Database Trials

TeachingBooks.net

Expires: May 31, 2012

TeachingBooks.net is a database of multimedia materials about children's and young adult books, authors, and illustrators. Includes:

• A digital library with tens of thousands of resources supporting every book being read in the K–12 curriculum

• Exclusive movies and audio productions with authors introducing their books and revealing their craft, enabling anyone to learn directly from the author when reading a book

• Audio book readings, author websites and blogs, video book trailers, and other engaging resources to infuse multimedia into reading activities

• Ready-to-use, evaluated lesson plans and book discussion guides that prompt discussion and enhance the teaching of books

• Resources that can be aligned with a single click to your syllabi and other reading lists

• A professional development tool for teachers-in-training and new educators

• A collection of primary sources for research in children's literature

• An equity tool that connects all readers with authors anywhere, anytime
  
  Please send feedback to Cynthia Crosser.

Maine State Library Database Trials

The Maine State Library occasionally has databases on trial. Any state resident is welcome to use them for the trial period.

NERL (New England Research Libraries) Trials

NERL occasionally has databases on trial. University faculty, staff, and students are welcome to use them for the trial period.

Please send feedback about trial databases to Deborah Rollins unless there is a librarian's name noted for feedback under the trial description.

 

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Created by: Deborah Rollins | Revised: 04/24/2012