Discovering Collection

Discovering Collection : Discovering Collection

Overview : Overview Designed for students needing help with homework, writing reports, and school projects – enhancing overall achievement Content based on national curriculum standards in all major subject areas – History, Science, Literature, Geography, Cultures, and more – allowing for usage across the curriculum Gives students and educators 24/7 access to the library’s reference shelves – putting award-winning, authoritative reference material at students’ fingertips Includes features targeted to students and educators, including national and state curriculum standards search with content correlated to the standards

Notable Features : Notable Features Easy for everyone to use with its new student-friendly interface Popular topics picklist and curriculum topic trees provide one-click access to the hottest, most-searched topics in each major subject area National and state curriculum standards search with correlated content allows educators to quickly identify material by grade and discipline Document translator feature supports students whose primary language is not English “Keyword in context” within results list offers students a glimpse into articles so they can easily determine relevance of each result Tabbed results pages segment content by type for easy identification

Notable Features, Con’t. : Notable Features, Con’t. Three Content Level indicators (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced) help readers choose appropriate content Google Image Search offers access to over 880 million indexed images (configurable) Search by subject, keyword, or entire document (configurable) Includes Basic Search, Subject Guide Search, Publication Search, and Advanced Search Robust InfoMark, print, e-mail, download, and mark item functionality allows students and educators to easily tailor information to their needs Research Tools and Research Guide tie information literacy skills to use of the database

Reference/Primary Source Content Overview : Reference/Primary Source Content Overview Print sets from Gale and U*X*L More than 510 volumes of genuine reference works worth more than $60,000 More than 60,000 biographies, criticisms, essays, and overviews Hundreds of primary source documents, including diary entries, letters, recordings, and more Hundreds of plays and poems widely studied by students

Premier Reference Content : Premier Reference Content

Multimedia Content Overview : Multimedia Content Overview More than 19,000 photographs, maps, and graphics Hundreds of audio and video clips Google Image Search allows access to over 880 million images (configurable)

Engaging Multimedia : Engaging Multimedia

Topic Trees Search : Topic Trees Search Features the most-searched topics based on search statistics, curriculum standards, lesson plans, reading lists, and more Provides one-click access to the most-searched topics in all major curriculum areas, including Cultures, Geography, Literature, Science, U.S. History, and World History

Slide10 : Choose terms from the popular topics picklist on the home page to access comprehensive information on the hottest topics.

Slide11 : Get results from various content types, including Reference, Creative Works, Primary Sources, and Multimedia. Results also include a Subject Guide as well as “keyword in context” text below the citation to offer students a glimpse into each article.

Slide12 : The Topic Tree buttons, accessible from all screens, provide one-click access to the most-searched topics in each major curriculum area.

Slide13 : Click on the Literature button and then choose Authors, Literary Works, or Literary Topics, Genres, and Movements to access lists of the most-searched topics in those areas.

Slide14 : Choose a topic from the picklist to access comprehensive information on that topic.

Slide15 : Get results from various content types, including Reference, Creative Works, Primary Sources, and Multimedia.

Curriculum Standards Search : Curriculum Standards Search Correlations to state and national standards for middle and high school Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies Correlations based on Gale’s highly acclaimed subject vocabulary Offers educators an easy way to find content correlated to their lesson plans, by grade and discipline

Slide17 : Choose Curriculum Standards from the Search Types bar, accessible from every screen, to get a list of national and state curriculum standards.

Slide18 : After clicking on a national standard or a state, you can then choose grade level (Middle School or High School).

Slide19 : Once Curriculum Standards are displayed, drill down through the various levels to get to links that will take you to content correlated to that standard.

Slide20 : Content correlations are based on Gale’s highly acclaimed subject vocabulary.

Foreign Language/Translation Features : Foreign Language/Translation Features Features support students whose primary language is not English Translation feature allows students to translate documents into Spanish, French, Japanese, German, Italian, Portuguese, simplified Chinese, or Korean, essentially giving you eight databases for the price of one Students can also choose to display the interface in Spanish, French, or Portuguese, with other language options to come

Slide22 : You can choose to translate any article into the following languages: Spanish, French, Japanese, German, Italian, Portuguese, simplified Chinese, and Korean. Simply pick the language from the dropdown box at the top of the document and hit the Translate button.

Slide23 : The document is then quickly translated into the language of your choice, opening up in another window.

Slide24 : To change the user interface language into French, Spanish, or Portuguese, choose Preferences from the top right of the screen and select the language from the dropdown box.

Slide25 : Click on Apply Preferences and then refresh the screen to see the user interface in the language of your choice.

InfoMark Features : InfoMark Features InfoMarking allows students and educators to copy, bookmark, or email the URL of nearly every page in DC, including the home page, search screens, search results, individual documents, and more Makes sharing and updating searches easy, simplifying the research process for students and teachers Gives educators the ability to create and share reading lists, bibliographies, course packs, and more Reduces frustration when trying to keep students seeking the same information on the “same page”

Slide27 : Within results, mark articles to save or share with a check mark. You can mark items across all tabs/content types.

Slide28 : After marking items, click on Marked Items from the top of page.

Slide29 : Marked items will then appear in a list, organized by content types. If you wish to share the list with others, click on InfoMark from the top of the page to copy, bookmark, or email the URL of the list you created.

Slide30 : You can InfoMark nearly any page within DC to easily share searches, documents, and more.

2006/2007 Content Updates : 2006/2007 Content Updates New reference titles added: U*X*L Asian American Reference Library U*X*L Hispanic American Reference Library African American Almanac Hispanic American Almanac Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America: Primary Sources Epics for Students Shakespeare for Students And more!

2006/2007 Content Updates, Con’t. : 2006/2007 Content Updates, Con’t. New author entries created for Discovering Collection, including entries on J. K. Rowling, Dan Brown, Alice Sebold, and more Continuous updating of existing author entries, including listings of new titles published and new critical material written in response to those books Continuous updating of Worldmark Encyclopedia and Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia titles, including Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States, and more