This presentation introduces the Points of View Reference Center database. It provides balanced perspectives on current issues using various sources. Users can search or browse the database to find articles on topics that present multiple viewpoints, and each article includes an overview, point, counterpoint, and bibliography. The presentation provides instructions for accessing the database through the Grande Prairie Public Library website using a library card number and pin.

1. Points of View
Reference Center
Grande Prairie Public Library
Megan Vandermeer

2. In this presentation, you will learn:
● What is PoV: Ref Center
● What sort of questions
this resource can answer
● How to access it
● Step-by-step instructions
on how to use this
database Image: Pinterest

3. What is PoV: Reference Center?
● A full-text database
● Overviews variety of
issues
○ Points
○ Counterpoints
○ Guides to Critical
Analysis
Source: EBSCO
Image: Logan County Library

4. What can this database do?
● Provide a balanced view of current issues
○ Using political magazines, newspapers,
transcripts, primary sources, video
● Answer questions like:
○ “Is arctic drilling necessary, or are there
alternatives?”
● Supplementary images, guides, and analysis
○ Text-to-speech
Source: EBSCO

5. Why trust this database?
● “EBSCO is the leading provider of research
databases, e-journals, magazine subscriptions,
e-books and discovery service to libraries of all
kinds. For more than 70 years, we’ve partnered
with libraries to improve research with quality
content and technology.”
Source: EBSCO

6. Accessing the Database:
1. Go to www.grandeprairie.org
2. Click the tab that says “Resources”
3. Scroll to “Homework and Help for Students”
4. Click “Points of View Reference Center”
Screenshots: Grand Prairie Public Library

7. Login:
● At home?
○ You’ll need your
Grande Prairie
Library card number
and pin to log in
● At the library?
○ Click to confirm
“Points of View
Reference Center”
Image: Arthur, PBS. 1998.

8. Browsing Options:
● Basic search/Advanced Search
○ Start typing and search away
● In the News
○ Browse a selection of topics currently in the news
● Browse by Category
○ Look at all available topics organized alphabetically
Screenshots: Points of View Reference Center, EBSCO.

9. Advanced Search
● For multiple methods
of searching
● Limiting results
○ Publication
○ Date Published
○ Publication Type
○ Illustrations
○ Reading Level
○ Peer Reviewed
Screenshot: Points of View Reference Center, EBSCO.

10. Looking at Articles
Every Issue has an:
● Overview
● Point
● Counterpoint
● Related Information
● Bibliography
● Text-to-speech
Screenshots: Points of View Reference Center, EBSCO.

11. Any Questions?
If you’re confused about something, or have more questions,
contact:
Megan Vandermeer
gp_youthref@grandeprairie.org
Grande Prairie Public Library
3479 W 183rd St
Hazel Crest, IL, 60463
(708)798-5563
Image: DeviantArt

12. Bibliography:
● About EBSCO: EBSCO. EBSCO Information Services, Inc.(n.d.).
Retrieved April 22, 2021. https://www.ebsco.com/about
● Points of View Reference Center: EBSCO. EBSCO Information Services,
Inc. (n.d.). Retrieved April 22, 2021
https://www.ebsco.com/products/research-databases/points-view-
reference-center.
● Resources: Databases. Grande Prairie Public Library. (n.d.). Retrieved
April 22, 2021 https://www.grandeprairie.org/resources/databases/