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Cobb Virtual Library Online Resources Key features of the most frequently used databases

Cobb Virtual Library Online Resources Key features of the most frequently used databases. Overview for In-Service Module #1. CultureGrams. Cultural and geographical information on countries and territories Coverage of all 50 U.S. states Maps, statistics, famous people, photos and recipes.

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Cobb Virtual Library Online Resources Key features of the most frequently used databases

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  1. Cobb Virtual Library Online ResourcesKey features of the most frequently used databases Overview for In-Service Module #1

  2. CultureGrams • Cultural and geographical information on countries and territories • Coverage of all 50 U.S. states • Maps, statistics, famous people, photos and recipes

  3. GALILEO Databases • Literary Reference Center • EBSCO Host • Compton’s by Britannica • SIRS Discoverer • SIRS Researcher • Digital Library of Georgia • Kids.gov • New Georgia Encyclopedia

  4. GALILEO Databases • Password for home access changes quarterly • Virtual collection of digitized books, images, manuscripts and media, with an emphasis on material important to the history and culture of the State of Georgia • Access to more than 100 databases indexing thousands of periodicals • Links to Georgia state agencies and public libraries

  5. Grolier Online Resources • Three general encyclopedias – Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia and the New Book of Knowledge • Two specialized encyclopedias – The New Book of Popular Science and Lands and Peoples • Dictionary and thesaurus • Each source links to periodical articles and WWW resources • “Features” link provided for each source

  6. World Book Online • Student • Discover • Inventions and Discoveries • Living Green • Early Peoples

  7. World Book Online • Reliable, authoritative, easy-to-understand information • Contains all articles from current 22-volume print set, plus an additional 3700 essays • Links to articles from more than 260 U.S. and international magazines and newspapers • Links to over 15,000 recommended WWW resources • Pictures, maps, animations, videos and sounds

  8. Gale Resources • Student Resource Center: Junior • Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center • Science Resource Center

  9. Gale Resources Student Resource Center: Junior: • Comprehensive keyword search for database information covering curriculum areas of history, literature, science and social studies • Includes full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary documents, creative works, video and audio clips

  10. Gale Resources Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: • Information on today’s social issues • Full-text viewpoint articles and topic overviews • Includes primary source documents, statistics, and links to Websites • Essays which can be printed or e-mailed from within the database

  11. Gale Resources Science Resource Center: • Offers in-depth topic overviews from all science disciplines • Includes over 14,000 pictures, illustrations, audio and video clips • Links to more than 500 Web sites relevant to the curriculum

  12. Need more information? Call me: ext. 234 or Email me: amy.pease@cobbk12.org

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