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August EBSCO Training for KYVL Databases

Tuesday, July 16th, 2013

Would you like to learn more about the KYVL databases and how to use them? From now through October, EBSCO will be offering live and online training sessions on KYVL databases. Take a look at our training page for more details: http://www.kyvl.org/training.shtm.

The August offerings are as follows:

Business Resources including BSI and Small Business Interfaces – Wednesday, August 14 at 1:00 PM EDT

Learning about the content in EBSCO Business Search Premier and Regional Business News makes answering business-related reference questions all the easier. Join the session to learn more about company profiles and SWOT analysis, industry profiles, journal alerts and much more! We’ll be working in the Business Searching Interface and Small Business Reference Center, great for the entrepreneur and anyone exploring the basics of business and business planning.

To Register: Click Here

Curriculum Integration and Common Core - Thursday, August 15 at 11:00 AM EDT

EBSCO student interfaces helpful resources for use in the library and from home!  This workshop will demonstrate the features of the studentinterfaceswith curriculum integration. Also included are materials for teachers in the Professional Development Collection. Each session includes free resources from the EBSCO Customer Support Site including scavenger hunts, best practices and tutorials. Questions will be welcomed throughout the session!

To Register: Click Here

NoveList for Readers’ Advisory – Friday, August 16 at 1:00 PM EDT
In this session we’ll explore NoveList for Readers’ Advisory. Helping patrons find series in reading order, author and title read-alikes and reading lists is just a few of the features in this training session. Be prepared to walk away from this session ready and excited to use NoveList with your staff and patrons!

To Register: Click Here

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Inside Kentucky Virtual Library: MasterFile Premier

Tuesday, July 9th, 2013

If you are looking for popular resources or your research need is broad and general, MasterFile Premier is the KYVL database for you.  It is a comprehensive, general periodical database that provides access to information on a broad range of topics including general interest, business, consumer health, general science and popular titles including History Today, Saturday Evening Post and Consumer Reports.  It also contains full text for reference books, biographies, and primary source documents such as Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, South Dakota Bird Notes and Handbook of the Middle East .

The Image Collection of over 100,000 thousand photos, maps and flags will help enhance and enrich your presentations, as long as proper credit is provided.

This is the resource that every public library user should know about and rely upon for their research needs.

A live, online training session is scheduled for July 23, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. EST. Register here.  Remember too that the KYVL EBSCO tutorials can be quite helpful in refreshing the skills needed to make the best use of this rich resource.

KYVL Staff, July 9, 2013

KYVL provides all Kentuckians with equitable access to library resources and to a common foundation of quality online information for lifelong learning, working and living.

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Inside Kentucky Virtual Library: The Small Business Reference Center

Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013

KYVL currently provides access to over 30 licensed aggregated content databases. KYVL’s licensed database contracts provide Kentucky citizens access to thousands of full text books, magazines, professional journals and other high value content including images, maps, and video. We want to remind you about some of the content that Kentuckians can access virtually.

Let’s begin by talking about one of our favorite business resources.

The Small Business Reference Center is an electronic database provided by EBSCO. This resource offers comprehensive coverage for business owners and those exploring the idea of starting a business.  The database can be explored by categories ranging from Business Area to Start Up Kits and Business Plans.

If you need to know how to start a business in any state, this collection offers state by state access with all you need to know available through a quick series of clicks.

You can browse the collection by Business Areas.  A few are listed here to give you an idea of what you can discover.

  • Business & the Internet
  • Domain Names
  • Internet Income: Using Amazon
  • Marketing – Affiliate Marketing Programs
  • Selling Your Self-Made Product Online
  • Employees
    • E-Policy, Workplace Technology and Best Practices
    • Health Care Reform
    • Performance Appraisals
    • Problem Employees
  • Going Green
    • Eco Labels
    • Environmentally-friendly Business Practices
    • Green Computing
    • Take Back Programs

As you can see from these few highlights, the resources are well defined, easy to find and easy to access.

Training tutorials are available at: http://www.kyvl.org/tutorials.shtm. Remember to save the date, August 14, 2013 at 1:00 pm EST for an live, online training session on this valuable resource. You can see the training schedule and register for your seat here.

KYVL Staff, July 2, 2013

KYVL provides all Kentuckians with equitable access to library resources and to a common foundation of quality online information for lifelong learning, working and living.

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July EBSCO Training for KYVL Databases!

Friday, June 14th, 2013

We’re pleased to announce that KYVL and EBSCO have scheduled a training series especially for KYVL members. From July through October, EBSCO will be offering live and online training sessions on KYVL databases. Take a look at our training page for more details: http://www.kyvl.org/training.shtm.

The July offerings are as follows:

Features and Functionality of EBSCOhost – Tuesday, July 16 at 11:00 AM EDT

This workshop emphasizes searching in EBSCOhost and demonstrating the features and functionality of the EBSCOhost interface, including how to narrow and expand your searches, how to set up personal folders and custom folders, journal and subject alerts, search history, note taking and citation features.

