Children's Index:

Searchasaurus

by: Lindsay Zucker

Updated November 2012

What is Searchasaurus?
Subjects covered: Interface for children to search Funk and
Wagnall's Encyclopedia, Primary Search, and Newspaper Source.
Also includes teacher resources from Academic Search
Premier, ERIC, and Professional Development Collection.
Content: Periodicals, reference materials, and newspaper
articles.
Dates covered: Broad
Provider: EBSCO

Updated: Frequently

How to Search
by Keyword
By Lexile level
Full text
Subject
Top Searches

Search Results

Unique Features
Search by Lexile level
Sort search results feature
Full PDF text -- IN COLOR!
Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Picture, Visual
search
"Find more like this"

Unique Features

Unique Features: Visual Search

Critique

Authority of Publisher
EBSCO Host
scope/Subjects covered
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Critique

Number and quality of materials indexed

Scholastic Magazines
Number of titles with full text coverage
Funk & Wagnall's has 25,000 records with
full text

Critique

Currency/Frequency of updates
Election Materials from 11/9/12

Accuracy of Citations

Critique

Subject headings/controlled vocabulary

LOC Subject Search
Statistics and training
Training Tutorial - very basic
Cost
Free Trial / $999 One year subscription