1. NoveList Your Guide to Fiction 1. Access, Content,Sources, and Features 2. Training and Support 3. Limiting and Searching 4. Navigating the Content 5. Saving, Printing, and Emailing Results

2. NoveList Your Guide to Fiction 1. Content, Sources and Features 2. Training and Support 3. Limiting and Searching 4. Navigating the Content 5. Saving, Printing, and Emailing Results

3. Access NoveList 24/7 from home or school using the School Library Website

4. NoveList: Content and Sources content-rich, current, and authoritative guide to fiction for students, teachers, and teacher-librarians contains materials for all ages including picture books, children's "chapter" books, young adult titles and books for adult readers integrates information from a variety of sources contains full-text reviews for adult, young adult, children's and easy fiction titles from several journals, including: Booklist, School Library Journal, Library Journal and Publishers Weekly is updated monthly and adds about 10,000 new fiction records to the database per year, along with reviews and descriptions when they are available

5. HOME screen offers Quick Search option, monthly themes, and current articles of interest

6. Search Our Database Options Find a Favourite Author Use a favorite author to find new titles. Find a Favourite Title Use a favorite title to find similar books. Find a Series Name Use a series name to get a list of titles in the series. Describe a Plot Enter words describing a book you'd like to read. Boolean Search Guided and Freehand Boolean searching of the NoveList database. Article and List Search Enter words to search our ready made lists and articles.

7. Browse Lists Options Best Fiction Awards, honors, and recommended lists. Explore Fiction Mysteries, horror, romance, adventure and more Grab and Go Topical Lists Canada Grab and Go Booklists

8. For Reader Options Annotated Book Lists Brief discussion of selected titles in selected genres or featuring particular themes. Author Read-alikes Suggestions for similar books and comparable authors. Book Discussion Guides, Adult, Young Adult Fully developed guides, including information on the author, a plot summary, questions and answers, and suggested titles for further reading. BookTalks Sample talks for books at the Children's and Young Adult level What We're Reading Suggestions of what RA experts, Reviewers, and Authors are reading, and why.

9. Readers’ Advisory Free email support free e-mail service that is designed to increase usage and knowledge of the product may also include activities, tips, or other practical tidbits that enable you to enhance your ability to use the database.

10. School Resources Options Teaching with Fiction Articles with thematic book lists and annotations to help you use fiction with your students. Booklists and Book Discussions Picture Book Extenders Author Biographies for Young Adults

11. NoveList Guide to Fiction 1. Access,Features, Content, and Sources 2. Training and Support 3. Limiting and Searching 4. Navigating the Content 5. Saving, Printing, and Emailing Results

12. Modules & Support Quick sample and navigation tutorials Search Strategies Additional content School Support

13. Easy-to-follow directions and navigation buttons

14. 1-Minute NoveList not a tutorial but a presentation of scenarios to get started

15. Getting Around in NoveList a short tutorial that uses scenarios to introduce searching, browsing, and exploring

16. Searching the NoveList Database Step-by-step instructions and printable seach aids for each search option

17. Find a Favourite Author Find a Favorite Title Find a Series Name Describe a Plot Boolean Search Article and List Search

18. NoveList Your Guide to Fiction 1. Access,Features,Content, and Sources 2. Training and Support 3. Limiting and Searching 4. Navigating the Content 5. Saving, Printing, and Emailing Results

19. Before searching, you can set the reading level defaults to limit your search by: 1. Age 2. Number of pages 3. Lexile Rating 4. Publication date 5. Format 1 2 3 4 5

20. You can use the Lexile Rating to retrieve only titles that are within a student’s reading ability or that offer an appropriate challenge

21. “Quick Search” allows you to search by - Author - Title - Series - Keyword

22. When you get your search results: 1. Click to view entry 2. Note level 3. Note coverage 4. Note Lexile (if available) 5. Add to your Personal Folder 1 234 5

23. NoveList Your Guide to Fiction 1. Access,Features,Content, and Sources 2. Training and Support 3. Limiting and Searching 4. Navigating the Content 5. Saving, Printing, and Emailing Results

24. This article contains a description of plot and characters, award lists, discussion guides, a book talk, other titles by the author, reviews, and a link to teacher support material

25. Scroll down to see additional information

26. The Discussion Guide contains comprehensive information including: 1. Author biography with links to other titles and focus on this work 2. Plot summary

27. 3. Discussion questions (e.g., “How is the theme of redemption developed in the novel?” 4. Links to related works with short summaries (e.g., Heaven Shop by Deborah Ellis)

28. NoveList Your Guide to Fiction 1. Access, Features, Content, and Sources 2. Training and Support 3. Limiting and Searching 4. Navigating the Content 5. Saving, Printing, and Emailing Results

29. Click on the Add Folder to save information on books you have selected Selected titles will be saved as a Personal List

30. From this list, you can: 1. Print 2. Email 3. Delete selections 4. Set up a My Novelist account to retain your lists 12 3 4

31. Sending an email provides a fast way of storing information and sharing with others, and saves on printing costs