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BadgerLink Now!. Lisa Reale BadgerLink Coordinator Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association 2009. Topics Covered. Overview of BadgerLink and Resources New BadgerLink Functionality Federated Searching Authentication BadgerLink Access & Branding Linking with Google Scholar
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BadgerLink Now! Lisa Reale BadgerLink Coordinator Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association 2009
Topics Covered • Overview of BadgerLink and Resources • New BadgerLink Functionality • Federated Searching • Authentication • BadgerLink Access & Branding • Linking with Google Scholar • EBSCO’s Page Composer Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library
BadgerLink • Project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning • Provides access to quality online information resources for Wisconsin residents Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library
BadgerLink • BadgerLink available to all Wisconsin residents from libraries of all types, homes, work places, and other locations • BadgerLink paid for with over $2 million in state funding (Universal Service Fund) Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library
EBSCO • Offers a variety of proprietary full text databases • General reference collections • Specially designed, subject-specific databases for a wide range of libraries • Public • Academic • Medical • Corporate • School Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library
EBSCO • Searchasaurus – Interface designed forElementary Schoolchildren • Kids Search – Interface designed forMiddle Schoolchildren • Student Resource Center – Interface designed forHigh School students Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library
ProQuest • Provides access to abstracts and full text of over 800 newspaper and magazine titles • Wisconsin Newsstand • Contains full text of 12 Wisconsin newspapers • Ethnic NewsWatch • Contains full text of newspapers, magazines and journals from ethnic, minority and native presses Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library
African American Biographical Database • Largest Electronic Collection of Biographical Information on African Americans including photographs and illustrations (1790-1950) Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library
NewspaperARCHIVE • Contains millions of searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s, in their original format Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library
TeachingBooks.net • Online collection of multimedia K-12 book and author resources • Audio book readings • Book discussion guides • Resources for lesson planning, author studies, and professional development • Collection of original, in-studio movies and interviews Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library
LitFINDER • Primary literature content covering all time periods • Poems • Short stories • Essays • Speeches • Plays • Author biographies • Photographs • Work summaries Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library
New BadgerLink Functionality Federated Searching & Authentication
Federated Searching • Search multiple BadgerLink databases simultaneously • Enter search terms in a single search box from BadgerLink Homepage • Advanced Search • Select a specific subset of databases to be searched • Single list of search results presented by vendor Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library
Improved Authentication • User-centered approach • Streamlined process of authentication • Consistency of users’ experience amongst all vendors • Single point of authentication for all BadgerLink resources Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library
Authentication Methods • Internet Protocol (IP) Address • Verification that person is a Wisconsin resident • Provides seamless access when registered • Not all Internet Service Providers (ISP) can specify Wisconsin only IP ranges • Vendors add and change IP address ranges daily Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library
Authentication Methods • Library Card Access • Associates BadgerLink user with a local library • Libraries must register library card ranges • Provides in-state and out-of-state access Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library
Authentication Methods • Library Card Access • Patterned ID access for schools • Library card number • Student ID • Lunch card number Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library
IP Authentication Federated Searching
WISCAT Licensed • Users from an IP registered school with a WISCAT license can use the BadgerLink Federated Search • Z39.50 library catalogs • WISCAT union catalog • BadgerLink databases. Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library
IP Authentication Accessing Resources Individually
Library Card Access Federated Searching & Accessing Resources Individually