RRISD Databases

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RRISD Databases
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RRISD Union Catalog
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RRISD Subscription Databases

• ABC-CLIO
• Gale Databases
• Maps101
• NetTrekker
• Social Issues Resources Series
• TeachingBooks.net
• TumbleBooks
• World Book

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ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases
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Gale Resources
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Gale Kids InfoBits
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Gale Literature Resource Center
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Maps101
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NetTrekker

• Educator-selected web sites
• Safe online search tool
• Subject browse

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SIRS Discoverer
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SIRS Researcher
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SIRS Researcher
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TeachingBooks.net
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TumbleBooks

• Ebooks for Kids
• Large Print
• Read along text
• Spanish

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World Book Online
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World Book Online
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RRISD Subscription Databases Digital
Knowledge Center provided by State of
Texas

• Britannica
• EBSCO
• DKC Site resources

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Britannica
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Britannica Learning Materials
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Britannica sample search
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EBSCO Searchasaurus
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EBSCO Host
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EBSCO Student Research Center
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EBSCO Kids Search
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EBSCO Host sample search
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RRISD Online

• Research Resource Page

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Summary

• Statistics for subscription databases
• 2001-02 108,611 searches
• 2002-03 560,065 searches
• 2003-04 738,453 searches
• 2004-05 891,511 searches
• 2005-06 2,631,600 searches
• 2006-07 1,323,211 searches
• Library items checked out
• 2001-02 1,028,792
• 2002-03 1,411,198
• 2003-04 1,043,180
• 2004-05 1,173,176
• 2005-06 1,183,935
• 2006-07 1,214,700
• includes access to several databases
  discontinued the next school year.