Author Archives: Susan Knisely

Two new eBook/eReader workshops scheduled (Alliance & North Platte)

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Susan Knisely

eBooks and eReaders are coming into your library even if your library doesn’t officially support them. In this full-day workshop, Commission trainers Michael Sauers and Susan Knisely will walk you through the ins and outs of today’s eBook technology including hands-on time with a Barnes & Noble Nook Color, Amazon Kindle 3, Amazon Kindle Fire, and Apple iPad along with the OverDrive eBook lending service. By the end of this day you’ll feel more comfortable with these devices and be more confident in your ability to give your patrons the help they need. (This workshop does focus on public libraries but school and academic librarians will also benefit by attending.)

July 9, 2013  Alliance Public Library
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/scripts/calendar/eventshow.asp?ProgId=12301

July 10, 2013  Mid-Plains Community College – North Platte
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/scripts/calendar/eventshow.asp?ProgId=12308

Registration is limited to twelve attendees per workshop so please sign up soon.

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Computers in Libraries (April 8-10) Conference Discount

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Susan Knisely

The Nebraska Library Commission is offering a group discount to all Nebraska librarians who attend the Computers in Libraries 2013 conference.  This year it will be held at the Hilton Washington, Washington, D.C., from April 8-10, 2013.  Detailed information about the conference can be found on the conference web page.

The price of the conference with the discount is $299.00 for the three-day event (from April 8 – April 10). The non-discounted rate is $549, so this is a $250 savings! No discount rates are available for the pre- or post-conference seminars and workshops.

In addition, discount prices of $109 (regularly $209) on the Internet@Schools Track are also available.

To receive the discount you will need to register online and enter a promotional discount code assigned to the Nebraska Library Commission. (After successfully entering the discount code, the discounted prices should appear on the Conference Options portion of the online form.) The registration deadline is March 1, 2013. To request the discount code please contact Susan Knisely.

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Internet Librarian (Oct. 22-24) Conference Discount Available

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Susan Knisely

The Nebraska Library Commission is offering a group discount to all librarians in Nebraska who attend the 2012 Internet Librarian Conference. This year it will be held at the Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, California, on October 22-24, 2012. Detailed information about the conference can be found on the conference web page.

The price of the conference with the discount is $329 for the three-day event (October 22-24, 2012). No discount rates are available for the pre-conference seminars, workshops, or the Library Directors Digital Strategy Summit. However, discount prices of $99 are being offered on the Internet@Schools Track (Oct. 22-23, 2012).

To register for the conference, print and complete the registration form. All registrants need to do is indicate on the registration form that they are members of the Nebraska Library Commission and then mark the discount rate on their form. Mail the completed form to Diane Wotipka at the address below. Payment must accompany your registration form. Please make checks or money orders payable to Information Today, Inc. To receive the discount, your registration MUST be sent to the Nebraska Library Commission. Completed registration forms must be received by August 29, 2012.

Diane Wotipka
Nebraska Library Commission
The Atrium
1200 N St., Suite 120
Lincoln, NE 68508-2023
Phone: 402-471-4009 or 800-307-2665

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Database Trial: World Almanac Online and World Almanac for Kids Online

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Susan Knisely

Infobase Learning, in conjunction with the Nebraska Library Commission, is offering trial access to the following two K-12 school products: The World Almanac Online and The World Almanac for Kids Online.

  • World Almanac Online provides students and researchers access to authoritative, essential statistics on hundreds of topics in a searchable online format. Learn more!
  • World Almanac for Kids Online expands on the contents of the World Almanac for Kids print edition, along with other award-winning reference books from World Almanac, Chelsea House, and Facts on File. A natural complement to the curriculum, each subject area provides resources for homework, reports, and projects. Kids can explore grade-appropriate topics while developing online research skills with a trusted content source. Learn more!

 Trial URL: http://online.infobaselearning.com/Direct.aspx?aid=105792&pid=WE00

Trial Dates: February 2, 2012 through March 2, 2012

Trial Access Instructions: The trial username and password were distributed via a February 3, 2012 message to the TRIAL mailing list. Nebraska librarians who didn’t receive this information or would like to have it sent to them again may contact Susan Knisely.

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Access Video On Demand Trial

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Susan Knisely

Infobase Learning, in conjunction with the Nebraska Library Commission, is offering trial access to their public library streaming video service, Access Video On Demand, from February 2 through March 2.

