1. LOVE YOUR
LIBRARY
DATABASES:
ANIMALS
Ms. Doyle, Librarian

2. What is a database?
On the Internet, but not in Google!
We will look at encyclopedias today.
Why would you want to use a
database?
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3. Let’s Find the Databases
Go to your school’s website
Hover over Library

4. How to Find the Databases
Click “Library & Electronic Resources”

5. How to Find the Databases

6. World Book
& Grolier
ENCYCLOPEDIAS

7. Choose “World Book”

8. WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA

9. There are at three ways to search. . .talk to a
partner for 30 seconds: What are at least two
ways to start?

10. Browse to your animal, OR. . .

11. …type your animal and click Go

12. Help me pick the best article…1, 2, or 3
fingers.

13. Read your article

14. Scroll down to see recommended web
sites

15. GROLIER

16. GROLIER ENCYCLOPEDIA

17. Type your animal and click GO

18. 1 is easiest, 4 most difficult

20. Periodicals = articles from newspapers
and magazines

21. SIRS DISCOVERER
General Reference

22. DISCOVERER

23. TRY A SEARCH BY SUBJECT
HEADING

24. WHICH SUBJECT SHOULD I
CHOOSE?

26. WHAT IF. . .
 I am researching African elephants, but the
encyclopedia only has an article on elephants?

27. WHAT IF. . .
 I am researching American badgers, but there is
only an article on badgers?

28. WHAT IF. . .
Ican’t find my animal in the first
database I try?
Talk to your partner for about 30
seconds and try to think of solutions.

29. WHAT IF. . .
Ican’t find my animal in the first
database I try?
Did you think of these solutions?
 Check your spelling!
 Try another word that means the
same thing
 Try fewer words (“elephant”, not
“African elephant”)
 Try a different database, or find a
trustworthy site on the Internet

30. ANY QUESTIONS?
Thank you!