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1 ORC TRAINING CANADIAN POINTS OF VIEW REFERENCE CENTRE

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3 Canadian Points of View Reference Centre 150 topics, each with: –Overview (objective background/description) –Point (argument) –Counterpoint (opposing argument) –Critical Thinking Guides Helps the student judge Fact vs. Opinion Enhances the student’s ability to read and think critically

4 Canadian Points of View Reference Centre The database contains a balance of materials from all viewpoints –600 main essays (all written by Canadian authors) –Leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle –Newspapers –Radio & TV news transcripts (including CBC Radio and CBC Television) –Primary source documents –Reference books

5 See results for 4 main essays on “Lumber Industry” – an “Overview”, “Point”, “Counterpoint” and “Critical Thinking Guide”

6 USING YOUR EBSCO Resources LOGON: http://learn.alberta.cahttp://learn.alberta.ca USERNAME: learn PASSWORD: alberta

7 EBSCO SUPPORT SITE Tutorials Promotional Materials Can be accessed anywhere on EBSCOHOST http://support.ebsco.com

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9 Overview With eBooks on EBSCOhost, you can… Utilize the same familiar features and functionality of EBSCOhost Access quality, trusted content from the world’s leading publishers Review valuable usage and collection development reports Add titles to existing collections without building/expanding storage facilities Eliminate costs associated with storing and shipping books, or replacing lost, stolen or damaged books

10 Content – eBooks Over 300,000 titles available and growing – planning for an influx of new publishers and titles Leveraging EBSCO’s strength in acquiring the best content Proactively soliciting new content in key areas Expecting to add approximately 5,000 titles monthly Several thousand non-English titles, including: Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Dutch Content from hundreds of important book publishers

11 Platform – End User

12 Using the clean, familiar EBSCOhost Basic Search Screen

13 eBook Browse / eBook Home Page

14 Download

15 Offline eBooks – Compatible Devices & Applications Sony, Nook, Kobo, HP, Samsung, Toshiba Bluefire Reader app for iPhone, iPad Txtr app for iPhone, Droid And more – for a complete list: http://blogs.adobe.com/digitalpublishing/supported-devices http://blogs.adobe.com/digitalpublishing/supported-devices

16 Audiobook Home Page A more browse-focused experience

17 Familiar Result List for Audiobooks

18 Experience for New User

19 Experience for a Returning User

20 Collection Development Options 1.Subject Sets 2.Featured collections 3.Custom Collections 4.Search title-by-title 5.Patron Driven Acquisition (PDA) Shawntel Remy-Collum, Account Executive x2502 sremy@ebscohost.com sremy@ebscohost.com David Lubin, Regional Sales Manager x2127 dlubin@ebscohost.com dlubin@ebscohost.com Multiple options, title-by title flexibility

21 Thank You


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