Spring/Summer Database Updates 2010

Reference database publishers often update their products in the spring and then provide that information to their customers. Here are the updates for some of the databases we subscribe too.

EBSCO NoveList and NoveList Plus . Effective July 2010, a new interface incorporates the use of appeal terms for elements such as pacing, mood, writing style, and tone. For browsers, new genre pages feature book that are well known in the genre along with immediate links to NoveList content and articles as well as award lists specific to the genre. An expanded "Teaching with Books" section supports school librarians and teachers.

Fact on File Science Online. New essays on subjects within the physical sciences as well as new color illustrations.

Gale, part of Cengage Learning Grzimek's Animal Life. New biomes map with Google integration allows users to select a biome and see an overlay of it on the world map. New content includes the Encyclopedia of Biomes (2d edition.)

World Book Enciclopedia estudiantil hallazgos. Relaunched with a new design, a search engine, updated content, and new interactive features.
Advanced Differentiated feature offers read-aloud capability and translation into 30 languages for World Book Kids, World book Online Reference Center, and World Book Discover.
Time line feature on World Book Discover now allows students and educators to add their own images.

The Many Features of World Book Advanced

World Book advanced, is tailored for the needs and skills of students in grades 8 and up, World Book Advanced integrates primary and secondary source databases in a single search. Resources include encyclopedia content, e-books, images and sounds, research tools, and a vast collection of primary source documents highlighting the accomplishments of the greatest minds throughout history.
World Book Advanced contains a wealth of fully integrated primary source material, including documents, lesson plans that utilize primary sources for classroom assignments, noteworthy speeches in United States History, more than 1,000 Supreme Court landmark cases, documents illustrating the campaigns of all major political parties for every presidential election year from 1840 through 2004, and the writings of important authors. World Book Advanced offers individual accounts for users to save their research, and an area for creating and saving timelines, citations, and pathfinders. The Citation Builder will give you examples of how to site various works in either MLA or APA styles. Go to World Book Advanced for all your Middle and High school research.

World Book Online Webnair

Attached is the webinar schedule for free training of the World Book Web Online subscription for all staff. With school starting on August 18th, and homework soon to follow, training is key to providing better cutomer service to our student population. Please take a few moments and look over the schedule. If you would like to attend one of the Webnairs offered, simply follow the instuctions about how to register. I encourange anyone who can attend to do so.


Training on World Book Online Web:

Webinars offer an overview of the features of the World Book Web’s full suite of products, including World Book Kids, World Book Online Reference Center (with a preview ofthe new interface), World Book Advanced, and World Book Discover.

To Register go to: http://www.worldbookonline.com/webinars
Please note all schedules are in Central time.
Session Time (Central) / Webinar ID.

World Book Kids (30 min)
Mon, August 11, 2008 1 p.m. 681247770
Tues, September 9, 2008 9 a.m. 942357511
Tues, October 7, 2008 2 p.m. 218329286

World Book Discover (30 min) NEW!
Thurs, August 14, 2008 3:30 p.m. 113282026
Mon, August 25, 2008 10 a.m. 304391044
Tues, September 9, 2008 2:30 p.m. 307528741
Wed, September 24, 2008 4 p.m. 494657224
Wed, October 1, 2008 1 p.m. 803028307
Wed, October 22, 2008 9 a.m. 365966128

World Book Online Reference Center/Student (30 min)
Mon, August 11, 2008 2 p.m. 738055028
Thurs, September 11, 2008 10 a.m. 364923552
Mon, September 15, 2008 3:30 p.m. 276582371
Wed, October 1, 2008 12 p.m. 772252692
Wed, October 22, 2008 4 p.m. 904027987

World Book Advanced (30 min)
Thurs, August 14, 2008 9:30 a.m. 333776137
Wed, September 24, 2008 2 p.m. 619048667
Tues, October 7, 2008 1 p.m. 215622102

World Book Complete Suite (1 hr)
Mon, August 25, 2008 11 a.m. 941258238
Mon, September 15, 2008 1 p.m. 404559273
Fri, October 10, 2008 10 a.m. 633973987
For technical assistance dial 1-888-259-8414.

Audio available by phone and/or VOIP. Certificates for attendance available.