acls media specialists

August 2009 back-to-school Update

Sorry we couldn’t be there!

Jennifer Spriggs

Staff Dev Coordinator – Western Maryland

Regional Library

jspriggs@allconet.org

Lisa McKenney

Public Services Coordinator – Allegany County Library System

lmckenney@allconet.org

So, What is New?• New Databases• OverDrive

• Sailor Database Transition on July 1st• Significant switch from the vendor

EBSCO to the vendor Gale

Gone With the Transition

New kids on the block

Gale PowerSearch

• Publication/subject browse• Individual account profiles• Web 2.0 sharing tools – DEL.icio.us,

Facebook, etc.• Cross-searching of databases• On-demand translation• Enhanced search results – images,

videos, podcasts

Cross-Searchable Databases

Search Results

Browse Publications

My Account

General OneFile

• “Replacement” for EBSCO MasterFILE Periodicals Database

• A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics.

• Millions of full-text articles, many with images.

• Updated 5 times daily.• Includes Fodor’s City Guides and

other Ready Reference tools• Recently expanded backfile of Time

back to 1920’s

Books and Authors• “Replacement” for Novelist, based on

What Do I Read Next Series• Western Maryland Regional Library

subscribed to Novelist separately, so database still available.

Kids InfoBits

• “Replacement” for Primary Search, Kids Search• For K-5, featureslots of images• 90% of searches done for animals

Student Resource Center Bronze

• Middle School/High School• Vendor Trainer :“A Big Encyclopedia”• Discovery Collection built into SRCB• Includes all of Shakespeare’s plays,

including line notes• Biographical content, state reports,

country reports

Practice Exercises

Go to Student Resource Center:• Search for one of Shakespeare’s

plays• Note the publication type tabs and

the searchable subject headings to the left

Specialty Databases

Take some time to explore the following new resources:

• Small Business Resource Center – DIY Marketing, Business Plans, etc.

• Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture

• Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure• Military and Intelligence Database• Religion and Philosophy Collection

Introducing Mango

• Allegany and Garrett counties recently joined the Maryland Digital eLibrary Consortium through funding by WMRL. Washington county has been a member for some time.

• Digital Content Resource Center• Custom Collection Selected by

Members• Titles available 24/7…..anytime,

anywhere!• Audio books, e-Books• All formats include accessibility

features for the visually impaired

• Maryland subscribes to eBooks and Audio Books• Adobe eBooks/WMA and MP3 Audio Books

• One Copy – User Licensing• When a user checks out a title, it is removed from

circulation.• Always available titles.

What formats are available?

• Every digital title has digital rights – or permissions – set by the publisher.• Users can view the digital rights for any title by clicking on the title cover.• These permissions describe what a user can do with the title after download. For

example: – Burn to CD.– Transfer to a portable device.– Adobe eBooks: Copy / print.– All copies of an expired title must be deleted / destroyed.

What are Digital Rights?

Getting Started• To download digital titles,

a user will need:– A Windows or Mac

computer.– A valid library card.– Free digital media software.– Access to the Internet.

Internet access is needed to browse, check out, and download titles. After download, enjoy a digital title without being connected to the Internet.

• Play OverDrive Audiobooks, Music, and Video with speakers or headphones.

• Burn many audio titles to CD with the Burn Wizard!

• Transfer to a compatible device using the built-in Transfer Wizard.

OverDrive Media Console

Check-out Process

Search

BROWSE

Take 2 minutes and play with the Search and Browse features.

For eBooks, user must download Adobe Digital Editions software.

Placing a Hold

My Account

3 Minute Exercise: Login to your Account and take a look. Find 1 feature you think you’ll use or recommend to a patron and share it with the class in the chat.

Questions? Comments? Emotional Outbursts?

Please feel free to contact us!Thank you!Lisa & Jennifer