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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
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Agenda
• What’s AskRI?• Services and resources – Students– Parents– Teachers
• How to use the resources
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AskRI – June 2009
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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www.info.ri.govwww.info.ri.gov
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www.provlib.orgwww.provlib.org
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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
AskRI – June 2009
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www.askri.orgAskRI – June 2009
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Library Resources
• Reference assistance– Phone– Email– Chat
• Resources at PPL– Online– At the library
AskRI – June 2009
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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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http://www.211ri.org/
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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!
AskRI – June 2009
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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)
AskRI – June 2009
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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
AskRI – June 2009
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AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
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AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
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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
AskRI – June 2009
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AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
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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)
AskRI – June 2009
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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
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HeritageQuest
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AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
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EBSCO Databases
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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
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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.)
AskRI – June 2009
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AskRI – June 2009
•Got questions? Get answers!
your source for answers and a whole lot more.
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•Tonia Mason, Director of MarketingProvidence Public [email protected]
Karen Mellor, Library Program ManagerRI Office of Library & Information Services [email protected]
AskRI – June 2009
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Thank you!
AskRI – June 2009