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TexShare Databases Electronic Access to Magazines, Newspapers, and Books

TexShare Databases Electronic Access to Magazines, Newspapers, and Books Presented by: Jennifer Bekker Technical Services Supervisor Lewisville Public Library jbekker@cityoflewisville.com TexShare Databases What are the TexShare Databases? Accessing the Databases Searching the Databases

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TexShare Databases Electronic Access to Magazines, Newspapers, and Books

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  1. TexShare DatabasesElectronic Access to Magazines, Newspapers, and Books Presented by: Jennifer Bekker Technical Services Supervisor Lewisville Public Library jbekker@cityoflewisville.com

  2. TexShare Databases • What are the TexShare Databases? • Accessing the Databases • Searching the Databases • EBSCOHost example • netLibrary example • Summary and Contact Information

  3. What Are The TexShare Databases? The TexShare Databases are commercial database subscriptions, contracted by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) for use by participating Texas Libraries.

  4. What Do You Get? • Newspaper Articles • Magazine Articles • Scholarly Journal Articles • Research on public and private companies • Genealogy resources • Online Books • Cliff’s Notes • Bloom’s Notes • Encyclopedias • Literature • Non-Fiction Titles

  5. It’s FREE! Access via the Lewisville Public Library • Get your Lewisville Public Library card • Ask for the User Name and Password from the Reference Desk • Visit the library website http://library.cityoflewisville.com

  6. Access via the Lewisville Public Library http://library.cityoflewisville.com Visit the Lewisville Public Library website to access the TexShare Databases.

  7. Access via the Lewisville Public Library Click the Other Resources button. Choose TexShare.

  8. Searching TexShare Databases Databases are organized by topic. Select a subject area to see individual databases.

  9. Searching TexShare Databases EBSCOHost Database Each subject area includes several databases. Select the EBSCO database.

  10. Searching TexShare Databases EBSCOHostDatabase Choose from the list of databases included in EBSCO. Select as many or as few as you like.

  11. Searching TexShare Databases EBSCOHost Database Type your topic and search. You can limit your search magazine title or only full text articles.

  12. Searching TexShare Databases EBSCOHost Database The hit-list shows articles written about your topic. Click Full Text to view the article and the citation information.

  13. Searching TexShare Databases EBSCOHost Database PDF Full Text is a scan of the actual article and includes text and graphics. HTML Full Text contains the text of the original article.

  14. Searching TexShare Databases EBSCOHost Database • Search for your topic • Find citations • Read articles online • Print articles • E-mail articles EBSCO offers one-stop shopping for articles

  15. Searching TexShare Databases netLibrary eBooks netLibrary provides over 20,000 e-books, including world leaders in reference, academic, business, and technology publications. netLibrary is the perfect solution when several students have the same topic and all the physical books are checked out.

  16. Searching TexShare Databases netLibrary eBooks • Browse ebooks for a short time. It is just like browsing a book in the library. • Check out a book for 24 hours. The book automatically checks-in after 24 hours. You can utilize special features such as taking notes while reading or bookmark specific pages. Ways to read eBooks

  17. Searching TexShare Databases netLibrary eBooks Search by Title, Author, Subject, Keyword, Full-Text, Publisher, Year, or ISBN.

  18. Searching TexShare Databases netLibrary eBooks Select the book you want. Click to Browse or Check-Out the eBook.

  19. Searching TexShare Databases netLibrary eBooks Search for specific passages or words Go to a specific page. Bookmark pages Current page number. Take notes while reading Dictionary Text Table of Contents

  20. Searching TexShare Databases netLibrary eBooks • Find books the library does not own • Find books that are currently checked out at your library • Find and read books when the library is closed • Read reference books at home

  21. TexShare Databases • Anyone with a library card can access the TexShare Databases • Login from any computer with Internet access • Find full-text articles • Read eBooks

  22. TexShare Databases To learn more about TexShare, • Contact you local library • Visit the TexShare website www.texshare.edu • E-Mail TexShare databases@tsl.state.tx.us

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