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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Please pardon the cross-posting. I thought these resources might be helpful in a public library setting, too.</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Happy last week of School Library Month (<a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/slm">http://www.ala.org/aasl/slm</a>)! Here are three resources that your staff and patrons might want to know about.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government: Updated Website from Government Printing Office<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">“GPO’s educational Web site, Ben’s Guide, has been redesigned and is now available as
<a href="http://www.fdlp.gov/index.php?subid=391&option=com_acymailing&ctrl=url&urlid=2373&mailid=557" target="_blank" title="Ben's Guide to the U.S.
Government">
Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government</a>. Named for one of our Nation’s most influential Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin, Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government provides educational content for the public on the workings of the U.S. Government and U.S. history,
with a focus on civics. Some highlights of the new site include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Enhanced site content<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Modernized look and feel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">New images<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Reorganized layout for a more intuitive learning experience<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">An educational, interactive game”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><a href="http://bensguide.gpo.gov/">http://bensguide.gpo.gov/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><a href="http://www.fdlp.gov/news-and-events/2243-gpo-launches-ben-s-guide-to-the-u-s-government">http://www.fdlp.gov/news-and-events/2243-gpo-launches-ben-s-guide-to-the-u-s-government</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Digital Compass: New Interactive from Common Sense Media<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Common Sense Media has a new tool,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#00B050">Digital Compass</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">, designed to help
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#00B050">middle school</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#00B050">students</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"> develop digital citizenship skills. “Learn the fundamentals of digital citizenship through animated, choose-your-own-adventure interactive experiences,
designed for grades 6-9. Invite students to explore digital dilemmas, make good (and not-so-good) decisions, and try out possible solutions through stories and mini-games – all without risking their real-world reputations.” There’s already a game for
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#E36C0A">elementary students</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"> in grades 3-5:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#E36C0A">Digital Passport</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">. Both can be played online or via the related app.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"> <a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/digital-compass">
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/digital-compass</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><a href="http://www.digitalpassport.org/educator/materials">http://www.digitalpassport.org/educator/materials</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><a href="https://www.digitalpassport.org/educator-registration">https://www.digitalpassport.org/educator-registration</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/curriculum">https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/curriculum</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">“What is a Periodicals Database?”: Two Tutorials<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Through OSLIS, your students and you have access to periodicals databases from Gale. Your district or school might subscribe to similar databases from EBSCO or ProQuest. But, what is a periodicals
database, anyway? (Basically, it’s a big pot of informational text, or nonfiction, with articles gathered from newspapers, magazines, journals – that’s the periodicals part – that is topped off with content from some reference books and multimedia sources.)
Here are two short tutorials designed to answer that question and explain why good researchers don’t just rely on the open Internet for sources. The tutorials are probably best for middle and high schoolers. Or, some of your teachers might benefit from watching
them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Gale’s<i> Your Library vs. Open Web</i></span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N3ircMFy3c&feature=youtu.be">
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N3ircMFy3c&feature=youtu.be</a> (Gale’s YouTube channel)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"> Collaborative Library Instruction Project’s (CLIP)<i> What is a Library Database?<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><a href="http://www.clipinfolit.org/tutorials/what-is-a-library-database" target="_blank">http://www.clipinfolit.org/tutorials/what-is-a-library-database</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">FYI,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Jen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Jennifer Maurer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">School Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">250 Winter Street NE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">503.378.5011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">OSLIS ||
</span></b><span style="color:blue"><a href="www.oslis.org"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">www.oslis.org</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Learn to research. Research to learn.<br>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#CC6600">Celebrate
<a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/slm"><span style="color:#CC6600">School Library Month</span></a>!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#CC6600"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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