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BadgerLink Now!

BadgerLink Now!. Lisa Reale BadgerLink Coordinator Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association 2009. Topics Covered. Overview of BadgerLink and Resources New BadgerLink Functionality Federated Searching Authentication BadgerLink Access & Branding Linking with Google Scholar

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BadgerLink Now!

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  1. BadgerLink Now! Lisa Reale BadgerLink Coordinator Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association 2009

  2. Topics Covered • Overview of BadgerLink and Resources • New BadgerLink Functionality • Federated Searching • Authentication • BadgerLink Access & Branding • Linking with Google Scholar • EBSCO’s Page Composer Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library

  3. BadgerLink • Project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning • Provides access to quality online information resources for Wisconsin residents Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library

  4. BadgerLink • BadgerLink available to all Wisconsin residents from libraries of all types, homes, work places, and other locations • BadgerLink paid for with over $2 million in state funding (Universal Service Fund) Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library

  5. BadgerLink Resources

  6. EBSCO • Offers a variety of proprietary full text databases • General reference collections • Specially designed, subject-specific databases for a wide range of libraries • Public • Academic • Medical • Corporate • School Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library

  7. EBSCO • Searchasaurus – Interface designed forElementary Schoolchildren • Kids Search – Interface designed forMiddle Schoolchildren • Student Resource Center – Interface designed forHigh School students Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library

  8. ProQuest • Provides access to abstracts and full text of over 800 newspaper and magazine titles • Wisconsin Newsstand • Contains full text of 12 Wisconsin newspapers • Ethnic NewsWatch • Contains full text of newspapers, magazines and journals from ethnic, minority and native presses Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library

  9. African American Biographical Database • Largest Electronic Collection of Biographical Information on African Americans including photographs and illustrations (1790-1950) Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library

  10. NewspaperARCHIVE • Contains millions of searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s, in their original format Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library

  11. TeachingBooks.net • Online collection of multimedia K-12 book and author resources • Audio book readings • Book discussion guides • Resources for lesson planning, author studies, and professional development • Collection of original, in-studio movies and interviews Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library

  12. LitFINDER • Primary literature content covering all time periods • Poems • Short stories • Essays • Speeches • Plays • Author biographies • Photographs • Work summaries Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library

  13. Questions?

  14. New BadgerLink Functionality Federated Searching & Authentication

  15. Federated Searching • Search multiple BadgerLink databases simultaneously • Enter search terms in a single search box from BadgerLink Homepage • Advanced Search • Select a specific subset of databases to be searched • Single list of search results presented by vendor Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library

  16. Improved Authentication • User-centered approach • Streamlined process of authentication • Consistency of users’ experience amongst all vendors • Single point of authentication for all BadgerLink resources Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library

  17. Authentication Methods • Internet Protocol (IP) Address • Verification that person is a Wisconsin resident • Provides seamless access when registered • Not all Internet Service Providers (ISP) can specify Wisconsin only IP ranges • Vendors add and change IP address ranges daily Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library

  18. Authentication Methods • Library Card Access • Associates BadgerLink user with a local library • Libraries must register library card ranges • Provides in-state and out-of-state access Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library

  19. Authentication Methods • Library Card Access • Patterned ID access for schools • Library card number • Student ID • Lunch card number Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library

  20. IP Authentication Federated Searching

  21. WISCAT Licensed • Users from an IP registered school with a WISCAT license can use the BadgerLink Federated Search • Z39.50 library catalogs • WISCAT union catalog • BadgerLink databases. Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library

  22. IP Authentication Accessing Resources Individually

  23. What if IP Authentication fails?

  24. What if fails Library Card access?

  25. Library Card Access Federated Searching & Accessing Resources Individually

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