ProQuest K-12 Education Coursepack materials available

ProQuest developed K-12 Education Coursepack materials this year. The materials are available at no cost and contain the following:

• Access train-the-trainer presentations that can be downloaded and customized to provide staff training for ProQuest's K-12 databases.
• Use the guide to learn the intended uses for each K-12 resource and provide examples of key components directly supporting core curriculum areas.
• Use this guide to assist Educators with classroom integration and instruction.
• Scavenger Hunts are provided to guide exploration of database content and interaction with the Guided Research platform. These exercises are intended to be utilized by Educators and Researchers.

Product Education presentations include Recorded Trainings and E-learning Training Modules on each database's LibGuide. They are here to help all users Get Started!

• ProQuest LibGuides: K-12 Education Coursepack
• ProQuest LibGuides: Student Resources

Questions? Contact Kim.Bonen@state.sd.us

Let’s Get Digital!

During the pandemic, we’ve seen a shift toward the digital. Schools are heavily relying on digital resources for teaching and learning. Many publishers have eased restrictions when it comes to recording and sharing read-alouds. There’s been an uptick in purchasing and using digital books. All in all, librarians are using creative ways to reach patrons through distance learning, remote access, and clever promotion and programming.

With this in mind, the State Library has added pages to its Resource Guides (aka LibGuides). The content on these pages revolves mostly around schools; however, much of the information is transferable to public and academic libraries. These pages live here: libguides.library.sd.gov/services/schoollibraries-covid19.

Here are the main topics (so far!):

• SDSL Databases for K-12
• Digital Books
• Read-Alouds & Fair Use
• Digital Learning Tools
• Freebies from Publishers & Vendors
• Virtual Experiences
• Professional Time
• Cleaning

And, lastly, for information for all kinds of libraries during this pandemic, visit libguides.library.sd.gov/services/COVID19.