2. Sorry we couldn’t be there! Jennifer Spriggs Staff Dev Coordinator – Western Maryland Regional Library jspriggs@allconet.org Lisa McKenney Public Services Coordinator – Allegany County Library System lmckenney@allconet.org
12. General OneFile “Replacement” for EBSCO MasterFILE Periodicals Database A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated 5 times daily. Includes Fodor’s City Guides and other Ready Reference tools Recently expanded backfile of Time back to 1920’s
13. Books and Authors “Replacement” for Novelist, based on What Do I Read Next Series Western Maryland Regional Library subscribed to Novelist separately, so database still available.
14. Kids InfoBits “Replacement” for Primary Search, Kids Search For K-5, features lots of images 90% of searches done for animals
15. Student Resource Center Bronze Middle School/High School Vendor Trainer :“A Big Encyclopedia” Discovery Collection built into SRCB Includes all of Shakespeare’s plays, including line notes Biographical content, state reports, country reports
16. Practice Exercises Go to Student Resource Center: Search for one of Shakespeare’s plays Note the publication type tabs and the searchable subject headings to the left
17. Specialty Databases Take some time to explore the following new resources: Small Business Resource Center – DIY Marketing, Business Plans, etc. Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Military and Intelligence Database Religion and Philosophy Collection
32. Every digital title has digital rights – or permissions – set by the publisher. Userscan view the digital rights for any title by clicking on the title cover. These permissions describe what a user can do with the title after download. For example: Burn to CD. Transfer to a portable device. Adobe eBooks: Copy / print. All copies of an expired title must be deleted / destroyed. What are Digital Rights?
33. Getting Started To download digital titles, a user will need: A Windows or Mac computer. A valid library card. Free digital media software. Access to the Internet. Internet access is needed to browse, check out, and download titles. After download, enjoy a digital title without being connected to the Internet.
34. Play OverDrive Audiobooks, Music, and Video with speakers or headphones. Burn many audio titles to CD with theBurn Wizard! Transfer to a compatible device using the built-in Transfer Wizard. OverDrive Media Console
42. My Account 3 Minute Exercise: Login to your Account and take a look. Find 1 feature you think you’ll use or recommend to a patron and share it with the class in the chat.
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44. Questions? Comments? Emotional Outbursts? Please feel free to contact us! Thank you! Lisa & Jennifer
