Directors Meeting October 15, 2008

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

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 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)

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)

Electronic resources Tutor.com = homeworkhelpRI.org World Book resources Select EBSCO databases HeritageQuest Starting Sept. 2008: statewide access – anyone, anywhere, any time

Tutor.com = homeworkhelpRI.org

World Book resources

Select EBSCO databases

HeritageQuest

Starting Sept. 2008: statewide access – anyone, anywhere, any time

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

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

World Book Web World Book Kids (K-4) World Book Student (5-8) World Book Advanced (9-12) World Book Discover (Adult Learners) Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos en Línea

World Book Kids (K-4)

World Book Student (5-8)

World Book Advanced (9-12)

World Book Discover (Adult Learners)

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos en Línea

EBSCO Databases Piggyback on existing contracts held by OSL & HELIN Core databases provided by AskRI Existing OSL & HELIN contracts upgraded

Piggyback on existing contracts held by OSL & HELIN

Core databases provided by AskRI

Existing OSL & HELIN contracts upgraded

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

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

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 (by Nov.; now: library card) EBSCO (early 2009; now: zip code) HeritageQuest (TBA; now: lib card)

Libraries and schools: seamless access (no user name or password needed)

Home: geographic authentication

World Book (live; library card outside state)

Tutor (by Nov.; now: library card)

EBSCO (early 2009; now: zip code)

HeritageQuest (TBA; now: lib card)

Information & Updates Linking information and logos: AskRI > Librarians’ Resource Center Updates: OLIS Website Homepage

Linking information and logos: AskRI > Librarians’ Resource Center

Updates: OLIS Website Homepage

What’s next? Publicize and promote Link – to resources & AskRI Collect stories More funding? More databases!

Publicize and promote

Link – to resources & AskRI

Collect stories

More funding?

More databases!

Got questions? Get answers! your source for answers and a whole lot more.

Got questions? Get answers!

your source for answers and a whole lot more.

Contact: Kathyellen Bullard, PPL [email_address] Karen Mellor, OLIS [email_address]

Kathyellen Bullard, PPL [email_address]

Karen Mellor, OLIS [email_address]