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Monday, February 27, 2012
ArchiveGrid
I do not believe that our library is subscribed to this database. It is not listed among our resources and I received this message when I tried to search:
Thursday, February 23, 2012
WorldCat & More FirstSearch Indexes
I searched for "Hunger Games" in WorldCat under "title phrase" and limited the results to "books". There were 104 records-my library owns this item! I can tell this because it is the first result and our library name is highlighted in turquoise. This is the item that I was looking for. 5045 libraries worldwide own this book. I clicked onto the worldwide libraries link. The first library listed is my own. The second one down is Augustana College. I clicked into Augustana's record-the call number for the Hunger Games is Ole's Oasis PS3603.O4558 H86 2008.
When I clicked on Suzanne Collins' name it took me to an ALEPH menu that gave me the option to find other documents in the database. I clicked on the "author term" option and got a listing of her other books. I tried to search for related subjects using the links below Suzanne Collins's name on the catalog (survival skills, television programs, science fiction) but there must be something wrong with my computer or SDLN because it just sat there and didn't go through.
Part 2: OIAster....I tried searching for South Dakota and it told me an error occured while searching. I'm assuming something isn't working. I will have to come back and try this later.
*****Oops! I guess I did this wrong. I went back and clicked on the Author's name in world cat-not aleph. It gave a list of her books, with links to that record. I was amused by "Hunger Pains: a Parody." I may have to look into that one. I found the subjects heading in worldcat as well. Among them was: Insurgency -- Juvenile fiction. Survival -- Juvenile fiction. Television programs -- Juvenile fiction. Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction. Contests -- Juvenile fiction. Dystopias -- Juvenile fiction.
When I clicked on Insurgency it first listed similar books that my library carries. Very handy.
I was able to get into OAIster. I searched for "South Dakota" and noticed that most of these records....in fact it looks like almost all of them...are only owned by one library worldwide. I clicked on "Letter from Sinclair Lewis to Marcella Powers May 15, 1942 and it took me to an original copy of that letter. Am I right in assuming that this is a good database when looking for original documents?
When I clicked on Suzanne Collins' name it took me to an ALEPH menu that gave me the option to find other documents in the database. I clicked on the "author term" option and got a listing of her other books. I tried to search for related subjects using the links below Suzanne Collins's name on the catalog (survival skills, television programs, science fiction) but there must be something wrong with my computer or SDLN because it just sat there and didn't go through.
Part 2: OIAster....I tried searching for South Dakota and it told me an error occured while searching. I'm assuming something isn't working. I will have to come back and try this later.
*****Oops! I guess I did this wrong. I went back and clicked on the Author's name in world cat-not aleph. It gave a list of her books, with links to that record. I was amused by "Hunger Pains: a Parody." I may have to look into that one. I found the subjects heading in worldcat as well. Among them was: Insurgency -- Juvenile fiction. Survival -- Juvenile fiction. Television programs -- Juvenile fiction. Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction. Contests -- Juvenile fiction. Dystopias -- Juvenile fiction.
When I clicked on Insurgency it first listed similar books that my library carries. Very handy.
I was able to get into OAIster. I searched for "South Dakota" and noticed that most of these records....in fact it looks like almost all of them...are only owned by one library worldwide. I clicked on "Letter from Sinclair Lewis to Marcella Powers May 15, 1942 and it took me to an original copy of that letter. Am I right in assuming that this is a good database when looking for original documents?
EBooks on EBSCOhost
I searched for cats, selected "apply related words" and "search withing full text of article." I received over 4,000 results-not all of them related to my search. I took another look at my options. I could sort by date, relevance, title, and author. A lot of the books were medical references for pets. There was a link below that would let me download the full ebook text. I could also save or share my findings.
Constitution Day: "Companion to the United States Constitution and its Ammendments," by John R. Vile, 3rd Edition. "Representing Popular Sovereignty: The Constitution in American Political Culture," by Daniel Lessard Levin. c. 1999. "Illustrated Dictionary of Constitutional Concepts," by Robert L. Maddex. c. 1996.
Western History: I typed in "Nebraska" in the PB Publisher field and the search resulted in many Native American books-Cherokee, Apache, Blackfeet. It also displayed books about Lewis & Clark, Deadwood and many more western subjects. By limiting the search this way, you can get a variety of topics on a certain locations.
Constitution Day: "Companion to the United States Constitution and its Ammendments," by John R. Vile, 3rd Edition. "Representing Popular Sovereignty: The Constitution in American Political Culture," by Daniel Lessard Levin. c. 1999. "Illustrated Dictionary of Constitutional Concepts," by Robert L. Maddex. c. 1996.
Western History: I typed in "Nebraska" in the PB Publisher field and the search resulted in many Native American books-Cherokee, Apache, Blackfeet. It also displayed books about Lewis & Clark, Deadwood and many more western subjects. By limiting the search this way, you can get a variety of topics on a certain locations.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Gale Virtual Reference Library
I selected the WWII Reference Library, 2000. It directed me to a table of contents. I then clicked on a chapter-it was basically an encyclopedia but online. Very nice pictures and informative text-and I didn't have to carry a huge book around. Our reference sections is quite limited, so this is a good resource to know about. Back on the home page of the Gale Reference Library, the reference books are divided by subject-business, education, environment, history, law, etc...
In the search bar I typed in "What foods have zinc in them" and received 26 nutrition, vitamin and science articles. After browsing through them I didn't find an article that helped me so I changed my search to "foods with zinc". I then selected and article in the Gale Encycopedia of Nursing and Allied Health and found this:
In the search bar I typed in "What foods have zinc in them" and received 26 nutrition, vitamin and science articles. After browsing through them I didn't find an article that helped me so I changed my search to "foods with zinc". I then selected and article in the Gale Encycopedia of Nursing and Allied Health and found this:
Natural sources
Oysters are tremendously high in zinc. Some sources, such as whole grains, beans, and nuts, have good zinc content but the fiber in these foods prevents it from being absorbed well. Foods with zinc that is better utilized include beef, chicken, turkey, milk, cheese, and yogurt. Pure maple syrup also is a good dose of zinc.
The listen function was neat. It highlighted the text as the voice read the words. Very handy for someone who cannot read very well.
Blogger: Clueless learned about the College Blue Book in the Gale Reference Library. She also searched for Mission Statements to help her library. She didn't think too much of the "listen" feature-as she..or he? is more if a visual learner.
Blogger: Kermit's Crazy Kat Cousin liked Gale Reference Library because you can email the articles to yourself or send them as an mp3 among other things. I must agree-technology is great! Kermit noticed that some of the articles were outdated and brought that to our attention, wanting to know how often they are updated. Good question!
The listen function was neat. It highlighted the text as the voice read the words. Very handy for someone who cannot read very well.
Blogger: Clueless learned about the College Blue Book in the Gale Reference Library. She also searched for Mission Statements to help her library. She didn't think too much of the "listen" feature-as she..or he? is more if a visual learner.
Blogger: Kermit's Crazy Kat Cousin liked Gale Reference Library because you can email the articles to yourself or send them as an mp3 among other things. I must agree-technology is great! Kermit noticed that some of the articles were outdated and brought that to our attention, wanting to know how often they are updated. Good question!
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