EBSCOHost




 * Databases include:**
 * [|NoveList]
 * [|NoveList K-8]
 * [|Auto Repair Reference Center]


 * NoveList and NoveList K-8 - Readers' Advisory Resource**[[image:bookdrop.gif align="right"]]

NoveList offers ways to introduce both teachers and students to new books, and to encourage independent reading and help students think about why a particular story appeals to them. It is a fiction database which also provides wide range of curriculum-related material. Full-text reviews from sources like [|School Library Journal] and [|Booklist] are available for many titles.

In this tutorial you will explore the features of the [|NoveList K-8 Database] using the online training tools provided within the database as well as screencast specially created to demonstrated the more advanced features of the database. NoveList has many of the same features as NoveList K-8 so if you prefer you can complete the learning activities in NoveList rather than NoveList K-8.


 * In this tutorial you will learn how to:**
 * 1) access the EBSCO databases from the Ministry of Education Site
 * 2) use the online training materials to
 * 3) get around in NoveList
 * 4) search within NoveList
 * 5) access additional content
 * 6) create a personal login, create alerts and save lists and searches

When you have completed this tutorial you will have:
 * Achievement Indicators:**
 * 1) posted a reading list to your wiki page


 * Before you begin:**
 * 1) keep this page open so that you can follow the directions below
 * 2) open your wiki page in another window or tab

Select NoveList K-8 from the [|Saskatchewan Database Map] //(The link will open in this window unless you right click on the link and select open in new window or open in new tab//)
 * Learning Activitie**s:



This tutorial will use some of the **Training and Support Materials** which are provided by EBSCOHost. These can be found on the left-hand menu of the NoveList page. (Note: a second window or tab will automatically open when you click on the link. You will be navigating back and forth between the database and the training materials) >
 * Basic Navigation and Searching**
 * 1) Read //Getting Around in NoveList K-8. //This series of screenshots will illustrate the main content and navigational tools of NoveList 
 * 1) After you have finished reading - go to the NoveList Database you have open in the in second window or tab. Explore each tab and find one feature within each that will be useful to you.
 * 2) Go back to the menu for **Training and Support Materials** and select //Searching the NoveList K-8 Database//
 * 3) This series of screen shots and instructions guides you through the search options available under the //Search Our Database// Tab. First, read //Find a Favorite Author// and //Find a Favorite Title.// When you have finished reading go back to the database and complete an author or title search. Suggestion: you might want to find out what Canadian content is available.
 * 4) Go back to the training materials window or tab and select the link, //Return To Step-by-Step Selection Page//, at the top of the page. Select //Boolean Search// - read the instructions and then complete a boolean search within the NoveList Database.


 * Specialized Features:**
 * 1) Read [|Sign in to My NoveList]
 * 2) Go to the //NoveList// database and Create a personal log-in
 * 3) Watch the screencast - [|creating lists in NoveList K-8](additional resources: [|text instructions]//[|)]//
 * 4) Create and save a list
 * 5) Close out of your list and do another search. Add an item from the new search to the search your previously created.
 * 6) Watch the screencast - [|Creating Alerts in NoveList K-8]
 * 7) Create an alert.

When have completed a search, for example this search on [|Robert Cormier], the resulting URL is stable. This means that you can link to your search on a web, wiki or blog page. You can create lists of books that you might recommend for teachers to read the reviews, or to create a list of recommended books for a book club.
 * Make the Database more accessible to your students: Using Stable URL's**
 * 1) Copy the URL of a search you have completed and paste it into your wiki page.

//**Note that the interface for NoveList will [|change] in the Spring of 2008.**//

Watch the [|Training Video] from EBSCO
 * Auto Repair Reference Center** [[image:redcar.jpg width="198" height="90" align="right"]]
 * Approximately 25,000 vehicles covered from 1954 to present
 * More than 65,000 technical service bulletins & recalls issued by the original equipment vehicle manufacturer
 * Wiring diagrams for easy viewing and printing
 * Labor Time Guide & Estimator
 * Specifications & maintenance schedules
 * Quick Tips, a complete guide to vehicle ownership & maintenance
 * Over 100,000 factory drawings and step-by-step photographs
 * Learning Activities**
 * Britannica Encyclopedia[[image:arrow_yello.gif link="Britannica Encyclopedia"]]

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