Description: Access Video On Demand is a streaming video service for public libraries. It offers thousands of exclusive educational videos from top producers with unlimited, simultaneous usage, 24/7. Access Video On Demand features nine streaming collections, which can be purchased individually or as a bundle. Learn more online!

Trial URL: http://online.infobaselearning.com/Direct.aspx?aid=105791&pid=WE00

Trial Access Instructions: The trial username and password were distributed via a February 3 message to the TRIAL mailing list. Nebraska librarians who didn’t receive this information or would like to have it sent to them again may contact Susan Knisely.

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Computers in Libraries 2012 Conference Discount

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Susan Knisely

The Nebraska Library Commission is offering a group discount to all Nebraska librarians who attend the Computers in Libraries 2012 conference.  This year it will be held at the Hilton Washington, Washington, D.C., from March 21 – March 23, 2012.  Detailed information about the conference can be found on the conference web page at http://www.infotoday.com/cil2012/.

The price of the conference with the discount is $289.00 for the three-day event (from March 21 – March  23). This is more than a 50% savings off the regular price. No discount rates are available for the pre- or post-conference seminars and workshops. In addition, discount prices of $109.00 on the Internet@Schools Track are also available.

To register for the conference, print off and complete the CIL 2012 Registration Form.  (Write in the discount rate on the form.) Mail the completed form to Diane Wotipka at the address below. Payment must accompany your registration form (checks or credit cards payable to Information Today, Inc.) To receive the discount your registration MUST be sent to the Nebraska Library Commission. Completed registration forms must be received by February 3, 2012.

Mail Registrations To:

Diane Wotipka
Nebraska Library Commission
1200 N St., Suite 120
Lincoln, NE 68508-2023
Phone: 402-471-4009 or 800-307-2665

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Register Now for the Database Roadshow

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Susan Knisely

As in the past, this year’s Database Roadshow will provide Nebraska librarians and media specialists with an overview of the NebraskAccess website, as well as hands-on training on a selection of the state-funded databases available through NebraskAccess. We’ll spend time exploring Bowker’s Complete Connection readers’ advisory database (a combination of their Fiction and Non-Fiction Connection products), eLibrary, and WorldCat.org. In addition, we hope to have information to share with you about the transition of the Wilson OmniFile database to the EBSCOhost platform, which is scheduled to take place later this fall.

This workshop will run from 9:30 to 3:30. There will be a one hour break for lunch at approximately 11:30. Lunch is on your own.

Dates and Locations:

  • Kearney — October 17
  • Wayne — October 18
  • Chadron — October 25
  • Papillion — November 1
  • Lincoln — November 3

To register for any of the Database Roadshows, go to the Nebraska Library Commission’s Calendar and search on Roadshow. http://nlc.nebraska.gov/calendar.

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Films on Demand Offers Trial Access to Streaming Video Collections Aimed at Colleges

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Susan Knisely

Films Media Group is offering Nebraska libraries free trial access to their Master Academic Collection and their Master Career & Tech Ed Collection, both of which are aimed at college and university markets.

Accessed through FMG’s streaming video portal, Films On Demand, this archive currently features more than 7,900 educational video titles and 89,000 segments.

Subscription highlights include:

  • Comprehensive digital video collections aligned with your academic curriculum
  • Unrestricted, multi-steam, 24/7 access to all video content by authorized users
  • Public performance rights included
  • New digital titles are added on a monthly basis at no additional charge
  • All DVD purchases made from an active collection will receive a 50% discount
  • Collection can be authenticated to institution’s website via IP &/or Proxy
  • Title, segment and play list URL links can be posted into any course management system (i.e. Blackboard, Angel, Moodle, etc)
  • Flash videos for title & segments can be embedded into any HTML page
  • Help tutorials can be accessed on any database page

This trial is good through September 30, and the representative who set it up encouraged libraries to share the information with professors in case they’d like to try it out with their classes.

Trial URL: http://digital.films.com

Trial Access Instructions: The trial username and password were distributed via an August 17 message to the Trial mailing list. Nebraska librarians who didn’t receive this information or would like it sent to them again may contact Susan Knisely.

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Conference Discounts: WebSearch University and Internet Librarian

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Susan Knisely

Once again Information Today, Inc. has invited the Nebraska Library Commission to offer Nebraska librarians discounts on conference registration fees for their WebSearch University conference (October 3-4, 2011) in Washington, D.C. and their Internet Librarian conference (October 17-19, 2011) in Monterey, California.

