Database Training Resources

For information on current line-up of state-wide databases, geo-location set-up, and vendor contacts, goto the main MLS Database page HERE.

Database set-up tips and news can be found on the MBLC Statewide Electronic Resources Blog: http://mblc.state.ma.us/grants/licenses/blog/

Encyclopaedia Britannica

find links to webinars, handouts, step-by-step guides at EB Educators Resources site: http://info.eb.com/html/educators.html

Gale InfoTrac

their main support site includes online & off-line training as well as promotional material: http://www.support.gale.com/gale/index.html
for additional set-up and technical issues see Gale’s Massachusetts support portal at: http://access.gale.com/mblc/
Use the URL below to access Gale’s recorded webinars and live webinar calendar. All sessions are free! http://www.cengagesites.com/CL/790/gale-cengage-library-training/webinars/
Webinars presented for the MLS by Stacey Knibloe, Customer Education Specialist, Gale Cengage. [Play these videos using the latest version of Windows Media Player, Quicktime, or VLC.]
- Gale’s Health Resources: What You Don’t Know (10/28/11) [MP4 video]
- Gale Literature Resources: Going Beyond Lit Crit (1/19/12) [MP4 video]
- Getting Patrons to use Gale Resources (10/28/11) [MP4 video]

ProQuest The Boston Globe

this site includes webinars, tutorials, and training materials. Navigate to: Search Training and Recorded Webinars >> News & newspapers >> ProQuest Newsstand: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/support/training/default.shtml

MLS & MBLC sponsored workshops
Click HERE for current workshops on the MLS EventKeeper site.

Tips, tricks, and examples for librarians using InfroTrac & Mass. Newsstand
Created by MLS staff, available on MLS workshop handouts website:
http://www.masslibsystem.org/continuing-education/mls-ce-handouts/#dbs

If you need further assistant, please contact:
Rick Levine, Scott Kehoe, or Diana Davis at the MLS, or Marlene Heroux, at the MBLC.

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