| "Free Electronic Databases" |
| Pre-Conferece of the School Library Section - June 15, 2003 at Atlantic Union College |
| INTRODUCTION: |
We considered the following topics:
Why purchase electronic databases if they are free!
How to get to these databases?
1. Locate (below, next section) the link to your union
conference, check if a link to access them is already
provided. If not
2. Check with your public library! They know!!!
How to access these databases? Access may be:
1. with your public library card,
2. your driver license #, or
3. by other means
We were introduced to:
PROJECT MUSTARD SEED - Reaching Our Potential.
I will comment on
this project later.
We were not able to cover all the
items on the agenda -
we ran out of time.
| Free Electronic Databases for the: |
Atlantic Union Conference
Lake Union Conference
Mid-America Union Conference
Southern Union Conference
How to Search Databases - Tutorials:
General Access
eLibrary Elementary
Academic Search Elite - EBSCO
General Reference Center Gold - GALE
Health Reference Center-Academic - GALE
InfoTrac Custom 120 Full Text - GALE
James White Library's online catalog
OCLC Databases
Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index
Seventh-day Adventist Obituary Index
| Databases - Description = What they Offer: |
Academic Search Elite - EBSCO, 1985 -
a multi-disciplinary database offers full text for nearly 1,850
including more than 1,250 peer-reviewed titles
covering virtually every area of academic study
eLibrary Elementary - Infonautics, 1998
to conduct real research over the Internet
is updated daily via satellite
General Reference Center Gold - GALE, 1980 -
a general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in
one
find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals
many with full-text and images
covers the latest current events, popular culture, business and
industry,
Health Reference Center-Academic - GALE, 1980 -
covers: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public
the material is intended for informational purposes only!
InfoTrac Custom 120 Full Text - GALE
A collection of newspapers from around the Country and the World
James White Library's online catalog
includes books, videos, AU dissertations, and other items
OCLC Databases
content varies with each database
Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index
indexes articles published in Adventist publications
Seventh-day Adventist Obituary Index
indexes obituaries published in Adventist publications
| Search Techniques: |
Boolean Search
| Not Sure Which Index to Choose? |
Subject Guides
