- The document provides guidance on conducting outreach sessions to teach patrons how to use databases available through the Florida Electronic Library. - It recommends targeting specific community groups for sessions, as these tend to have higher attendance. Suggested groups include entrepreneurs, boy/girl scouts, teachers, and more. - The document outlines how to structure sessions, including explaining the value of the databases, demonstrating their features, and doing practice searches. Sample presentation materials are provided.

1. Conducting Patron Database Community Outreach Sessions Learning to conduct and organize patron outreach sessions in your community. Questions, please contact Julie Pepera Gale Customer Training Consultant at: [email_address]

4. Possible Target Groups Entrepreneurs - PowerSearch Boys and Girl Scout Troops – Kids Info Bits After School Organizations – Kids Info Bits; PowerSearch Church Youth Groups – Kids Info Bits; PowerSearch Adult Education groups – PowerSearch; Health and Wellness Resource Center Career Centers - PowerSearch Teachers – Kids Info Bits; PowerSearch; www.galeschools.com Homeschoolers – Kids Info Bits; PowerSearch Parent Teacher Associations – Kids Info Bits; PowerSearch College Bound Seniors – Academic Research; PowerSearch Debate Teams – PowerSearch; AARP – Health and Wellness Reference Center Chamber of Commerce – Business Resource Rotary Clubs - PowerSearch Other ideas?

7. Google Versus Gale Your third grader is writing a paper on the state of Michigan and needs basic information on the state. They type “Michigan” in Google. The results are NOT helpful because they are not age appropriate or specific enough. Over 33 Million Results! First result state government site for adults not children. Second result for the university. Random articles on university sports. Example Slide 2: Convincing the Crowd

8. Google Versus Gale Easy to click browse to results! List of important people from Michigan Brief history at their level. Entire sections on flags, maps and graphs. Get safe, reliable content at the right level without overwhelming results! Example Slide 3: Convincing the Crowd

11. Important Tools to Point Out: Search Results Level Example Slide 5: Demonstrating the Database Use the content tabs to look at different types of information. Check out the reading levels. Click on the title to read the full text article. Look at the document type to see what kind of article it is. The citation information tells you what book the article comes from.

12. Important Tools to Point Out: Article Level Example Slide 6: Demonstrating the Database Read full text article online. Have the article read to you! Print the article here! Email the article to read later. Download the audio version to your Ipod Graphs and images in the text.

16. Invitation Emails Introduce yourself and your library. Explain what databases are. Dear Julie, Invite their group to the library to watch a training session. Contact Information. Sample invitation emails will be provided!

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