[OPLINLIST] EBSCO Explora changes

[Stephen Hedges]

Well, I made another mistake -- the new links to Explora Primary Schools
and Explora Secondary Schools won't work within a library until EBSCO
copies those "profiles" to every library's account. I'll let you know when
that process is complete.
--
Stephen


On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Stephen Hedges <stephen at oplin.ohio.gov>
wrote:

> Typo on the link to the EBSCO landing page, it should be
> http://ohioweblibrary.org/ebsco.
> --
> Stephen
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 11:19 AM, Stephen Hedges <stephen at oplin.ohio.gov>
> wrote:
>
>> When I talked to the EBSCO folks at the OLC Convention, I learned that
>> the new Explora interface actually comes in three flavors: one for public
>> library users, one for primary school (K-5) students and teachers, and one
>> for secondary school (6-12) students and teachers. The point of all three
>> is to pre-select EBSCO databases for searching/browsing so the user does
>> not have to go through the EBSCOhost "Choose Databases" screen. (And the
>> interface is also prettier than EBSCOhost.) The fact that the Kids Search,
>> Searchasaurus, and Student Research Center interfaces are being
>> discontinued at the same time that Explora is being released is a
>> coincidence; Explora is not intended to just replace those three
>> discontinued interfaces.
>>
>> Accordingly, we have renamed the previous statewide "Explora" interface
>> to "Explora Public Libraries" and added interfaces named "Explora Primary
>> Schools" and "Explora Secondary Schools." These three interfaces now appear
>> on our EBSCO landing page at http://ohioweblibrary/ebsco and also have
>> direct links listed below:
>>
>> http://ohioweblibrary.org/db/ebsco-explora
>> http://ohioweblibrary.org/db/ebsco-explora-primary
>> http://ohioweblibrary.org/db/ebsco-explora-secondary
>>
>> Attached is a spreadsheet detailing which EBSCO databases are searched in
>> each interface. The greyed-out databases at the bottom of the list are not
>> compatible with Explora searching and must be accessed through the
>> EBSCOhost interface.
>>
>> If your library purchases other EBSCO databases and wants to customize
>> its own Explora interface to search them, too, the list of databases that
>> are compatible with Explora searching can be found at
>> http://support.ebsco.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?topic=996&id=7517.
>>
>> Reminder -- EBSCO is providing four training webinars for using Explora:
>>
>> Wednesday, October 21, 2015 from 9:30 – 10:10 am
>>
>> https://ebscotraining.webex.com/ebscotraining/k2/j.php?MTID=t497a70654776cf95dd05dca25c3f26c1
>>
>> Thursday, October 29, 2015 from 1:00 – 1:40 pm
>>
>> https://ebscotraining.webex.com/ebscotraining/k2/j.php?MTID=tb7aba00d37858cf0b4740d6d029dd23b
>>
>> Friday, November 6, 2015 from 10:00 – 10:40 am
>>
>> https://ebscotraining.webex.com/ebscotraining/k2/j.php?MTID=tbff9aa20b59072d7d71d01c223f00b9c
>>
>> Tuesday, November 10, 2015 from 2:30 – 3:10 pm
>>
>> https://ebscotraining.webex.com/ebscotraining/k2/j.php?MTID=tec5f8489a7fdeafc019fb1c006dfcfb2
>>
>> Stephen
>> --
>> Stephen Hedges
>> Director, Ohio Public Library Information Network
>> 2323 W. Fifth Ave Suite 130, Columbus 43204
>> 614-728-5250
>>
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