Lexi-PALS Drug Guide added to EBSCO

The Lexi-PALS Drug Guide is a database of Patient Advisory Leaflets from Lexi-Comp that provides vital education on medications for patients. The approach for each pamphlet is to present each medication in an easy to follow and understand question-and-answer format. The database consists of over 1,450 medication and natural product leaflets, with an additional 600 Spanish language leaflets representing the most subscribed and commonly used medications. The database is updated monthly.

EBSCO 2.0 Coming in July

EBSCOhost is getting ready to launch its new interface. For more information, go to:
http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=969

If you would like to take the new version for a test drive, click on New Features at the top of the page when you are doing a search in the old version.

State Library Databases

If you haven't checked out the State Library databases lately, you might want to re-visit this site because they have added several resources. Among the many databases to choose from are: Books in Print Patron Edition, Bowker's Books in Print, Chilton's Auto Repair Reference Center, Book Index with Reviews, Consumer Health Complete, Kids Search, MasterFile, NoveList, NoveList K-8, Searchasaurus, Student Research Center, Facts.com, Gale Virtual Reference Library, and Learning Express.

All it takes to use these databases is to be a registered member of your parish library and have your card number from there when you login.

World Book Advanced

The Louisiana Library Network (LOUIS) recently purchased the World Book Complete Reference Suite. Included in this suite are L'Encyclopédie Découverte,
World Book Spanish Student Discovery Encyclopedia, World Book Kids, World Book Advanced, and World Book Discover.

Literary Reference Center

Literary Reference Center is part of the research database package that our library purchases from EBSCOhost. There is now a direct link for searching it. Go to http://www.gram.edu/library/elecres.asp and choose EBSCO Research Databases. This will take you to the databases page where you have three choices: a)to search all databases; b) to use the text-only feature (for slower internet connections); or c) to go directly to LRC.

Black Studies Center

National Library Week is the perfect time to announce that the library now has access to ProQuest's Black Studies Center. The Black Studies Center is a gateway to scholarly essays, recent periodicals, historical newspaper articles, and much more. It combines several resources for research and teaching, including the Schomberg Studies on the Black Experience, International Index to Black Periodicals, and Black Literature Index. Also included are a thousand specially selected Black Studies dissertations.

Teacher Resource Center

EBSCO has added Teacher Resource Center to the database list. This index of over 260 titles from the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books is now also offered free via the EBSCOhost platform. This database provides coverage on key education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science & Mathematics, and more for K-12 Teachers & Librarians.