Virtual ReferenceUSA Training Sessions Announcement

Come and experience what’s NEW with ReferenceUSA.

Would you like to email your reports from ReferenceUSA?
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Whether you’re a seasoned user or working the reference desk part time, ReferenceUSA’s new features as well as up to date information serves a useful purpose. Please join one of the training times below. It’s easy and provided to YOU through the State Library of New Jersey!

Sessions will be held:
3/10(wed) & 3/15(Mon) & 3/25(Thurs)
Meeting Time: 10:30AM EASTERN TIME or 2:30PM EASTERN TIME

To register for a session, please go to:
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To join the audio, please dial toll-free 866-803-2146 your participant passcode is 5705583

Learn from the Convenience of your Office - RefereneceUSA and Ebsco Webinars - Fall 2009

We are very fortunate to sponsor the following webinars this Fall. The instructors will be from Ebsco and ReferenceUSA. All sessions will be approximately one hour.

ReferenceUSA sessions will be held:

September 16 at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
September 17 at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
October 5 at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
October 6 at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
To register for any of the ReferenceUSA sessions:

Register here

The EBSCO Webinars will feature:

Thursday, September 10 at 3:30 p.m. - Readers' Advisory using NoveList Plus and NoveList Plus, K-8
Thursday, September 24 at 2:00 p.m. - Readers' Advisory using NoveList Plus and NoveList Plus, K-8
Thursday, October 1 at 10:00 a.m. - Best of MasterFile and EBSCOHost
Friday, October 9 at 12 Noon - Health Related Databases
Tuesday, November 13 at 9 a.m. - Business-Related Databases
Monday, November 30 at 2 p.m. - Homework Help for K-12
Thursday, December 3 at 12 Noon - Classic and Popular Literature: Literary Refeerence Center and NoveList Plus
Tuesday, December 8 at 10 a.m. - History/Science Reference Center
for grades 7-12

To register for any of the EBSCO sessions:

Register here

If you have any difficulty registering for any of these sessions, please contact John Cooper at jcooper@njstatelib.org.

If you have any questions about the content for these sessions, please contact Scherelene Schatz at sschatz@njstatelib.org

You will receive your connection information at least 24 hours ahead of the session.

ReferenceUSA Answers Your Questions!

Email count on the custom page - This identifies the number of email addresses within the counts. If we ran a search and we had 20,000 records and 15,000 email counts, it is informing the patron that we have 15,000 email addresses to email to. Since we can not publish those, they would contact us and we would do an email blast for them, similar if they were to purchase a list from us.

Zero Dropped from New Jersey Zip Codes - Because of comma delimited I’m told it’s not something we have control over. However, once you download into the Excel format, the zero isn’t dropped off, it’s on the record. So download into Excel.

As far as the recommendations with Yellow Pages headings and a search button, I’ll let you know what I find out when I have word.

Best regards,
Bill Loges
ReferenceGROUP- OneSource
Carter Lake, Ia. 51510
402.596.8914
800.808.1113 ext 8914
GSA Schedule GS 23F-0096P

InfoTrac Custom Newspapers Webinars

This webinar will highlight the latest user interface enhancements to InfoTrac Custom Newspapers (soon to be renamed InfoTrac Newsstand). These enhancements include Web 2.0 sharing tools, updated Publication Browse/Search, RSS Feeds, homepage customization, named user functionality and enhanced search results including multimedia and result filters. Gale trainer, Stacey Knibloe, will take questions throughout the call and leave time at the end of the call to focus on anything that was not discussed during the session.

The dates of the sessions are:
Monday, July 27 2:00pm

Tuesday, July 28 10:00am

Wednesday, July 29 2:00pm

Friday, July 31 11:00am

Please register atRegister Here

Changes to NoveList Interfaces

Based on feedback EBSCO has received, EBSCO has made the following changes to the NoveList interfaces:

Series Searching:

A series search using the Series Title radio button will now bring up either a series master record, which contains the full information for a series including the series title list in reading order, or a list of all series that match your search terms.

For example, a search from the NoveList homepage for "Harry Potter" with the Series Title radio button selected will pull up the master record for the Harry Potter series: view screen shot.

From the series master record you will find the list of titles in reading order with links to each title record, as well as author information and additional information about the series. You can still easily print a series list to hand to your patron. Just click the Print link at the top of the series master record. At the Print Manager, select Detailed Citation and Abstract from the Standard Field Format drop-down menu, then click the Print button.

What We're Reading Display:

What We're Reading columns are now sorted by Date Descending, to bring the newest listings for each contributor to the top of the list. For example, from the Browse column select What We're Reading under the Adults heading. Now select the "What Georgine Olson is Reading" link. You will now find Georgine Olson's May 2009 column at the top of the list.

Popularity and First Chapters Available in Title Record:

Popularity stars and links to First Chapters and Tables of Content are now available on the right side of the title record (under the book jacket image, if available).

Custom Folders Display:

When you log in to your My NoveList account, you will now find your custom folders listed in alphabetical order. When you add a new custom folder, it will also be placed in the list alphabetically.

Please let us know if you have any questions or comments, by using this Send Feedback link, also located in the top right corner of the NoveList screen.

ReferenceUSA New Search Interface Webinars

ReferenceUSA will be migrating to a new user interface around July 15.
In preparation for that move, they are offering webinars for New Jersey library staff members. The dates of the webinars are as follows:

July 8, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
July 9, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
July 13, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

To register for any of these sessions, go to:

Register here

Your connection information will be sent to you 24 hours prior to your session.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Thank you very much.

Teach Your Customers to Use the EBSCO Databases Webinars

The training staff of EBSCO is offering two webinars for New Jersey librarians. These webinars are designed to assist reference librarians and technology trainers in the design and implementation of training workshops for your library's customers in using the EBSCO databases. The webinars will be approximately 45 minutes.

The sessions will be held Monday, February 9, at 10 a.m. or 3 p.m.

To register click on the Register Here link below:
Register Here


Sign-on information will be sent to all registrants on Friday, February 6.
If you have any questions, please contact Scherelene Schatz, sschatz,@njstatelib.org