TexShare Training
TexShare Update Webinars | Upcoming Face-to-face Workshops | Upcoming Vendor Webinars | Archived Webinars | Training In a Box
TexShare Update Webinars
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Sep 28 |
TexShare Update: Strategic Plans, Budget, and More Join us for a TexShare Update session for timely updates about the TexShare program. This month we will have an opportunity to hear from Mark Smith, Director and State Librarian, about the results of TexShare and resource sharing strategic planning sessions held over the past year and how they have impacted the state library’s budget request for the 2018-2019 biennium.
0.5 TSLAC CE hours, SBEC-eligible (provider #500799) |
| Vendor | Training Contact | Phone |
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| AMDigital | Ben Cartwright | 312-445-6290 |
| EBSCO | Lisa Jones | 800-653-2726 x2012 |
| Gale | LuAnn Harrison | 800-877-4253 |
| LearningExpress | Shana Ashwood | 800-295-9556 x6433 |
| ProQuest | Arta Kabashi | 940-999-0927 |
| TexShare | Russlene Waukechon | 800-252-9386 |
Upcoming Face-to-face Workshops
Learn for Success: Navigating New ProQuest TexShare Collection
This 3 hour face to face course will cover the ProQuest Science and Technology database. Come learn strategies on how to best navigate this database, and better prepare to serve your patrons. Whether you’re a public or academic librarian who wants to support STEM education goals, this session is for you. The training session will include several hands on activities to get you familiar with the resource types and the ProQuest platform. Come ready to learn and network with your colleagues in the area.
Visit this page for more information and to register.
3 TSLAC CE hours
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New Resources and Features from EBSCO Databases
This workshop will provide a hands-on, interactive overview of two new resources from Ebsco:
1) Join us for a tour of TexShare’s new LearningExpress Library Plus subscription. This is the most powerful version of the LearningExpress Library platform, developed exclusively for TexShare. It includes 200 additional resources and two enhanced learning centers; College Center Plus and Career Center Plus. We will review the user interface, cover key platform features, sample new resource types and cover enhancements.
2) Legal Information Reference Center contains hundreds of full-text publications and thousands of general and state-specific legal forms. Basic and advanced features of the LIRC will be demonstrated along with finding forms and specific publications. We will also take a look at new ways to search and limit within Explora, Small Business Reference Center, Small Engine Repair Reference Center and EBSCOhost. Bring your questions and suggested search topics and we will discover many ways to use these great resources.
Visit this page for more information and to register.
3 TSLAC CE hours
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TeachingBooks.net Database Training
Bring books to life!
From videos filmed in authors’ studios, lesson plans, book trailers, and vocabulary lists get ready to access resources that will expand reading experiences for all patrons and students.
Learning Objective: Attendees will discover online materials to engage and deepen connections to books read by homeschoolers and supporting literature exploration for all patrons.
Agenda:
- Meet-the Author Resources: Movies, Book Readings, ANPs
- Book Resource Pages: layout, features: lesson plans, book trailers, vocab.com, interviews, links
- Author Specific Resources
- Create custom reading lists to enhance programs and displays
- Sharing Tools support Reader’s Advisory
Visit this page for more information and to register.
3 TSLAC CE hours
Upcoming Vendor-based Webinars
TEXSHARE ONLINE TRAINING SCHEDULE for EBSCO - 2016-2017
- All sessions will be set up for online registrations and automatically approved
- All sessions will be recorded/archived for at least one year
- All sessions listed as RAPID RESULTS are scheduled to last 30 minutes
- All NON RAPID RESULTS sessions are scheduled for one hour
- All sessions will highlight resources from TexShare and start from the TexShare Portal.
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Let’s Explore the Legal Information Reference Center *New Subscription
September 13, 2016. 11:00-12:00 Central
This new resource contains hundreds of full-text publications and thousands of general and state-specific legal forms. Basic and advanced features of the LIRC will be demonstrated along with finding forms in different formats and searching for specific publications. Bring your questions and suggested search topics and we will discover many ways to use this great area of your online library.
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LearningExpress Library Plus *New Subscription
September 16, 2016. 10:00-11:00 AM Central
Join us for a tour of TexShare’s new LearningExpress Library Plus subscription. This is the most powerful version of the LearningExpress Library, developed exclusively for TexShare. It includes 200 additional resources and two enhanced learning centers; College Center Plus and Career Center Plus. We will review the user interface, cover key features, sample new resource types and other enhancements.
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Homework Help and School Outreach *New Way to Search using Explora
October 19, 2016. 10:00-11:00 AM Central
Public Librarians will want to join in on the Homework Help and School Outreach for an overview of the key features and functionality in the NEW Explora interfaces for public libraries. We will explore reading level limiters, Primary Source Documents and using the MYEBSCOhost folder as a resource evaluation tool in the first half. The second half is for database administrators or those who would like to view key areas of customization available in Explora for your library using the EBSCO Administration tool. Bring your questions and we will discover new ways to use these great resources.
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Using the Small Business Reference Center - RAPID RESULTS
November 2, 2016. 11:30-Noon Central
Join us during this 30 minute session to browse full-text books and articles using top business categories, entrepreneurial subject areas and find advice for creating business plans that lead to successful funding. We’ll also look at the business videos that provide critical information for business owners: interviews, ‘lessons learned’ features, lectures and ‘how to’ videos. Bring your questions and suggested search topics and we will discover new ways to use these great resources.
