Presented at the 2015 MegaResources workshop for Mississippi librarians and teachers, February 6, 2015

1. Using MAGNOLIA Databases
for the Secondary Education
Classroom
Hillary Richardson
MSU Libraries
February 6, 2015

2. Setting the tone…
How do we prepare
high school students for what’s next?

3. Goals
• Overview of MAGNOLIA
• Explore array resources for grades 6-12
• Using MAGNOLIA for information
literacy instruction
• “Steal this idea” discussion

4. Mississippi
Alliance for
Gaining
New
Opportunities through
Library
Information
Access

5. • A statewide consortium funded by the
Mississippi Legislature and partially
funded under the federal Library Services
and Technology Act administered by the
Mississippi Library Commission for the
Institute of Museum and Library Services
What Is MAGNOLIA?

6. • Provides online research databases for
publicly funded K-12 schools, public
libraries, community college libraries, and
university libraries in Mississippi
What does MAGNOLIA do?

7. • Libraries across Mississippi
• Home and office computers
• **Individuals can ask their local library for the
username, or you can provide the username to
your students, teachers, and parents**
Where can I use MAGNOLIA?

8. • http://magnolia.msstate.edu (or from the
MSU MAGNOLIA Research Guide)
• Enter the username: magn0897
How do I access MAGNOLIA?

9. Databases searchable by lexile level
• NoveList (all grade levels)
• MAS Ultra School Edition (high school)
• History Reference Center (middle & high school)
• Student Research Center (middle & high school)
• Middle Search Plus (middle school)
• Kids Search (elementary school)
• Primary Search (elementary school)
• Searchasaurus (elementary school)

10. Grade-Level Lexile Equivalents