Discovering Collection
Frequently Asked
Questions
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1. Does Discovering Collection have magazines and/or newspapers?
2. What is the target market for Discovering Collection?
3. What are the types of content contained in the Discovering Collection?
4. Where do the primary source documents come from?
5. Which databases make up the Discovering Collection?
6. Does the Discovering Collection contain dictionaries?
7. If I needed to find a specific novel, poem, play, or short story, how would I find it?
8. Are Exploring Shakespeare and Exploring Poetry part of Discovering Collection?
9. How can I find a specific audio or video file in Discovering Collection?
10. Newsmakers has been added to Discovering Collection. Where can Newsmakers be found?
11. How many sources are contained in Discovering Collection?
12. When searching for a particular biography, which search is better? Subject, Keyword, or People?
13. Does Discovering Collection have a subject search and a subject guide and where can I find them?
14. What are the tabs for Discovering Collection?
15. Can I email images, video or audio files?
16. Where can I find the Toolbox and what does it contain?
Question 1 Back to Top
Does Discovering Collection have magazines and/or newspapers?
No. Discovering Collection is a reference only product.
Question 2 Back to Top
What is the target market for Discovering Collection? The primary market for Discovering Collection is high school libraries,
classrooms, and the K-12 consortia market, with public libraries and junior
colleges as a secondary market. Question 3 Back to Top What are the types of content contained in the Discovering
Collection? Reference--including biographies, criticisms, overview essays and timeline
entries--Images/multimedia, and Primary Source Documents. Question 4 Back to Top Where do the primary source documents come from? The Discovering databases covering Multicultural America, U.S. History, and
World History contain primary source documents. Question 5 Back to Top Which databases make up the Discovering Collection? Question 6 Back to Top Does the Discovering Collection contain dictionaries? Yes. The Merriam Webster's Collegiate, Biographical, and Geographical
dictionaries. Question 7 Back to Top If I needed to find a specific novel, poem, Shakespearean play, or short
story, how would I find it? The answer can be found in the Literature
Topic Search. Select one (novels, poems, Shakespeare or short stories) and type
in the title of the specific novel, poem, play, or short story in the text box.
For criticism on the title, select criticism from the list of document types.
For the text of a poem or Shakespearean play, select text of play or text of
poem. Question 8 Back to Top Are Exploring Shakespeare and Exploring Poetry a part of
Discovering Collection? Yes. Question 9 Back to Top How can I find a specific audio or video file in Discovering
Collection? Through the Multimedia Gallery by clicking both audio and video and entering
a keyword in the text box. Question 10 Back to Top Newsmakers has been added to Discovering
Collection. Where can Newsmakers be
found? All Newsmakers biographies (3,700+ biographies) can be found through a Person
Search in Discovering Collection. Question 11 Back to Top How many sources are contained in Discovering
Collection? Question 12 Back to Top When searching for a particular biography, which search is better? Subject,
Keyword, or People? People Search will provide the best access to
biographies and other relevant results about an individual. Question 13 Back to Top Does Discovering Collection have a subject search and a subject guide and
where can I find them? Yes. The Subject Search can be found and accessed from the Home Page or from
the search bar on most other screens. After you’ve entered a search, the
subject guide can be found on the left-hand side of the screen. Question 14 Back to Top What are the tabs for Discovering Collection? Reference, Primary Sources, and Multimedia. Question 15 Back to Top Can I email images, audio or video files? No, due to copyright infringement rules, images, video and audio files may
not be emailed. Question 16 Back to Top Where can I find the Toolbox and what does it
contain? The Toolbox can be found on the Home Page at the top of
screen or at the bottom of the other search screens. The Toolbox contains:
Tools for Getting Started:
Tools for Wrapping Up: