I guess I enjoyed this year's challenges and found them to be helpful to a wide audiene of patrons. Everything from art, to geneology, to foreign language, the list goes on and on.
I think WorldCat will help me locate materials better. We have used WorldCat before but I wasn't using it as much as now.
I think the databases we went through were helpful and things we can make use of.
I am constantly amazed at what is available to South Dakota patrons for free!!
If only we had time to explore!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Sanborn Maps
I'm sorry but Sanborn maps I thought was very confusing and I am not sure what I was suppose to see or use it for!! Maybe I could see one using it to identify what land belonged to whom at certain time. I am sorry, but this one got me!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
AncestryLibrary
In searching for my name I found myself listed once, but the funniest thing was seeing other Darla D.'s with similar last names such as Laib, Love, Lovey, who reside in SD as well. My listing was for my previous address in ND.
I also searched my husband and his father and found both several times, especially my father in law. My husband's listing was from Public School records, while his father's were from US census and Veterans Gravesites.
I searched my paternal grandmother to discover she settled in Minnesota sometime around 1876! I didn't realize that! She was also part of the 1920 census.
My paternal grandfather I could only locate from Social Security Death.
Using South Dakota as the search term, I got thousands of hits! It was noted that I hadn't included a name, so with my father's name I found Yearbook photos of him.
I also searched my husband and his father and found both several times, especially my father in law. My husband's listing was from Public School records, while his father's were from US census and Veterans Gravesites.
I searched my paternal grandmother to discover she settled in Minnesota sometime around 1876! I didn't realize that! She was also part of the 1920 census.
My paternal grandfather I could only locate from Social Security Death.
Using South Dakota as the search term, I got thousands of hits! It was noted that I hadn't included a name, so with my father's name I found Yearbook photos of him.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Learning Express Library
I was amazed at this resource! To be able to find all this testing information in just one spot is amazing. I tried the Constitution test and my colleagues and I had a great time trying to get the true answers. We decided we should probably all have to study and take the test every 5-10 years as a U.S. citizen refresher course!
I looked at the 4th grade math tests also. Boy, I am NOT smarter than a 4th or 5th grader! It is amazing how much one forgets over time. The problems seem easy enough but doing them an getting the correct answer is another thing. I looked and took part of the 4th grade math test.
When viewing your answers, the explanations to the correct answers was great. One would see what they had done wrong with a complete explanation, with no condemnation!
The resume portion of the career resources is a wonderful reference or beginning guide for students as well as public persons. Even the hints on interviewing was beneficial. This is a resource that would be invaluable to most any patron.
The e-book library is amazing! This is a list of books to help one study. Everything you need is already there for you. I checked out the nursing books as my daughters are nurses and one is working on her PA, so this is an area that I am close to.
I was overall very impressed with this resource. It is very useable and easy to navigate.
I looked at the 4th grade math tests also. Boy, I am NOT smarter than a 4th or 5th grader! It is amazing how much one forgets over time. The problems seem easy enough but doing them an getting the correct answer is another thing. I looked and took part of the 4th grade math test.
When viewing your answers, the explanations to the correct answers was great. One would see what they had done wrong with a complete explanation, with no condemnation!
The resume portion of the career resources is a wonderful reference or beginning guide for students as well as public persons. Even the hints on interviewing was beneficial. This is a resource that would be invaluable to most any patron.
The e-book library is amazing! This is a list of books to help one study. Everything you need is already there for you. I checked out the nursing books as my daughters are nurses and one is working on her PA, so this is an area that I am close to.
I was overall very impressed with this resource. It is very useable and easy to navigate.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Cameo
1. It was interesting to see that Paul Revere was an artist!
He was a painter, but he did most with decorative arts and Utillitarian objects.
2. Using the term "Sioux" I got 63 hits ranging from costumes to paintings. I like the suggested search box of info on the left side of the screen. This information can really assist in narrowing your search.
The up close view and the detailed description really show the items well.
3. I searched for Terry Redlin and Sandra Koch two of my f avorite contemporary artists but found nothing on them. Then I tried Grandma Moses and Norman Rockwell. Both of these had items attached, but only a limited number---Grandma only 1 and Rockwell only 6. which I found rather interesting. Items can be seen in high resolution full page view and that is great for details.
