[OPLINLIST] EBSCO Explora changes

[Stephen Hedges]

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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