Find It Virginia

Access Video: Just For Kids provides ad-free, high quality streaming educational videos, from read-alouds to TV shows like Arthur and the Berenstain Bears.  Device agnostic, mobile friendly.

Brainfuse provides live tutoring and coaching from 2-11 pm, as well as: practice tests and study plans for students K-college (HelpNow); unemployment assistance, résumé templates, career assessments, and test prep resources and practice tests and career credentialing information for over 140 specific careers (JobNow); and help with veteran's benefits and resources as well as transitioning from a military to civilian career (VetNow).

EBSCO – Find It Virginia includes several EBSCO resources

• Explora is a user-friendly search tool that supports both research and instruction for adults and older students. Explora searches across the following resources. Both these resources can be offered as stand-alone links.
  • MasterFILE Complete is a comprehensive collection of full-text general interest articles from periodicals, newspapers, and books. This authoritative general information database is the best place to start your research project.
  • ReadIt! helps students who have a basic foundation in English grammar and reading but need level-appropriate reading material. Read It! is also a great tool for English Language Learners.
• NoveList Plus and K-8 Plus: Readers’ advisory resources for readers of all ages
• EBSCOLearning Accel: Curated videos, book reviews, and articles for self-paced learning in the business and management fields

Gale (product specific information and specific product URL found in each hyperlink)

• Gale Legal Forms: A robust collection of fillable forms for basic legal transactions, current to Virginia code covering basic legal needs--wills, power of attorney, landlord/tenant, and lots more. Includes a comprehensive section of templates for small businesses including: invoices, leases, sales agreements, contracts, and more.
• Gale in Context: Elementary: Meet the research needs of students in Kindergarten through grade 5, with age-appropriate content from magazines, newspapers, and reference materials, covering current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, and more.

Magzter:

Digital magazine collection provided through WT Cox. Provides access to over 4000 magazines.

Transparent Language Online:

Self-paced learning for 140+ foreign languages including over 20 indigenous languages, American Sign Language, and Citizenship Prep, and ESL/ELL materials for speakers of 34 different languages.

Universal Class:

With 600+ courses in 35+ subject areas, UniversalClass has something for every library user, including job seekers, lifelong learners, and DIYers. Pick up new skills and earn Continuing Education Units in everything from computers and candle making to finance and feng shui. Learners can audit courses for fun or complete full-length courses with quizzes and assignments to earn CEUs.

Many of the Find It VA vendors offer a variety of print and digital marketing assets, including social media posts, flyers, bookmarks, etc. See the links below for resource-specific marketing content.

Sign up for monthly marketing newsletters for some of the Find It VA resources. These include social media posts and other marketing materials as well as product updates.

• Brainfuse (HelpNow, JobNow, VetNow) Sign Up form
• EBSCO (Explora, NoveList, Read It!) Sign Up form
• EBSCOLearning Accel Sign Up Form
• Magzter Sign Up Form
• Transparent Language Sign Up form
• UniversalClass Sign Up form

Find Marketing Resources

• Access Video Just for Kids
  • Marketing resources
• Brainfuse (Homework HelpNow, JobNow, Vet Now
  • Client Resource Center:
    • Resource Center Password:  Br@1*5e^19
• EBSCO (EBSCOLearning Accel, Explora, MasterFILE, Read It!, NoveList Plus)
  • EBSCOLearning Accel
  • Explora
  • MasterFILE
  • NoveList
  • Read It!
• Gale
  • Gale in Context Elementary
  • Gale Legal Forms
• Magzter
  • Access the WT Cox Magzter marketing materials page.
  • Download a “how to” flyer for Magzter (thanks to Henrico County PL for generously sharing their flyer to be adapted for all VA libraries)
• Transparent Language Online
  • Marketing materials
• Universal Class
  • Promotional Materials for Universal Class from Transparent Language Online.

