[kids-lib] OSLIS: Celebrating 25 Years of Research Help & Resources for K-12 Students

[MAURER Jennifer L * SLO]

Please pardon the cross-posting.

[OSLIS logo with the website's tagline: Learn to research. Research to learn.  Anniversary logo indicating this is the 25th anniversary of OSLIS (1999 to 2024)]
Hi Folks,

After a little digging, we realized that 2024 is the 25th anniversary of OSLIS<https://oslis.org/>!

There will be an anniversary campaign in the fall, but until then, you may find it interesting to scroll through the hundreds of OSLIS snapshots<https://web.archive.org/web/20240000000000*/http:/oslis.org/> captured by the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.

Much has changed since 1999, but the core of what OSLIS provides remains the same:


  *   resources to guide students through the research process (elementary<https://elementary.oslis.org/learn-to-research>, secondary<https://secondary.oslis.org/learn-to-research>);
  *   centralized access to the statewide K-12 databases with articles, images, and multimedia content from trusted sources for student use and classroom instruction (elem<https://elementary.oslis.org/find-information>, sec<https://secondary.oslis.org/find-information>); and
  *   Citation Maker, a tool that simplifies citing sources in APA or MLA format (elem<https://elementary.oslis.org/cite-sources>, sec<https://secondary.oslis.org/cite-sources>).

Want a tip on where to start? The Learn to Research video tutorials (elem<https://elementary.oslis.org/learn-to-research/external-resources/learn-to-research-videos-for-elementary>, sec<https://secondary.oslis.org/learn-to-research/external-resources/learn-to-research-videos-for-secondary>) are popular with educators around the country!

Celebrate this anniversary milestone by utilizing and sharing about this free reliable resource. To learn more, review the handouts about OSLIS<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FVofZ4pcCeHTHL6qungehU7wcqjDxKfV/view?usp=sharing> and the Gale databases<https://drive.google.com/file/d/12NF20go06b-UXGLUVbugSGQOo2JCBQ26/view?usp=sharing>.

Many thanks and much appreciation to everyone in the past<https://oslis.org/oslissupport/aboutoslis/oslis-contributors> and currently<https://oslis.org/oslissupport/aboutoslis/osliscommittee> who helped shape OSLIS into what it is today.

Cheers,
Jen

Jen Maurer, MLS (she/her)
School Library Consultant, State Library of Oregon
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