eLibraryStandards Search Basics

2011-12

• Find content aligned to state and national standards– All core curricula subjects, states, provinces – Available in eLibrary, eLibrary Curriculum

Edition (CE), eLibrary Canada + CE, eLibrary Science [PLUS SIRS solutions]

Standards Search Capabilities

• Helps educators save time during the lesson planning process– Provides students with targeted, on-task

information of the highest quality

Standards Search Benefits

• Ensures library resources are aligned directly to learning benchmarks– Gives schools a vast pool of relevant content

to augment existing curriculum

Standards Search Benefits

Standards Search Basics

• Launch state, national, and Canadian Provincial standards searches from eLibrary’s Advanced Search link

• Use Local Configuration to customize standards display and workstation access

Advanced Search

Standards Search Basics

Select:1. State (Location)

2. Subject3. Click GO

Standards Search Basics

• Review the standards related to the subject

• Use the navigational “twisty” triangles to drill deeper into a content standard– Click each twisty to

move deeper to uncover standard nodes

Standards Search Selection

Standards Search Basics

• At the benchmark level click a See resources link to begin matching eLibrary content

Standards Search Selection

Standards Search Basics

• eLibrary queries the benchmark against our topic tree

• Results display all topics related to the benchmark

• Select a topic or sub-topic from any breadcrumb trial near the bottom to access resources

Topic Alignment

Standards Search Basics

• Topics lead to related websites, periodicals, reference works, and multimedia sources

• Dynamic searches ensure educators can find updated content as new documents are added to eLibrary

DocumentResults

Sample eLibrary Resources

WebsitesDocumentsMultimedia…more…

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