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Let’s Learn About EBSCO Administration
December 14, 2016. 1:00-2:00 PM Central
This session is intended for library administrators and others who would like to learn more about the customization options within your EBSCOhost resources. We’ll look at key customizations for EBSCOhost, Explora and your other interfaces including: setting up your searching defaults, customizing branding; creating customized search boxes; and running usage reports. We will also discuss cleaning up your list of profiles so that it is easier to manage your resources.
(Note: If you would like to have a one-on-one session to discuss these options for your library account please contact Lisa Jones, ljones@ebsco.com, to set up a customized overview and clean-up session for your library.)
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Job and Career Accelerator
January 19, 2017. 10:00-11:00 AM Central
Join us to learn how Job & Career Accelerator can help your patrons effectively navigate through the modern day job search, from exploring occupations and up-to-the-minute job postings, to creating the tools necessary to get hired using our award-winning resume and cover letter builders. We will review the updated user interface and cover key platform enhancements.
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Health Resources—New Year = New You! - RAPID RESULTS
January 25, 2017. 10:00-10:30 AM
The New Year is here and there are great health resources that hold up-to-date information for your users to get closer to their health resolutions. Join us to explore the content found in Health Source and MasterFILE where we will use varied search terms to find articles from a variety of magazines. Items from Shape, Vibrant Life, Better Nutrition, Men’s Health, Fit Pregnancy, Yoga Journal, Psychology Today, Journal on Active Aging and many more will be found. Finding articles to print that will compliment your New Year’s displays is a great use of your online resources. This and other ways to share these resources will be demonstrated in this 30-minute session. Bring your questions and suggested search topics and we will discover new ways to use these great resources.
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Exploring Literary Reference Center - RAPID RESULTS
February 23, 2017. 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
This unique center contains thousands of full-text documents providing users with information and literary criticism on authors and their works from antiquity to present. LRC is also available on the EBSCOhost interface, but in this 30-minute workshop we’ll search it on its own customized interface. Bring your questions and suggested search topics and we will discover new ways to use these great resources.
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Searching Your Newspaper Collection - RAPID RESULTS
March 7, 2017. 2-2:30 PM Central
Local, national and international papers will be searched to find historical and current events during this 30-minute session. Articles from USA Today, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor and more will be found. Advanced searching features will be covered to include searching the full-text of the articles and setting up search alerts. Bring your questions and suggested search topics to class and we will discover new ways to use this great resource.
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Do it Yourself: Home Improvement and Small Engine Repair
April 6, 2017. 10:00-11:00 AM
Let’s search within the Home Improvement Reference Center to find full-text content from leading home improvement magazines. We’ll explore images not found anywhere else online and videos of popular home repair projects. Topics covered include remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects and more. We will also cover the Small Engine Reference Center that holds user-friendly repair guides for all types of small engines. Find reference books, photos, illustrations and diagrams by searching product type, brand, model/engine type model numbers and more. Bring your questions and suggested search topics and we will discover new ways to use these great resources.
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Summer Craft Ideas with Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center
May 11, 2017. 1:00-2:00 PM
This center offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. This is a fun resource that provides full text from leading hobby and craft magazines and books covering the topics of gardening, needlecrafts, scrapbooking, collecting and much more. Bring your questions and suggested search topics and we will discover new ways to use this great addition to your online library.
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Archived Training Webinars
| American Indian Histories & Cultures and American West | Watch Here | Adam Matthew |
| LearningExpress Library Plus Training for TexShare | Watch Here! | EBSCO/ LearningExpress |
| Using the Small Business Reference Center | Watch Here! | EBSCO |
| Health Resources -- New Year = New You! | Watch Here! | EBSCO |
| Homework Help and School Outreach-*New Way to Search using Explora | Watch Here! | EBSCO |
| Let’s Learn About EBSCO Administration | Watch Here! | EBSCO |
| Exploring Literary Reference Center | Watch Here! | EBSCO |
| EBSCOhost Searching Tips and New Features | Watch Here! | EBSCO |
| Searching Your Newspaper Collection | Watch Here! | EBSCO |
| Do it Yourself Home Improvement and Small Engine Repair | Watch Here! | EBSCO |
| Summer Craft Ideas with Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center | Watch Here! | EBSCO |
| Health Reference Center Academic for Up-to-Date Information on Health-Related Topics |
Watch Here! | Gale |
| Gale Literature Resource Center Overview | Watch Here! | Gale |
| HeritageQuest | Watch Here! | TexShare |
| TopicSearch | Watch Here! | TexShare |
TexShare Training in a Box
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Basic Homework Help All the elements an instructor needs to conduct a 3-hour class on using the TexShare Databases to help K-12 students with homework-related questions. Participant Guide (PDF 903K) Homework Help Lesson 1 - covers the search process |
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Basic TexShare Reference All the elements an instructor needs to conduct a 3-hour class on using the TexShare Databases for Basic Reference. This course is geared towards staff members with little knowledge of databases. Instructor Guide (Word |PDF) Powerpoints: |
