Resources for Students
and a Whole Lot More
Tonia Mason, Director of Marketing
Providence Public Library
Karen Mellor, MSLIS
Office of Library and Information Services
Today we will talk
about…
What is AskRI?
Services and resources for:
Students
Parents
Teachers
How to use the resources
Partnership (SRRC)
– Providence Public Library
– State of Rhode Island
In-person services at your library
Online resources for all Rhode Islanders
www.info.ri.gov
www.provlib.org
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Access to online resources
• Public Libraries and schools:
no user name or password needed
• Home: geographic authentication
– World Book (library card outside state)
– Tutor (library card outside state)
– EBSCO (zip code; geographic - summer)
– HeritageQuest (library card)
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World Book Discover
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EBSCO Databases
EBSCO Databases
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Premium resources
Full text articles (magazines, journals)
Reference books
Primary source documents
Images - photos, maps etc.
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Magazine articles
Back to 1921
Back to 1975
Back to 1922
Back to 1975
Back to 1975
Back to 1931
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Back to 1975
Back to 1976
Back to 1934
Reference Books
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EBSCO Core Databases
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Academic Search Premier (scholarly)
MasterFILE Premier (magazines, reference)
History Reference Center
TOPIC Search
Assorted resources through EBSCO interface:
– MEDLINE
– GreenFILE
• Resources for children (Searchasaurus, etc.)
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HomeworkHelpRI.org
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Online tutors
2-10 pm / 7 days a week
Learners: K-12 / intro college
Adult learners
Topics:
– English, math, science, social studies
• Available in Spanish
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HomeworkHelp Learning Suite
• Adult Learning Center - Summer 2009
• Help with job search and resume writing
• Test preparation
– GED
– Citizenship
• SkillsCenter Resource Library
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Get Answers!
your SOURCE
for answers
and a whole lot
more…
Connect with real, online tutors at Homework Help RI
Find age-appropriate encyclopedias for elementary, middle and
high school students, including a Spanish language
encyclopedia, on World Book Web
Access over 10,000 magazines and journals, with articles in all
subject areas, specialized research materials and search tools
through EBSCO databases
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Research family history, places and genealogy on HeritageQuest
Thank you!
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