Transcript Media Center Databases PowerPoint - Part I

Cherokee Media Center
Databases
Presentation
What Are the Media Center
Research Databases?
I. The Media Center’s 18+ Online subscriptions.
II. Credible, authoritative, and reliable published resources.
III.They provide:
• Articles from a variety of reference books on literature,
history, science, social studies, art, careers, biographies,
languages, etc.
• Articles from magazines and journals (business,
scientific, etc.)
• Articles from local-national-international newspapers.
• Government and historical documents, etc.
What Else do the Databases
Provide?
IV. They also provide:
• Biographies, literary overviews, book reviews
& literary criticisms.
• Speeches, country overviews and statistics.
• Factual and analytical articles on American & world
history.
• Factual and analytical articles on contemporary issues,
scientific developments, health topics & political cartoons.
• Career profiles, assessment tools, resume writers, etc.
• Editorially selected web sites.
• Photographs, multimedia, images, audio,
video), maps, flags, and much more.
How Does One Access the Media
Center Research Databases?
What are the Specific Databases
in the Media Center?
COIN CAREER DATABASES
Portfolio capability
Use for career guidance and exploration
Provides:
•Career Assessment tools
• Career Profiles
• College Profiles
• Resume Builder, College & Career Planner
• ACT/SAT Review Quiz
• Lesson Plans in teacher’s edition
• Videos on Careers & much more!
COIN Career Community Requires
Personal Log-on for Teachers
Teachers should see John McMichael or Linda Dennis.
COIN Career Community Requires
Personal Log-on for Students, too
Students’ logon information is on Research Databases Page as:
COIN Career Main Page
It has 5 Centers
COIN Exploration Center
Cool
Resume
jobs
builder
SAT/ACT practice tests
COIN Exploration Center Example of a Career Assessment Tool
Example of Occupation Profile - Page 1
Example of Occupation Profile - Page 2
CQ Researcher provides reports and
analyses on current issues in the news
Noted for comprehensive coverage of:
Health, social trends, criminal justice,
international affairs, education, technology
and the economy and other topics discussed
in Congress.
Useful for:
Current events; research paper
assignments on controversial, political,
economic and social topics; debate
assignments, opposing viewpoints, etc.
CQ Researcher Main Page
Results of a Search on “terrorists”
Example of a CQ Researcher Report -Abstract Section
Example of a CQ Researcher Report Pro/Con Section
Facts. Com News
• Provides current and historical news from news sources around
the U.S., Canada, and the world.
• Provides up-to-the-minute news and news stories
from 1940 -- 2006.
• Provides articles from Issues and Controversies, Today’s Science,
World Almanac and Book of Facts, and others.
• Provides numerous biographies, maps, photographs, key events,
primary source documents, historic documents, overviews of
controversial issues, country profiles, political cartoons, etc.
• Useful for: Current events; news articles; research assignments
on controversial, social, & political topics; historical facts, and
geography assignments.
Facts. Com News Main Page
Example of a special feature
Issues & Controversies Article
Special feature for educators --Issues & Controversies
Assignment ideas
Editorial Cartoons & Questions
Editorial cartoons on an extensive listing of
subjects
SIRS Databases
• Provides factual and analytical articles from newspapers,
magazines, journals, and government documents.
• Provides articles on social issues, political issues, scientific
developments, business, global concerns, and arts and humanities.
• Provides historic documents.
• Provides special features such as: Today’s news,
Suggested high school topics, country profiles, E-books, etc.
Useful for: Current events, news articles, debate assignments,
research assignments on current, political & social topics, opposing
viewpoints, literary author profiles, etc.
SIRS Databases Main Page: Researcher,
Government Reporter, Renaissance, WebSelect
Results of a Search
on “global warming”
Note the
different sources
that offer info
on this topic.
Article example
Database Features
Special Feature in Renaissance
Facts on File Reference Database a multidisciplinary reference resource
consisting of more than 1,300 titles
• Covers numerous subject areas: U. S. history, world history,
literature, languages, science & technology, health, careers,
social issues, etc.
