Resources for Students and a Whole Lot More

Karen Mellor, MSLISOffice of Library and Information Services

August 21, 2012RILINK

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Agenda

• What’s AskRI?• Services and resources – Students– Teachers– Parents & other adults

• Using the resources

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• Support and aid to RI libraries• Programs for RI libraries– Summer Reading Programs– Statewide delivery of library materials– Continuing education

• Services for Rhode Islanders– Library for the Blind & Physically

Handicapped (Talking Books Plus)– www.info.ri.gov

Office of Library & Information Services

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Statewide Reference Resource Center

State grant (RIGL 29-6-9) provides:– Phone reference – Online reference: email & chat– Databases for libraries & Rhode

Islanders– Technical support for online services

www.askri.org

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AskRI Databases

A collaborative effort of -• Office of Library & Information

Services• Ocean State Libraries (public libraries)• Higher Education Library Information

Network (HELIN)• Rhode Island Library Information

Network for Kids (RILINK) • Funded by the State & IMLS

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Access to online resources

• Public libraries and schools*: no user name or password needed

• Home: geographic authentication– World Book (library card outside state)– Tutor (library card outside state)– EBSCO (library card outside state )– HeritageQuest (area code + zip code)– AtoZdatabases (referring url - AskRI)

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*Other database access

•Mango Languages– Seamless from all libraries– Remote access via library card/account

•Learning Express– Seamless from public & academic libraries– Remote access via referring url/account

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•Online tutors • 2-10 pm / 7 days a week except

summer• Learners: K-12 / intro college •Adult learners & job seekers• Topics: English, math, science, social

studies, writing (ProofPoint)•Available in Spanish•SkillsCenter Resource Libraries (24/7)

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Adult Education & Career Centers

Services for adults:• Tutoring– GED – Citizenship test assistance– Back to school

•Career Center– Job search– Resume writing– Interview help

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Tutor.com to Go

• Tutor.com personal accounts• Save & review previous sessions• Select & reconnect with favorite

tutors• Store homework files in virtual

student locker• Use the Tutor.com to Go app on

iDevices

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Tutor.com Mobile

• Available for all mobile devices• Connect with tutors - HTML5 classroom• Tutor.com To Go mobile app:

iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch

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Mango Languages

• Basic / Complete – 45 foreign languages – 15 ESL

• Teaches conversational skills• Cultural and grammar notes• Translate (powered by Google)• Mango Mobile (iDevices, Android)• More languages coming!

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Learning Express

• Online test preparation and courses• Elementary, middle, high school• College preparation• Graduate school entrance• GED (also in Spanish)• Citizenship• Jobs and Career• eBooks

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AtoZdatabases

US Businesses & Residential• 30 million businesses• 220 million residents• Download up to 250 records

Search US Businesses• Geography– State, City, Radius around address

• Type, Size• Business Name• Ownership

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World Book Web

• World Book Kids (K-4) • World Book Student (5-8)• World Book Advanced (9-12)• World Book Discover (Adult learners,

differentiated learners)• Spanish Language Encyclopedias• Dramatic Learning• Educator Tools (Curriculum correlations)• World Book Mobile

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More World Book

• Hispanica Saber– Comprehensive Spanish encyclopedia– Native Spanish,

bilingual, ESL

• Digital Libraries– Living Green– Inventions & Discoveries– Early Peoples

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Dramatic Learning

• Original scripts, skits, and monologues, and adaptations of classics

• Background information on each play• Step-by-step guide to make putting

on a play easy and accessible

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World Book Features

• Translation into over 30 languages

• Read aloud feature• Educator tools (including lesson

plans, RI curriculum correlations & Common Core)

• Online tutorials• E-books (E-books Center in WB

Advanced)

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WB: What’s New

• Timelines: easier editing– HTML5: works on iPad– New categories & additional images

for pre-built– Edit events– Optional notes– Add more than

one image– Color coding

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WB: What’s New

• Ebooks– Title list in WB Advanced– Downloadable titles

• World Book for tablets– Redesign for WB Student, WB Kids,

WB Advanced

• Search by Lexile– Kids, Student, Discover, WBA

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EBSCO Databases

•Premium resources• Full text articles (magazines,

journals)•Reference books•Primary source documents• Images - photos, maps etc.•Specialized databases

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EBSCO Databases

• Cooperative purchase by – SRRC-OLIS & Ocean State

Libraries– Adds specialized databases

• Cooperative contract with HELIN– Existing contracts upgraded

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EBSCO Core Databases

• Academic Search Premier (scholarly)• MasterFILE Premier (magazines, reference)• History Reference Center• Search tools (Primary, Middle, TOPIC Search)• Resources for children (Searchasaurus, etc.)• Assorted resources through EBSCO interface:– MEDLINE– ERIC– GreenFILE– Teacher Reference Center– Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts

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New Statewide Access!

•Auto Repair Reference Center•Biography Collection Complete• Literary Reference Center•Novelist•Points of View•No library card required!

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Full-text backfiles for magazines such as:

Back to 1922 Back to 1975 Back to 1976Back to 1921

Back to 1975 Back to 1931 Back to 1934Back to 1975 Back to 1975

Back to 1991

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AskRI – RIEMA January 2009

Reference Books

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HeritageQuest

Remote access via RI area code (401) + zip code

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AskRI – RIEMA January 2009

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Information & Updates

• Latest updates: OLIS Website Homepage www.olis.ri.govOLIS Email List:http://bit.ly/olismail

• Linking information and logos:AskRI > Librarians’ Resource Centerwww.askri.org/libs/

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Linking Best Practices

• Link to AskRI for access to all services

• Use links from AskRI for all databases:www.askri.org/libs/links.html (follow “For Librarians”)

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Promotional Materials & Presentations

• Technical Support & PresentationsShane Sher, AskRI CoordinatorProvidence Community Libraryshane@askri.org / 223-1200 x1950

• Promotional MaterialsEmily Mehrer, AskRI Project AssistantProvidence Community Libraryemily@askri.org / 223-1200 x1951

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Training & Product Help

•Live training sessions–Overview– Specialized vendor training

•Online training & resources•http://www.olis.ri.gov/services/ce/•Requests?

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What’s next?

• Publicize and promote• Link – to resources & AskRI• Collect stories • Provide input• More funding? • More databases!

Got questions? Get answers!

your source for answers and a whole lot more.

Got more questions? Get more answers!

Karen MellorProgram Manager

Office of Library & Information Serviceskaren.mellor@olis.ri.gov

574-9304