Week 8 - WorldCat and Camio (and I threw in Films on Demand for fun)
WorldCat:
1. I clicked on advanced search and typed in Martin Luther Not king I limited to: books, juvenile books, and biography which came up with 140 records. Two I would recommend are: Martin Luther by Harry Emerson Fosdick at Mitchell Public Library and Martin Luther: A Man Who Changed the World by Paul Maier at Brookings Public.
2. I clicked on advanced search and typed in Classic and Genre/Form Graphic. Limited to books, Juvenile, and Fiction which came up with 334 results. I would add Bram Stokers Dracula published by Stone Arch Books in Minneapolis.
3. I clicked on advanced search and did a Title Search for "My Fair Lady" and limited to musical scores. The one that I would choose: Accession # OCLC: 26429906.
Camio:
1. I did a basic search using all the terms listed on the sheet - except at different times when the results came up I looked for the dates in the date ranged provided. I found various examples of dresses and I thought the results where not very numerous.
2. We recently subscribed to Films on Demand (a documentary movie database) and I thought I would try there as well and I did in fact find a wonderful documentary called The Victorians which focused on fashion!!
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Week 7 - Ebscohost E-Books
1. I found a great book on hiking in the Black Hills of South Dakota - I think patrons would like this feature if given a proper demonstration. I know I like people to watch what I am doing and I try to go slow to make sure they are getting it.
2. Search for Fairy Tale and click on Also Search with the full text of the articles. I came up with 1876 results so I limited to Fairy Tales under Subject and the results list were the different color fairy tale books by Andrew Long:
The Violet Fairy Book
The Red Fairy Book
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Blue Fairy Book
1. I found a great book on hiking in the Black Hills of South Dakota - I think patrons would like this feature if given a proper demonstration. I know I like people to watch what I am doing and I try to go slow to make sure they are getting it.
2. Search for Fairy Tale and click on Also Search with the full text of the articles. I came up with 1876 results so I limited to Fairy Tales under Subject and the results list were the different color fairy tale books by Andrew Long:
The Violet Fairy Book
The Red Fairy Book
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Blue Fairy Book
Week 6: Gale Reference Library
1. Under subjects I clicked on Nations of the World - next I explored Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Holiday and Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World. These are both awesome resources I found a recipe for Chocolate Mousse - YUM!! I explored rituals from Spain and found a recipe for Paella - it looks very ambitious!
2. I explored the book Geographical Concepts - I have an MA in Geography so it was neat to see some of the terms I learned from both grad and undergrad!!
1. Under subjects I clicked on Nations of the World - next I explored Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Holiday and Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World. These are both awesome resources I found a recipe for Chocolate Mousse - YUM!! I explored rituals from Spain and found a recipe for Paella - it looks very ambitious!
2. I explored the book Geographical Concepts - I have an MA in Geography so it was neat to see some of the terms I learned from both grad and undergrad!!
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Week 5 Proquest:
Proquest is my go to database - lots of subjects with lots of full text options!! This is where I tell students to begin their research projects!!
1. Here is what I did:
I typed in "literary criticism" and "les miserables" and clicked on full text.
On the next page I excluded review, theater, motion pictures, film studies, music, and musical theater.
I finally came up with 550 results - I thought that was still a bit unmanageable so I limited to only articles published since 2000 and my final number was 293 which I thought was a good number and I gave the results list a quick once over and thought there were a lot of good articles here!
2. I typed in "hurricane sandy" and librarians in the search box and then limited it to articles just from 2012 came up with 91 really good articles.
Proquest is my go to database - lots of subjects with lots of full text options!! This is where I tell students to begin their research projects!!
1. Here is what I did:
I typed in "literary criticism" and "les miserables" and clicked on full text.
On the next page I excluded review, theater, motion pictures, film studies, music, and musical theater.
I finally came up with 550 results - I thought that was still a bit unmanageable so I limited to only articles published since 2000 and my final number was 293 which I thought was a good number and I gave the results list a quick once over and thought there were a lot of good articles here!
2. I typed in "hurricane sandy" and librarians in the search box and then limited it to articles just from 2012 came up with 91 really good articles.
Week 4:
SIRS Discoverer:
1. Solar System and Lexile Score between 100 - 1120. Lots of great information on the solar system.
2. 1. Search for Volcanoes limit to Graphics and Pictures 2. Click on Pictures search for Volcanoes. I liked both types of searches and I really enjoy SIRS - such a wide variety of topics and TONS of information!!
SIRS Issues Researcher:
I tell all the speech classes about SIRS Issues Researcher - such a great place to go to get speech topic ideas!!!
1. Leading Issues: Teenagers, Suicidal Behavior, I then clicked on Suicide Prevention and came up with 4 websites. I think so these sites have been through a vetting process and will be more reliable then just googling.