In order to receive these discounted rates, registration forms and payment must be sent to the Nebraska Library Commission. The deadline for submitting WebSearch University registration forms is August 15, 2011 and the deadline for submitting Internet Librarian registration forms is August 29, 2011.

To learn more, please go to our Conference Discount page!

 

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Join the Nebraska OverDrive Libraries Group

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Susan Knisely

If your public library has been thinking about joining the Nebraska OverDrive Libraries group, now would be a great time to act! Get your participation paperwork in by August 31, 2011 and you can begin the setup process in October, and expect patron access to begin in mid- to late-November!

The Nebraska OverDrive Libraries group is currently 66 libraries strong. Collectively these libraries own and share access to 3,183 digital downloadable audiobook titles (3,378 copies) and 1,789 digital downloadable eBook titles (1,869 copies), with additional titles being added all the time! Browse the collection for yourself at http://nebraska.lib.overdrive.com/!

Cost: New participants pay a one-time $500 setup fee, plus an annual participation fee that goes toward purchasing content. The annual participation fee for new participants is based on the following formula:

  • $0.13 per population served (using legal service area population), with a minimum cost of $500. (This means that libraries with a legal service area population of 3,846 or less will pay the minimum $500.)

Pricing is limited to libraries with fewer than 50,000 population served.

Participation Term: October 1 through September 30.

OverDrive sets up new libraries quarterly, in October, January, April, and July.  Libraries may join mid-term, but annual participation fees will not be prorated.

To Place an Order: Print, fill out, and return the OverDrive Participation Form to Susan Knisely, Nebraska Library Commission, 1200 N Street, Suite 120, Lincoln, NE 68508-2023, or fax to 402-471-2083.  As soon as we receive your completed participation form we will email you a purchase agreement that you will also need to print, fill out, and return. 

Order Deadline: August 31, 2011 to begin the setup process in October.

To view additional information, including a list of participating libraries, go to http://nlc.nebraska.gov/overdrive. Also, please feel free to email Devra Dragos or Susan Knisely with additional questions.

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Nebraska Learns 2.0 Thing #46: Stixy

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Susan Knisely

The latest Thing posted to our Nebraska Learns 2.0 blog is:

Come join us in learning about this fun tool for “flexible online creation, collaboration, and sharing.”
Not familiar with Nebraska Learns 2.0 or Things? Here’s a more detailed description of the program:
Nebraska Learns 2.0 is the Nebraska Library Commission’s ongoing online learning program. The goal of our program is to encourage participants to experiment with and learn about the new and emerging technologies that are reshaping the way people, society and libraries access information and communicate with each other. Nebraska Learns 2.0 is a self-discovery program which encourages participants to take control of their own learning and to utilize their lifelong learning skills through exploration and PLAY.
Each month, we offer you an opportunity to learn a new Thing (or lesson). You have all month to complete that Thing and receive one CE credit. You may choose which Things to do based on personal interest and time availability. If the Thing of the month doesn’t interest you or if you are particularly busy that month, you can skip it.
If you are new to Nebraska Learns 2.0, your first assignment is to sign up to participate at http://nelearns.blogspot.com/2009/03/participate.html This program is open to ALL Nebraska librarians, library staff, library friends, library board members and school media specialists.
We hope you’ll join your library colleagues in the fun as you learn about new and exciting technologies!

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ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source Database Trial

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Susan Knisely

The Nebraska Library Commission is pleased to announce that ProQuest is offering Nebraska libraries trial access to their Nursing & Allied Health Source database through March 6, 2011!
Description: ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health SourceTM provides users with reliable healthcare information covering nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine, and much more. This versatile database is designed to meet the needs of researchers at healthcare facilities as well as nursing and allied health programs at academic institutions. ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source provides abstracting and indexing for more than 1,015 titles, with over 860 titles in full-text, plus more than 12,300 full text dissertations representing the most rigorous scholarship in nursing and related fields.
For more information:

Trial Dates: January 20, 2011 through March 6, 2011
Trial access instructions were distributed via a January 24, 2011 message to the TRIAL mailing list. If you didn’t receive this information but would like to, email Susan Knisely

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Facts on File Database Trial

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Susan Knisely

Facts on File is offering Nebraska libraries trial access to the following four databases through December 15, 2010:

