Great K12 Online Databases from MeL

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Great K12Online Databasesfrom MeL

• Suzanne Robinson
• Michigan Library Consortium
• MeL Databases Training Coordinator
• October 2008

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What is MeL?

• MeL is the Michigan eLibrary, an anywhere,
  anytime library for Michigan residents.
• MeL contains magazine, newspaper and journal
  articles, books, and evaluated Web sites.
• MeL can be used by any citizen of the state at no
  charge 24 hours/day.

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What is a database, and why would you care?

• Collection of (mostly) full text magazines,
  journals, newspapers, reference sources,
  podcasts, images
• General or topic specific
• Various ages and audiences
• Not available through Google, etc.

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Why do you need to logon on?

• In the library usually no logon required
• How is your school set up?
• At home or any remote location, such as your
  office
• Need to show you are Michigan resident
• Database contracts cost money, just like any good
  product or service

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Why am I talking to you?

• You want your students to use the best sources
  information literacy!
• Find, evaluate, analyze, synthesize, draw
  conclusions, apply info to real situation
• Could we use this about now? ?

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So, what do we have?
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SIRS Discoverer

• articles, maps, images, books, reviewed/searchable
  websites
• special features
• younger users through HS

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Kids InfoBits

• articles, books, images, charts and graphs,
  text-to-speech option
• Teacher Toolkit
• Younger users through MS

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Middle and high school stuff...
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InfoTrac Student Edition

• Example of Gales search screen
• Used by many other Gale databases
• magazines, journals, newspapers, books, images,
  podcasts
• Junior MS, Student HS

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Gale Virtual Reference Center

• 10 sets of online reference books
• All ages (MS on up)

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LearningExpress

• ACT
• AP
• GED
• NEW citizenship test
• many types of tests for practice for all ages

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Newspapers...
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InfoTrac Custom Newspapers

• 900 from U.S. and around the world
• Full text
• Good for alternative views

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Newsbank Michigan Newspapers

• 3 major Michigan newspapers
• Detroit Free Press
• Grand Rapids Press
• Lansing State Journal

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SIRS Renaissance

• Arts and Humanities
• Full text magazines, images, awards, biographies,
  special features, Curriculum Pathfinders
  (reviewed websites)

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NoveList

• Book summaries
• Book reviews
• Awards lists
• Read more like.
• Book talk help
• Book discussion guides
• Fiction, all ages

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Health and Wellness Resource Center

• magazines, pamphlets, encyclopedias, news,
  websites
• all very, very trustworthy!!!

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CAMIO

• Art images
• Permission to use by students, faculty
• Can set up slide shows (read help section)

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For teachershelp YOURSELF!

• Educators Reference Complete
• Michigan Online Resources for Educators
• ERIC
• Academic OneFile

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QUESTIONS?

• Contact your local librarian first
• Librarians can contact me
• We can find the answer!