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Digital Resources For Educators, Parents and Students Scan here for all of our resources or visit our website at https://www.hepl.lib. in.us/online-databases/ databases-a-to-z/.

Digital Resources/Free Apps for Educators, Parents, and Students Resources curated by Pam Lamberger and other various staff members With students back in the classroom, either virtually or physically, your library offers support for the education process. A wide variety of online resources are freely available, and accessible to those with a library card or school digital ID. The beauty of these resources is that you can log-in 24-7, at any time of the day, from the safe environment of your choice.

Whatever the subject, there are powerful tools to enrich the learning experience. We feature a few of our favorites here but many more reside on our Website – take a look at https://www.hepl.lib. in.us/online-databases/databases-a-to-z/, then scroll to the database of interest and click on its logo to open; have your card # and PIN ready.

Need assistance with our resources? We’re here to help.

Call us at 317-7703215 (Noblesville) or 317-579-0307 (Fishers).

Email questions to adultquestions@ hepl.lib.in.us

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A to Z: MapsOnline, The USA, and World Travel: Geography teaching tools In A to Z: MapsOnline, users can engage with interactive maps that represent historical and contemporary significance in and outside of the United States. A to Z: The USA presents users with multimedia information on local demographics, Indigenous people, historical landmarks, and socioeconomics of all 50 US states and various territories. A to Z: World Travel highlights metropolitan cities and country capitals around the world, including cultural demographics, neighborhoods, and local activities. All three of the A to Z databases can assist with creating academic citations for research assignments. https://www-atozmapsonline-com.hepl.idm.oclc.org/?c=6nvxuFyzTZ https://www-atoztheusa-com.hepl.idm.oclc.org/?c=6nvxuFyzTZ https://www-atozworldtravel-com.hepl.idm.oclc.org/?c=6nvxuFyzTZ Recommended by: Ally Muterspaw, Public Services Librarian

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Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints: Find overviews, news and opinions on current social issues Opposing Viewpoints is a Gale in Context database that covers current events and explores the social issues of the day. You will find succinct overviews of 482 issues organized into general categories, along with current news and divergent opinions. High school-age students will benefit from help with selecting a research paper topic and then locating and citing supporting resources in standard styles. Check out the cool Visualization Tiles or Wheel in the Topic Finder. Educators are well served with access to national and state curriculum standards, Lexile measures, and prepared tools to guide students. An example: How to Write a Topic Sentence or How to Organize a Report. https://go-gale-com.hepl.idm.oclc.org/ps/start.do?p=OVIC&u=npl_main Recommended by: Pam Lamberger, Public Services Librarian Gale Literature Resource Center: Biographical information, overviews, fulltext literary criticism and reviews on writers The Gale Literature Resource Center is an excellent database for anyone studying or interested in literature. It can be searched for authors, works, topic finders, peer reviewed journals, primary sources, literary criticism, full-text articles, publication dates, languages, countries, time periods, biographies, reviews, and audio or media sources. Users can also highlight the article text to take notes. The biographical information is current and covers more than 130,000 writers from around the world, in all disciplines and times. https://go-gale-com.hepl.idm.oclc.org/ps/start.do?p=LitRC&u=npl_main Recommended by: Jan Bridges, Public Services Librarian

Gale Science: A visual tool that teaches topics in biology, chemistry, and earth/space science Gale Science offers a fascinating look at science. What a great supplement to any student’s sciences courses - middle school and up. Checkout the 3-D periodic table with twirling electrons and lots of clues and information to navigate and learn about the elements. The anatomy diagrams illustrate how the tibia connects the femur with the patella and fibula, and how it all functions. Other areas covered are Biology, Earth Sciences, Astronomy, Paleontology and more. This resource is appealing to even the least scienceminded and science fans will love it. https://cyber-gale-com.hepl.idm.oclc.org/cyber/ISSCI?u=npl_main&p=ISSCI Recommended by: Ann Grilliot, Public Services Manager Digital Resources

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Gale Smithsonian: Primary Sources in U.S. History: Provides primary source content to support U.S. History and AP U.S. History classes Primary sources are the first-hand accounts, speeches, diplomatic documents, objects, etc. that historians study to learn about and interpret the past – like reading Abraham Lincoln’s letters rather than reading about them. Smithsonian Primary Sources opens up these primary source documents, political cartoons, drawings, and other objects from American history. It’s like being able to consult these museum-quality sources in searchable or high-resolution form. https://go-gale-com.hepl.idm.oclc.org/ps/start.do?p=SMPS&u=npl_main Recommended by: Julia Welzen, Public Services Librarian

INSPIRE Indiana Virtual Library: To research current events, science, business, health, notable people, hobbies, and much more Inspire offers full text scholarly articles, including e-books and audio sources for a wide range of topics. It also provides electronic versions of magazines, images, historic newspapers, e-books and websites. Their Spanish language journals and resources are an excellent addition. Students will find the SAT and ACT study tools and mock exams most helpful for exam preparation.

