http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/

Following is student worksheet I used to teach students about Maine databases. Answers to #1, 2, 3, 4 were given in class as students took notes. These answers are below worksheet for your use. (Printer-friendly version, no answers)

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1. What is it?

2. When do you use it?

3. Where do you find it?

Laptop - set the URL in the dock (drag the @ to the dock)
http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/

Any Internet access computer in Maine:

Name : your initialsE

Library : Name of your nearest library

Zip code : your zip code

4. Who set it up?

5. How do you navigate it?

a. Select: "K-12"
b. Select: "Middle Search Plus"
c. Type in the FIND box: "snowboarding"
d. Select: Full Text box
e. Click "Search" button

6. Items to note:

• "Results may be available for..." Other search terms to use!
• "234" articles with 5 pages to browse
• "Magazines, Reference books, Newspapers, Images" - limit choices to one
  format
• "Folder has." You have a folder to save articles in while you browse.
• "Print or e-mail" articles from your folder.
• "Lexile Reading level" given - click on any one to see grade level ranges.
• "Help" menu

7. Peer sharing task

Select "Maine State Virtual Library"
Select the symbol in front of each database title: "I" in a red circle
Produce a graph showing one of the following:
The number of titles/publications/sources in each database
The number of databases that can be used in each content areas (Art, Science, etc)

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Answers to #1, 2, 3, 4:
1. It is: research databases, magazines, pamphlets, newspapers, images, reference books, primary sources.

2. When to use it: When you need reliable, content-controlled, authority backed resources. When you need "primary sources" for Maine Learning Results. When you are teaching research-based projects.

3. Where to find it: Any Internet access computer in Maine. If you forget the address, go to Maine state page (www.state.me.us), Education, Libraries, Maine Online Research Databases.

4. Who: Librarians in Maine, would cost $500,000 per library, but is funded by the State Library, UM System, Tech Colleges, and Legislature.

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