Knowledge Ontario

An integrated and

interactive digital

environment about,

and for, Ontarians.

Knowledge Ontario is a province-wide collaboration of public, school, college and university libraries responsible for the creation of a suite of resources to support the information and learning needs of all Ontarians.

Knowledge Ontario has received seed funding from the Province of Ontario through the Ministry of Culture.

Knowledge Ontario is sponsored by the Government of Ontario, the Ontario Library Association and the Ontario Council of University Libraries.

Student SuccessStudent Success

Integration

Collaboration

Equity

Literacy

MediaLiteracy

InformationLiteracy

SchoolLibraries

Home Access

24/7 Learning

Education

Learning

Space

MagazineseBooks

Newspapers

Journals

Encyclopedias

Dictionaries

Resources OntarioCore set of quality

electronic resourcesfor all Ontarians

Resources that go far beyond what iavailable on the open Web.

Fully indexed and searchable Rich multimedia content Authoritative Broad range of topics and resources Broad range of reading levels 24/7 access from home, school and library

Licensed Products

Canadian & international periodicals

Comprehensive reference, including timelines/multimedia

Magazines & reference for kids, with kid-friendly interface

InfoTrac Junior: General reference for middle school

InfoTrac Student: General reference for high school

Extensive collection of peer-reviewed articles

Seamless searching of multiple reference sources

Trustworthy and timely health information

Many more specialized sources and eBook collections

Licensed Products

Canadian Reference Centre: Comprehensive accessto journals, newspapers and reference sources, including extensive multimedia resources, with an emphasis on Canadian regional and national content

These resources, which offer information relevant to Ontarians at all stages of life, will be available for two years.

Databases have many advantages over the “free” internet…

Dependable and Designed for Research

•well organized, regularly updated, age appropriate articles, books, pictures, maps, videos, and more, that are easily searchable

•information from reputable publishers

•no advertisements, inaccurate content, and unintended sites

•information is targeted and accurate

•available online 24/7

Databases have many advantages over the “free” internet…

Databases Have Special Features

•seamless cross searches on several databases at a time

•automatic site source generation in multiple formats

•automatic translation of content into multiple languages

•sharable information through email, web pages and links

•generator for reading lists and bibliographies

Databases have many advantages over the “free” internet…

Special Features Support Various Learning Styles

•access to a large volume of images and maps that are copyright free

•electronic books

•video streaming and audio information

Many Ways to Search

Power Search Basic and advanced Keyword Truncation Exclusion Parameters Publications

Canadian Content

CPI.Q Best for full-text Canadian Content

(EBSCO) Canadian Reference CentreCreated the largest collection of regional full text content, images and biographies.

Discovering CollectionIntegrated, cross-curricular content on over 45,000 biographies, criticism, essays and overviews.

General Reference Center Gold Contains magazines, newspaper articles, almanacs, dictionaries, reference books, journals.

Gale Virtual Reference LibraryContains ebooks, and specialized reference sources

General Content

InfoTrac Junior EditionFull text newspaper articles from the Knight-Ridder/ Tribute News Service, 300+ full colour maps, and full text reference books.

National Newspapers IndexAccess to America’s top five newspapers: The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times.

Newspaper Content

Health & Wellness Resource CenterProvides a rich collection of books, journals, magazines and pamphlets for consumers and health care professionals (not written above a 10th grade reading level). – Video streaming files are available.

 

Health & Medical Content

InfoTrac Religion & PhilosophyIncludes the New Catholic Encyclopedia and the Jubilee Supplement Volume as well as Contemporary American Religion, Encyclopedia of Philosophy and nine additional special encyclopedias on Buddhism, Islam, Muslim, Judaism.

Religion & Philosophy Content

Specialized Content

Academic OnefilePremier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles on academic theory. 

Computer Database For researchers who need to keep pace with the fast changing world of high technology.

 

Specialized Content forPost secondary researchers

Military and Intelligence DatabaseDesigned to meet the periodical content needs of libraries serving military personnel.

LegalTracIndexing for all major law reviews, legal newspapers, law specialty publications and bar association journals. Indexes approximately 800 legal publications and 1,000 periodicals.

Databases for Elementary Research

Kids InfoBitsTargets the research needs of students in Kindergarten to grade 5. http://www.gale.com/pdf/navguide/infobits_nvg.pdf

Infotrac Juniorhttp://www.gale.com/pdf/navguide/infobits_nvg.pdf

General Reference

Discovering Collection

Canadian Reference Centre (EBSCO)

Depend on Databases

•accessed through the school library web page

•ask the teacher librarian to teach your students how to use databases for all their research needs

This presentation was adapted with permission from instructional support materials for Knowledge Ontario available from the Ontario School Library Association and from Sally Thompson, LDCSB