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Sally Hawkes Arkansas State Library 2007

Traveler & Remote Access. Sally Hawkes Arkansas State Library 2007. What I found on School Web Pages. Internet Search Engines About.com AltaVista Ask Jeeves DogPile Excite Google HotBot LibrarySpot Metacrawler Northern Light ProFusion WebCrawler Yahoo!. Libraries

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Sally Hawkes Arkansas State Library 2007

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  1. Traveler & Remote Access Sally Hawkes Arkansas State Library 2007

  2. What I found on School Web Pages Internet Search Engines About.com AltaVista Ask Jeeves DogPile Excite Google HotBot LibrarySpot Metacrawler Northern Light ProFusion WebCrawler Yahoo! Libraries Internet Public Library Library of Congress National Archives Online Research Encarta Biography Britannica (not Traveler) Webster’s Dictionary Encyclopedia Wikipedia

  3. Do You Have These? • Research links

  4. Ideal Situation • District web page links to each school • Each school links to the school library • Library page has links set to Traveler databases • Database icons for quick access at school • Traveler Instructions for remote access "To access Traveler database from home, you need user IDs and passwords. The login information can be obtained at the school library." • Bookmarks or flyers at circ desk with user IDs and passwords

  5. Examples • http://lavacapublicschools.k12.ar.us/10highlibrary.htm • Links for each school library, resources on library opening page • http://green.nesc.k12.ar.us/ • Links on opening page for school district & high school library page • http://www.fortsmithschools.org/schools/sside/library.htm • Link to Database Information

  6. First Step • Does your school have a web page? • District level or individual school? • Have you already requested a place for the library on the web page? • What is your relationship with the webmaster? • Can this relationship improve?

  7. Traveler Promo • How do you promote Traveler now? • Notices to Teachers • Orientation letter • E-mail • Newsletter during the year • Notices to Students • Library Newsletter • Paper or electronic • Bookmarks / Flyers / Brochures

  8. What to Include? • Library presence • Hours • Programs • Booklists / Book Clubs • Monthly Theme • Traveler Links • Other Resources

  9. Online Resources • Traveler • Direct link from school • Remote access from home? • User IDs and passwords • Login to the server • Other Resources • Other subscriptions • Pathfinders • Recommendations / Trusted sites

  10. Making the links • What you need to know . . . • Web address for the vendor • See Access Information for URLs • Create a Hot Link to address • Most vendors provide icons (next slide) • If you aren’t designing the page, provide the information to the IT section

  11. Icons • Desktop Shortcuts • http://www.asl.lib.ar.us/traveler/Desktop.htm • EBSCO Logos • http://tinyurl.com/yu8ggr • Incorrect on handout • Encyclopædia Britannica • http://tinyurl.com/2ch54c • FirstSearch • http://tinyurl.com/26kxss

  12. Remote Access from Home? • Authentication or not? • Without authentication, remote access codes • IDs and/or passwords cannot be posted on an unprotected web page

  13. Resources

  14. EBSCO http://tinyurl.com/2eywkf • Customer Success Center – Marketing Tools – Special Event Kits • History - It's Happening! • Middle and high school students • North America's vivid history • Interactive site • Browse key primary source documents, videos, speeches, selected articles and web sites • Reading Toolkit: It's a Reading Rave • Young adults, • Two Flash web sites. • Librarian portal, with tips and tools to promote reading resources. • “Main wing" for young adults, with School Tools, Recommended Reading, and Cool Links to quality sites. Fun Facts and a Quiz test trivia knowledge • Library Scavenger Hunt for Youths and Teens [PDF] • Library resources with a scavenger hunt, investigating everything from online databases to the photocopier. • Library Knowledge Game [Word Doc] • Questions relating to core library knowledge • Create a customized quiz

