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Getting the most out of

Databases

What is EPIC?

electronic purchasing in collaborationa purchasing consortium on behalf of NZ libraries & information

organisationsMembership includes

55 Public Libraries42 Special Libraries36 Tertiary Libraries

The National Library of New Zealand+

The Ministry of Education pays a subscription for all NZ Schools

What is available to NZ schools in 2014?

free access to 24 subscription e-resources from 4 vendors

Academic OneFileBiography In ContextBooks & AuthorsDiscovering CollectionEducator's Reference CompleteGeneral OneFileGlobal Issues In ContextGREENRHealth and Wellness Resource CentreLiterature Resource CentreLitFinderOpposing Viewpoints In ContextScience In ContextShakespeare Collection OnlineStudent Resources In ContextVirtual Reference LibraryWorld History In Context

Australia/New Zealand Reference CentreMasterFILE Complete

Britannica Online School World Data Analyst

Oxford Art OnlineOxford English Dictionary OnlineOxford Music Online

How to find out more…

EPIC Training & Marketing Resources for Schoolsepic.org.nz/marketing-resources/training-marketing-schools

Accessing EPIC

Option 1: The TKI EPIC pagewww.tki.org.nz/epic

Accessing EPIC

Option 2: N4L connected schoolsepic.org.nz/n4lschools

Accessing EPIC

Option 3: Linking through your LMSWhangarei Boys’ High School example

Create direct links to high interest content

Direct linking instructions

Direct linking examplesSearchesNew Zealand Newspapers in Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre

Additional teaching resources & tools

Instructions to set up your own account

My Britannica Teacher Account

1. Access Britannica School2. Pick a level3. Login to

with the following logins:

username: EPICschoolpassword: EPICschool

Additional teaching resources & tools

Britannica Educators pagesBritannica School – Middle example

Additional teaching resources & tools

Gale Cengage - In Context Curriculum Standards/Resources pages

Science In Context examples