To Register: Click Here

Overview of Medical Databases - Tuesday, July 18 at 2:00 PM EDT

An experienced medical librarian will lead this session on EBSCO’s medical databases available through KYVL. CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsychINFO, Health Source Consumer Edition, and other products will be reviewed during this one-hour training. Learn about database content coverage and keys to searching medical databases including subject headings and limiters to refine results for more highly relevant content.

To Register: Click Here

Best of MasterFile and EBSCOhost  – Tuesday, July 23 at 11:00 AM EDT
MasterFile Premier in the EBSCOhost interface is designed specifically for public libraries reference work. This database contains full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals, 500+ reference books, a huge image collection, and much more. Questions will be welcomed throughout the session. A brief look at the EBSCO Support Site (http://support.ebsco.com) will also be presented to show tutorials, marketing tools, trainer guides, and much more!

To Register: Click Here

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KYVL’s new discovery tool – up and running!

Thursday, January 24th, 2013

KYVL’s pilot of the EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS) is once again up and running.

Please take some time to experience this new tool by searching via the big blue boxes on the KYVL web site. Don’t forget to visit our Training page and sign up for one of our training sessions on EDS.

As always, we welcome your feedback – please submit any questions and/or comments through our Contact form.

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KYVL’s new discovery tool and training opportunities

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013

We are pleased to announce that KYVL has just launched our pilot of the EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS) – a new service designed to make searching even easier. EDS allows KYVL to pull together all of our high quality resources and make them accessible through one interface. Our big, blue and easy-to-use search box is now the front end for a sophisticated search system that removes the guesswork in searching. We have created search boxes that are age appropriate and others that are based on areas of interest, allowing even easier access to magazine and journal articles, e-books and newspapers.

All KYVL members will have the opportunity to attend live and online training sessions featuring this exciting tool. Please visit our Training page to register.

We hope you will enjoy using KYVL’s EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS). We welcome your feedback – please submit any questions and/or comments through our Contact form located at: https://kyvl.custhelp.com/app/ask.

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New Website for Ky Dept for Libraries & Archives

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Our friends at KDLA [the state library/archives] have announced a new website.  Per our colleague Nancy Houseal, State Library Services, in an email today:

“Have you seen it? KDLA’s new website (http://kdla.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx) was launched on March 15. It has a fresh look and was designed with you in mind! When entering the new site, look for the Librarians tab at the top left to find all information relative to you.

KDLA’s web address has changed slightly and many of your old bookmarks will no longer link to your favorite KDLA web pages.  Here is a handy list that will help you locate the State Library’s programming materials and resources:

Kit Request Form: http://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/askalibrarian/Pages/KitRequest.aspx

Ask a Librarian: http://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/askalibrarian/Pages/InformationRequest.aspx

Book Discussion Kits (all types): http://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/programs/Pages/BookKits.aspx

Thematic Kits (all types): http://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/programs/Pages/ThematicKits.aspx

Circulating Audiobook Collection: http://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/programs/Pages/CirculatingCollections.aspx

Circulating Large Type Collection: http://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/programs/Pages/CirculatingCollections.aspx

Can’t find what you need on the new website or want to make a comment (good or bad) about the website? Please contact the Reference desk at (800)-928-7000, ext. 342.”

KDLA is a major financial supporter of the KYVL licensed research databases and a very good friend partner in resource sharing and other initiatives.  You can access the services of KDLA as a state employee or as a citizen of Kentucky.  If you are a university, public library patron or other, you have resources available to you as well, including using interlibrary loan to borrow materials at the state library.  We could go on and on regarding what KDLA offers you but see for yourself.

Visit ttp://kdla.ky.gov !

Happy Spring!

Your friendly KYVL Director,
Enid

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ProQuest Training Available in March and April!

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

ProQuest will be offering live, online training sessions to KYVL members throughout March and April. Offerings will include sessions on Alt-Press Watch and ProQuest Career & Technical Education, as well as sessions covering the PQ Interface. All sessions are designed specifically for KYVL membership and are available free of charge.

Visit our Training Page for more information about available sessions and how to sign up!

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More Grolier Online Training Sessions!

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

KYVL has added two more Grolier Online training sessions for February! These sessions will cover all features, bells, and whistles of Grolier Online and are designed specifically for KYVL membership and are available free of charge. We have two sessions available at this time:

  • Thursday, February 18, 2010 – 3:15 PM EST
  • Tuesday, February 23, 2010 – 4:15 PM EST

Visit our Training Page for more information about available sessions and how to sign up!

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EBSCO Database Training Starts in February!

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

EBSCO will be offering live, online training sessions to KYVL members throughout February and March. Offerings will include sessions on Searchasaurus, Kids Search, Student Research Center and NoveList, as well as sessions geared towards public and medical librarians. All sessions are designed specifically for KYVL membership and are available free of charge.

Visit our Training Page for more information about available sessions and how to sign up!

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