  • The World Almanac for Kids Online - Erasing the line between homework aid and fun reading, The World Almanac® for Kids Online expands on the contents of The World Almanac® for Kids print edition, along with other award-winning reference books from World Almanac®, Chelsea House, and Facts On File. A natural complement to the curriculum, the online site provides resources for homework, reports, and projects. Kids can explore grade-appropriate topics in a fun format while developing online research skills with a trusted source.
  • Writer’s Reference Center - The new Writer’s Reference Center provides users with a convenient onestop location for all of the tools necessary to write and research effectively. From the mechanics of writing and grammar to style and research, this indispensable online resource thoroughly covers the fundamentals of quality writing and provides a wealth of vocabulary-building reference dictionaries. Greatly expanding on essential references such as the comprehensive dictionary and thesaurus, this resource covers numerous thematic areas, explaining the roots of words, phrases, allusions, clichés, proverbs, and more. An in-depth grammar section defines grammatical terms and gives examples of use, while another section explains the meaning and usage of frequently confused words. Writing resources teach users how best to write and revise their work. The easy-to-use interface and intuitive design allow users to quickly find relevant information through customizable searches and browsing.
  • Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center - The critically acclaimed Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center features authoritative, wide-ranging content that is accessible and intuitively organized. This comprehensive career research database is broken down into three main sections: Job and Industry Profiles, Job-Hunting and Workplace Skills, and Career and Industry Resources. Our career research database is known for its unprecedented depth of coverage and variety of user-friendly content formats. The material is drawn from a range of authoritative sources and is extensively indexed.
  • Bloom’s Literary Reference Online - Bloom’s Literary Reference Online features content from Facts On File’s extensive print literature collection, hundreds of Harold Bloom’s essays examining the lives and works of great writers throughout history and the world, and thousands of critical articles published by noted scholars under the Bloom’s Literary Criticism imprint. This accessible database also contains an archive of more than 46,000 characters; extensive entries on literary topics, themes, movements, genres, and authors; almost 170 video segments; and more. Handy browse and search features include in-text links, record links, and numerous options for further research. Entries can be browsed by time period within American, British, and world literature; by author type; by literary genre; by nationality; by an A-to-Z list; and by subject for images and videos. Author biographies link to a list of major works, and works are linked to a list of principal characters.

Trial Dates: November 15, 2010 through December 15, 2010
Trial Access Instructions: Trial access instructions were distributed via a November 16, 2010 message to the TRIAL mailing list. If you didn’t receive this message or you would like to have it sent to you again, please email Susan Knisely

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EBSCOhost Fall Academic Database Trials

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Susan Knisely

EBSCO Publishing is offering Nebraska libraries trial access to the following databases through the end of fall semester:

  • Literary Reference Center Plus - is a full text database that combines information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing.
  • MLA International Bibliography – offers a detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association, the electronic version of the bibliography dates back to the 1920s and contains over 2.2 million citations from more than 4,400 journals & series and 1,000 book publishers. The indexed materials coverage is international and includes almost 60 titles from J-STOR’s language and literature collection as well as links to full text.
  • MLA Directory of Periodicals - offers detailed information on over 5,500 journals, with 4,400 currently indexed in the International Bibliography. The detailed entries include editorial contact information, as well as frequency, circulation, subscription prices and submission guidelines.
  • Education Research Complete - is the definitive online resource for education research. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. Education Research Complete provides indexing and abstracts for more than 2,100 journals, as well as full text for more than 1,200 journals, and includes full text for nearly 500 books and monographs.
  • Alternative Press Index - is a bibliographic database of journal, newspaper, and magazine articles from over 300 international alternative, radical, and left periodicals. Covering theories and practices of socialism and revolution alongside ecology, democracy and anarchism, feminism and organized labor, indigenous peoples and gays/lesbians, API coverage is both international and interdisciplinary. Coverage begins in 1991.
  • Criminal Justice Abstracts - contains hundreds of in-depth abstracts of current books, book chapters, journal articles, government reports, and dissertations published worldwide. Criminal Justice Abstracts also offers extensive coverage of new books from scholarly and commercial publishers and valuable reports from public and private agencies in many nations.
  • Communication Abstracts - A comprehensive source of information about communication-related publications on a world-wide scale, Communication Abstracts covers major communication-related articles, reports, chapters, and books from a variety of publishers, research institutions, and information sources.

