1. Traveler – What You Need To Know Sally Hawkes shawkes@asl.lib.ar.us Arkansas State Library www.asl.lib.ar.us/traveler

2. Funding 87% Federal –Library Services and Technology Act 13% State –Arkansas Department of Education Averages out to approx. $625 per library –At least $100,000 per library to replicate

3. Subscription Renewal EBSCOhost Encyclopædia Britannica Gale Discovering Collection NetLibrary OCLC/FirstSearch Base Package http://www.asl.lib.ar.us/traveler/databasesFY06_07.htm

4. Quick Guide

6. Setting Up Links Desktop Icons / Shortcuts http://www.asl.lib.ar.us/traveler/Desktop.htm Web Pages –Use links from Access Information –Do not post IDs or passwords Licensing agreement covers state of Arkansas only Remote Access Authentication –through Web Page –through Integrated Library System

7. New on the Web Page Have you tried to use Traveler Database but had problems? Self Help – changed in 10/2006 –Training, Promotion, Brochure 2007, K-12 List, Databases by Subject, Presentations, NetLibrary Lists Pro/Con Debate Directions –Under Promotion - Grolier

8. Trouble with Traveler? New Page on web site Facts About Traveler

9. Self Help Self Help Update 10/2006 – Training,Promotion,Brochure 2007, K-12 List, Presentations, NetLibrary Lists

10. EBSCO Online Help Training Online tutorials Training Guides Online training courses

11. Encyclopædia Britannica Guided Tours are available from the opening page of the each database: Britannica Online Academic Edition Britannica Online Library Edition –(includes Britannica Online Reference Center & Britannica Kids) Britannica Online School Edition –(includes Encyclopædia Britannica, Compton's by Britannica & Britannica Elementary) Enciclopedia Universal en Español Annals of American History Online World Data Analyst Online Webster’s Third New International Dictionary Unabridged Online

12. FirstSearch Teaching (Learning) Guided Tour Online Tutorials Getting Started Gale Discovering Collection Guided Tour User's Guides

13. Grolier [At the Grolier page, click on For Educators on the lower 1/3 of the Grolier page] User's Guide Grolier Online Passport ; Grolier Online Passport Tutorial –To begin receiving GO Updates or GO News, or to request a copy of the latest GO Guide: gosupport@scholasticlibrary.com PowerPoint Presentations 10 Great Ways to Use Grolier Online® with Elementary School Students 10 Ways Teachers Can Use Grolier

14. EBSCO New Help Sheets Oct. 2006 Request Form for... –Posters (Student Research Center) –Table Tents (EBSCOhost Basic Search) EBSCOhost Research Databases -- Help Sheets & User Guides, Teacher Guides (Middle Search; MAS Ultra; Primary Search) Kid's Search -- Help Sheets & User Guides Student Research Center -- Help Sheets & User Guides Teacher's Guides (Middle Search; MAS Ultra) EBSCO Success Center –Special Event Kits –Database Summaries –Printable Resources –Marketing Links

15. Encyclopædia Britannica Flyers, Guided Tours, Search Tips etc. –Britannica Online Academic Edition –Britannica Online School Edition –Britannica Online Public Library Edition –Annals of American History Online –World Data Analyst Online –Enciclopedia Universal en Español Online –Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Online Learning Materials Interactive Lessons, Exercises, Study Guides & Web Activities –Language Arts -- Reading, Writing and Literature –Science -- Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science –Social Studies -- U.S. and World History & Government –Mathematics -- Number and Operations, Pre-Algebra, Algebra and Geometry

16. NetLibrary Titles Traveler Collection by Title word pdf by Subject word pdf –Final list of 55 titles –Arranged by subject and by title within the subjects –Save document locally and arrange for your patrons/students –Subjects are: Careers, Health, Home Computing, Small Business Public Domain by Author pdf word –Pdf and Word version for 3,399 titles (approx. 65 pages) –Already in Excel format under Access information on Traveler page www.asl.lib.ar.us/NetLibrary –Alphabetized by a computer, the first 202 titles do not have authors and are listed randomly. The first author name begins on page 4. Public Domain by Title pdf word –Pdf and Word version for 3,399 titles (approx. 65 pages) –Already in Excel format under Access information on Traveler page www.asl.lib.ar.us/NetLibrary www.asl.lib.ar.us/NetLibrary –Alphabetized by a computer, the first 34 titles are organized first because of punctuation in the title. Also note that titles that begin with articles – a, an & the – are alphabetized starting with the article. Example: The wind in the willows is in the T section of the list, not W.

17. FirstSearch Documentation Handout -- Base Package description Promoting (in English, Español and other languages) –Posters –Bookmarks –Table Tents –Brochures Print version of entire Promotional Toolkit

18. Gale Discovering Collection Fact Sheet [PDF] How to Cite In-Service Packets –Biography –History (currently not available) –Literature –Science –Social Science Navigation Guides (currently not available) Tip Sheets Marketing and Program Help –Find Yourself In the Library Materials (also available in Spanish) –Black History –Hispanic History –Poet's Corner –Women's History

19. Grolier Teacher Resources (ends Feb/March 2005, 2005 - is online in For Educators) GoNews Online Newsletter GoGuide –How to Get Started –GO Quests-GO Guide 2004* –Activities-GO Guide 2003 –Activities-GO Guide 2002 GoUpdate Quick Tips for Librarians & Teachers –Previous Tips –Subscription to e-mail updates

20. Grolier Extra Special Hint –Go to http://go.grolier.comhttp://go.grolier.com –Click on For Educators –Middle Column, Bottom PRO/CON Debates Read opposing viewpoints on topics of current interest Currently 36 Topics

21. Database Lists K-12 List –Databases listed in age groups –Databases listed in general subject areas

22. Network Advisory Committee Barbie James –Forrest City High School –barbie.james@fcsd.grsc.k12.ar.usbarbie.james@fcsd.grsc.k12.ar.us Kim Koch –Mayflower High School –kkoch@mayflower.k12.ar.uskkoch@mayflower.k12.ar.us

23. Questions?

24. Sally Hawkes shawkes@asl.lib.ar.us Arkansas State Library www.asl.lib.ar.us/traveler