There is an option to search specific museums and that would be helpful to traveling students and faculty. The Browser option lets you search by contributing museum or work type.
The viewing optons ie: slide show and creating a webpage especially were great ideas! Esay, quick, fun!
He was a painter, but he did most with decorative arts and Utillitarian objects.
2. Using the term "Sioux" I got 63 hits ranging from costumes to paintings. I like the suggested search box of info on the left side of the screen. This information can really assist in narrowing your search.
The up close view and the detailed description really show the items well.
3. I searched for Terry Redlin and Sandra Koch two of my f avorite contemporary artists but found nothing on them. Then I tried Grandma Moses and Norman Rockwell. Both of these had items attached, but only a limited number---Grandma only 1 and Rockwell only 6. which I found rather interesting. Items can be seen in high resolution full page view and that is great for details.
There is an option to search specific museums and that would be helpful to traveling students and faculty. The Browser option lets you search by contributing museum or work type.
The viewing optons ie: slide show and creating a webpage especially were great ideas! Esay, quick, fun!
Archivegrid/Cameo
Using ArchiveGrid, I learned that Sitting Bull had many names. But regardless of which one he used, he first and foremost fought for the rights of Native Americans. His life was in danger many times but the fearless leader never gave up. He was humiliated by the U.S. forces by being made part of a Wild West Show. But died resisting the white man and stayed true to his tribal traditions.
Part 2: I searched my maiden name and came up with one match. The University of California in SanDiego has a record in the Registra's office detailing the Eggum name. When I searched my husband's last name I got 3 hits from Bundesarchiv, Cornell University, and University of California, Los Angeles.
I also looked for Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD and found several (17) hits that featured articles by past registras and professors.
Is easy to use and navigate. Would be helpful for historians who are researching their institution or family history.
Part 2: I searched my maiden name and came up with one match. The University of California in SanDiego has a record in the Registra's office detailing the Eggum name. When I searched my husband's last name I got 3 hits from Bundesarchiv, Cornell University, and University of California, Los Angeles.
I also looked for Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD and found several (17) hits that featured articles by past registras and professors.
Is easy to use and navigate. Would be helpful for historians who are researching their institution or family history.
Friday, August 6, 2010
WorldCat
Part 1: The drop down menu under "Keyword" using the Advanced search tab, offered several seach options. Options ranged from Access Method to Title or Title phase. Using the latter option and the limiter "books", there were 881 hits, with 6 libraries worldwide; my Augustana library as one of them. The title of the book I used was Mother Earth by Ellen Jackson.
The LC call number is PZ7 J13247 and E in Dewey system. The author has written 77 other books.
Under subjects there were multiple additional items (over 800). There also is a list of other items in differing formats. World Cat offers citation helps and shows me how to limit my search by offering suggestions.
Part 2: Oaister is easy to navigate. It offers the email or export option, which is valuable in research. The brief and detailed overviews are nice to get a clearer view of what you might get. The access link lead me to the article in the library where it is held. There the article can be downloaded.
I know ILL here at Augustana library uses WorldCat all the time to secure obscure items for patrons. Ordering items in various languages is interesting. Dessertations for thesis work is also obtained through WorldCat as well as manuscript scores for the music department.
WorldCat is definately useful in the academic library setting.
The LC call number is PZ7 J13247 and E in Dewey system. The author has written 77 other books.
Under subjects there were multiple additional items (over 800). There also is a list of other items in differing formats. World Cat offers citation helps and shows me how to limit my search by offering suggestions.
Part 2: Oaister is easy to navigate. It offers the email or export option, which is valuable in research. The brief and detailed overviews are nice to get a clearer view of what you might get. The access link lead me to the article in the library where it is held. There the article can be downloaded.
I know ILL here at Augustana library uses WorldCat all the time to secure obscure items for patrons. Ordering items in various languages is interesting. Dessertations for thesis work is also obtained through WorldCat as well as manuscript scores for the music department.
WorldCat is definately useful in the academic library setting.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Netlibrary #2 and #3 exercizes
#2 exercize:
Citisenship Day, September 17th, is another name for Constitutional Day as noted in the following titles:
Representing Popular Sovereignty: The Constitution in American Political CultureSUNY Series in American Constitutionalism
by Levin, Daniel Lessard.Publication: Albany State University of New York Press, 1999.
