Online Resources & Research Tools:

Using EBSCO Databases Effectively with Your Students (Grades P-6)

WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY

HOSTS

• Ray Fernandes• Education Media Librarian• FERNANF@gov.ns.ca

• David Lubin• Regional Sales Manager – EBSCO • dlubin@ebscohost.com

AGENDA

• Content of EBSCO Databases• Review searching different interfaces• Review “MY EBSCOHOST”• Folders, Alerts• Audiovisual Tutorials• Support Site• Questions and Answers**

** PLEASE USE CHAT BOX FOR QUESTIONS

CURRENT DATABASES AVAILABLE

• Advanced Placement Source• Canadian Literary Centre• Canadian Points of View Reference Centre• Canadian Reference Centre• Education Research Complete (& ERIC)

• History Reference Center**• Literary Reference Center• MiddleSearch Plus**• Primary Search**• Science Reference Center**• Vente et Gestion

Primary Search is the only magazine

database which is truly appropriate

for elementary students

(based on Lexile reading levels)

Reading Level Indicators are provided

Primary Search

Top Quality Children’s Magazines

253 Reference Books, including Encyclopedia of Animals,

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and:

Lexiles

Age-Appropriate Content Only

Middle Search Plus

Content Includes:

Contains full text for a variety of popular middle school

magazines

Subjects Include: • More than 160 full-text periodicals

• Thousands of relevant photos, maps and flags

• Over 102,000 full-text biographies

• Over 106,000 primary source documents

Full-Text Science Periodicals 181

Full-Text Science Reference Books 626

Full-Text Science Encyclopedias 23

Full-Text Science Essays 812

Full-Text Full-Length

Biographies of Scientists

Science Animations 61

Science Images 18,025

Science Videos 519

3,219

* Figures as of June 7, 2010

Cover-to-Cover Source TypesScience Reference Center

Examples of Major Periodicals in Full TextScience Reference Center

* Most of these magazines are exclusive to EBSCO

Examples of Major Reference Works in Full TextScience Reference Center

•Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution

•Encyclopedia of World Environmental History

•Great Scientific Achievements

•History of Science & Technology

•Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography

•Peterson Field Guide to Atmosphere

•Peterson Field Guide to Geology

•Peterson Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals

•Peterson Field Guide to Stars & Planets

•Reader’s Guide to the History of Science

•Yearbooks in Science: 1900 to present

History Reference Center

Content Types

Cover-to-cover Historical Encyclopedias

& Other History Reference Books

Cover-to-cover History Magazines & Journals

Historical Documents

Historical Biographies

Historical Photos & Maps

Historical Film & Video Clips

1,618

150

56,996

79,418

37,487

2,338

* Figures as of June 7, 2010

EBSCO SUPPORT SITE

• Tutorials• Promotional Materials• Can be accessed anywhere on EBSCOHOST

http://support.ebsco.com/

EBSCO VS. INTERNET SEARCHING

http://support.ebsco.com/uploads/kb/ebsco_databases_vs_search_k12_educators.pdf

CONTACTS AND CLOSING REMARKS

• Ray Fernandes• Education Media Librarian• FERNANF@gov.ns.ca

• David Lubin• Regional Sales Manager – EBSCO • dlubin@ebscohost.com

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