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ELECTRONIC DATABASES

ELECTRONIC DATABASES . Power for Research. Information Literacy . Literacy fluency in accessing, evaluating, and using information from a variety of print, electronic, and online sources. Accessing, evaluating, and applying information involve high-order skills.

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ELECTRONIC DATABASES

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  1. ELECTRONIC DATABASES Power for Research

  2. Information Literacy • Literacy fluencyin accessing, evaluating, and using information from a variety of print, electronic, and online sources. • Accessing, evaluating, and applying information involve high-order skills.

  3. Electronic Databases Defined • Collection of information organized so that a computer can quickly access data. • “File cabinet” online Information is organized by subject fields, records, and files

  4. Online vs. CD-ROM • CD and DVD popular formats for subject area encyclopedias until late ’90s. • Advantage is immediate access; not dependent on Internet. • Disadvantages are storage and need for updates. • Online database delivery solves need for storage and continuous updates. • Online resources are accessed through a remote server on the Internet.

  5. Free vs. Subscription • Free databases include; public domain, government websites, virtual museums, public education sites, and not-for-profit sources. • Subscription databases charge a site license fee to access periodical articles, regularly updated articles for topical encyclopedias.

  6. Single Database • Example of a single database: http://www.worldbookonline.com/ This is an example of a single product database Advantages: continuous updates; links to websites; links to other databases; greater storage

  7. Database Families • Example of a database family: http://find.galegroup.com/menu/commonmenu.do?userGroupName=nm_s_chaparralhs This company offers a family or group of databases for children and young adults.

  8. Other Examples of Useful Databases • Library catalog: http://destiny.gisd.k12.nm.us • Culturegrams: http://online.culturegrams.com/?a_use rname=GISD&a_password=LIBRARY • Facts on File http://destiny.gisd.k12.nm.us

  9. Wrap-Up • Using electronic databases helps with literacy fluency. Information is easily accessed, continuously updated, and pre-evaluated. • Random Internet searching is distracting and often frustrating. • Ask your librarian for a list of available databases and recommended websites.

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