EBSCO+-+KidsSearch

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 * About EBSCO - KidsSearch:**


 * Database Name || Subject Area || Time Period || Result List Features || Help/About Information || Other Special Features ||
 * EBSCO - KidsSearch || Kids Search provides access to EBSCO databases in a kid-friendly format that is enriched with graphics and easy to follow results. Students can search simultaneously across many databases. || 1975 - present || Results are listed by relevance, date, or title of article and have a "relevancy meter" to show how similar it is to the terms searched. Results can be seen in full article text, pdf, downloaded or emailed. || There is a very detailed help menu that provides additional information on everything from setting preferences to searching to saving search results. || The entire database is designed to be a simplified, visually stimulating experience. All subjects are arranged into larger topics that make it easy to search for articles. ||

This is a very kid-friendly database that is incredibly easy to use and easy to navigate.



This is the Kids Search homepage. At the top are tabs that allow users to search within a specific information source (dictionary, encyclopedia, images/videos, and teacher resources). The reason for this is that the dictionary results that you would get for a search on "ecosystem" is different than the encyclopedia entries you would find with the same search.

Below this are specific topics that users can click on to narrow down their search within just one subject area. Searching for Albert Einstein in Language Arts would yield different results than searching for him in Science.



Here you can see a same results page using the general search bar on the main screen without specifying which information source or subject we are searching in.

The tabs at the top give the user the option to narrow down results by the type of source (magazines, newspapers, books & encyclopedias, biographies, etc.) and the column on the far left gives the user the option to narrow down results by by subject. You can also sort the results by date or relevance.

Older students may also want to try the "detailed search" options that allow the user to specify exactly what sort of results are desired from the beginning. This is the way the "Teacher Resources" option is set up.

Using the Teacher Resources tab also allows the user to specify the type of information you want in terms of the audience you are planning to use it for. For example, you can say that you want information on the solar system, you can specify if you want continuing education materials or if you would like articles that are appropriate to share with an elementary level classroom.