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What is Traveler? asl.lib.ar/traveler

Discover Traveler, a state-wide online research initiative offering valuable resources to Arkansas residents through various libraries. Enjoy full-text articles, print, and email material, and access top databases seamlessly. Learn how to set up access and benefit from additional support materials provided.

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What is Traveler? asl.lib.ar/traveler

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  1. What is Traveler?www.asl.lib.ar.us/traveler Sally Hawkes shawkes@asl.lib.ar.us Arkansas State Library www.asl.lib.ar.us/traveler

  2. Remember using Reader’s Guide in book form?

  3. Traveler is Better • Search online • No really, really thin paper that’s hard to use • No multiple volumes to check • 85% in full text (html or pdf) • You can print or e-mail material • Photographs and videos may be included • You don’t have to be at school to use it

  4. What is Traveler? • Traveler is a state-wide project • Offers online research information to all Arkansas residents through academic, public, school and special libraries • Home access is also available • Free to libraries and users • Administered by the Office of Library Network Services, Arkansas State Library

  5. Funding • 87% Federal • Library Services and Technology Act • 13% State • Arkansas Department of Education • Averages out to approx. $620 per library • At least $100,000 per library to replicate

  6. SubscriptionOct. 1 through Sept. 30 • EBSCOhost  • Encyclopædia Britannica • Gale Discovering Collection • New Book of Knowlege • OCLC/FirstSearch Base Package   

  7. Academic Search Elite; Business Sources Elite; EBSCO Animals; ERIC; Funk and Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia; Health Source: Consumer Edition; Health  Source: Nursing/Academic Edition;  Legal Collection; MasterFile Premier; MAS Ultra: School Edition;   Middle Search Plus; Newspaper Source; Primary Search; Professional Development Collection; Regional Business News;  TOPICSearch EBSCOhost

  8. Academic Search Elite Business Sources Elite EBSCO Animals ERIC Funk and Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia Health Source: Consumer Edition Health  Source: Nursing/Academic Edition  Legal Collection   MasterFile Premier MAS Ultra: School Edition   Middle Search Plus Newspaper Source Primary Search Professional Development Collection Regional Business News  TOPICSearch EBSCOhost  

  9. EBSCO

  10. Encyclopædia Britannica • Britannica Online School Edition • Encyclopædia Britannica; • Compton's Encyclopedia • Britannica Elementary • Britannic Learning Zone PreK-2 • Spanish Reference Center • Planeta Saber • Enciclopedia Juvenil • Annals of American History Online   • World Data Analyst Online: • Webster’s Third New International Dictionary Unabridged Online

  11. Encyclopædia Britannica • Encyclopædia Britannica • Britannica Online School Edition • Britannica Online • Britannica Online Library Edition • Spanish Encyclopedia • Spanish Reference Center • Planeta Saber • Enciclopedia Juvenil • Reference Books • Annals of American History Online • World Data Analyst Online • Webster’s Third New International Dictionary Unabridged Online • During the subscription term, Traveler members will also receive a 20% discount on any print products purchased from Encyclopædia Britannica.

  12. Gale’s DISCovering Collection • Comprehensive coverage in 5 Core Curriculum areas • Literature • History • Biography • Science • Social Studies

  13. New Book of Knowledge

  14. Access • Libraries register by IP number • Access directly from the school/library • Procedure varies from location to location • Desktop access • Web access • Home Access • Remote access codes • Library card authentication

  15. Setting Up Access • Go to Traveler page • Click on Setting Up Access • Includes vendor icons & web addresses • Remote Access • Methods • ID and/or password • Authenticate through proxy server • Licensed for Arkansas users only • No access code on web sites

  16. From the VendorsAdditional materials Guides Support Material Tutorials, Presentations

  17. Supplemental Material EBSCO’s Success Center page • From Student Success Tools • Online Citation Maker • A Student Guide to Persuasive Essays and Debates [pdf] • How to Avoid Plagiarism [psf] • How to Cite Information [pdf] • How to Take Good Notes [pdf] • How to Write a Bibliography [pdf] • How to Write a Thesis Statement [pdf]

  18. EBSCO – PR extras

  19. Britannica Learning Materials

  20. ReadingRead stories and test yourself or practice readings skills with animated exercisesK-5 Interactive Lessons Exercises WritingPractice grammar skills and learn about writing essays and letters.K-5 Exercises 6-12 Study Guides Web Site Activities American LiteratureExplore novels and plays by American authors such as William Faulkner, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Tennessee Williams, and more.6-12 Study Guides Britannica Learning Materials

  21. Gale Group • In-Service Packets • Biography • History  • Literature • Science • Social Science • Program Help • Black History • Hispanic History • Poet's Corner • Women's History

  22. www.go.grolier.comclick on For Educators

  23. Scholastic Pages (Grolier)

  24. Training Information • http://www.asl.lib.ar.us/traveler • Promoting Traveler • Vendor Materials • Training • Online Opportunities

  25. Network Advisory Committee • Kim Koch • Mayflower High School • kkoch@mayflowerschools.info * • Carol Jo Lambert • Stuttgart High School Library • clambert@sps.k12.ar.us

  26. Questions?

  27. Sally Hawkes • shawkes@asl.lib.ar.us • 501-682-6052

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