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Directors Meeting
October 15, 2008
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AskRI – Directors October 2008
Statewide Reference Resource Center @ Providence PL
State grant to Providence PL (RIGL 29-6-9) provides:• Online reference: email & chat• Phone reference• Continuing education for librarians and library
staff• Consultant services to libraries• Databases for public libraries & cardholders
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AskRI statewide databasesA collaborative effort of -• Office of Library & Information Services• Providence Public Library• Ocean State Libraries (OSL)• Higher Education Library Information
Network (HELIN)• Rhode Island Library Information
Network for Kids (RILINK)
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Electronic resources
• Tutor.com = homeworkhelpRI.org• World Book resources• Select EBSCO databases• HeritageQuest• Starting Sept. 2008: statewide
access – anyone, anywhere, any time
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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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World Book Web
• World Book Kids (K-4) • World Book Student (5-8)• World Book Advanced (9-12)• World Book Discover (Adult
Learners)• Enciclopedia Estudiantil
Hallazgos en Línea
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EBSCO Databases
• Piggyback on existing contracts held by OSL & HELIN
• Core databases provided by AskRI
• Existing OSL & HELIN contracts upgraded
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EBSCO Core Databases• Academic Search Premier• History Reference Center• MasterFILE Premier • Search tools (Primary, Middle, TOPIC Search)• Assorted resources through EBSCO interface:
– MEDLINE– ERIC– GreenFILE– Teacher Reference Center– Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
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Access to resources• Libraries and schools:
seamless access (no user name or password needed)
• Home: geographic authentication– World Book (live; library card outside state)– Tutor (by Nov.; now: library card)– EBSCO (early 2009; now: zip code)– HeritageQuest (TBA; now: lib card)
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Information & Updates
• Linking information and logos:AskRI > Librarians’ Resource Center
• Updates: OLIS Website Homepage
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What’s next?
• Publicize and promote• Link – to resources & AskRI• Collect stories• More funding? • More databases!
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Got questions? Get answers!
your source for answers and a whole lot more.
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AskRI – Directors October 2008
Contact:
• Kathyellen Bullard, [email protected]
• Karen Mellor, [email protected]