Trial URL: http://trial.ebscohost.com
Trial Dates: October 21, 2010 through January 21, 2011
Nebraska librarians may email Susan Knisely to request trial access instructions.

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Nebraska Learns 2.0 Thing #41: There’s No Excuse Not To Learn (or “How To” 2.0)

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Susan Knisely

The latest Thing posted to our Nebraska Learns 2.0 blog is:
Thing #41: There’s No Excuse Not To Learn (or “How To” 2.0)
Come join us on an exploration of the myriad “how to” sites that have sprung up online!
Not familiar with Nebraska Learns 2.0 or Things? Here’s a more detailed description of the program:
Nebraska Learns 2.0 is the Nebraska Library Commission’s ongoing online learning program. The goal of our program is to encourage participants to experiment with and learn about the new and emerging technologies that are reshaping the way people, society and libraries access information and communicate with each other. Nebraska Learns 2.0 is a self-discovery program which encourages participants to take control of their own learning and to utilize their lifelong learning skills through exploration and PLAY.
Each month, we offer you an opportunity to learn a new Thing (or lesson). You have all month to complete that Thing and receive one CE credit. You may choose which Things to do based on personal interest and time availability. If the Thing of the month doesn’t interest you or if you are particularly busy that month, you can skip it.
If you are new to Nebraska Learns 2.0, your first assignment is to sign up to participate. This program is open to ALL Nebraska librarians, library staff, library friends, library board members and school media specialists.
We hope you’ll join your library colleagues in the fun as you learn about new and exciting technologies!

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Ancestry Library Edition Trial and Group Purchase Proposal

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Susan Knisely

ProQuest and the Nebraska Library Commission are joining forces with the goal of bringing affordable group pricing on Ancestry Library Edition to Nebraska public libraries.
The Proposal:
ProQuest is proposing an annual subscription cost of $895 for public libraries serving populations under 50,000. This is a significant savings off list price.
The conditions of this offer are that there will be centralized billing through NLC, a common subscription term (January 1 through December 31), and finally that we bring an “acceptable” number of new libraries on board with this offer. (ProQuest hasn’t specified an exact number, which I hope means they will be flexible!)
If we are able to meet the conditions, this pricing will be available not only to new subscribers but also to current subscribers assuming they serve populations under 50,000. ProQuest has indicated they will work with interested libraries to adjust subscription terms and offer credit on renewals in cases where libraries have recently subscribed or re-subscribed at a higher price.
Database Description:
Ancestry Library Edition provides unprecedented access to family history via documents that record the lineage of individuals from North America, the U.K., Europe, Australia, and more. Ancestry Library Edition, distributed exclusively by ProQuest and powered by Ancestry.com, brings the world’s most popular consumer online genealogy resource to your library. Answers await all your users–professional or hobbyist, expert or novice, genealogist, or historian–inside the more than 7,000 databases of family information. User-friendly search tools and comprehensive indexing make it easy to start discovering the story of you.
To learn more about Ancestry Library Edition view a short video or PDF brochure.
Free trials are also available upon request.
Trial Access:
To set up a trial contact ProQuest representative Emme Rodbell at 800-521-0600 ext. 7258 or email emme.rodbell@proquest.com.
If you think your library may be interested in subscribing to Ancestry Library Edition at the proposed $895 price, please email Susan Knisely.

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Internet Librarian 2010 Conference Discount

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Susan Knisely

The Nebraska Library Commission is offering a group discount to all librarians in Nebraska who attend the 2010 Internet Librarian Conference. This year it will be held at the Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, California, on October 25-27, 2010. Detailed information about the conference can be found on the conference web page .
The price of the conference with the discount is $289 for the three-day event (October 25-27, 2010). This is a savings of $200 off the regular registration price. No discount rates are available for the pre-conference seminars and workshops.
In addition, discount prices of $169 on the Internet@Schools conference (Oct. 25-26, 2010) and $289 for the combo of the Internet Librarian general conference and Internet@Schools are also available.
To register for the conference, print off the registration form. All registrants need to do is indicate on the registration form that they are members of the Nebraska Library Commission and then mark the discount rate on their form. Mail the completed form to Sue Biltoft at the address below. Payment must accompany your registration form. Please make checks or money orders payable to Information Today, Inc. To receive the discount, your registration MUST be sent to the Nebraska Library Commission. Completed registration forms must be received by September 10, 2010.
Sue Biltoft
Nebraska Library Commission
The Atrium
1200 N St., Suite 120
Lincoln, NE 68508-2023
Phone: 402-471-4009 or 800-307-2665

