Learning Objectives

• Consider methods for sharing ISearch with parents.

INFOhio provides quality digital content for all Ohio students, teachers and families at no cost. Help parents learn more about INFOhio, its resources, and website. Share this video in an email or newsletter to let parents know about the resources and tools available for use at home. 

According to the Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, "parent involvement...positively affects student achievement" (Reading Rockets). Encourage parents to use ISearch to help their children explore the resources in your school library and the digital resources from INFOhio. 

Share your school or district's INFOhio username and password so that students and parents can use your school's ISearch from home. Need help logging into the INFOhio website? This video shows users how to log in if they are not authenticated, and users can look up their username and password here: https://www.infohio.org/login.

During open house, parents nights, or conferences, show parents how they can help their children find reliable information from your school library and INFOhio for research assignments or reports. Consider playing the video Research Made Easy with ISearch in a hallway or in other areas where parents may be waiting.

ISearch for College and Career Readiness

Let parents of older students know ISearch helps prepare students for the kinds of search tools they'll use in college or in a career. Most universities in Ohio and around the world have a discovery interface, like ISearch, which students and faculty use to explore the contents of their university libraries, along with multiple collections of scholarly journals, abstracts, reports, primary sources, and academic reference materials. Most public libraries in Ohio have a discovery interface, like ISearch, which adults can use to explore the contents of their public library, along with multiple collections of trade and professional journals, popular magazines, newspapers, and genealogy materials.