TexShare Training

Upcoming Training - Adam Matthew

America West and American Indian Collections
Introduction and Training Webinar

Higher Education Libraries
Wednesday, March 19, 2014: 4pm-5pm (CST)

Register for this training and please contact James Wiser if you have questions about the training.

America West and American Indian Collections
Introduction and Training Webinar
Public Libraries

Thursday, March 20, 2014: 4pm-5pm (CST)

Register for this training and please contact James Wiser if you have questions about the training.

EBSCO 1-hour sessions August - Spring 2014
Go In-Depth with Current and New TexShare Databases

Tuesday, March 11  -  2-3pm                      
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Public Librarians will want to join in on the Homework Help and School Outreach session where we will explore different grade-level topics within the Texas State Curriculum to find online resources to assist the younger patron and anyone doing school outreach.  Reading level limiters, Primary Source Documents and using the MYEBSCOhost folder as a resource evaluation tool will be demonstrated.

EBSCOhost Searching Tips
Wednesday, March 19  -  11-12pm         
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Join us for a 1-hour look at EBSCOhost Searching Tips. This is for the new user or for anyone wanting to brush-up on their searching skills.  We’ll demonstrate Basic and advanced searching techniques using a few of the most popular databases.  Learn how to use Folders, Search and Journal Alerts and more.  Join us during this hour and bring any questions that you may have about your databases and how to search them within EBSCOhost.

Exploring Health Resources
Tuesday, April 15  -  2-3pm                        
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Explore Health Resources Using EBSCOhost in this session with an overview of the content available through Health Source and MEDLINE.  We’ll cover what’s included in each database and how to search Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).  Learn how to find Evidence-Based Reports and search on specific health topics.

Master your EBSCOhost Environment
Thursday, April 17  -  12-1pm                     
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Master your EBSCOhost Environment Using the Administrative Module! 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 provide a detailed overview of the key features and functionality including: customizing colors/branding; integration of outside sites (LibGuides, Blackboard); customized search boxes; and usage reports.

Get Ready for the Summer ‘To-Do’ List
Tuesday, May 6  -  11:30-12:30am            
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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.

Get Ready for Summer Crafts and Hobbies
Wednesday, May 14  -  3-4pm                   
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Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. This database provides full text from leading hobby and craft magazines covering the topics of gardening, needlecrafts, scrapbooking, collecting and much more

Upcoming Training - ProQuest

More training coming soon!

Archived Training From EBSCOhost

Literary Reference Center for TexShare
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Small Business Reference Center for TexShare
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Small Engine Repair Reference Center (24 minutes)
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Home Improvement Reference Center (33 minutes)
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New Databases in EBSCOhost for TexShare (33 minutes)
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Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center (32 minutes)
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Health Resources using EBSCOhost for TexShare (55 min)
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Multi-lingual Options Within EBSCOhost for TexShare (28 min)
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EBSCOhost eBooks and New Features of the EBSCOhost Collection Manager (ECM) Ordering Software for TexShare
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Newspaper Resources using EBSCOhost for TexShare
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EBSCOhost eBooks and New Features of the EBSCOhost Collection Manager (ECM) Ordering Software
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Health Resources using EBSCOhost for TexShare
1 hour 4 mins
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Newspaper Resources using EBSCOhost for TexShare
39 mins 
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eBooks--From NetLibrary to EBSCOhost for TexShare
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Basic Search Strategies and Tools using EBSCOhost provided through TexShare
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Advanced Search Strategies and Tools using EBSCOhost provided through TexShare
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Public Library Resources provided through TexShare
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Archived Training From Gale Cengage Learning

Using Health Reference Center Academic for Up-to-Date Information on Health-Related Topics
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Gale Literature Resource Center Overview
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Dozen Ways to TexShare - Self-paced, online course covering twelve aspects of the
TexShare databases

Enroll in the course (CE credit option)
Guest access to course (non-CE credit option)

From the Dozen Ways to TexShare Online Course

• HeritageQuest
  Short tutorial on the HeritageQuest database. For a CE Credit option, enroll and complete Dozen Ways to TexShare.
   
• TOPICsearch
  Short tutorial on the TOPICsearch database. For a CE Credit option, enroll and complete Dozen Ways to TexShare.

• EBSCO Database Tutorials - Featuring Adobe Flash and Power Point tutorials from EBSCOhost.
   
• GALE Guided Tour Training Videos - Short and informative, these excellent videos describe many GALE features and databases.
   
• HeritageQuest Genealogical Training Videos - Watch training videos on how to get the most our of American genealogical sources consisting of six core data sets: U.S. Federal Census, genealogy and local history books, Periodical Source Index (PERSI), Revolutionary War records, Freedman's Bank Records, and the U.S. Serial Set.

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.

Instructor Guide (PDF 883K)

Participant Guide (PDF 903K)

Homework Help Lesson 1 - covers the search process
Homework Help Lesson 2 - covers common databases for homework
Assessment - practice questions

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)

Participant Guide (Word |PDF)

Powerpoints:
Basic Reference Lesson 1 - covers the search process
Basic Reference Lesson 2 - covers common databases for reference
Assessment - practice questions