Title: Database Resources:
1Database Resources
- You got em, flaunt em
- Scott Millard
2Five principles
- Electronic products are for use.
- Every reader his or her electronic database
- Every database its reader
- Save the time of the reader
- The library is a growing organism.
3What are your goals
- Know the goals
- What is it you are trying to achieve?
4Communicate
- Communication is essential
5Know your products
- Staff awareness
- Training
- Play time
6know what the vendors have
7Know what else is available
8End users
- Who are they
- Go beyond the obvious
9Following directions
10Learning about logical choice
11literacy
12Forms of literacy
13Forms of literacy
14Service recalls as literacy
15Schematics as literacy
16Levelling /differentiated instruction
17Use products in different ways
18Levelling
19Information
- Knowledge is key
- Inform staff as well as end users/clients
20Blog it to death
21Wikis as means of promoting
22Publicity
23Goals
- To raise awareness of the online resources
available at school and public libraries - To clarify the differences between resources by
identifying their content strengths and
weaknesses - Communicate basic search skills
- Promote remote access to assist with research
24- The Rules
- Only ballots with a name and contact information
will be considered eligible. - Participants are eligible to receive prizes at
the local contest entry location as well as
regional prizes. - Only one entry per person per location.
- Winners will be contacted to arrange for prize
pick-ups. - The contest is open to residents of Halton
region, students who attend a Halton school or
Halton public library users. - Staff working in school or public libraries are
not eligible. - Odds of winning depend on the number of entries
received at each partner location. - Each partner will have prizes to award.
25- The Rules
- Prizes vary according to local library system or
school board. - Ballots are available at participating locations
that are part of Halton District School Board,
Halton Catholic District School Board, Burlington
Public Library, Halton Hills Public Library,
Milton Public Library and Oakville Public
Library. - Hand-drawn facsimiles of ballots will not be
eligible. - Answers to Treasure Hunt questions must be
correct to be eligible for the prize draws. - Winners agree to have their names and photos
publicized in local media and online. - Prize draws will occur on a commonly determined
date.
26Virtual Treasure Hunt Rules
Virtual Treasure Hunt Rules
- Only ballots with a name and contact information
will be considered eligible. - Participants are eligible to receive prizes at
the local contest entry location as well as
regional prizes. - Only one entry per person per location
- Winners will be contacted to arrange for prize
pick-ups. - The contest is open to residents of Halton
region, students who attend a Halton school or
Halton public library users. Staff who work in
school or public libraries are not eligible. - Odds of winning depend on the number of entries
received at each partner location. - Each partner will have prizes to award iPods
and/or MP3 players. Prizes vary according to
local library system or school board. - Regional prizes include a laptop, digital camera
and DVD player. Each will be awarded separately. - Ballots are available at participating locations
that are part of Halton District School Board,
Halton Catholic District School Board, Burlington
Public Library, Halton Hills Public Library,
Milton Public Library and Oakville Public
Library. - Hand-drawn facsimiles of ballots will not be
eligible. - Answers to Treasure Hunt questions must be
correct to be eligible for the prize draws. - Winners agree to have their names and photos
publicized in local media and online. - Local prize draws for the iPods and MP3 players
will occur on Friday November 2, 2007. All
correct ballots will then be entered into the
regional prize draw on Friday November 9, 2007.
- Only ballots with a name and contact information
will be considered eligible. - Participants are eligible to receive prizes at
the local contest entry location as well as
regional prizes. - Only one entry per person per location
- Winners will be contacted to arrange for prize
pick-ups. - The contest is open to residents of Halton
region, students who attend a Halton school or
Halton public library users. Staff who work in
school or public libraries are not eligible. - Odds of winning depend on the number of entries
received at each partner location. - Each partner will have prizes to award iPods
and/or MP3 players. Prizes vary according to
local library system or school board. - Regional prizes include a laptop, digital camera
and DVD player. Each will be awarded separately. - Ballots are available at participating locations
that are part of Halton District School Board,
Halton Catholic District School Board, Burlington
Public Library, Halton Hills Public Library,
Milton Public Library and Oakville Public
Library. - Hand-drawn facsimiles of ballots will not be
eligible. - Answers to Treasure Hunt questions must be
correct to be eligible for the prize draws. - Winners agree to have their names and photos
publicized in local media and online. - Local prize draws for the iPods and MP3 players
will occur on Friday November 2, 2007. All
correct ballots will then be entered into the
regional prize draw on Friday November 9, 2007.
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28Questions for 5 12 year olds
Ages 5-12 Questions Hints
Can you find all the Redwall books and what order to read them in? Use Novelist K to 8
Can you name the first and third Lemony Snicket books? Use Novelist
What is the title of the article that you find on Canadian Magazine Index when you search for Sir Wilfrid Laurier? Use the Subject guide search.
According to the magazine Ranger Rick, how long is the bill of a white pelican? Use Primary Search.
The name of the resource you can use to find out about jobs is Career _______?
Using Canadian Literary Centre, tell me how many articles you can find about the book Anne of Green Gables? Search Anne of Green Gables as a Subject.
How long is a hadrosaurus? Use Searchasaurus.
29Sample entry form
30Results
Ballots completed 2005 Ballots completed 2006 Ballots completed 2007 Ballots completed 2008
Burlington Public Library 15 121 86 115
Halton Catholic 60 185 28 167
Halton District 699 1918 3134 4671
Halton Hills 17 54 37 107
Milton 6 39 57 101
Oakville 6 123 169 192
31First time using databases?
How often used? Never, 1st time 1-4 5-9 10
Burlington 56 23 5 21
Halton Catholic 58 18 22 13
Halton District 47 31 11 9
Halton Hills 47 28 6 18
Milton 46 54
Oakville 57 21 7 15
Overall 52 24 10 15
32- Comments
- The databases are extremely useful for many of my
assignments. - This is fun, man!
- These are exciting. I am hoping to win a prize.
- Its fun to search.
- It is a good resource and I love to search it. I
cannot wait until I show my mother. - These are cool.
- Excellent resource centres!
- Very good, especially for English.
33Change is essential
- Based on feedback every year, things would
change. - One big change was to ensure staff
training/awareness.
34Staff flyer
35Staff ballot
36Making it work
- So what?
- Make is as easy as possible for you clients to
participate. We made the mistake of trying to
make it too difficult and we suffered. We now
have it easy and it works. - Create generic posters and ballots that can be
reused. We spent hours on our own at the
beginning. Then, we spent hours on devising a
generic poster and ballot. But now that it is
done, I can quickly go in and edit the ballot or
poster in a few minutes. Worth the time. - Share, share, share We had phenomenal experience
and expertise in the group. One could use this
file, another could do something else. In my
experience, I have never worked with such a team
before. They all are superb . And they share.
37Making it work
- Be willing to alter it as you need. We did alter
it many times. - Prizes are nice and sexy. But that is not
always possible. How about waiving fines? Try
whatever works. - Ask others to work on the ballots. A team
working group get them to create the teen
questions. Why not? Involve everyone. - Have students or colleagues to the art and devise
a poster. - HAVE FUN. It did not work until we laughed.
38Growth in product usage at HCDSB
39Your challenge
- What can you adapt for your system?
- Promote Resources Ontario and Knowledge Ontario
every chance you get.
40Most important
- Have fun! We only got better when we all laughed.
41Contact
- Contact me any time for further information
- millards_at_hcdsb.org