In Net Library when I did a full text search on the Dead Sea Scrolls I found 62 results. When I used Dead Sea Scrolls in a key word search nothing came up. But back to the first results. I spent some time looking at the book on Archeology and Biblical Interpretation. Always so easy to get sidetracked on interesting subjects.
For the fitness guru I got 26 results from a keyword search of "fitness", sorting by newest first. A couple of books that I would recommend would be Fitness Leader's Handbook and Nutrition for Maximum performance.
In the advanced search option I search for Nebraska in the Publisher's Box and found everything from changing images of Omaha to the History of Danish Literature.
I spent some time scrolling through the list of ebooks -- looked at a couple on children's self esteem and one on rocks and minerals. I can see how you could spend a lot of time meandering through the options just as you do wandering the shelves in different parts of the library.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Library Challenge #4 Gale Research
In using Gale Research I went to the category "medicine" and researched cholesterol (high cholesterol has been part of my life forever). I thought it was easier to do a basic search than go through the list and find out what articles would apply.
In the basic search I looked up the Dead Sea Scrolls, since we just saw the exhibit in Minneapolis last weekend. It was good to have differentiated sub searches so that the topic could be narrowed down. I chose one article and used the read speaker technology which is a certainly a value added resource to Gale.
In the basic search I looked up the Dead Sea Scrolls, since we just saw the exhibit in Minneapolis last weekend. It was good to have differentiated sub searches so that the topic could be narrowed down. I chose one article and used the read speaker technology which is a certainly a value added resource to Gale.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Library Challenge #3 - Proquest
I am getting a little more done, since I am docenting (is that a word?) for the Termesphere exhibit here in our library and no one is here right now.
In the Proquest basic search I looked at "Marathon" and "women" and came up with 29 articles. I loved the idea that you can email the articles and the site provides citations. Boy would this have been handy in 60's when I was in HS. (Think typewriters and notecards and researching how to write a footnote) My grades might have been better if I had all of this at my fingertips.
I looked at the Library Trends in the Publication tab and searched "jobs" which produced 263 articles. I looked at an article entitled " Public Librarianship as a Career" published in Fall 2009, which suggested that even though we are not paid well and there a few opportunities for advancement, librarians still like their jobs. I have to agree!
In the Proquest basic search I looked at "Marathon" and "women" and came up with 29 articles. I loved the idea that you can email the articles and the site provides citations. Boy would this have been handy in 60's when I was in HS. (Think typewriters and notecards and researching how to write a footnote) My grades might have been better if I had all of this at my fingertips.
I looked at the Library Trends in the Publication tab and searched "jobs" which produced 263 articles. I looked at an article entitled " Public Librarianship as a Career" published in Fall 2009, which suggested that even though we are not paid well and there a few opportunities for advancement, librarians still like their jobs. I have to agree!
Library Challenge #2 - Sirs Researcher
I chose "illegal immigration" as a leading issue (note the news this week). In looking at the articles I liked the timeline in the overview plus "find similar" in the subject area. Gives a student lots of places to go and helps narrow the search. Also lots of statistics were available in the research.
In the Curriculum Pathfinders I chose the general topic of Health, narrowed it to "physical fitness" and went to an article on "Understanding Adult Obesity". OK, here's where I got completely sidetracked on the "portion distortion quiz". 20 years ago a cheeseburger was only 333 calories, not it is 590 (no wonder we're getting fat). I found out it takes an hour and a half to work that off. Guess there will be no cheeseburgers in my future!
Speaking of getting sidetracked -- that seems to happen often in looking at all of these databases. One thing leads to another and an hour or two is gone and the vouchers and accounting remains undone. So I'm behind at work and at study.
In the Curriculum Pathfinders I chose the general topic of Health, narrowed it to "physical fitness" and went to an article on "Understanding Adult Obesity". OK, here's where I got completely sidetracked on the "portion distortion quiz". 20 years ago a cheeseburger was only 333 calories, not it is 590 (no wonder we're getting fat). I found out it takes an hour and a half to work that off. Guess there will be no cheeseburgers in my future!
Speaking of getting sidetracked -- that seems to happen often in looking at all of these databases. One thing leads to another and an hour or two is gone and the vouchers and accounting remains undone. So I'm behind at work and at study.
Library challenge #2 Sirs
OK, I'm starting to feel like I'm in school again and just like then I'm behind. Guess students never learn. I don't like the feeling but life and work have been interfering.
In Sirs Discover I first went to the subject icon of sports and looked for Shaun White that way and eventually got to an article. Then I tried a search of his name and immediately came up several articles. I looked at "King of Snowboarding" plus looked at some pictures. This kid must not be aware of gravity as a force.
In the database feature I selected Lithuania (the land of my grandparents). Lots of good information from weather to industry. I especially liked the teacher resources. My daughter teaches 1st grade and she would find lots of options. In looking at the maps of the world I again looked at Lithuania. It's great that the maps are printable. I also took time to look at the historical US atlas. Once students are aware of these database features, they will find doing papers easier.
Another database feature I looked at was under "activities" -- the "Read aloud plays". I quickly reviewed "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" which was 6 pages long and would also work well in a classroom. This was an unexpected resource to me, but what a find.
In Sirs Discover I first went to the subject icon of sports and looked for Shaun White that way and eventually got to an article. Then I tried a search of his name and immediately came up several articles. I looked at "King of Snowboarding" plus looked at some pictures. This kid must not be aware of gravity as a force.
In the database feature I selected Lithuania (the land of my grandparents). Lots of good information from weather to industry. I especially liked the teacher resources. My daughter teaches 1st grade and she would find lots of options. In looking at the maps of the world I again looked at Lithuania. It's great that the maps are printable. I also took time to look at the historical US atlas. Once students are aware of these database features, they will find doing papers easier.
Another database feature I looked at was under "activities" -- the "Read aloud plays". I quickly reviewed "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" which was 6 pages long and would also work well in a classroom. This was an unexpected resource to me, but what a find.
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