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Welcome to the Alabama Virtual Library (AVL). What is the AVL?. AVL provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential library and information resources. What can be found at the AVL?. Newspaper articles Magazine/Journal articles - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Welcome to the Alabama Welcome to the Alabama Virtual Library (AVL)Virtual Library (AVL)
What is the AVL?What is the AVL?
AVL provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential library and information resources.
What can be found at the What can be found at the AVL?AVL?
Newspaper articles Magazine/Journal articles Encyclopedia articles Biographical information Poetry Television and radio transcripts Library catalogs
Let’s get started!Let’s get started!
Click on Favorite Places and go to “Welcome to the Alabama Virtual Library
OREnter URL: http://www.avl.lib.al.us
Choose locationChoose location
Campus and Library
Home Access: In order to have home access, you must go to your local public library and get an access card
DatabasesDatabases
There are an almost overwhelming number of databases.
Some are age specific.Some are discipline specific.Some provide a great variety of
information.
DatabasesDatabases
AccessScience – Includes: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of
Science and Technology Dictionary of Scientific and Technical
Terms Biographies News articles
DatabasesDatabases
African-American History and CultureBiographiesEncyclopediaHistorical documentsPhoto galleryMaps and charts
DatabasesDatabases
Alabama Libraries
Online catalogs of many Alabama libraries
DatabasesDatabases
EBSCOHost WebFull-text searches of magazines, journals,
and trade publicationsDaily news feeds from the
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News and Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service
Articles can be printed or emailed
DatabasesDatabases
Electric Library Popular magazines Scholarly journals Newspapers Broadcast transcripts
Photographs Maps Special collections for
K-12 students and elementary school students
DatabasesDatabases
Encyclopedias Encyclopedia Americana Maps Multimedia content Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus The American Heritage Dictionary of the English
Language Wall Street Journal Almanac
DatabasesDatabases
EncyclopediasEncyclopedia BritannicaComplete encyclopediaMerriam-Webster’s Collegiate DictionaryBritannica Book of the Year
DatabasesDatabases
EncyclopediasGrolier Multimedia EncyclopediaAcademic American EncyclopediaComprehensive atlasGallery of pictures and soundsTimelines of noteworthy events, people,
ideas, and themes
DatabasesDatabases
Encyclopedias New Book of Knowledge – Grades 3 and up Articles Maps illustrations Projects and activities The American Heritage Children’s Dictionary The American Heritage Children’s Thesaurus
DatabasesDatabases
Age specific JuniorQuest: Junior high and middle school
PeriodicalsKidsQuest: Elementary Periodicals World Book EncyclopediaSearchasaurus: Elementary to middle school New World Encyclopedia EBSCO Encyclopedia of Animals
DatabasesDatabases
PoemfinderFull-text poemsPoem citations and excerptsBiographies Images
DatabasesDatabases
Gale Group Literary ResourcesBiographiesEssaysCriticisms of literary worksContemporary authorsScribner Writers SeriesThe Twayne Authors Series
What are the benefits of What are the benefits of using the AVL?using the AVL?
Abundance of relevant informationAlways openUser-friendly It’s free! It’s FUN!!!