Training
KYVL tries to provide live, online training on both the KYVL website and our research databases several times a year. This training is free to all KYVL members. All scheduled training sessions will be posted on this page and an announcement will be sent to the KYVL-News listserv.
If you would like to join the KYVL-News listserv to receive announcements about future training, please send your request via our Ask a Question form in the KYVL Help CenterCurrent Training Schedule
Britannica
Britannica School for Secondary Classrooms and Libraries (6-12)
Thursday, October 15th 3:30 PM EST
Join us to learn new ways to do research projects with students using Britannica School and to get ideas for integrating technology and 21st Century Skills into your classroom! Bring your questions and we will be glad to answer them during this live presentation. Learn about special features including:
- The Favorites storage tool for students to collect their own research materials for future use.
- Classroom curriculum resources for American History, World Studies, Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, and all levels of Language Arts and Math.
- Expanded video and media content, including a video download feature.
- Integration of Kentucky Core Academic Standards
- Spanish Reference Center, Annals of American History, and World Data Analyst
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/386312679281597954
Britannica for Public Libraries
Tuesday, November 10th 2 PM EST
Join us to learn ways to help both children and adults find answers to their questions and get started on projects using; Britannica Library. Bring your questions and our Britannica Trainer will be glad to answer them during this live presentation. Participants will learn about the different levels: Children, Young Adults, and the Reference Center for older students and adults. Also learn about Spanish Reference Center, Annals of American History, and World Data Analyst.
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/974354587560558081
Spring 2016
Britannica School for Elementary Classrooms and Libraries! (K-5)
Wednesday, January 20th 3:30 EST
Let Britannica School help you with your lesson planning!
With just a few clicks of the mouse, Britannica School provides educators quick and easy access to a wide variety of tools to use in the classroom or library. Join us for this one-hour webinar to find thousands of topical articles, student activities, and teacher resources, ideal for classroom lessons and special projects. Also learn about Spanish Reference Center, Annals of American History, and World Data Analyst.
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1720783344843663873
Britannica School for Secondary Classrooms and Libraries (6-12)
Thursday, February 11th 3:30 EST
Join us to learn new ways to do research projects with students using Britannica School and to get ideas for integrating technology and 21st Century Skills into your classroom! Bring your questions and we will be glad to answer them during this live presentation.
Learn about special features including:
- The Favorites storage tool for students to collect their own research materials for future use.
- Classroom curriculum resources for American History, World Studies, Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, and all levels of Language Arts and Math.
- Expanded video and media content, including a video download feature.
- Integration of Kentucky Core Academic Standards
- Spanish Reference Center, Annals of American History, and World Data Analyst
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1171083606048716033
Britannica for Public Libraries
Wednesday, March 2nd 11 AM EST
Join us to learn ways to help both children and adults find answers to their questions and get started on projects using; Britannica Library. Bring your questions and our Britannica Trainer will be glad to answer them during this live presentation. Participants will learn about the different levels: Children, Young Adults, and the Reference Center for older students and adults. Also learn about Spanish Reference Center, Annals of American History, and World Data Analyst.
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3231499127268559873
EBSCO Training for KYVL
Explora for Public Libraries
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 11:00 AM EDT
To Register Click Here
K-12 Resources - New Explora Interface
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 3:30 PM EDT
To Register Click Here
Novelist for Reader's Advisory
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 11:00 AM EDT
To Register Click Here
Novelist for K-12
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 3:30 PM EDT
To Register Click Here
Best of MasterFile and Academic Search Complete
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 11:00 AM EDT
To Register Click Here
Small Business Reference Center
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:00 AM EST
To Register Click here
Using EBSCO Discovery Service
Monday, November 23, 2015 11:00 AM EDT
To Register Click Here
Grolier Online Training for KYVL
Scholastic GO for Public Libraries
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 11:00 am EDT
Event number: 624 447 182
Event password: fall
Event address for attendees
Scholastic GO for Schools (K-12)
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 3:30 pm EDT/2:30 CDT
Event number: 624 753 984
Event password: fall
Event address for attendees
LearningExpress Libraries
LEL Webinar October 8, 2015 12:00 PM EDT
JCA Webinar November 9, 2015 3:00 PM EST
LEL Webinar February 3, 2016 3:00 PM EST
JCA Webnar March 1, 2016 12:00 PM EST/EDT
Register for any of the events by clicking here
OCLC FirstSearch and WorldCat Discovery
No sessions scheduled at this time.
