Reference Outreach & Instruction

800.462.5348

Electronic Library for Minnesota

Carla PfahlLibrarianpfahl001@umn.edu612-626-6845

Objectives1. Gain knowledge of ELM resources currently

available

2. Content types:o STEM resourcesoEducator resourcesoMultimedia resourceso Job & career resources – NEW!

Who we are

•Minitex is:▫ An Information and Resource Sharing Program of the

Minnesota Office of Higher Education and the University of Minnesota Libraries.

▫We support all libraries in MN – academic, public, K-12, special…

What we can do for you•Minitex Instruction for media specialists, teachers,

and K-12 students:Call us at 1-800-462-5348 or E-mail mtxref@umn.edu Request On-site or Webinar Instruction

https://www.minitex.umn.edu/Reference/Request.aspx Upcoming Webinars

http://minitex.umn.edu/Training/Self-Paced

http://minitex.umn.edu/Training/Browse.aspx?Filter=SelfPaced

•ELM Resources for teachers: https://www.elm4you.org/teachers

What is ELM?•The Electronic Library for Minnesota contains 50

online resources specifically for Minnesota residents.•These resources come from six different vendors:▫EBSCO▫Gale / Cengage▫ProQuest▫OCLC▫Britannica▫LearningExpress – NEW! as of July 1, 2014

ELM is brought to you by your local library or school media center, MINITEX, and State Library Services, the MN state library agency with state appropriations to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and the Minnesota Department of Education, and federal

LSTA funds under the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Access to ELM1. http://elm4you.org2. Linked directly from MN school and library

websites

▫To set up direct links, see: http://minitex.umn.edu/elm/access.aspx

K-12 StudentsPost Secondary Students

Business ResearchersHealth Researchers

Those with General Interests

Age-Appropriate School Environments

Content available in Britannica School•Encyclopedia articles•Downloadable images and videos•Student-friendly websites•Magazine articles supplied by EBSCO•World atlas (Google)•Dictionary and thesaurus•Primary sources•State and Common Core aligned resources• Lesson Plan Builder (NEW)•My Britannica (online folder)

Britannica School - Elementary

Britannica School – Middle School

Easily migrate between different reading levels within articles.

Britannica School – High School

My Britannica

•Create a new account▫*Important! Educators use School Code: KMVL▫Unique Username and Password

My Britannica•My Favorites•My Lesson Plans

My Favorites

Britannica’s Educator’s Resources• Lesson Plans• Learning Games• Study Guides• Curriculum Standards

• Interactive Lessons• Visual Learning• Manipulatives

Britannica’s Curriculum Standards

Kids InfoBits (K-5)• Contains articles from magazines, newspapers, and

reference books on animals, famous people, science, countries and states, and more:

▫98 full-text periodicals ▫550 maps▫1,500 charts, graphs, tables▫2,600 pictures, flags,and country and state seals▫7 reference titles

Searchasaurus (K-6)American Heritage Children's Dictionary, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, EBSCO Encyclopedia of Animals, Primary Search with 460,000 photos, maps, and flags and…

73 full text periodical titles including:

▫ American Girl▫ Biography Today▫ Boys’ Life▫ Cobblestone▫ Highlights for Children▫ Junior Scholastic▫ KidsSports

▫ Ladybug▫ Math Trek▫ National Geographic Kids▫ Ranger Rick▫ Scholastic News▫ Science News for Kids▫ Zoobooks

Kids Search (2-8)

•Full text of magazine and reference articles.

• Includes: Primary Search, Middle Search, Science Reference Center

Junior Reference Collection (grades 6-8)•Reference articles about people, places, history, science

and more. Includes photos and maps.

InfoTrac Junior Edition (grades 6-8)•Full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, and

reference books in just about every subject area.

InfoTrac Student Edition (9-12)• 1,100 full-text titles, nearly 9 million articles• Broad subject coverage from magazines, newspapers, and

reference books

Student Resources in Context (6-12)•Contains reference

works, biographies, essays, overviews, primary works, images, and periodical articles.

• Includes: InfoTrac Junior Edition, InfoTrac Student Edition, Discovering Collection, Junior Reference Collection

Student Research Center (6-12)•Contains hundreds

of magazines, biographies, historical essays, primary source documents, reference books, and images.

• Includes: Middle Search Plus, MAS Ultra – School Edition, Health Source: Consumer, Science Reference Center

Science Reference Center (6-12)•Contains full-text

for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources.

Points of View Reference Center (6-12)

• Overview; Point; Counter Point; Critical Thinking▫ Critical thinking guides

for every topic• Guides to: ▫ Debating▫ Developing arguments▫ Writing position papers

• Full Text▫ 1300+ Main Essays▫ Political magazines covering many viewpoints, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts▫ Primary Source Documents

General Science Collection (9-12)• 200 plus journals, one million plus articles• Magazines, academic journals, book reviews, newspapers,

multimedia and more

Academic Search Premier/MasterFile Premier (9-12+)•Academic Search Premier▫Thousands of full-text, peer-reviewed, abstracted and

indexed Journals•MasterFile Premier▫Hundreds of thousands of multimedia and primary

source documents▫Nearly 1750 full-text periodicals▫Nearly 500 full-text reference books

Expanded Academic ASAP

•Contains more than 5,300 titles covering all academic disciplines including more than 3,800 peer-reviewed journals.

Britannica: Academic Edition•Rich encyclopedia content plus news headlines, safe

web sites, engaging multimedia and a customizable workspace.

Britannica Library•Separate home pages for adults and children,

providing age-appropriate encyclopedia content for everyone.

CAMIO•OCLC's Catalog of Art Museum Images Online is an

online collection of works of art from around the world.

LearningExpress NEW!

LearningExpress Library 3.0

• Improve basic skills• Math, reading, and writing

tutorials• Learn about in-demand careers• Prepare for occupational exams• ACT®, SAT*, AP* test

preparation• Prepare for the GED® test • Tutorials, practice tests, and

eBooks

*Patrons need to create a LearningExpress account before using the tools and features.

LearningExpress Job & Career Accelerator

•Over 1000 occupation details

•Resume and Cover Letter Builder▫Templates and examples

•Occupation Matcher survey▫What career best fits you

• Job search board•How to fill out a job application

LearningExpress Computer Skills Center

• Getting started with computer and internet skills• Software tools

▫ Microsoft Office full package tutorials▫ Corel WordPerfect

• Computer Graphics & Illustration▫ Adobe products

• Understanding operating systems▫ Windows▫ Mac

Business Source Premier•Scholarly journals and trade publications; company

profiles; industry, market research, and country economic reports; and much more.

Regional Business News•Business journals, newspapers and newswires from

metropolitan and rural areas across the U.S.

Alt HealthWatch•More than 180 international journals and reports

covering complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.

*larger collection of non-native pdf’s

Consumer Health Complete

•Consumer-oriented content covering all areas of health and wellness.

• Includes: Alt HealthWatch, Health Source: Consumer Edition

ProQuest Newsstand•Full text for the

Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Barron's, USA Today, and hundreds of other newspapers.

Historical Minneapolis Tribune• Contains full-text and article images from the Minneapolis

Tribune (1867-1908) and the Minneapolis Morning Tribune (1909-1922).

*Articles in the Minnesapolis Tribune collection are digital copies from microfilm – hit or miss on quality!

How are the resources working for your patrons?elm4you.org/contact

Thank you!