NoveList and GPS

1. NoveList and GPS An overview of NoveList K-8*, a fiction advisory database available to Georgia schools and libraries through GALILEO A look at how NoveList K-8 and NoveList help educators meet Georgia Performance Standards

2. NoveList and NoveList K-8: Available in GALIELO to Georgia schools and libraries NoveList is the complete fiction advisory database NoveList K-8 is a subset of NoveList that includes only titles appropriate for grades K-8

3. NoveList K-8 has 64,000+ titles that reflect the collections in a typical library. From Beowulf to Christopher Paul Curtis to Mo Willems, NoveList has you covered.

4. NoveList K-8 Has Books For Readers of All Ages 13,817 Teen Titles (13 – 18 years old) 27,625 Older Kid Titles (9 – 12 years old) 22,792 Younger Kid Titles (up to 8 years old) • See NoveList for Adult Books

5. NoveList K-8 has Over 36,000 Subject Headings Characters Identified By… Name, Gender, Ethnicity/Nationality, Age, Occupation, Relationship African-American Teenagers Vampires Teachers Clementine Topics and Themes Adventure Stories Realistic Fiction Survival Genres Mysteries and even sub-genres such as boy detectives

6. NoveList K-8 has Over 36,000 Subject Headings Time Periods Historical Events World War II Twentieth Century Civil War Locations Southwest South Africa South Carolina Southern States Series Alex Rider Perry Jackson and the Olympians Twilight

7. Here are some of the robust features you’ll find in NoveList K-8: Author Biographies Book Discussion Guides Award Winners BookTalks Recommended Reads

8. Here are some of the robust features you’ll find in NoveList K-8: Working with Kids BookTalks Curricular Connections Picture Book Extenders Grab and Go Book Lists

9. Finding NoveList K-8 in GALILEO http://www.galileo.usg.edu

10. Default GALILEO interface for K-12 • Choose the Databases A-Z Tab • Type <novelist> in the search box • Select NoveList or NoveList K-8

11. The NoveList K-8 Home Page

12. Getting to Know the Home Page The Find Bar Single Search bar allows you to do searches like: Find a Favorite Author Title Series Describe a Plot You can also limit searches by level. The Browse Panel All of the customized feature content in NoveList K-8 is grouped by audience and right here at your fingertips. For more information about the different types of content, click on found at the top right corner of the panel.

13. Getting to Know the Home Page My NoveList Tour NoveList Links you to a short video tour of NoveList K-8, designed to assist you in learning how to navigate NoveList K-8.  This tour covers the basic features of the database. This link also contains a Quick Start Guide, PowerPoint, and Help Sheets. My Folders & Alerts Quickly access your folder and alerts. About NoveList Find out more about the NoveList K-8 product as well as the NoveList staff and contributors. NoveList Newsletters: Sign up for one of our three newsletters, such asSchool News which is filled with NoveList practical advice, professional resources, best practices and more all geared toward those who work with children. Spotlight Highlights key content and informs you of any enhancements or updates to the product.

14. Searching

15. Basic Search – Author Search A reader asks you for a list of a specific author’s works – what do you do? Use the Find Box for quick results. Let’s try a search for Jane Yolen. Simply type jane yolen in the Find Box and click Go. This is a keyword search for “jane” and “yolen.” NoveList K-8’s Relevancy ranking will bring Yolen’s titles to the top of your Result List.

16. Basic Search – Author Search Results You get a Results List with a variety of tabs indicating where Jane Yolen is referenced. Here’s a closer look at a brief record NoveList Best indicates that a book has been selected for any of our feature content or is an award winner. The Brief Record contains a book jacket, annotation, links to reviews, a link to your library catalog and other helpful information.

17. Basic Search – Author Search Results Clicking on the title in the Brief Record will take you to the Title Record The Title Record contains rich data like Author Information Pseudonyms Subject Headings Reviews (found at the bottom of the screen), links to Find Similar Books and All Books by the author.

18. Basic Search – Author Search Results Remember all those tabs on the Result screen? Let’s take a closer look at a few. Award Winners Contains any award lists that include Jane Yolen Author Biographies Access a biography of Jane Yolen. We have biographies for about 150 authors. Grab and Go Book Lists Contains lists of in-print titles, on a variety of curriculum-related subjects, that include Jane Yolen. Recommended Reads Contains lists of titles on a wide variety of genres/topics, great for recreational reading, that include Jane Yolen. Series Shows all the Series by Jane Yolen

19. Basic Search – Title Search A reader asks you for specific information about a particular title or wants to find more books like a particular title – what do you do? Use the Find Box for quick results. Let’s try a search for City of Ember. Simply type city of ember in the Find Box and click Go.

20. Basic Search – Title Search Results Once again, you get a robust Results List. Clicking on City of Ember takes you to the Title Record. Notice that this record includes sections like: Author Information Subject Headings Find Similar Books Within the Brief Record you’ll find links such as Reviews and First Chapters. (NoveList K-8 contains 3,000 First Chapters)

21. Basic Search – Title Search Results Clicking on Find Similar Books takes you a separate screen that allows you to find books based on similar aspects.

