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Leadership and Technology
K-12 Online Database Resources
K-12 Online Database
The Louisiana Department of Education, through the Division of Leadership and Technology, is offering all Louisiana public and nonpublic schools FREE, 24 hour, 7-days a week, unlimited access to quality information resources via the Internet. Our educational community has the benefit of using a collection of subscription-based products from World Book, Inc., and EBSCO, funded through the Louisiana Legislature.
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Reference resources included in the K-12 Online Database are:
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World Book, Inc.
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Through this exciting project, all Louisiana schools can:
1. Access more than 1.7 million full-text magazines and newspaper articles, hundreds of full-color maps, 14 reference books, and much more.
2. Locate current links through thousands of editor-approved web sites and periodicals.
3. Get ‘Plug-Ins’ to use videos, audio and 3D bubble views that will enhance the learning experience.
4. Ask the ‘Homework Helpers’ questions about conducting research, writing reports, and oral presentations.
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For more information:
Please contact your local school librarian and/or technology coordinator to learn how to take advantage of these resources.
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EBSCO Publishing
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Throughout this exciting project, all Louisiana schools have access to:
1. Hundreds of full text reference books and thousands of full text periodicals, biographics and primary source documents.
2. More than 80 hours of historical video, over 300,000 images in the image collection, and Lexiles measurements of reading levels.
3. Full text of many national and international newpapers, television and radio news transcripts and selected full text for over 260 regional newspapers.
4. Full text for many plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, articles and essays of literary criticism, author biographies, literary journals, book reviews, poems short stories, and author reviews.
5. Many full text consumer health magazines, pamphlets, and health reference books.
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For more information:
Please contact your local school librarian and/or technology coordinator to learn how to take advantage of these resources.
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Customer Support
Toll-Free Telephone: 800-758-5995
Fax: 978-356-9372
Available Mon. - Fri. from 4 am - 8 pm; Sat. and Sun. from 9 am to 5 pm EST.
Online:
http://support.ebsco.com
E-mail:
eptech@epnet.com
Hank Wolf
High School & Public Library Account Executive
800-653-2726 ext. 395
hwolf@epnet.com
Lisa Barras
Field Sales Representative
713-823-8080
lbarras@ebsco.com
Mike Crowe
Regional Sales Manager
800-653-2726 ext. 375
mcrowe@ebsco.com
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