The TexShare Databases

Using EBSCO's Searchasaurus and
Student Research Center

Mary MacWithey, MS
memacwithey@schreiner.edu
 October 5, 2007
 

^ TexShare's web site    --     http://www.texshare.edu

 ^Public library link --  http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/texshare/pl/  

 

After logging in, scroll to the bottom of the page to view all of the TexShare databases before concentrating on the two shown described here.


 

  • Recommended For Elementary School Research and Reading
     
  • A Graphical Interface to Multiple Databases
  • American Heritage Children's Dictionary
  • Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia
  • Image Collection
  • Primary Search
  • Newspaper Source
  • Middle Search Plus
  • ERIC - Teacher Resources
  • Professional Development Collection - Teacher Resources
  • Title Lists  - Teacher Resources (at right in green box)
     

·        Recommended For Middle and High School Students
 

^ Tips on Using these Databases

  1. Create an EBSCOhost account to save your searches, alerts, links
  2. Use the Preferences link (top right) to save time
  3. Use the Detailed Format to make choices faster
  4. Use the results and citation screens to focus searches
  5. Another kind of Full Text article - PDFs
  6. How to print a PDF article
  7. Use the navigation links supplied by the database, not the browser
  8. Save items to your folder , then email, print or export them all at once
     

^ Download and install the free Acrobat Reader on your computer

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
 

^Tutorials