Just personalize your Inspire ACT or SAT account and work through the timed questions for a realistic exam experience. https://inspire.in.gov/ Recommended by: Claudia Stockmann, Public Services Assistant LearningExpress Library: Found in the INSPIRE A-Z List: A repository of testtaking and career-building information You may browse content on the EBSCO LearningExpress site, but you must register for an account to access individual learning resources.

To explore LearningExpress, go to the “Help” menu and watch a Video Guide.

Once you have a general understanding, you may enter a search term in the search box to look for information. However, the easiest way to explore content is to select a Center. Centers organize learning into common topics and subtopics or age groups. Each course may contain tests, eBooks, tutorials, and articles. There are practice tests and skills tutorials for elementary through adult learners. Test scores are immediately available. https://www.learningexpresshub.com/ProductEngine/LELIndex.html#/ learningexpresslibrary/libraryhome?AuthToken=2df0be07-7488-499e-9b4fae3d2aab2262 Recommended by: Liz Erba, Public Services Assistant Manager Mango Languages: Offers access to foreign language courses and English courses taught in the user’s native language Mango Languages is a language-learning app or browser experience designed for anyone - adult or student – planning to travel or to challenge themselves by learning a new language. Mango offers courses for more than 70 languages, including those frequently found across many language-learning services such as French, Hindi, and Korean. You’ll also find languages rarely offered elsewhere - like Potawatomi, Tamil, Igbo, and Icelandic. Some courses focus on specific dialects, including four Arabic dialects and separate courses for Latin American and Castilian Spanish. English as a new language (ENL) learners will find English courses in 21 different languages. https://learn.mangolanguages.com/login Recommended by: Julia Welzen, Public Services Librarian Digital Resources

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MedlinePlus: National Institutes of Health: In INSPIRE: Provides easy to understand information about diseases, conditions, and wellness in English and Spanish In the Health Topics section, read about symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention for diseases, illnesses, health conditions and wellness issues.

The Drugs, Herbs, and Supplements category tells about prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines. The Videos and Tools section offers videos on anatomy, body systems, and surgical procedures. There are interactive tutorials, games, questionnaires, calculators, and quizzes. Learn about medical tests and gain access to an illustrated medical encyclopedia with articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. https://medlineplus.gov/ Recommended by: Liz Erba, Public Services Assistant Manager

Newspapers.com: Find information about historical events Newspaper articles can be a useful source of information about historical and current events. Newspapers allow us to see how people viewed an event when it happened. They permit researchers to trace the historical development of subjects over time. They give a snapshot of a time detailing how people lived and what was of interest to them, such as items for sale. They can add historical context to your research on a person, place, or thing. Our Hamilton County local newspapers have been digitized and are now available on Newspapers.com.

Go to the first link for remote access to the database. Access various newspapers for various years. Hamilton County papers are available for 18371963. The second link is for in-library use only for the Hamilton County papers 1837-2008. https://hepl.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://newspaperslibrary.proquest. com/?accountid=57461 https://hepl.newspapers.com/ Recommended by: Nancy A. Massey, Indiana Room Coordinator NoveList Plus: A searchable online database with fiction and nonfiction titles Educators, Parents, Students The NoveList Plus database is an excellent resource for readers’ advisory (suggesting books of interest to readers) or if you like to do your own reader’s advisory research. This resource is primarily adult books; educators may wish to share with teens who are reading adult-level books, or to find titles.

NoveList K-8 Plus serves younger readers. To find books in a certain genre, you can browse the database. You can also search for titles similar to a book, series, or author you enjoy (read-alikes), or search with specific keywords.

From the search page you can choose an audience, publication, date range, fiction or nonfiction, theme, character, storyline, pace, tone, writing style, time period, illustration, subject, and location. https://hepl.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login. aspx?authtype=ip,url,cpid&custid=s9071331&profile=novplus If you prefer a librarian to research book suggestions for you, please contact us through My Next Book: https://www.hepl.lib.in.us/my-next-book/.

