KYVL Training
What Will Be Covered

9:00 - 9:30

1. Review of Services Offered
1. Catalogs & Database
1. Over 30 electronic databases are available
2. Libraries that are Z39.50 compliant can be included. For more information, visit the following URL: http://www.kyvl.org/html/about/formcatalogadd.shtml
2. External Web sites
1. Government Information
2. Virtual Reference Desk
3. Web site selection criteria
4. Subject specialists
5. LC subject classification scheme and Subheadings
6. Government Information and the Virtual Reference Desk will be combined sometime in 2001
3. Kentuckiana Digital Library
1. A searchable database of finding aids and digital objects
2. Available through its own site and through WebZ
4. Online Tutorial
1. Information Literacy tutorial
2. Self-assessment
3. KYVL is in the process of enhancing the tutorial
5. Resource Sharing
1. Statewide system of document delivery for KYVU students and Kentuckians
1. Ariel
2. Courier Services
   • Participants include:
     • KCTCS
     • KDLA
     • 120 Public Libraries
     • All Kentucky Public COLleges & Universities
     • 15 Private Kentucky COLleges & Universities
     • 1 Non Kentucky Institution that has a branch in Kentucky
   • b. For more information, visit this URL http://www.kyvl.org/html/about/docdel.shtml
6. About KYVL
1. ID/Passwords
2. Listservs
3. Services
4. Committees/Work Groups
5. How to Reach Us
1. Staff
2. Directions to KYVL
7. New Services
1. KYVL for Teachers
2. KYVL for Kids

9:45 - 12:00

2. Catalogs & Databases via the WebZ Interface
1. What catalogs and databases are available
1. How/where to find database descriptions
1. Under about KYVL (http://www.kyvl.org/html/about/databases/alldatabasedesc.shtml)
2. In WebZ under "Help"
2. The main search screen
1. Navigation bar at the top
2. Topic Grouping
3. Basic Searching via WebZ
1. Keyword
2. Title
3. Author
4. Boolean Operators
5. Nesting
6. Truncation
7. Creating Your Own Multiple Database
4. Search Results
1. Refining a Search
2. Marking/Unmarking Records
3. Viewing "Marked records"
4. Emailing "Marked Records"
5. Printing
1. PDF Documents
2. HTML Fulltext
   • Cannot email
   • Cannot print from marked records
5. Group Exercises
6. Advanced Searching via WebZ
1. Limiting to Fulltext
1. Not all of the databases are fulltext
2. Not everything is available in fulltext
3. PDF/HTML fulltext icons
7. Limiting to Specific Fields
1. Journal Name
2. Subject
8. Limiting by Date
9. Group Exercises
10. Using the Search History

12:30 - 2:15

3. EBSCOhost Native Interface
1. Refer to EBSCOhost section of "KYVL's Comparison for Database Interfaces" handout for database features
2. Radio Button in the navigation column across the top
3. Searching Options
1. Keyword
2. Natural Language
3. Advanced
4. Expert
4. Basic Keyword searching
1. Image cOLlection
2. Company Directory
3. Limit
   1. To fulltext
   2. To a magazine
   3. To peer reviewed publications
5. Advanced Searching
   1. Special Limiters
      1. Publication type
      2. Cover Story
6. Group Exercise

2:30 - 3:30

4. OCLC FirstSearch Interface
1. Refer to OCLC FirstSearch section of "KYVL's Comparison for Database Interfaces" handout for database features
2. Blue navigation column to the left
3. Search options
   1. Basic
   2. Advanced
   3. Expert
4. Basic Keyword Searching
   1. Search for databases by topic
   2. Select a database to search
   3. List all databases
5. Group Exercise

3:30 - 4:00

5. Government Information & Virtual Reference Desk
1. View external sites
1. Genealogy
2. Statistics
3. General & Reference
4. History

4:00 - 4:30

6. Kentuckiana Digital Library
1. Finding Aids
2. Oral History
3. Photographs
4. E-Books
5. WebZ Access
6. Group Exercise
7. Evaluation

Last Updated: 9/15/00