexShare Databases. Access via the Lewisville Public Library

7. Click the Other Resources button. Access via the Lewisville Public Library Choose TexShare.

8. Databases are organized by topic. Select a subject area to see individual databases. Searching TexShare Databases

9. EBSCOHost Database Each subject area includes several databases. Select the EBSCO database. Searching TexShare Databases

10. EBSCOHost Database Choose from the list of databases included in EBSCO. Select as many or as few as you like.

11. EBSCOHost Database Type your topic and search. You can limit your search magazine title or only full text articles. Searching TexShare Databases

12. The hit-list shows articles written about your topic. Click Full Text to view the article and the citation information. EBSCOHost Database Searching TexShare Databases

13. HTML Full Text contains the text of the original article. EBSCOHost Database Searching TexShare Databases PDF Full Text is a scan of the actual article and includes text and graphics.

14. Searching TexShare Databases Search for your topic Find citations Read articles online Print articles E-mail articles EBSCOHost Database EBSCO offers one-stop shopping for articles

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16. Browse ebooks for a short time. It is just like browsing a book in the library. Check out a book for 24 hours. The book automatically checks-in after 24 hours. You can utilize special features such as taking notes while reading or bookmark specific pages. Searching TexShare Databases netLibrary eBooks Ways to read eBooks

17. Searching TexShare Databases netLibrary eBooks Search by Title, Author, Subject, Keyword, Full- Text, Publisher, Year, or ISBN.

18. Select the book you want. Click to Browse or Check-Out the eBook. Searching TexShare Databases netLibrary eBooks

19. Searching TexShare Databases netLibrary eBooks Go to a specific page. Current page number. Text Table of Contents Dictionary Take notes while reading Search for specific passages or words Bookmark pages

20. Searching TexShare Databases Find books the library does not own Find books that are currently checked out at your library Find and read books when the library is closed Read reference books at home netLibrary eBooks

21. TexShare Databases Anyone with a library card can access the TexShare Databases Login from any computer with Internet access Find full-text articles Read eBooks

22. TexShare Databases Contact you local library Visit the TexShare website www.texshare.edu E-Mail TexShare databases@tsl.state.tx.us To learn more about TexShare,