1. CPS Department of Libraries & Information Services Online Subscription Databases Wendell Phillips Academy High School Professional Development Day September 1, 2010 _____________________________ K.C. Boyd Library Media Specialist

2. My personal motto: I am a librarian which happens to be the best job on the planet! My favorite quote: Reading is the gateway skill that makes all learning possible. President Barack Obama I am a lover and supporter of Street Literature books for adults and alternate titles for pre-teens and teens. My passion is to connect kids with books.

3. The main library Student reading area

6. What is a subscription online database? A collection of information from various authoritative sources— such as, magazines, newspapers, and reference books, which is accessed through the Internet by subscribing organizations.

7. Advantages of online databases Information is current, authoritative, & relevant Accessible from home & school Searches hundreds of sources simultaneously Hits are often available in full-text

8. Logging In At School www.cps.k12.il.us CPS Departments Select L from alphabetical list Libraries Databases → Scroll down to select databases At Home www.cps.edu Students Get help with homework Resources Library databases

10. CPS Department of Libraries & Information Services Online Subscription Databases McClellan In-service January 23, 2009 _____________________________ Merril V. Stegall Area Library Coordinator Areas 4, 6, and 9

12. Log In

13. Gale Family of Databases Student Resource Center Gold Student Resource Center Junior Kids InfoBits Student Resource Center Health Module Professional Collection Gale Virtual Reference Library LitFinder ~PowerSearch allows you to searches all databases at one time (Kids Infobits excluded)

14. Logging In

21. LitFINDER Full-text of 126,500 poems, 5,000 short stories, 2,800 essays, 1,800 speeches, and 1,000 plays. http://access.gale.com/cps

23. Gale Virtual Reference Library CPS resources in the Gale Virtual Reference Library include Africa: An Encyclopedia for Students; Countries and their Cultures; Encyclopedia of World Biography; Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy; Modern American Literature and more! http://access.gale.com/cps

24. Britannica Online Encyclopedia

28. ABC CLIO AMERICAN HISTORY Award winning survey of America history from1350 to the present AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Online support for researching the history and workings of the U.S. government at any level

32. THE HOME PAGE Advanced Search (Reference Library) Explore a Topic (Classroom) Analyze (Dilemmas) Feature Stories Simple Search Research Lists Switch databases

33. ABC CLIO – American Government

37. Training Materials

42. Teen Health and Wellness

43. Teen Health

44. Using CPS Online Databases Database Information Sheet  Available from the DLIS and your school librarian  May freely copy and distribute to your students and teachers  Check the DLIS website for changes & updates

45. http://wphillipslibrary.wikispaces.com

46. http://cpsproflib.wikispaces.com/

47. K.C. Boyd Library Media Specialist kcboyd1@gmail.com