eLibrary Overview PPT

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eLibrary The user-friendly general reference
solution2011-2012
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Why Schools Choose eLibrary

• eLibrary is the easiest to use online research
  tool available
• Provides quality, proprietary licensed content
  not available on the free web, Google, etc.

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Why Schools Choose eLibrary

• Online delivery provides currency, diversity of
  content, and variety of access methods all in
  an engaging environment
• Provides powerful, compelling resources for
  extending and reinforcing student learning and
  achievement

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Why Teachers Choose eLibrary

• Standards searching helps educators integrate
  technology into the curriculum, increasing
  technology literacy
• Meets NCLB requirements, qualifying for purchase
  through Title I, II-D, III, and V

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Why Teachers Choose eLibrary

• Access reading-level and curriculum-specific
  resources from multiple sources
• Teachers can create electronic BookCarts
  lesson modules and resource collection pages with
  links to eLibrary items

The BookCart tool is only available through
ProQuest!
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Why Students Choose eLibrary

• Students can use the search by topic feature to
  retrieve a manageable amount of quality content,
  quickly easily
• Students need a tool to do research that will
  bring back safe, selected, age- and reading-level
  appropriate resources

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Why Families Choose eLibrary

• Students need an integrated resource with varied
  content, media types and search methods
• Parents need the assurance their students are
  doing research in safe, vetted resources, unlike
  Google or Wikipedia
• Remote access enables parents to participate in
  the study process

Parent use guidance available _at_ proquestk12.com
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Why Libraries Choose eLibrary

• Public libraries need to offer an easy-to-use
  research solution to patrons
• Widest range of media types from traditional
  periodical content and pictures to audio and
  video files to reference works
• Point-and-click functionality ensures all users
  find information they need
• Access to local, regional and national newspapers
• Daily electronic newspaper updates

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Why Libraries Choose eLibrary

• Reference desk gives integrated access to
  dictionary, encyclopedia, almanacs, and much more
• Library staff can create electronic BookCarts
• Webpages on topics of community interest or
  research activities for patrons of all ages and
  reading levels

Free marketing kits and newsletters boost usage
and interest _at_ proquestk12.com
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About ProQuest Solutions

• ProQuest resources unites high quality content,
  standards-based curriculum, and online
  technologies
• Provides resources wherever learning takes place
• We advocate the WISE use of technology
• Widespread throughout the school, library, and
  community
• Interactive engaging for users and extended
  into community through BookCarts, local
  configuration, and supplied activities
• Sustained research, presentations,
  fact-checking, lesson planning, instruction, and
  more
• Effective promotes technology and information
  literacy

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Eight Unique Source Types
Newspapers Magazines Books Maps Websites Pictures
Audio/Video Clips Radio/TV Transcripts
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Easy Search Methods
Basic Keyword, Boolean, Natural
Language Advanced Publication, Title, Author,
more
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Search Related Queries Essential Pages
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Editor Created!
Results Essential Pages
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Results Sorting Lexiles
100 Full Text
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More Like This, Translate, Best
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Send Resources Email
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Documents Like This My List
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My List Collecting Resources
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Boolean Search Example
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Pictures Source Sort
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Picture Result
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Browse eLibrary Publications
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Browse eLibrary Publications
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Browse eLibrary Publications
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Topic Search
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Topic Search
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Topic Search
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Standards Search
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Standards Search
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Standards Search
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Standards Search
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Standards Search Results
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BookCart Tool Collection Creator
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BookCarts Hundreds of Models
Essential questions, standards, readings,
publication links, and much more, help students
make the grade with our model BookCarts
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Help Access
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Why eLibrary?

• Comprehensive, yet easy-to-use searching for
  beginners to advanced researchers
• Curriculum integration tools are built in
• Eight different media types, plus editor-curated
  Essential Pages and more
• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Books
• Websites
• Pictures
• Maps
• Audio/Video Clips
• TV/Radio Transcripts

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Help Solution Information

• ProQuest Support Center
• Support materials to help you encourage
• use throughout your school
• Quick Start Guides
• Posters
• Free Newsletters
• Training Videos Podcasts
• Product Logos
• PowerPoint Presentations
• Press Release Templates
• Student Teacher Flyers
• And more!
• http//www.proquestk12.com

• Local Configuration
• Manage and edit their default eLibrary account
  settings
• Change default settings
• Configure multimedia access
• Create local library holdings
• Add additional account settings for specific
  workstations
• And more
• BookCart Administration
• Create new BookCarts
• Edit and delete existing BookCarts
• Search and locate available BookCarts across your
  school/district and others
• http//www.proquestk12.com

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eLibraryQuestions? Call our ProQuest
representatives at 1.800.521.0600 http//www.proq
uestk12.com