ProQuest
ProQuest Career & Technical Education and Alt PressWatch
October 6, 2015 12:00 PM EST
We will look at the content contained in these databases and discuss search strategies to uncover content. The ProQuest user interface was updated recently and the changes were based on customer feedback so we’ll look at how the design is cleaner, easier to use and allows researchers to more easily work with results.
Meeting number: 715 105 031
Meeting password: ProQuest2015
Join by phone
1-408-792-6300 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)
1-877-668-4490 Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada)
Access code: 715 105 031
ProQuest Career & Technical Education and Alt PressWatch
October 6, 2015 4:30 PM EST
ProQuest® Career and Technical Education is the definitive source for vocational information. The database includes over 790 titles, with more than 700 available in full text. Both students and instructors can access the database to research virtually any technical topic, including: • Computing science • Healthcare • Building trades • Auto mechanics • Sales and retail • Accounting • Graphic design • Photography Agricultural Research, Computer Technology Review, Law & Order, Nutrition and Food Science, and Printed Circuit Design are just a few of the titles available in ProQuest Career and Technical Education. ProQuest Alt-Press Watch™ showcases unique, independent voices from some of our nation’s most respected and cited grassroots newspapers, magazines, and journals. The database features over 670,000 articles from more than 230 publications, offering a wide range of unfettered, critical coverage of the news. All of these varied alternative and independent presses are presented in 100% full text, allowing researchers total access to regional, rural, and metropolitan perspectives on local, national, and international issues. Providing an alternative to corporate controlled media, the Alt-Press Watch database presents big stories from small sources.
Meeting number: 714 841 936
Meeting password: ProQuest2015
Join by phone
1-408-792-6300 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)
1-877-668-4490 Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada)
Access code: 714 841 936
Past Training Sessions
See below for a list of past training sessions.
Britannica Digital Learning Products
Britannica School for Elementary Classrooms and Libraries! (K-5)
Monday, September 14th 3:30 PM EST
Let Britannica School help you with your lesson planning! With just a few clicks of the mouse, Britannica School provides educators quick and easy access to a wide variety of tools to use in the classroom or library. Join us for this one-hour webinar to find thousands of topical articles, student activities, and teacher resoruces, ideal for classroom lessons and special projects. Also learn about Spanish Reference Center, Annals of American History, and World Data Analyst.
ProQuest
ProQuest Career & Technical Education and Alt PressWatch databases - K-12-20151006 2035-1 Tuesday, October 6, 2015 Play recording (40 min 45 sec)
Recorded Training Sessions:
KYVL - New Explora interface for High School School Students and Teachers: Wednesday April 1, 2015
Click here to access Recorded Session
Explora for Elementary Research: Monday March 30, 2015Click here to access Recorded Session
KYVL - New Explora interface for Public Libraries: Thursday March 26, 2015Click here to access Recorded Session
KYVL: Searching in Psychological, Behavior and CINAHAL with Full-Text October 30, 2014
Click here to access Recorded Session
This workshop emphasizes searching in EBSCOhost using the Psychological and Behavioral Sciences Databases, CINAHL with full text (Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Professionals), and some of the specific limiters associated with these databases. This demonstration will also include using journal and subject alerts, search history applications and more!
KYVL: NoveList for Readers' Advisory October 28, 2014
Click here to access RecordingIn this session we’ll explore NoveList for Readers’ Advisory. Helping patrons find series in reading order, author and title read-alikes and reading lists are just a few of the features in this training session. Be prepared to walk away from this session ready and excited to use NoveList with your staff and patrons!
