Steps to Research

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Steps to Research

• Helping Students
• Research
• One step at a time

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Agenda

• Short History of the Virtual Library
• The design of our virtual library
• Student Link
• Marketing and implementation

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Curriculum Development Responsibilities
Instructional Responsibilities
Consultative Role
Kate Shields (7 High School Libraries)
Jan Reynolds (36 Elementary)
Selection of Learning Resources
Management Function
Program Advocacy
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Short History of the Virtual Library

• The central virtual library started 9 years ago
  by Linda Langdon
• The vision was to have a central place that was
  organized in a logical research method.
• In February of 2005 the model for elementary
  schools was changed and along with that came the
  elementary virtual library.
• In September of 2005 Jan Reynolds was hired as
  the Board Librarian for Elementary Schools.
• In February of 2008 Kate Shields started as Board
  Librarian for Secondary School.

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Near North District School Board

• Seven Step Model
• http//www-lib.nearnorth.edu.on.ca/vle1.htm

1. Encyclopedias
2. Books
3. Current Resources
4. Internet Links
5. Government
6. Maps
7. Search Engines

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Before the students begin

• How to read a screen
• How to skim, scan and highlight
• Edit find feature
• How are they to save their work
• What is a search box
• What are the keywords boolean
• New terminology (active x)
• Match your instructions to what they see

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What are the seven steps?

• Step 1 Encyclopedias
• Step 2 Books
• Step 3 Current Resources
• Step 4 General Resources

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Step 1 - Encyclopedias

• FREE
• Grolier (OSAPAC)
• Canadian

• SUBSCRIPTION
• Britannica
• World Book
• Découverte

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What are the seven steps?

• Step 1 Encyclopedias
• Step 2 Books
• Step 3 Current Resources
• Step 4 General Resources

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Step 2 - Books

• Near North Board is fully automated
• You can search from any computer on the internet
• Automating book rooms

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Step 2 Books (continued)

• SUBSCRIPTION

FREE

• Literary Reference Centre-EBSCO
• Literature Study Centre-Proquest

• ReadPlease (text to speech)
• VozMe (Text to MP3)
• Forest of reading
• Battle of the Books

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What are the seven steps?

• Step 1 Encyclopedias
• Step 2 Books
• Step 3 Current Resources
• Step 4 General Resources

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Step 3 Current Resources

• Free
• Knowledge Ontario
• (Galenet)
• National Geographic
• Time Magazine for Kids
• Les Debrouillards (French)

• Subscription
• Proquest
• Elibrary
• History Study Centre
• SIRS
• EBSCO
• Student Research Centre
• Academic Complete Canadian
• Canadian Points of View
• Galenet
• Science Resource Centre
• Health and Wellness

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What are the seven steps?

• Step 1 Encyclopedias
• Step 2 Books
• Step 3 Current Resources
• Step 4 General Resources

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Step 4 General Resources

• FREE
• Petit Monde (French)
• Cybersciences (French)
• http//www-lib.nearnorthschools.ca/
• Homework helpers

• SUBSCRIPTION
• Student Link

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• Step 5 Government
• Step 6 Maps
• Step 7 Search Engines

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STEPS - 5, 6 7

• Step 7
• Search Engines
• Free
• Yahooligans
• Ask Jeeves Kids
• KidsClick!
• Kidadoweb (French)

• Step 5
• Government
• Free
• Canada
• Ontario
• North Bay
• Stats Canada
• E-Stat

• Step 6
• Maps
• Free
• Canadian atlas
• Canada from Space
• CIA World Factbook
• NASA maps

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How do they do that?

• Passwords two ways of authentication
• Solution same password simple think grade 1 or
  3
• Stats Library Bookings and Subscriptions

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Stats
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Techie Behind the Scenes Stuff

• We are currently using Front Page.
• Board Librarians are the only two people who
  have access to make changes.
• Budget for all the subscriptions are shared to an
  extent between elementary and secondary.
• The library clerks in the high schools maintain
  their own pages with Kates guidance.

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Thank You!
Questions? Comments?
Jan Reynolds Lead Teacher Librarian
Elementary reynoldsj_at_nearnorthschools.ca
Kate Shields Board Librarian Secondary
Schools shieldsk_at_nearnorthschools.ca