22. Basic Search – Title Search Results For example, when looking for books similar to City of Ember, your reader might be most interested in Dystopia and Survival stories on the Teens reading level. This selection would give you results like these

23. Basic Search – Title Search • Additional Title Search Tips • If the title is a one word title or has a lot of common words, enter the title with the author. For example, if you’re looking for Little Brother by Cory Doctorow enter “little brother Doctorow” for better results. • If you cannot remember the author and need to make sure that only the title field is being searched, select the Title button (next to Search) and type your title in the Find box. Doing this ensures that NoveList will search only titles.

24. Basic Search – Series Search A reader asks you for the latest in the Heartland series – what do you do? Use the Find Box for quick results. Let’s try a search for the Heartland series. Simply type heartland in the Find Box and click Go.

25. Basic Search – Series Search Results You can access the complete Heartland series by either selecting the Series tab at the top of the Results List, or by clicking on the Heartland link in the Brief Record

26. Basic Search – Printing Series Search Results If your reader wants a copy of the series to take with them, simply click on Quick Print for a printer-friendly version of your list in reading order.

27. Basic Search – Describe a Plot Search A reader asks you where to find the book they are looking for but can only remember that it’s about a boy and a girl that travel through time – what do you do? Use the Find Box for quick results. Simply type time travel boy girl in the Find Box, select Describe a Plot, then select Older Kids, and click Go.

28. Basic Search – Describe a Plot Results There are over 200 results for books and several feature content tabs that fit this search criteria.

29. Basic Search – Describe a Plot Results At the Results List screen you can use the Sort by drop-down box to sort your list by Popularity as well as Relevance, Author, Title, Date Descending, Date Ascending, and Volume You can also narrow your results by subject. Narrow Results by pulls the subject headings that appear the most for the titles in your list.

30. Basic Search – Describe a Plot Search A teacher asks you to find books on the Civil War to complement a lesson – what do you do? Use the Find Box for quick results. Simply type Civil War in the Find Box, select Describe a Plot, and click Go.

31. Basic Search – Describe a Plot Results There are over 500 results for books. The feature content tabs will help you find professionally prepared materials on the topic.

32. Getting to Know the Advanced Search Screen Enter your search terms in the Find Box. Select the Document Types that you want.  If you want to find results for all document types be sure they are all checked.  If you want only specific document types check only the type that you want.  For information about the different document types, see the About Our Articles and Listspage, under the Browsing section of Help. Choose a Field from the Select a Field drop-down box (note that this is optional).

33. Getting to Know the Advanced Search Screen Reading Level Adults (19 and up), Teens (13-18), Older Kids (9-12), Younger Kids (birth to 8)  Grade Level Range from“Babies/Toddlers" to "Adult."  Lexile Reading Level Choose from preset Lexile ranges.  Lexile Range Search Enter a Lexile rating in this field.  Publication Year Enter a range of publication years in the boxes.  Number of Pages Limit book results to a number of pages, or more/less than the number entered.   Author's Gender Limit your search to Male, Female, or All authors.  Author's Nationality The name of the country (or countries) where the author claims nationality, lives now, and/or has lived for a significant time. Author's Cultural Identity Identification with, or membership in, a particular ethnic, cultural, or national group, sharing language and customs.  Review Available This option will search only titles that include one or more reviews.  Award Winner This option will search only titles that have won awards.  Dewey Range Search Use this limiter to search for books with an assigned Dewey number in the ranges specified.  NoveList Best Limit your search to titles that are referred to in NoveList feature content, award winners, and titles that have received starred reviews.  Limit Your Results

34. Performing an Advanced Search For example, a teen reader is looking for titles that have a Lexile score between 300 and 500. You can search using just the limiters, without entering a search term.From the Reading Level limiter select Teens and from the Lexile Reading Level limiter select 300-500.

35. Performing an Advanced Search There are over 80 titles that have Lexile scores between 300 and 500 and are geared towards teen readers. You can now sort your list by Popularity or Date Descending.

36. Persistent Folders Save book lists indefinitely in multiple folders.

37. Persistent Folders • Links to: • American Revolution, 500-700 • Picture books about Franklin, Jefferson, Roosevelt • Immigration, 750-950 Persistent links to searches let you re-execute a search by clicking a URL. Links can be e-mailed or embedded in any HTML document.

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40. Reading in All Curriculum Areas Read a minimum of 25 grade-level appropriate books per yearfrom a variety of subject disciplines and participate in discussions related to curricular learning in all areas. Read both informational and fictional texts in a variety of genres and modes of discourse.

41. One Suggestion…. Language Arts 40% Social Studies 30% Science 20% Math 10%

42. Discussing Books Discuss messages and themes from books in all subject areas. Respond to a variety of texts in multiple modes of discourse. Relate messages and themes from one subject area to messages and themes in another area. Evaluate the merit of texts in every subject discipline. Examine author’s purpose in writing.

43. Building Vocabulary Demonstrate an understanding of contextual vocabulary in various subjects. Use content vocabulary in writing and speaking. Explore understanding of new words found