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"The creation of a full-text searchable database of millions of books is a fair use of copyrighted works, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, saying it also is permissible to distribute the books in alternative forms to people with disabilities."

This is a fabulous site for Visual Arts students. It is a growing database of 230,000 images of art, architecture, and design by 25,000 artists spans historical, modern, and contemporary works, and includes the largest online database of contemporary art.

Manage esubscription to digital resources available through your exixting EBSCO database account.

Manage esubscription to digital resources available through your exixting EBSCO database account.

Manage through EBSCOHost Collection Manager.  Over 430,000 titles.  Purchase on one, three or unlimited simultaneous users basis.  Subscription model with or without downloading available or purchase individually.  Can read through browser or down onto device.  Go into current EBSCO databases.  Downloads onto Bluefire devices.

Manage through EBSCOHost Collection Manager.  Over 430,000 titles.  Purchase on one, three or unlimited simultaneous users basis.  Subscription model with or without downloading available or purchase individually.  Can read through browser or down onto device.  Go into current EBSCO databases.  Downloads onto Bluefire devices.

Offers practical advice about what student learning in the future might entail and also considers where libraries may go "Librarians also need to make outside curriculum resources available to end users. These include local subscription services, databases, ebooks, and other online tools. Librarians should continually seek out new tools and apps by keeping up with reviews; the American Association of School Librarians provides an ideal starting point with their annual review and ranking of the best websites and apps for teaching and learning."

"Today's school library uses an increasing number of digital resources to supplement a print collection that is moving more toward fiction and literary non-fiction. Supplemental resources, including streaming video, online resources, subscription databases, audiobooks, e-books, and even games, round out the new collections. Despite the best efforts of even the hardest-working librarians in the best-funded libraries, there are many challenges to going digital." Links to free, full text and PDF versions

"Teacher-librarians employ their unique expertise as they walk students through the learning library and demonstrate how to navigate databases and locate resources. They also sharpen research skills by helping students understand the validity of information and evaluate it by recognizing bias and persuasion in various sources. If teachers are open to it, the teacher-librarian can become a valuable support for teacher practice and student academic growth."