• Provides a world atlas and a collection of printable teacher-handout
materials on various subjects.
• Provides Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center.
• Useful for:
Reports on historical events & persons, literary criticisms and
overviews, biographies, science and health reports, geographical
profiles, career exploration, etc.
Facts On File Reference Main Page
Includes 14 Databases
Facts On File Reference Main Page
- Cont’d
Facts On File Reference Main Page
- Cont’d
Facts on File - American history Online
Facts on File - World Atlas
Facts on File - Science Online
Facts on File - Curriculum Resource
Center
--printable handouts for teachers
Facts on File - Health Reference Center
Facts on File - Literary Reference Online
Facts on File:
Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center
Facts on File Career Description Example
Each Career Description also provides:
Job History:
Job Description:
Work Environment
Salary Range Details
Employment Prospects Details
Advancement Prospects Details:
High School Requirements
Postsecondary Training Requirements
Tips for Getting the Job
Discovering Collection
a multidisciplinary resource
• Provides credible reference articles on literature, history,
biography, science, health and social studies --- from reference
books and journals
• Provides literary biographies, overviews and literary criticisms.
• Provides science, health, and social studies topic overviews, and
event overviews and biographies.
• Provides country overviews, maps, and images.
• Useful for: Reports on historical events & persons, literary
criticisms and overviews, current biographies,
science and health reports, geographical profiles,
Discovering Collection
Offers various search
Main Page
methods
Results of a Literature Search:
Criticisms, Biographies, Study Questions, etc.
Type of article
To Kill a
Mockingbird
Literature Search - example of Criticism article
Results of a Science & Health
Search
Searched
for
“Botulism”
Results of a History Search:
event, topic, era overviews, etc.
Click for green tab for primary
documents, too
Searched for
“Civil War” -Default was
Reference
articles
Example of the Timeline Search Page
Provides
events
from
different
time
periods
Click on the
desired year
ex: 1960-1969
OR
Type: start
& end
dates
Results of Timeline Search- example 1960s
Results: events within specified
time period
Literature Resource Center a comprehensive literary database
providing information from an assortment of reference works
and journals
• Provides information on more than 130,000 writers and their works
- from all time periods, literary genres & around the world.
• Provides author biographies of all genres.
• Provides literary overviews and full-text literary criticisms.
• Provides a literary-historical timeline.
• Provides the Encyclopedia of Literature.
Useful for: Biographies of writers, literary overviews and literary
criticisms, definitions of literary terms, the study of
literary historical periods.
Literature Resource Center Main Page
Note various ways to
find information.
Note various ways to search by author
Results of an Author Search Biography of Harper Lee
Literary Criticism - Article on Harper Lee
Literary Historical Timeline
of Harper Lee’s Life
Magill on Literature Plus
from Magill’s credible literary reference books
• Includes info on the works of long and short fiction writers,
poets, dramatists, essayists, and philosophers.
• Provides:
Literary overviews and about 35,000 reviewed critical analyses of
individual works of literature.
• More than 6,000 author biographies and author essays
• Literary plot summaries, character and setting profiles.
• More than 1,000 images.
Useful for: Literary criticisms, literary plot summaries & character
and setting profiles, author biographies & book reviews.
Magill on Literature Plus Main Page
Results of an Author search - providing author
biographies, work analyses, character & setting descriptions
Article examples - providing character & setting
discussions
Another article example - literary
analysis
Contemporary Authors
• Provides biographical information on more than 120,000
U.S. and international authors.
• Authors include modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction
writers, broadcast journalists, scriptwriters, and literary giants of
the early 20th century.
• Often includes the author’s personal opinions and quotes in the
“Sidelights” section.
• Can create a reading list by marking citations then printing list.
Useful for: Assignments requiring biographical info on authors
and a list of their works. Sometime literary criticism
is presented.
Contemporary Authors Main Page
Allows you to search by birthplace, birth date, nationality, etc.
Results of an Author search
Article Cont’d
Provides personal
comments by
author
Stay Tuned to More Databases!