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Tennessee Electronic Library
Sue Maszaros, TEL Coordinator
TEL
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A Virtual Library for Tennesseans. Your 24/7 Library that you can take anywhere!
Contains over 400,000….
• Popular magazinesTime, Newsweek, Popular Science, Money, Fitness, Teen People
• Scholarly journalsAmerican Journal of Archaeology, Civil War History, American Journalism Review, American Poetry
• NewspapersTennessean, Commercial Appeal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune
• Videos, Images, Podcasts, Current Event Topics, Federal Census Records, E-books, and more!
Tennessee Electronic Library
Resource for
Patrons • Homework Help• Test Preparation• Job Skills Building• Consumer Health
Information
Librarians• Reader’s Advisory• Reference Tool• Extension of your
collection
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TEL Databases
Academic OneFile (Gale)America’s News Magazines (NewsBank)Business InformationCustom Newspapers (Gale)Encyclopedia of Small BusniessExpanded Academic ASAP (Gale)Gale Virtual Reference Library (e-books) (Gale)General Business File ASAP (Gale)General Business File International (Gale)General OneFile (Gale)General Reference Center Gold (Gale)Health and Wellness Resource Center (Gale)Health Reference Center Academic (Gale)HeritageQuest Online (ProQuest)Informe! (Gale)Kids InfoBits (Gale)Junior Edition (Gale)
LearningExpress Library (LearningExpress)Literature Resources from Gale
Literature Resource Center (Gale)Military & Intelligence Database (Gale)
National Newspaper Index (Gale)Points of View Reference Center (EBSCO)
Professional Collection (Gale)Religion & Philosophy Database (Gale)
Science DatabaseScribner Writers Series (Gale)
Southern Life (Gale)Student Edition (Gale)
Tennessee Newspaper Collection (NewsBank)
Twayne Authors Series (Gale)Volunteer Voices
What Do I Read Next? (Gale)
What is it?
TEL History• Concept envisioned by TENN-SHARE • In 1999, the Tennessee Electronic Library
was created by TN legislature • TEL began as a collection of 18 databases with
only one vendor and solely supported by federal funds
• Literature Resource Center was added to TEL in 2006, made possible by pledges from Tennessee Libraries.
• In 2007-08, TEL added 4 new products to its collections, which was made possible additional funding provided by the Tennessee General Assembly.
How is TEL Funded?
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Funding for TEL is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)*, the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, and pledges from Tennessee Libraries.
TEL is administered by the Tennessee State Library & Archives, a division of the TN Department of State, Tre Hargett, Secretary of State.
* IMLS is a federal grant-making agency dedicated to creating and sustaining a nation of learners by helping libraries and museums serve their communities
TRUE TEL Cost?
*Just for Gale databases, LearningExpress, HeritageQuest, and EBSCO
How much would TEL costYOUR Library?
School Libraries: $20,000 to $40,000 per year*
Total Cost for all School Libraries in TN: $34,365,430 per year*
Total Cost for all Libraries in TN: $73,207,980 per year*
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Library Web
www.tntel.info
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TEL SHORTCUTS
ISSUES• EBSCO Points of View Reference Center
RESEARCH• GALE Databases
TN NEWSPAPERS• NewsBank’s Tennessee Newspaper
Collection
TEST PREPARATION• LearningExpress Library
GENEALOGY• ProQuest’s HeritageQuest Online
BY GRADE LEVEL or SUBJECT
BY SCHOOL GRADE:• Elementary, Middle, High School• Includes TEL DATABASES & WEBSITES
BY SUBJECT• Extensive subject listings
Science, Language Arts, Health & Nutrition, Social Studies, Tennessee History• Includes Resource Types Magazines & Newspapers, Podcasts, Videos, etc.
SCHOOL GRADE LEVEL
TEL Help?
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TEL Tutorials
Fact Sheets
Navigation & Search
Guides
Webcasts
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TEL Help?
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Trouble with a Database?
Contact the Database Vendor Technical Support
OR
Contact TEL Coordinator – Sue [email protected]
Trouble with Logging In? Contact TEL Coordinator – Sue Maszaros [email protected]
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