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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Please pardon the cross-posting. I posted a similar version of this to several Oregon library listservs Friday.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Ebooks are on the minds of library staff. Here’s a friendly reminder that
<b>the Gale databases that you have access to via the <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/technology/sdlp/index.aspx">
Statewide Database Licensing Program</a> are chock-full of ebooks</b>. The obvious database is Gale Virtual Reference Library, known as GVRL, which is Gale’s platform for delivering ebooks. As part of the statewide contract, we have over 30 reference ebooks
in GVRL. Here are a few. (Click on the images to link to the table of contents. If prompted for a password, try
<i>oslis</i>.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><a href="http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|9780787677503&v=2.1&u=oslis&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="140" height="185" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CF3136.45492410" alt="Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2003"></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"> </span><a href="http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|9781414412658&v=2.1&u=oslis&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="140" height="193" id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image005.jpg@01CF3136.45492410"></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"> </span><a href="http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|9781414486918&v=2.1&u=oslis&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="130" height="198" id="Picture_x0020_12" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CF3174.DC9FA0D0" alt="The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 2011"></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">
</span><a href="http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|9781414422862&v=2.1&u=oslis&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="140" height="178" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CF3136.45492410" alt="UXL Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, 2008"></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">
</span><a href="http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|9780028659121&v=2.1&u=oslis&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="140" height="192" id="Picture_x0020_67" src="cid:image013.jpg@01CF316E.81F22F50" alt="Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World, 2004"></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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">And only via OSLIS, K12 students and educators have access to five additional titles.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"> </span>
<a href="http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|9781438129105&v=2.1&u=oslis&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="140" height="181" id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image006.jpg@01CF3136.45492410" alt="Environmental Science Experiments, 2010"></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">
</span><a href="http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|9781438129112&v=2.1&u=oslis&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="140" height="179" id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image007.jpg@01CF3136.45492410" alt="Forensic Science Experiments, 2010"></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">
</span><a href="http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|9781414444260&v=2.1&u=oslis&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="140" height="178" id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image008.jpg@01CF3136.45492410" alt="UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes, 2008"></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">
</span><a href="http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|9781414418858&v=2.1&u=oslis&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="140" height="178" id="Picture_x0020_9" src="cid:image009.jpg@01CF3136.45492410" alt="UXL Encyclopedia of Weather and Natural Disasters, 2008"></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">
</span><a href="http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|9781414438467&v=2.1&u=oslis&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="140" height="187" id="Picture_x0020_10" src="cid:image010.jpg@01CF3136.45492410" alt="UXL Encyclopedia of World Mythology, 2009"></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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">Besides GVRL, <b>ebook content is generously sprinkled throughout the Gale databases</b>. The ebooks may not look like books, but don’t judge them by their lack of covers. All the content is divided
into articles and comes up in your searches. Want to know which databases have content from which ebooks? Check out the
<b>database title lists</b>. The databases are listed in alphabetical order, and for each there is a spreadsheet that lists all of the periodicals titles and all of the reference books, when there are any of the latter, which is often. For example, Student
Resources in Context has econtent from 140 reference books. A sampling of those titles includes
<i>Exploring Novels</i>, <i>Exploring Poetry</i>, <i>Encyclopedia of Endangered Species</i>,
<i>Gale Encyclopedia of World History: War</i>, <i>Newsmakers</i>, and <i>UXL Science</i>. Health & Wellness Resource Center has content from over 110 reference sources, including many Harvard Special Health Reports and several Gale encyclopedias. U.S. History
in Context pulls from 100 encyclopedias and factbooks, etc. <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="http://solutions.cengage.com/Gale/Database-Title-Lists/">
http://solutions.cengage.com/Gale/Database-Title-Lists/</a><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">Need a refresher on
<b>how to use</b> <b>the databases</b>? Besides playing around with them on your own, you can view a
<b>short tutorial</b>, sign up for a <b>free webinar</b>, or watch an <b>archived webinar</b>. Or, contact Arlene Weible at the State Library, and she’ll point you in the right direction.<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="http://solutions.cengage.com/gale-training/on-demand-tutorials/">
http://solutions.cengage.com/gale-training/on-demand-tutorials/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"> <a href="http://solutions.cengage.com/gale-training/webinars/">
http://solutions.cengage.com/gale-training/webinars/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"> <a href="http://solutions.cengage.com/gale-training/webinar/recorded/">
http://solutions.cengage.com/gale-training/webinar/recorded/</a><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="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Arlene Weible<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Electronic Services Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">503-378-5020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><a href="mailto:arlene.weible@state.or.us">arlene.weible@state.or.us</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.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/technology/sdlp/index.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/technology/sdlp/index.aspx</a><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">One final thought.
<b>This is not a secret. Spread the word. Share the elove</b>. :-)<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">Thanks,<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:12.0pt;color:blue">P.S. There are so many ways to write “ebook.” There’s ebook. eBook. E-book. Etc. I finally settled on ebook. For now.
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<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="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us">jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">OSLIS ||
<a href="www.oslis.org">www.oslis.org</a><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.©</span></b><span style="color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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