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Training Resources
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Vendor Provided AVL Training Materials
Vendor training materials and
database help pages are provided for your assistance. Several resources are .pdf files that can be downloaded using Adobe
Acrobat Reader.
Britannica:
Britannica
Training Resources
(Click on the X
or description to
view.) |
Database |
Features |
Flyer |
Guided
Tour |
Learning
Materials & Teacher Resources |
Search Tips |
Magazines
& Journals |
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K-12
Elementary
Middle
High
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- Pre-Research
Planner
- Learning Materials
- Standards-based Educational Materials
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EBSCO:
- Basic
Searching for Academic Libraries (Flash 5:25
min, PowerPoint 1.35
mb)
- Basic
Searching for K-12 School Libraries (Flash 4:04
min, PowerPoint 444
kb)
- Basic
Searching for Public Libraries (Flash 4
min, PowerPoint 1.26
mb)
- Basic
Searching for Corporate Users (Flash 4:54
min, PowerPoint 1.01
mb)
- How
to Create Search and Journal Alerts (Flash 3:52
min, PowerPoint 2.1
mb)
- Advanced
Search with Single Find Field; Creating Search and Journal Alerts
(Flash 3
min, PowerPoint 590
kb)
- Advanced
Search with Guided Style (Flash 8:13
min, PowerPoint 2.1
mb)
- Visual
Search (Flash 5:30
min, PowerPoint 1.85
mb)
- Business
Searching: Basic Searching and Browsing (Flash 2:50 min,
PowerPoint 1.43 mb)
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Searchasaurus (Flash 3:50 min, PowerPoint 1.10 mb)
- Kids
Search: Basic, Advanced and Teacher Resources (Flash 4:25 min, PowerPoint 496 kb)
- Student
Research Center: Basic, Advanced, and Teacher Resources (Flash 3:10
min, PowerPoint 621 kb)
- Auto
Repair Reference Center (Flash 2:25
min, PowerPoint 3.42
mb)
- EBSCO Training Materials - translated versions in 18 languages
- Request Online Training from EBSCO
Gale Group:
Title Lists
for all Gale products
Gale
Training Resources
(Click on the X
to view or download.) |
| Database |
Fact Sheet
(PDF) |
Guided Tour / Navigation
Guide |
Samples
Searches (HTM) |
Search
Tips (PDF) |
In-Service
Packet (PDF) |
| Business & Company Resource Center |
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
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| General Reference Center Gold |
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| Informe |
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| InfoTrac OneFile |
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| InfoTrac Student Edition |
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Literature Resources from Gale
- Contemporary Authors
- Contemporary Literary Criticism
- Literature Resource Center
- LitFinder
- Scribner Writer Series
- Twayne's Author Series
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| Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center |
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Oxford
- Oxford English Dictionary
- Oxford Reference Online Premium
ProQuest Ethnic NewsWatch
SIRS Discoverer
Wilson's Biography Reference Bank
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