Recommended by: Heidi Herald, Public Services Librarian

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Additonal Resources For Educators, Parents and Students Supporting the Continuation of Teaching & Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Annotated resources for online learning https://www.oecd.org/education/Supporting-the-continuation-of-teachingand-learning-during-the-COVID-19-pandemic.pdf

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Related helpful websites: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/ https://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/ TEDEd: TED’s youth and education initiative TEDEd aims to spark and celebrate ideas and knowledge from teachers and students from around the world. TEDEd videos and playlists support learning whether it’s producing a video library of lessons to teach, providing a shared international platform for learning, helping curious students gain presentation literacy skills, or celebrating innovative leadership within a network of over 250,000 teachers. https://ed.ted.com Edutopia: Open education resources for learning and teaching Edutopia is an online learning platform where users can explore the world of free digital materials available through open licenses and celebrate the four R’s: reuse, redistribute, revise, and remix. Edutopia has a variety of topics which are listed alphabetically on their website. Topics include world languages, teacher wellness, college readiness, parent partnership and more. https://www.edutopia.org

Khan Academy: A personalized learning resource for all ages Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. Lesson topics include math, science, computing, history, art history, economics, and more, including K-12 and test preparation (SAT, Praxis, LSAT) content. Khan Academy focuses on learners establishing strong foundations, so there’s no limit to what they can learn next. https://www.khanacademy.org/ Coursera: A massive open online course (MOOC) provider Coursera offers on-demand video lectures from top instructors in subjects like business, computer science, data science, language learning, and more. https://www.coursera.org

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Database Search Tips Top Tips for Online Database Searching

By Ann Grilliot & Pam Lamberger Did you know that HEPL has a large collection of free online databases available 24-7? Here are some helpful hints to improve your search: 1. Decide to use a Basic Search (the default) or select an Advanced Search, which gives you options for a more specific search using the drop-down selection of indexes (Title, Author, Subject) and operators (AND, OR, NOT). · AND: Use between search terms to see results containing all the terms (narrower) · OR: Use between search terms to see one, some, or all the terms (broader) · NOT: Use before a term you wish to exclude from your results (narrower) · Use quotation marks, “full knee replacement,” to enclose a set of words for results that contain that series of words in the given order.

2. Decide to use a Keyword vs. Subject Search.

Use common language to search for Keywords within a title, abstract, or body of work. To increase your chance for success, enclose alternate words for the same topic between parentheses to search for results with any or all of them (AIDS or HIV), (television or movies or motion pictures).

You can use a keyword search to find a subject heading within the bibliographic record of a resulting record. For a Subject search, use Library of Congress controlled vocabulary, which must be exact.

3. No need to include Stop Words in your search since search engines frequently ignore them.

Common stop words: a, an, as, at, in, is, on, the, that, they, which.

4. Broaden your search using a more general term if you come up empty with your initial search or Narrow your search by adding more description if you get too many hits.

5. Check your Spelling or Typing.

6. Consider sorting your results using the Sort By Digital Resources

drop-down tool to arrange by date, relevance, or other criteria.

7. Choose Full Text if given an option, so you get the complete article, not just the brief citation. You can usually choose your format: HTML or PDF of the original.

8. Most databases have a Cite Tool that will tell you how to cite the article for your bibliography using the preferred Style Guide: APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian.

9. View specific Search Tips under the Help Feature of the database you are searching, since not all databases operate the same. Many of HEPL’s databases are offered by Gale. Here is a link to Gale Search Tips: https://go-gale-com.hepl.idm. oclc.org/ps/start.do?p=OVIC&u=npl_main.

10. And of course, ask a librarian if you have questions.

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Library Information

Noblesville

Noblesville Library

One Library Plaza Noblesville, IN 46060 317.773.1384 Located just north of the intersection of Conner Street (S.R. 32) and Cumberland Road, near Noblesville High School.

Fishers Library

Five Municipal Drive Fishers, IN 46038 317.579.0300 Located in the Municipal Complex, just north of 116th Street, near the Nickel Plate District Amphitheatre.

Fishers Additional Parking Available: • Meyer Najem Garage • The Switch Garage • The Edge Garage

Ignite Studio at HEPL

Five Municipal Drive Fishers, IN 46038 317.579.0331 Located in the lower level of the Fishers Library.

Hours

Monday – Thursday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Friday – Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Sunday: Closed Hours subject to change due to COVID-19.

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Library Closures Wednesday, November 25 – Close at 5:30 for Thanksgiving Eve Thursday, November 26 – Thanksgiving Thursday, December 24 – Christmas Eve Friday, December 25 – Christmas Thursday, December 31 – Close at 5:30 for New Year’s Eve Friday, January 1 - New Year’s Day Monday, January 18 - Martin Luther King Day

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