Volume 23, Number 3 (2004)

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    Cover
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Indiana Libraries
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    Table of Contents
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    Database Searching on INSPIRE
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Hoskin, Adele
    Have you ever searched a database, received a set of answers that were OK but felt that more information was available if only you had the key? Many times a word or a phrase will produce interesting information but not exactly the information that is needed. Efficiently searching databases requires the separation of the search language and the database content. The purpose of this article is to discuss some searching skills to help separate the two and increase your precision. This paper will review basic searching, advanced searching, and some special features.
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    From the Editor's Desktop
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Burek Pierce, Jennifer
    This special issue acknowledges the role of INSPIRE, also known by its fuller name, INdiana SPectrum of Information REsources, and more simply as Indiana’s Virtual Library on the Internet, in Indiana libraries. This collection of databases is available to all Indiana residents, both in their libraries and their homes. INSPIRE offers Hoosiers a wealth of resources: full-text online articles from a diverse collection of popular and academic publications, Midwestern tree identification materials, Spanish-language resources, current biographical information, and more.
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    Go Where the Experts Go
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority; Mohundro, Margaret
    Indiana residents have searched INSPIRE more than 51 million times since INCOLSA began the service in 1998. Beginning in 2005, INSPIRE users will be able to search more effectively and efficiently when the new INSPIRE Website is launched.
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    Gold Rush! Gold Rush!
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Rogers, Jean
    The special ed teacher looked harried. This was her first full year of teaching. She held only a provisional license, and, in addition to teaching and taking care of her family (a husband and two elementary-school children), she was taking classes two nights a week at a state university, 45 minutes away, to earn her certification.
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    Indiana Libraries Seeks New Editor
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Indiana Libraries
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    INSPIRE in the New Millenium
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Trace, Howard
    In January of 2004, INSPIRE, the Indiana Virtual Library, celebrated six years of providing Hoosiers with library catalogs, web links, and thousands of full text magazines, newspapers, reference books, pamphlets, and encyclopedias. This article updates a previous article, “The Once and Future INSPIRE” by Mike Williams. Williams’ article describes INSPIRE development from initial meeting in 1996 through early 2000. Since 2000, INSPIRE has continued to grow and evolve to provide Hoosiers with an even wider range of information products.
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    INSPIRE Talking Points
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority
    INSPIRE is an innovative, high-tech service with 26 databases designed to meet the information needs of all the citizens of Indiana. Through INSPIRE, Indiana residents have access to 10,000 magazines, encyclopedias, almanacs, and other materials for research, school projects, business information, and lifelong learning. INSPIRE is used by students doing course assignments; business people planning for future developments in their companies; and citizens seeking information on government, health, finance, travel, and business and educational opportunities. INSPIRE is the foundation for a statewide information infrastructure for business and education for the 21st century.
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    Make LitFINDER Work for You!
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Corya, Marian; Dyer, David
    What do you do when a patron requests a copy of “I am a Mede and Persian” by Robert Frost and your only copy of his Collected Poems, Prose and Plays is checked out? Turn to LitFINDER! LitFINDER is a database with extensive literary content, divided into five modules: Poems, Stories, Essays, Speeches, and Plays. It is available as part of the INSPIRE package of databases and was recently acquired by Gale. This recent acquisition may result in changes in the database in the future.