eLibrary Science

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eLibrary Science Product Demonstration 2008
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eLibrary Science

• Get ready to experience science in a whole new
  way
• eLibrary Science offers targeted science text and
  tools along with unique multimedia, manipulative,
  and interactive content
• Found in no other online science reference
  database

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Why eLibrary Science?

• Go beyond basic science reference and textbook
  information
• Support earth, life, physical, medical, and
  applied sciences in one integrated source
• Explore thousands of standards-aligned full-text
  and multimedia files that help students research
  and understand science concepts
• Use tools that allow educators to build engaging
  science materials, lessons, assessments, and
  activities for students

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Easy-to-Use Interface
Powerful, yet friendly interface built for K-12
users

• Features the easy-to-use natural language and
  topic search of eLibrary
• Offers new editorial content designed to
  highlight topics
• Provides advanced search capabilities for serious
  research

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Versatile Science Content

• Tap into a vast library of content from general
  interest to peer-reviewed
• Use keyword and advanced search to locate
  information
• More than 300 leading science magazines and
  journals
• Use Topic search to expand searches across the
  entire vault of eLibrary sources
• Easy to locate highly relevant content from
  general interest titles indexed to thousands of
  science topics

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Salem Press Titles
Exclusive Salem Press Content

• More than 20 of Salem's high-quality reference
  titles
• Available for the first time in electronic format
• Hands-on content thats classroom ready

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Compelling Multimedia
Experience science concepts first-hand with
multimedia

• Use thousands of images, websites, and streaming
  video files for illustration, demos, or
  presentations
• Enhance text-only information
• Illustrate complex theories with interactive tools

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Compelling Sources
Images
Websites
Videos
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Interactive Features
Fig. 1 Select any element from this interactive
periodic table to display key information on the
element.
Fig. 2 View and interact with a model of the
elements structure and optical spectrum.
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Editorial Content
Editorial content explores science,past and
present

• Famous Scientists examines leading scientists
  from around the world
• Science News highlights the latest news in the
  sciences
• Today in Science History features important
  discoveries from the past

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Curriculum Tools
Integrate eLibrary Science directly into
instruction

• Search and find resources by your state science
  standards
• Build and share customized content that links to
  online material
• Reliable, relevant, and appropriate for daily
  classroom use, research, or activities

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Science Standards-Aligned
Find content aligned to state and national
standards

• Saves time during the lesson planning process
• Provides targeted, on-task information
• Ensures resources are aligned to benchmarks
• Provides a vast pool of reliable, relevant
  content to augment existing curriculum

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Standards Alignment Example
Fig. 2 Topics lead to related full-text and
multimedia sources. Ensures educators can find
updated content as new documents are added.
Fig. 1 eLibrary Science queries the benchmark
against the our topic tree. Results display
topics related to the benchmark.
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Create Customized Content
Create customized lesson content using BookCarts

• Build reading lists, topic pages, project pages,
  and lesson plans content
• Easy-to-use templates link to publications,
  articles, multimedia files, websites
• Share your BookCarts within a school or district
• Create and deliver assessments

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Science BookCarts
Using BookCarts, you can keep students on-topic
during classroom or lab use, and can ensure
students are using only the most relevant
material for a topic as identified by you

• Include author, subject, grade level, date,
  title, and description in your BookCart.
• Access relevant titles, documents, and sites
• Add assessment quiz

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Model Curriculum BookCarts
Educator Models

• Pre-created BookCarts are a click away
• List of models _at_http//proquestk12.com/go/scicar
  ts
• Hands-on examples
• Perfect starting points
• Customize for local usage
• Add pre- and post-assessments

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