FIRSTSEARCH GUIDE SHEET November 12, 2009
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FirstSearch (http://firstsearch.oclc.org) is one of our subscription databases. It’s really a number of databases under one umbrella. Most of the databases are provided free of charge through the Illinois State Library. The databases cover a range of subject areas from the humanities to education to science and medicine. Some of the databases are full-text.
FirstSearch is an excellent resource and can be very helpful to you in many of your assignments. However, it’s not the easiest or most intuitive database to get into and use. Therefore, we’ve developed a guidesheet to help walk you through logging on, selecting databases, searching, and dealing with results.
Click on the link below for the guide sheet. It is also available from the library’s Online Databases webpage. If you need the Authorization number and password for FirstSearch, stop by the library and pick up a blue sheet. And if you need help using FirstSearch, just let us know. We’d be happy to sit down and work with you on it.
DAILY LIFE THROUGH HISTORY PREMIUM September 24, 2009
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In an earlier post, we told you about a new database for us this year: Greenwood Publishing’s Daily Life through History Premium. We’ve put together a short guide sheet to help you, so click on the link below for an introduction to using this database. The guide sheet is also available from the Library’s Online Databases web page. If you need the username and password to access this database, pick up a blue sheet in the Library.
Daily Life Through History Premium Guide Sheet
BRITANNICA ONLINE SCHOOL EDITION February 18, 2009
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Britannica Online School Edition is an online encyclopedia with content covering 3 levels: elementary, middle school, and high school. Start searching here to get basic information on people, places, things, and concepts. Click on the link below for an introduction to using this database. The guide sheet is also available from the Library’s Online Databases web page. If you need the username and password to access this database, pick up a blue sheet in the Library.
Britannica Online School Edition Guide Sheet
READERS’ GUIDE FULL TEXT SELECT January 29, 2009
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Readers’ Guide Full Text Select from the H.W. Wilson Company is a new database for us this year. It contains articles from over 200 general interest magazines covering a wide variety of topics. Click on the link below for an introduction to using this database. The guide sheet is also available from the Library’s Online Databases web page.
Readers’ Guide Full Text Select Guide Sheet.
CURRENT ISSUES : REFERENCE SHELF PLUS January 15, 2009
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Current Issues : Reference Shelf Plus, from the H.W. Wilson Company, is a new database for us this year. It covers a wide variety of topics and should be useful for many assignments as well as for researching your personal interests. Click on the link below for an introduction to using this database. The guide sheet is also available from the Library’s Online Databases web page.
Current Issues : Reference Shelf Plus Guide Sheet
GALE LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER January 15, 2009
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We’ve created an introduction to using the Gale Literature Resource Center. You can download the PDF below. It can also be accessed through the Library’s Online Databases page. We hope it helps you take advantage of some of the features in the Literature Resource Center.
Look for more guide sheets to our subscription databases in the coming weeks. As always, feedback is welcome!
Gale Literature Resource Center Guidesheet
