Essential Question

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Essential Question

• How can the online tools EBSCO and Grolier help
  me with research?

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Online Research Tools

• EBSCO
• and
• Grolier Online

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EBSCO

• Magazine and journal articles
• Reference books
• Newspapers
• Images

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Getting in to EBSCO

• //search.ebscohost.com
• User ID mhs
• Password jackets

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Getting Started in EBSCO
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Select New Service

• EBSCOhost Web
• Searchasaurus
• Consumer Health Complete
• Points of View
• NoveList K-8 Plus
• NoveList Plus

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Next

• Click on EBSCOhost WEB
• Choose databases
• MasterFILE premier
• Newspaper Source
• Funk Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
• Others
• Click Continue

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Choices

• Basic, Advanced, or Visual Search
• Search Options
• All search terms
• Any search terms
• Limit your results
• Full text
• Publication
• Date
• Image Quick View

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• Sign in to My EBSCOhost
• Free, personal folder
• Articles
• Searches
• Others

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Right Sidebar Tools

• Add to folder
• Print
• Save
• Cite
• Listen

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Tips for Use

• When doing a search, always check Full Text in
  the Refine Search box
• Remember you can select to see results by date
  ascending or descending and by relevance
• Bottom of article navigation buttons
• Return to results list
• Refine search
• Next/previous article

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Lets do a search
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Essential Question

• How can the online tool EBSCO help me with
  research?

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NOW ITS YOUR TURN!
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What about Grolier Online?

• go.grolier.com
• Provided by the WV Library Commission
• Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
• Magazine articles
• Websites
• Media

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Grolier Online Tutorial
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Helpful Features

• How to cite this article
• Suggested websites are reviewed by experts for
  relevance
• Suggested magazine/journal articles
• Search the search results
• (More like this)

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Connecting at home

• go.grolier.com
• User id west
• Password virginia

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Essential Question

• How can the online tool Grolier help me with
  research?