KYVL: Using EBSCO Discovery Service October 14, 2014
Click here to access Recorded SessionThis workshop will demonstrate searching in Discovery to find all of your library’s content from a single search box. We will discuss how Discovery works and how to refine searches quickly to find the most relevant content throughout the library. The EBSCO Discovery Support Center will also be discussed with tips, tutorials, help sheets and more!
KYVL: Business Resources including EBSCOhost and the Small Business Interfaces October 13, 2014
Click here to access Recorded SessionLearning about the content in EBSCO Business Search Premier and Regional Business News makes answering business-related reference questions all the easier. Join the session to learn more about company profiles and SWOT analysis, industry profiles, journal alerts and much more! We’ll be working in EBSCOhost and Small Business Reference Center, great for the entrepreneur and anyone exploring the basics of business and business planning and career exploration.
KYVL: Readers' Advisory and Teaching with Books in NoveList September 30, 2014
Click here to access Recorded SessionIn this session we’ll explore NoveList for Readers’ Advisory for children through teenage groups. NoveList for Readers’ Advisory helps match the students’ interests and tasks with fictional titles that can be searched by Lexile reading levels. Also, in this workshop learn how to quickly find series in reading order, Read-a-Likes and ‘If you Likes’, along with much more.
KYVL: Best of MasterFile, Academic Search Complete and EBSCOhost September 23, 2014
Click here to access Recorded SessionMasterFile Premier in the EBSCOhost interface is designed specifically for public libraries reference work. This database contains full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals, 500+ reference books, a huge image collection, and much more. Academic Search Complete will also be introduced to meet the needs of university student patrons. Questions will be welcomed throughout the session. A brief look at the EBSCO Support Site (http://support.ebsco.com) will also be presented to show tutorials, marketing tools, trainer guides, and much more
KYVL: Academic Search Complete and Agricola and the Features and Functionality of EBSCOhost September 23, 2014
Click here to access Recorded SessionThis workshop emphasizes searching in EBSCOhost using KYVL’s new Academic Search Complete database along with Agricola which focuses on agriculture and food science. The features and functionality of the EBSCOhost interface will be demonstrated, including applying limiters to narrow and expand your searches, setting up personal and custom folders, using journal and subject alerts, search history, note taking, and citation features.
EBSCO Student Interfaces: Curriculum Integration September 15, 2014
Click Here to access RecordingEBSCO student interfaces are helpful resources for use in the library and from home! This workshop will demonstrate the features of the studentinterfaceswith curriculum integration. Also included are materials for teachers in the Professional Development Collection and Academic Search Complete. Each session includes free resources from the EBSCO Customer Support Site including scavenger hunts, best practices and tutorials. Questions will be welcomed throughout the session!
EBSCO Online Sessions for KYVL - Summer 2014 Recorded Sessions
Focus: K-12 Educators and Librarians Monday, June 30 @ 2:00 – 3:00 PM, EDT Recorded Session Click Here
In this session we’ll explore the Academic Search Complete database, new to KYVL’s resources. We’ll explore the content for Professional Development specifically for educators in K-12. ASC has over 9,100 full-text journals. Key features and functionality of EBSCOhost will also be explored in this one-hour workshop along with the EBSCO Support Site offering handouts and help sheets for both students and teachers.
Focus: Academic Librarians and Staff Tuesday, July 1 @ 10:00 – 11:00 AM, EDT Recorded Session Academic Search Complete for Academic Librarians and Staff
In this session we’ll explore the Academic Search Complete database, new to KYVL’s resources. We’ll explore the content for Academic topics and research. This comprehensive database has over 9.100 full-text journals. Advanced features and functionality of EBSCOhost will also be explored in this one-hour workshop along with tips for instruction.
Focus: Special Librarians and Staff Tuesday, July 1 @ 2:00 – 3:00 PM, EDT Recorded Session Academic Search Complete for Special Librarians and Staff
In this session we’ll explore the Academic Search Complete database, new to KYVL’s resources. We’ll explore the content with specific search examples for business and other special interests. This comprehensive database has over 9.100 full-text journals. The advanced features and functionality of EBSCOhost will also be explored in this one-hour workshop. Search requests and questions will be encouraged throughout the session.