The information below will allow libraries to collect statistical data for their local use of resources provided through Find It Virginia. If you do not have login credentials or have difficulty accessing the admin portals, please contact Barry Trott, barry.trott@lva.virginia.gov 

Please note: Local statistics are not available for the following Find It Virginia resources: Accel5 Business Library.

Access Video Just for Kids

1. Login to the Infobase admin portal (https://admin.infobase.com) with your admin credentials
2. Click Reports
3. Click Infobase Usage Report > Go to Report
4. Set date parameters in Report Range popup window and click Run Report
5. Report Views

Brainfuse

1. Login to the Brainfuse (https://www.brainfuse.com/login) site with your admin credentials
2. Click Legacy Usage Reports
3. In the report window select the following options:
   1. Under the Home Menu, choose one of the three LVA-provided databases (HelpNow, JobNow, VetNow)
   2. Reporting period: choose the appropriate period
4. Click Filter
5. Get the Total Usage
6. Repeat for other LVA-provided two databases
7. Report the Total Usage for all three LVA-provided databases

EBSCO

1. Login to the EBSCO Admin site (https://eadmin.ebscohost.com) with your admin credentials
2. Click the Reports & Statistics tab
3. Click Standard Reports
4. In the report window select the following options:
   1. Under Filters, choose All Subscribed Databases and click Select/View
   2. In the selection window, click Remove All
   3. Use the search tool in the selection window to choose the LVA databases (as well as any other EBSCO content that your institution subscribes to on its own). When you find a database in the search results double click it to move it over to the filtered collection (on the right side of the window). The LVA databases to select are:
      • MasterFILE Complete
      • MasterFILE Reference eBook Collection
      • NoveList Plus
      • NoveList Plus K-8
      • Read It!
      • Topic Overviews 6-12 (add results to MasterFILE number)
      • Topic Overviews Public Libraries (add results to MasterFILE number)
5. Click Apply Changes
6. Under Reporting Period set the appropriate date parameters
7. Under Export choose Download
8. Click Create Report for Download
9. Click the Downloads tab
10. Download the report as Excel
11. Report the Total Requests for each resource

Gale (Gale in Context: Elementary)

1. Login to the Gale Usage Dashboard (https://support.gale.com/usagedashboard) using your institutional login and password
2. Click the Reports tab
3. Under Reports For FindItVirginia choose Products
4. Under the Current Period heading set start and end dates
5. Under the Metrics heading select Retrievals
6. Click Apply
7. Report Retrievals

Gale (Legal Forms)

1. Login to the Gale Usage Dashboard (https://support.gale.com/usagedashboard) using your institutional login and password
2. Click the Reports tab
3. Under Reports For FindItVirginia choose Gale Legal Forms Reports under the Additional Product Reports header
4. Choose the Downloads tab
5. Choose the Metric Overview tab
6. Report Downloads + Retrievals

Magzter

1. Access the admin dashboard at https://librarian.magzter.com/ using the username and password sent to your library.
2. If prompted, select your library from the library menu.
3. Report the total usage for the desired reporting period.

Transparent Language Online

1. Go to your library’s Transparent Language page
2. Login with the admin user and p/w combination that was sent to your library
3. Choose Admin Portal from the dropdown menu in the upper right of the page
4. Choose the reports tab
5. To create a report, click the Generate New link and choose the reports type (Summary Report will give you all the data you need for Bibliostat-level reporting)
6. Set the date range for your report
7. Leave the reporting group selections as they are set
8. Report the Circulations figure

Universal Class

1. Login to your library’s Universal Class admin page (the address would be your library's Universal Class url ([yourlibraryname or initials].universalclass.com/libraryadmin). If you need help with your account access, email supportservices@universalclass.com)
   1. Click your library name under Site Management
   2. Click Site Reporting
   3. Set your date range
   4. Add totals for Courses Started, Lessons Viewed, Videos Watched, Student Submissions
2. Report the total