Definitely not…I don’t have the budget to justify that, and our usage of databases has just been hitting the ground, so I intend to simply direct our students to the new EBSCO products for their research needs. Also, I took advantage of the free webinars that EBSCO offers and I really like some of the features of iConn particularly OneSearch; my students like a single search interface anyway, so the new database vendor is a good fit for us.

 

Kristie McGarry

Library Media Specialist

Derby High School

8 Nutmeg Avenue

Derby, CT  06418

203-446-2612

 

 

 

From: casl-l-bounces+kmcgarry=derbyps.org@mylist.net [mailto:casl-l-bounces+kmcgarry=derbyps.org@mylist.net] On Behalf Of KALUZYNSKI SARA
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 12:43 PM
To: Earnshaw,Tracy; Nancy Carlson; casl-l@mylist.net
Subject: RE: [CASL-L] HS Databases

 

I'm curious if people are going with Gale's Recovery Package.  I've poked around in the Ebsco products but don't have much time by my lonesome here.  Obviously, it would make the transition easier if my budget was unlimited.

Please share any experience and thoughts!

Thanks,

Sara

 

Mrs. Sara Kaluzynski

Library Media Specialist

Stratford High School

e-mail: kaluzynskis@stratfordk12.org

website: http://stratfordhighlmc.wikispaces.com/

45 North Parade 

Stratford, CT  06615

Phone (203) 385-4245

Fax (203) 381-6926

"Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one."

Neil Gaiman

"Liberrian: One who picks liberries from wild liberry bushes and makes a liberry pie."--R. Lee Hadden (Library Juice)

 

From: casl-l-bounces@mylist.net [casl-l-bounces@mylist.net] on behalf of Earnshaw,Tracy [tearnshaw@RSD13.ORG]
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 11:55 AM
To: Nancy Carlson; casl-l@mylist.net
Subject: RE: [CASL-L] HS Databases

Besides iConn, we use Issues and Controversies from Facts on File.  I also have their Issues and Controversies in American History.  I encourage the use of our subscription to Encyclopedia Britannica as an alternate to Wikipedia that also gives a link to “the Web’s Best Sources” on all of its topics.  The expensive databases, the New York Times Historical Database and Ebsco’s Literary Reference Center are essential to Junior research projects in Social Studies and English.

 

Tracy Earnshaw

Coginchaug Regional High School

P.O. Box 280

135 Pickett Lane

Durham, CT 06422

(860) 349-7215

(860) 349-7218 (fax)

 

 

 

From: casl-l-bounces+tearnshaw=rsd13.org@mylist.net [mailto:casl-l-bounces+tearnshaw=rsd13.org@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Nancy Carlson
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 8:45 AM
To: casl-l@mylist.net
Subject: [CASL-L] HS Databases

 

We are reviewing our databases.  I was wondering what are your top two databases that are used by your students?  Thanks for your input.

Nancy Carlson

Farmington High School

Farmington CT

 

 

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Nancy Carlson
Farmington High School
10 Monteith Drive
Farmington, CT  06032
860-673-2514x1858
carlsonn@fpsct.org or nan71753@gmail.com