Focus: Public Librarians and Staff Wednesday, July 2 @ 11:00 AM – Noon, EDT Recorded Session: Academic Search Complete for Public Libraries
In this session we’ll explore the Academic Search Complete database, new to KYVL’s resources. We’ll explore the content with specific search examples of interest to public library reference. This comprehensive database has over 9.100 full-text journals. The EBSCO Support Site will also be introduced to assist librarians in finding tutorials, help sheets, training guides and marketing tools. Search requests and questions will be encouraged throughout the session.
Past Sessions
Best of MasterFile and EBSCOhost
MasterFile Premier in the EBSCOhost interface is designed specifically for public libraries reference work. This database contains full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals, 500+ reference books, a huge image collection, and much more. Questions will be welcomed throughout the session. A brief look at the EBSCO Support Site (http://support.ebsco.com) will also be presented to show tutorials, marketing tools, trainer guides, and much more!
Business Resources including BSI and Small Business Interfaces
Learning about the content in EBSCO Business Search Premier and Regional Business News makes answering business-related reference questions all the easier. Join the session to learn more about company profiles and SWOT analysis, industry profiles, journal alerts and much more! We’ll be working in the Business Searching Interface and Small Business Reference Center, great for the entrepreneur and anyone exploring the basics of business and business planning.
Curriculum Integration and Common Core
EBSCO student interfaces helpful resources for use in the library and from home! This workshop will demonstrate the features of the studentinterfaceswith curriculum integration. Also included are materials for teachers in the Professional Development Collection. Each session includes free resources from the EBSCO Customer Support Site including scavenger hunts, best practices and tutorials. Questions will be welcomed throughout the session!
EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS)
This session explores searching in all of a library’s resources from a single search box – EDS! We will look at the features and functionality of what it is and how it works! We will also explore the EDS Support Center to show customization features and promotional materials to roll it iout for your research community.
Features and Functionality of EBSCOhost
This workshop emphasizes searching in EBSCOhost and demonstrating the features and functionality of the EBSCOhost interface, including how to narrow and expand your searches, how to set up personal folders and custom folders, journal and subject alerts, search history, note taking and citation features.
NoveList for Readers’ Advisory
In this session we’ll explore NoveList for Readers’ Advisory. Helping patrons find series in reading order, author and title read-alikes and reading lists is just a few of the features in this training session. Be prepared to walk away from this session ready and excited to use NoveList with your staff and patrons!
Overview of Business Resources
Small Business Reference Center is great for the entrepreneur and anyone exploring the basics of business and business planning. From writing a business plan to starting a business and managing employees, you’ll find important and useful information in this resource. Learning about the content in EBSCO Business Search Premier and Regional Business News makes answering business-related reference questions all the easier. Join the session to learn more about company profiles and SWOT analysis, industry profiles, journal alerts and much more!
Teaching with Books in NoveList and an Introduction to EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS)
In this session we’ll explore NoveList and Teaching with Books. NoveList for Readers’ Advisory helps match the students’ interests and tasks with fictional titles that can be searched by Lexile reading levels.
Grolier Online
Grolier Online
GO is the ultimate blended resource for building K-12 College and Career readiness and Life-time Learning! You have access via KYVL to the New Book of Knowledge and Amazing Animals of the World for elementary schools, The Grolier Multi-Media Encyclopedia for middle schools and the Encyclopedia Americana for high schools and adults. This webinar worked through the main features of the GO resources and highlighted key database features.
On-Site Training and Conference Appearences
KYVL frequently presents at library association conferences and as part of professional development programs statewide. We have also done on-site training for librarians, staff and educators at individual schools and institutions. Our availability for all on-site training is determined on a case-by-case basis depending on KYVL staff schedules and budgetary constraints. If you are interested in having a KYVL staff member speak at your library or conference, please send your request via our Ask a Question form in the KYVL Help Center.
Training Offered through Our Vendors
KYVL members can pursue training opportunities with our database vendors independently. Our vendors offer training in a variety of formats. Please visit their training sites below for more information:
Britannica Professional Development
Grolier Online WebEx Schedule (GO University)