• View Knowledge Ontario's (KO) EBSCO Canadian Reference Centre database

  ID:

  2225

• Go to: http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=25&topicID=728
• Click on Find Out More about the CRC for Public Libraries
• Examine the content

• View online slide shows on various aspects of the EBSCO site functionalities, before you register.
  
  Learn about:
• Authentication methods
• Branding (adding your library name to the EBSCO host search page)

• Go to the EBSCO Tutorial page. Scroll down to «EBSCOadmin» tutorials and select the tutorial of your choice.
• Guides d'utilisation en français
  
• View Authentication (runtime 2.66 minutes)
• View Branding (runtime 3 minutes)
  or print instructions from http://support.epnet.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=1000

• Register your Library for access to EBSCO Canadian Reference Centre database funded by the Ministry of Culture. This registration enables you to track usage of the service at your library

• Go to:http://www.ebscohost.com/koForm.php?topicID=51&marketID=25
  Note: Submitting this form will not provide immediate access to the databases requested. You will need to have viewed the Authentication video to decide on the information you will have to provide 
• At this point if you have more specific questions contact:

Technical Contact
Email: eptech@epnet.com
Phone: 1-800-758-5995
OR
Jason Goodwin
Senior Account Executive
EBSCO Publishing
Phone: 1-800-653-2726 ext. 502
Fx:978-356-5640
Email: jgoodwin@epnet.com

• Set up access to Canadian Reference Centre, on your library website

• Start with the relevant Frequently Asked Questions

• If you have a library website:

a) once your library has been authenticated, you can link your own URL for the
     Canadian Reference Centredatabases directly on to your secure webpage

• If you do not have a library website:

b) do some background reading and research by consulting our Clearinghouse selection of links on Web Design

d) check with your municipality to see if they will offer you website space

e) If you do not have a library website, contact OLS-North at marketing@olsn.ca  They can help you create a website for free and can host the site on their server

f) or you refer to Tekdesk 24x7. See their tutorial section on web design and HTML coding.

• Review theTraining resources in EBSCO Support
• Review and print the Trainer Guide
• Browse and print the Help Sheets

• Basic Searching for Public Libraries  (ppt)
  http://support.ebsco.com/training/flash_videos/BasicSearchingforPublicLibraries.html
• Recherche de base en français (.ppt) http://support.ebsco.com/training/flash_videos/BasicSearchingFrancais.html
  
• Print the Basic Search Help Sheet (.doc)  and other Help Sheets as needed
• Fiches d'aide disponibles en français

• Promote this on-line collection to your users

• Printable Resources  - Print out these free resources below, whether in color or black and white, to advertise library products or events. Consider positioning them in high-traffic areas throughout your organization. Note that some are product specific.
• Affiches pour les bibliothèques publiques. Déroulez jusqu'au bas de cette page de
  « Ressources françaises ».
   
• You can check some promotional resources in many languages. Again some of these are product specific and may not apply
• Don't forget theOLA Bookstore for Knowledge Ontario promotional materials.
• Ce matériel générique est disponible en français aussi

• Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
• Teacher Reference Center (TRC) - Journal Information for K-12 Teachers & Librarians

• Access LISTA
• Access TRC


• Download icons for these databases at

http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?topicID=341&marketID=20