INFOhio's Core Collection provides state-funded resources free to all Ohio's K-12 students and teachers for the 2011-2012 school year.
A username and password are required for home access; see your school library media specialist
OR complete the username and password request
form.
Funded in part through an Institute of Museum and
Library Services LSTA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio.
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What's new for the 2010-2011 school year
Curriculum Resource Catalog |
Electronic Resources |
Instructional Development | Library Automation |
Media Resources |
Miscellaneous
INFOhio’s structure supports Ohio’s K-12 learning community through Content,
Integration and Access. Use this page to get quick updates
about new Core Collection features and updates for other INFOhio products and services.
Curriculum Resource Catalog |
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Electronic Resources
New features for INFOhio's Core Collection of Electronic
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General Updates |
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The home access Username and Password are new this school year. |
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The
INFOhio Toolkit
for 2010-2011 has new promotional materials. |
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The Slide Library
links to Fall Update 2010: Building 21st
Century Learning Environments With INFOhio. The
PowerPoint has been designed for in-service
sessions conducted throughout the year. Be sure to read
the notes and check out the model curriculum
slides! |
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The Supply List
contains black & white and color versions of the
bookmark, poster and student card, with and without the
new username and password. A two-page flier designed for
faculty is also available. |
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Promotional Materials |
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Public Service Announcement |
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Audio file, January 2011. Encourages Ohio students, parents and
educators to use INFOhio's Core Collection of Electronic
Resources. Announcement cleared for use on all media
outlets, including school radio stations and announcements. [MP3
60 sec.] |
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Script, January 2011. Use on school
radio stations and announcements. [MS Word OR
PDF 1 pg] |
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Products |
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Biography
Reference Bank. Articles about more than a half-million
people, most in full text, from around the world, both living and dead. |
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Digital
Video Collection. A new
interface with new features became available March 31, 2011. Check
regularly for new titles. The collection uses the same
username/password as INFOhio's Core Collection. |
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EBSCOhost |
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Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos. Online Spanish language encyclopedia that is
appropriate for younger Spanish-speaking students and students just
learning the Spanish language. |
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L'Encyclopédie Découverte. Online French language
encyclopedia that is appropriate for younger French-speaking students
and students just learning the French language. |
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LearningExpress Library |
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Literature
Online From Chadwyck-Healey |
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NewsBank
Newspapers. Number of subscriptions is limited to five Ohio
dailies. |
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Oxford
Reference Online: Premium Collection |
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May 2011 update. Includes four new titles
(Dictionary of Marketing, Dictionary of Media and
Communications, Oxford Reader's Companion to Dickens and
Oxford Reader's Companion to the Brontës)
and three new editions (Oxford Companion to Music, Concise Oxford Dictionary of
Quotations, and A Dictionary of Saints). |
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September 2010 update. Includes four new titles
(Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance, Oxford Companion to Consciousness, Oxford Dictionary of Reference and Allusion and Dictionary of Biomedicine)
and five new editions (Concise Dictionary of Art Terms, Oxford Dictionary of Dance, A Dictionary of Ecology, A Dictionary of Writers and Their Works and A Guide to Countries of
the World). |
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Science
Online. Thousands of essays on major topics and issues in
science, math and technology, along with illustrations, experiments,
activities and biographies. |
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World Book Web. Encyclopedias for three levels:
World Book
Kids (K-5),
World Book Student (5-9), and
World
Book Advanced (high school and college). World Book
Online Reference Center is no longer available. |
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Other new information |
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Instructional Development |
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The
INFOhio DIALOGUE Model for
21st Century Skills has been revised to
reflect evolving standards for 21st century learning and teaching. |
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Professional Development Opportunities. Includes webinars
sponsored by Core Collection publishers and
INFOhio's January IVDL session. January's Learn With INFOhio!
webinars have been added. The sessions are free for all Ohio educators.
Sessions sponsored by other agencies may have fees. |
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Library Automation |
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CAT Jr. is a completely revised interface that replaces
last year’s CAT Jr. The new version still spotlights the familiar
CAT Jr. character to help young learners more easily transition to
the new interface. Images to help promote the new version of CAT Jr.
are available on our
Clip Art page. |
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INFOhio's Discovery Portal is available to all students,
parents and educators who use INFOhio's CAT and
CAT Jr. as their online catalogs. Check out the
cool websites, fun activities and Core Collection
searches.
Read more... |
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INFOhio
Barcode Standards - Explains INFOhio policies for item
and patron barcodes as they relate to our automation software. Includes
links to a Barcode Structure and Algorithm, the
Barcode Compliance Agreement
for those automating with INFOhio and a Barcoding Strategies
page. |
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Media Resources |
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Digital
Video Collection. A new
interface with new features became available March 31, 2011. Check
regularly for new titles. The collection uses the same
username/password as INFOhio's Core Collection. |
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Miscellaneous |
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Advocating for INFOhio
now reflects the current session of the Ohio General Assembly and the
next state budget cycle. The page links to new INFOhio information to
assist your advocacy efforts.
INFOhio
By The Numbers provides data that illustrate
INFOhio's impact on Ohio's K-12 teaching and learning [PDF 2 pgs]. The
INFOhio Fact Sheet has up-to-date talking points and other
support information [HTML
OR PDF 2
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Case Studies
in College and Career Readiness provides seven examples of Ohio high
school librarians and classroom teachers working with nearby college and
university colleagues to create exciting and valuable opportunities for
students making the transition from the K-12 environment to post
secondary experiences. The new page is linked from
Educator
Resources in our Preparing Ohio Learners for
21st Century Success section. |
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Choose to Read Ohio
spotlights Ohio authors and promotes reading across the state.
The program is sponsored by the
State Library
of Ohio, in partnership with the
Ohioana
Library Association.
Using Choose to Read Ohio in School: A Tipsheet for K-12
Educators includes information about available
toolkits, Ohio Academic Content Standards, 21st century skills
and standards, suggested activities and this year's book lists.
[PDF 6 pgs] |
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Copyright in Education
- Collects a range of websites and documents. Resources are organized
in sections of general, teacher/librarian, student and administrator
interest. |
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INFOhio Awards.
Application/Nomination forms are due by September 10, 2010. |
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The June RECORD, INFOhio's online newsletter, has been
published in our
Document Library.
The issue features INFOhio's Core Collection
changes for 2011-2012, Discovery Portal fees, INFOhio survey
results, and more. [HTML 2
pgs] |
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INFOhio
Targets for 2010-2011 |
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INFOhio Training Fees, 2010-2011 [PDF
2 pgs] Includes scheduling procedures, purchase order information, topics and costs. |
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INFOhio Users Council Representatives,
2010-2011 |
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Internet2 videoconference:
What
Does Freedom Mean to You? A Veteran's Oral History Project.
December 10, 2010. |
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Lesson Plan Resources,
linked from the left menu on all Educator pages, has been
revised to include Lesson Plans & Activities From the Ohio
Historical Society. Anyone teaching Ohio history will want to check
our this collection of resources designed to enhance the
Ohio Department of Education's new Academic Content Standards
and reflect the vast resources within the Society. |
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Ohio
Libraries Share: MORE, the State Library of Ohio's statewide
resource sharing program that is supported by INFOhio, now has
additional materials for library staff to use. Check our our
revised page with new documents to promote building/district
involvement, links to SLO
website content and more. In tight financial times, OLS:
MORE might be the right program to get best use out of
limited budgets! The deadline to join for 2011-2011 is May 31. |
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Weeding Your
Collection has stale links repaired
and a new link for the CREW Method. |
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What's New on the INFOhio Website... |
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