LESSON 10

WRAP UP

I'd have to say my biggest discovery would have to be ArchiveGrid and CAMIO. I have seen them on the alphabetical list before but didn't have any idea what they were or how to use them. It was fun exploring them and seeing what they could be used for. Another database that I will be using more in the future is the FirstSearch Indexes. I hadn't used them before either but can see where they will be helpful. I think we will put an article in the paper again promoting these databases and I will be better able to steer patrons toward a database that will help them.

Thank you for this opportunity to learn more about the electronic resources provided for us!

LESSON 9

HISTORY AND GENEALOGY RESOURCES

Discovery Exercise:

1. I wasn't able to find myself in Ancestry but I did find my great great grandfather after receiving some genealogy from my aunt.

2. I searched for my paternal grandfather and found him in the 1930 census.

3. In the search for South Dakota under the photos and maps tab I found 4308 pictures and 150 maps, atlases & gazetteers.

4. In Heritage Quest I searched for Belle Fourche and Seth Bullock and got some pretty interesting reading!

5. In Sanborn Maps I chose Belle Fourche, Sept. 1903. The Wide Awake Grocery Store was one of the few buildings to survive the fire of 1896 and is still standing today. Up until recently it was being used as Robb's Store but is now empty.

LESSON 8

LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY

I checked out the Algebra Practice and Reading Comprehension Practice. I then looked at eBooks "1001 Vocabulary & Spelling Questions" and "Just In Time For Algebra". I, personally, haven't ever used Learning Express but I have told patrons about it and helped them get started. So, this was a good way for me to get a little experience at using it!

LESSON 7

ArchiveGrid

Discovery Exercise Part 1

1. I learned that Sitting Bull was a Native American shaman and leader of the Hunpapa Sioux. He fought against the Crow Indians and was at the battle of the Little Bighorn. After he was captured he toured with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show.

2. I searched for Seth Bullock. I got 8 results, 3 from Montana Historical Society, 3 from Harvard University, 1 from Syracuse University & 1 from University of Wyoming.


CAMIO

Discovery Exercise Part 2

1. Paul Revere: I see prints, decorative arts & utilitarian objects, and paintings by him.

2. Sioux: I found 63 works including costume & jewelry, books, dolls, sculptures, drawings & watercolors, decorative arts & utilitarian objects, paintings, photographs. When you click on an item you get a description, who the creator is, where located, etc.

3. I searched for Van Gogh and found 45 works: paintings, drawings & watercolors, prints. I like the "View A High-Resolution Full Image".

4. This, obviously, would be a terrific resource for students doing reports or maybe for collectors as well.

5. I have never used CAMIO before. It was a lot of fun to choose paintings and try all the different things you can do with them after you add them to favorites.

LESSON 6

DISCOVERY EXERCISE PART 1
WORLDCAT

1. There are a alot of ways to search in the Advanced tab such as: Access Method, Accession Number, Author, Language Phrase, Material Type, Material Type Phrase, etc.

2. I searched for "Burning Lamp" by Amanda Quick and found 15 Records, with 667 libraries owning the item and Brookings Public Library was the top library.

3. Class Descriptor: LC: PS3561.R44
Other things include: Genre/Form, ISBN & LCCN, Language, Publication, Author, Year


DISCOVERY EXERCISE PART 2
OAIster

I have used WorldCat quite a bit for ILL, but haven't used the other FirstSearch Indexes too much. I really liked it and it was fairly simple to use.

LESSON 5

NetLibrary

1. I searched for dreams and didn't find as much as I thought I would. I did find a few books that would be helpful though and I liked the Related Topics.

2. I chose "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fitness" by Claire Walter & Annette Tannander Bank. It looked like it had some sound advice for people trying to get in shape. It wasn't a quick fix but a down to basics-hard work, exercise & the right food choices.

3. I found 78 eBooks when I put "Oklahoma" in the search box. There seemed to be a good selection of books to choose from which would be a good place for the patron to start.

LESSON 4

GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY

1. I chose "World Religions Reference Library" and then chose "Ancient Religions of Egypt & Mesopotamia" from the table of contents. There was more than enough information to be found. I liked the sidebar: "Words to Know" as well as the info found in other sidebars, very helpful. We could use this resource in our library in a number of ways. Students would find it very helpful as well as other patrons just looking for information.

2. ZINC
I found as abundance of info on zinc, everything you'd want to know but didn't think to ask. Not only did I find the best food sources, but also precautions, side effects, and many other things. I was actually surprised at how much information I found.

THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
After doing the Basic Search, you can click right on "Criticism" and get the literary criticism you were after.

LESSON 3

PROQUEST

• I searched for "History of Ballet" and found 291 full text documents, found under Suggested Topics 12 more topics to search for, you can sort the results (most recent or most relevant), you can have article e-mailed to yourself, you can print it, indexing is provided, you can even translate article into a different language.
• I searched for "Journal of Library Science" and came up with "Journal of Education for Library and Information Science" and found out that it contains full text articles from 2006 - current, you can create a RSS Feed, when you click on journal title you can begin searching within it.
  

LESSON 2

• SIRS Discover:
  
• Got about 20 hits, not all relevant. I like that it tells you reading levels and other info in article, such as, whether there are pictures, activities, etc.

• I chose Mauritania because I've never heard of it and I found out that you can get tons of info about it! The History time-line was just one of the great things about it.

• Maps of the World
• Biographies: Can find numerous biographies, sort by different criteria.

• SIRS Issues Researcher
• Packed full of helpful and useful information. Especially liked the research tools, note organizer very cool!
• I chose Language Arts. There's a section to give you research ideas, you can find info on several different courses, different languages, reading and writing help, a "How do I?" section, lots of info I didn't know it had!
  

LESSON 1

World Book for Kids: I looked up dolphins and found all kinds of info on them in both WBKids and WBStudent. Some things I like about them are the "External Web Sites" selected by World Book, the "How to Cite" feature and the "Here this text read aloud".
World Book Advanced has a lot of info and I thought the "Article Contents" section would be a valuable tool and time saver for patrons.
World Book Discover: Language Translator