  15. EBSCO Print Materialshttp://tinyurl.com/2dd3f6 • Customer Success Center – Marketing Tools – Printable Resources • EBSCOhost Library Posters • EBSCOhost Bookmarks - Vertical Layout [PDF] • EBSCOhost Bookmarks - Horizontal Layout [PDF] • Product Summaries • Middle Search Plus via EBSCOhost and Searchasaurus • Primary Search via EBSCOhost and Searchasaurus • Consumer Health Complete Interface • Teacher Reference Center via EBSCOhost • Reading Rave Bookmark [PDF] • Reading Rave T-shirt Transfer [PDF] • History - It's Happening and It's A Reading Rave! Flyers [PDF] • School Library Mail Insert to Parents [Word Doc]

  16. Britannica • How to Guides • http://tinyurl.com/2fk96w • How to Write a Research Paper (PDF) • How to Write a Book Review (PDF) • How to Write a Science Report (PDF) • How to Prepare an Oral Presentation (PDF) • Logos and Images for Web Site • http://tinyurl.com/2ch54c • Training Materials • http://www.eb.com/training/index.html • Select Britannica Online School Edition for flyers, guided tours and PowerPoint links

  17. Galehttp://tinyurl.com/32pppq • Find Yourself in the Library • English and Spanish Versions

  18. Gale Resourceshttp://www.gale.com/free_resources/ • Black History; Hispanic Heritage; Poet’s Corner; Women’s History • Activities • Biographies • Featured Titles • Links Literature • Quiz • Timeline • Downloads – Wallpaper, bookmarks, calendar . . . • Lit Kit [listed with each group above] • Literary Index • Glossary of Literary Terms • How to Write a Term Paper • Citing Information from Thomson Gale Databases

  19. FirstSearch • Add FirstSearch icons to your library's Web site • http://tinyurl.com/26kxss • Promotional materials • http://tinyurl.com/2yozy6 • Bookmarks, table tents, posters, brochures

  20. Teaching Materials http://www.asl.lib.ar.us/traveler/TrainingInfo.htm

  21. Print Materials

  22. EVENTS

  23. ASL Calendar Selections FEBRUARY 4  Children’s Authors and Illustrator’s Week begins MARCH   1 Return the Borrowed Book Week begins 2 Read Across America Day  (Dr. Seuss' Birthday)  4-10 Teen Tech Week Get Connected @Your Library APRIL     National Poetry Month School Library Media Month 2 International Children’s Book Day 15 National Library Week begins Come Together@Your Library 16 Young People’s Poetry Week 17 National Library Worker’s day 18 Thank You, School Librarian Day 19-22 Arkansas Literary Festival 30 Children’s Day/Book Day - El día de los niños/El día de los libros MAY Get Caught Reading Month   SEPTEMBER Library Card Sign-up Month                                                  8 International Literacy Day  29  Banned Book Week begins • National Book Festival   OCTOBER National Book Month                                  National Reading Group Month; 14  Teen Read Week begins NOVEMBER  1  National Family Literacy Day 12  National Children's Book Week begins 14 National Young Reader’s day

  24. Children’s Book Council Children’s Book Week • November 12 • http://www.cbcbooks.org/cbw/ • Young People’s Poetry Week • April • Monthly Celebration Posters • http://tinyurl.com/yshem2$4 each or 6 for $20.00

  25. American Library Association • International School Library Day • Learning: Powered by your school library • http://www.iasl-slo.org/isld.html • October 22, 2007

  26. Teen Library Week • October 14-20th • LOL @ your library • http://tinyurl.com/jtn9e

  27. 2008 • Children’s Day/Book Day • El día de los niños/ El día de los libros • April 30 each year • http://tinyurl.com/2efelz • Banned Book Week • September • http://tinyurl.com/28b2ch

  28. General @School Library Campaign Toolkit http://tinyurl.com/k3ncd • KidsConnect http://tinyurl.com/3fpnb • I wonder; I Find; • I Evaluate; I Share

  29. Sally Hawkes Coordinator of Library Network Services Arkansas State Library shawkes@asl.lib.ar.us www.asl.lib.ar.us 501-682-6052

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