2. I searched "water use" which brought up leading issue - such a wealth of information - and so well organized.
SIRS Discoverer:
1. Solar System and Lexile Score between 100 - 1120. Lots of great information on the solar system.
2. 1. Search for Volcanoes limit to Graphics and Pictures 2. Click on Pictures search for Volcanoes. I liked both types of searches and I really enjoy SIRS - such a wide variety of topics and TONS of information!!
SIRS Issues Researcher:
I tell all the speech classes about SIRS Issues Researcher - such a great place to go to get speech topic ideas!!!
1. Leading Issues: Teenagers, Suicidal Behavior, I then clicked on Suicide Prevention and came up with 4 websites. I think so these sites have been through a vetting process and will be more reliable then just googling.
2. I searched "water use" which brought up leading issue - such a wealth of information - and so well organized.
Week 3:
Learning Express Library - this one was really great for me to look at - I had forgotten all the great stuff you can access!!
1. Grade 4 Informational Reading Practice, Grade 4 Literature Reading Practice, Greade 4 Writing and Language Practice.
2. Improve your job search, interviewing, and networking skills.
3. Explore Careers: Nurse and Pharmacy Technician.
Learning Express Library - this one was really great for me to look at - I had forgotten all the great stuff you can access!!
1. Grade 4 Informational Reading Practice, Grade 4 Literature Reading Practice, Greade 4 Writing and Language Practice.
2. Improve your job search, interviewing, and networking skills.
3. Explore Careers: Nurse and Pharmacy Technician.
Week 2:
Chilton:
1. Did a search for Jeep Cherokee 1982 - clicked on Repair followed by steering wheel followed by removal and installation and found 3 videos and 3 animations that would be helpful
2. A131L 3 speed automatic transaxle.
Mango:
I LOVE MANGO - whenever I am doing BI session I always show the students Mango - I usually pick Pirate to demo it!! They love it!! And, it adds a bit of humor to my presentation.
1. I would direct him to the Biblical Hebrew Link in Mango.
Tumblebook Library:
1. I did a search for Mystery in the search box and came up with with several titles.
2. I would recommend the following titles:
Turtle Turtle Watch Out
Clever Trevor
Pippo the Fool
Chilton:
1. Did a search for Jeep Cherokee 1982 - clicked on Repair followed by steering wheel followed by removal and installation and found 3 videos and 3 animations that would be helpful
2. A131L 3 speed automatic transaxle.
Mango:
I LOVE MANGO - whenever I am doing BI session I always show the students Mango - I usually pick Pirate to demo it!! They love it!! And, it adds a bit of humor to my presentation.
1. I would direct him to the Biblical Hebrew Link in Mango.
Tumblebook Library:
1. I did a search for Mystery in the search box and came up with with several titles.
2. I would recommend the following titles:
Turtle Turtle Watch Out
Clever Trevor
Pippo the Fool
Week 1 Part 2
1. I clicked on World of Animals followed by the badger and then clicked on exhibit photos. Excellent photos and information about animals.
2. I clicked on World Book Explores Virtual Tours and then clicked on Titanic - all kind of excellent information about the Titanic.
3. I searched for Jane Austen - can save or print an article - I also liked the translate to text option - good for our ESL students!!
1. I clicked on World of Animals followed by the badger and then clicked on exhibit photos. Excellent photos and information about animals.
2. I clicked on World Book Explores Virtual Tours and then clicked on Titanic - all kind of excellent information about the Titanic.
3. I searched for Jane Austen - can save or print an article - I also liked the translate to text option - good for our ESL students!!
I have been completing the challenges without blogging - so I am going to catch up today!! I have been enjoying the advanced challenges very much - and I am learning quite a bit about these databases!! So here we go with Week 1:
1. I clicked on Maps and More and then the Interactive Map and finally clicked on South Dakota - this would be great for Geography and History lessons - so awesome!!
2. Here is what I did: Quizzes and Activities, Surf the Ages, Middle Ages, The Cathedral Steps, and Magna Carta. I would use this for historical background on a wide variety of topics!!
3. Great access to full text books - I also like that you can hear it read out loud!!
4. I checked how to do research - it would help them out by providing an overview of the research process.
1. I clicked on Maps and More and then the Interactive Map and finally clicked on South Dakota - this would be great for Geography and History lessons - so awesome!!
2. Here is what I did: Quizzes and Activities, Surf the Ages, Middle Ages, The Cathedral Steps, and Magna Carta. I would use this for historical background on a wide variety of topics!!
3. Great access to full text books - I also like that you can hear it read out loud!!
4. I checked how to do research - it would help them out by providing an overview of the research process.
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