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Resources for Students and a Whole Lot More

Tonia Mason, Director of MarketingProvidence Public Library

Karen Mellor, MSLISOffice of Library and Information Services

June 24, 2009

Agenda

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

• How to use the resources

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Office of Library & Information Services

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

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

Handicapped – www.info.ri.gov

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Statewide Reference Resource Center @ Providence PL

•State grant to Providence Public Library (RIGL 29-6-9) provides:– Phone reference – Online reference: email & chat– Access to librarians and collections at PPL– Consultant services to libraries– Databases for libraries & Rhode Islanders

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Library Resources

• Reference assistance– Phone– Email– Chat

• Resources at PPL– Online– At the library

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Your Public Library

•Materials –Books, books on tape, video, audio,

art, fishing poles . . .–Business resources –Computers –Research assistance–Helpful people–www.olis.ri.gov/libraries

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AskRI Databases

•A collaborative effort of -– Office of Library & Information Services– Providence Public Library– Ocean State Libraries (Public Libraries)– Higher Education Library Information

Network (HELIN)– Rhode Island Library Information

Network for Kids (RILINK)

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Electronic resources

•HomeworkHelpRI.org•World Book Web•EBSCO databases•HeritageQuest•Statewide access –

anyone, anywhere, any time• Free!

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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 (zip code; geographic - summer)– HeritageQuest (library card)

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HomeworkHelpRI.org

•Online tutors • 2-10 pm / 7 days a week• Learners: K-12 / intro college•Adult learners• Topics: English, math, science,

social studies•Available in Spanish

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HomeworkHelp Learning Suite

•Services for adults:•Help with job searching and

resume writing• Test preparation– GED – Citizenship test assistance

•SkillsCenter Resource Library

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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,

reading challenged)• Spanish Language Encyclopedia• Educator Tools (Curriculum

correlations)

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World Book Discover

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More World Book

• Hispanica Saber– Comprehensive Spanish encyclopedia– Native Spanish,

bilingual, ESL– http://tinyurl.com/wbsaber

• Digital Libraries– Living Green– Inventions & Discoveries– Early Peoples– http://tinyurl.com/wbdiglib

HeritageQuest

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EBSCO Databases

EBSCO Databases

•Premium resources• Full text articles (magazines,

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

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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 1975

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Reference Books

EBSCO Core Databases

• Academic Search Premier (scholarly)• MasterFILE Premier (magazines, reference)• History Reference Center• TOPIC Search• Assorted resources through EBSCO interface:– MEDLINE– GreenFILE

• Resources for children (Searchasaurus, etc.)

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•Got questions? Get answers!

your source for answers and a whole lot more.

•Tonia Mason, Director of MarketingProvidence Public Librarytmason@provlib.org

Karen Mellor, Library Program ManagerRI Office of Library & Information Services KarenM@olis.ri.gov

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Thank you!

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