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RI Educational Media Association
January 2009
AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
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
AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
AskRI statewide databases• A 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)
AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
Electronic resources
• Tutor.com = HomeworkHelpRI.org• World Book Web• Select EBSCO databases• HeritageQuest• As of Sept. 2008:
statewide access – anyone, anywhere, any time
AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
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
AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
World Book Web
• World Book Kids (K-4) • World Book Student (5-8)• World Book Advanced (9-12)• World Book Discover (Adult
learners, reading challenged)• Spanish Language Encyclopedia• Educator Tools
AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
EBSCO Databases
• Piggyback on existing contracts held by OSL & HELIN
• Core databases provided by AskRI
• Existing OSL & HELIN contracts upgraded
AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
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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AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
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 (live; library card outside state)– EBSCO (mid-2009; now: zip code)– HeritageQuest (TBA; now: lib card)
AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
Information & Updates
• Latest updates: OLIS Website Homepage orwww.olis.ri.gov/grants/srrc/
• Linking information and logos:AskRI > Librarians’ Resource Centerwww.askri.org/libraries.html
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AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
Linking Best Practices
• Link to AskRI for access to all services
• Tutor.com: HomeworkHelpRI.org • Use links from AskRI for– World Book Web– EBSCO Databases– HeritageQuest
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AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
EBSCO semi-explained
• Multiple contracts + multiple access points = confusion
• AskRI: core databases - zip code • OSL: more datebases - OSL card• HELIN ???• Must use the right links
AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
What’s next?
• Publicize and promote• Link – to resources & AskRI• Collect stories • Provide input• More funding? • More databases!
AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
Got questions? Get answers
your source for answers and a whole lot more.
AskRI – RIEMA January 2009
Contact:
• Kathyellen Bullard, [email protected]
• Karen Mellor, [email protected]
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