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Nebraska Learns 2.0: Engaging Your Users with Polls and Surveys

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Susan Knisely

Nebraska Learns 2.0 is the Nebraska Library Commission’s ongoing online learning program. The goal of our program is to encourage participants to experiment with and learn about the new and emerging technologies that are reshaping the way people, society and libraries access information and communicate with each other. Nebraska Learns 2.0 is a self-discovery program which encourages participants to take control of their own learning and to utilize their lifelong learning skills through exploration and PLAY.
Each month, we offer you an opportunity to learn a new Thing (or lesson). You have all month to complete that Thing and receive one CE credit. You may choose which Things to do based on personal interest and time availability. If the Thing of the month doesn’t interest you or if you are particularly busy that month, you can skip it.
The Thing for June is: Engaging Your Users with Polls and Surveys
If you are new to Nebraska Learns 2.0, your first assignment is to sign up to participate. This program is open to ALL Nebraska librarians, library staff, library friends, library board members and school media specialits.
We hope you’ll join your library colleagues in the fun as you learn about new and exciting technologies!

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CountryWatch Database Trial

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Susan Knisely

CountryWatch is offering Nebraska librarians trial access to the following databases through May 15, 2010:

  • CountryWatch Premium Online provides cost-effective, current and comprehensive socio-demographic, cultural, historical, economic, political, environmental and investment information, along with news, analysis, maps, data and statistics on all of the world’s 192 countries and many non-sovereign nations. CountryWatch Premium is made up of four distinct features, the Country Reviews, Country Wire, CountryWatch Data, and Map Gallery, each complementing the other to provide maximum depth and coverage.

    Trial URL: http://www.countrywatch.com

  • CountryWatch Youth Edition is tailored to young students exploring the countries of the world and global events. The CountryWatch Youth Edition is a combination of background information on specific countries, current events coverage, a guide to the formation of countries within global context, curriculum-based resources, and colorful international images.

    Trial URL: http://www.countrywatch.com/youthedition

  • CountryWatch Forecasts provides a vast amount of data heretofore unavailable in a single location and offers a comprehensive country-by-country view of the global economy.
    Trial URL: http://forecast.countrywatch.com/

Trial Dates: April 8, 2010 through May 15, 2010
Trial Access Instructions: Trial access instructions were distributed via an April 8, 2010 message to the TRIAL mailing list. If you didn’t receive this message or would like to have it sent to you again please email Susan Knisely
Discounted pricing and ordering instructions are available at on our web site.

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CQ Press Database Trial

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Susan Knisely

CQ Press is offering Nebraska librarians trial access to the following online resources, available for individual purchase, but searchable through the common CQ Press Electronic Library interface:
Periodicals:

  • CQ Global Researcher
  • CQ Researcher Plus Archive
  • CQ Weekly

Databases:

  • CQ Press Congress Collection
  • CQ Press Encyclopedia of American Government
  • CQ Press Public Affairs Collection
  • CQ Press Supreme Court Collection
  • CQ Press Voting and Elections Collection

Online Editions:

  • CQ Almanac
  • Congress and the Nation
  • The Contemporary Middle East
  • Encyclopedia of the First Amendment
  • Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion
  • Encyclopedia of United States Indian Policy and Law
  • Guide to Congress
  • Guide to Political Campaigns in America
  • Guide to the Presidency
  • Guide to U.S. Elections
  • Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court
  • Historic Documents Series
  • International Military Alliances, 1648-2008
  • Political Handbook of the World
  • CQ’s Politics in America
  • The Supreme Court Compendium
  • Supreme Court Yearbook
  • TimesReference from CQ Press
  • Vital Statistics on American Politics
  • Vital Statistics on the Presidency
  • Washington Information Directory

A to Z Online Edition Series

  • Congress A to Z
  • Elections A to Z
  • The Presidency A to Z
  • The Supreme Court A to Z
  • The U.S. Constitution A to Z

Trial Dates: March 10, 2010 through May 10, 2010
Trial URL: http://library.cqpress.com/trials
Trial Access Instructions: Trial access instructions were distributed via a March 10, 2010 message to the TRIAL mailing list. If you didn’t receive this message or would like to have it sent to you again please email Susan Knisely.

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