The Teacher's Calendar: School Year 2003-2004: the Day-by-day Directory to Holidays, Historic Events, Birthdays and Special Days, Weeks and Months
by McGuire, Holly.; Keil, Kathryn A.Publication: Chicago, Ill. McGraw-Hill Professional, 2003
Citizen, Mother, Worker: Debating Public Responsibility for Child Care After the Second World WarGender & American Culture
by Stoltzfus, Emilie.Publication: Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press, 2003
Anniversaries and Holidays
by Trawicky, Bernard.; Gregory, Ruth W.Publication: Chicago ALA Editions of the American Library Association, 2000
I had a terrible time yesterday when trying to do this search.....I am wondering why today I had no problem at all finding applicable information!! Unless someone else was also using the book, as I see only one person can use a book at a time.
Also, the first time I just used the keyword basic search for Constitution Day. The second time I put the words in parenthesis and that really helped narrow the results. Also using Citizenship Day got several hits.
#3 exercise
I found 85 hits when using Nebraska and 77 hits when using Oklahoma. The titles suggested history from those areas. Interesting to see that by using only states for publisher that you could fine items. Just for fun I tried South Dakota and Minnesota but found no hits! I guess I don't understand why Nebraska and Oklahoma got hits. And how would a user know to even search by publisher??
Citisenship Day, September 17th, is another name for Constitutional Day as noted in the following titles:
Representing Popular Sovereignty: The Constitution in American Political CultureSUNY Series in American Constitutionalism
by Levin, Daniel Lessard.Publication: Albany State University of New York Press, 1999.
The Teacher's Calendar: School Year 2003-2004: the Day-by-day Directory to Holidays, Historic Events, Birthdays and Special Days, Weeks and Months
by McGuire, Holly.; Keil, Kathryn A.Publication: Chicago, Ill. McGraw-Hill Professional, 2003
Citizen, Mother, Worker: Debating Public Responsibility for Child Care After the Second World WarGender & American Culture
by Stoltzfus, Emilie.Publication: Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press, 2003
Anniversaries and Holidays
by Trawicky, Bernard.; Gregory, Ruth W.Publication: Chicago ALA Editions of the American Library Association, 2000
I had a terrible time yesterday when trying to do this search.....I am wondering why today I had no problem at all finding applicable information!! Unless someone else was also using the book, as I see only one person can use a book at a time.
Also, the first time I just used the keyword basic search for Constitution Day. The second time I put the words in parenthesis and that really helped narrow the results. Also using Citizenship Day got several hits.
#3 exercise
I found 85 hits when using Nebraska and 77 hits when using Oklahoma. The titles suggested history from those areas. Interesting to see that by using only states for publisher that you could fine items. Just for fun I tried South Dakota and Minnesota but found no hits! I guess I don't understand why Nebraska and Oklahoma got hits. And how would a user know to even search by publisher??
Thursday, July 29, 2010
NetLibrary
In searching for the keyword "Medicaid", I immediately found resources that will answer my questions on behalf of my 80 year old mother. The table of contents took me directly to the chapter that would answer my questions. I ran off several pages for us to consider.
I love the aspect of 247 assessiblity.
I love the aspect of 247 assessiblity.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
I searched 'zinc in foods' and immediately found an article "Minerals" in the Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health. A quick scan gave me the answer to my questions. Zinc is found in lamb,beef, leafy grains, root vegetables such as potatoes and carrots, shellfish, and organ meats such as liver or kidneys.
I appreciated the percentage of relevancy sort. It helps one not waste his time on obscure articles.
Searching "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" I immediately found 3 articles in "Literary Themes for Students" specifically addressing the title. Their relevancy ranged from 100-73% followed by many more articles. This seems almost too easy!! As an English major many years ago, I don't remember every having so much information so quickly on my specific title or question!! The feature along the side that tells you what specific topics are covered in this article about the book, is wonderful! The overview is most helpful. The article it self contained information from the plot to the autobiography of the author, to synopsis of chapters, as well as cirticisms and themes.
I am sure students as well as Book Clubs would love this reference item!
I appreciated the percentage of relevancy sort. It helps one not waste his time on obscure articles.
Searching "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" I immediately found 3 articles in "Literary Themes for Students" specifically addressing the title. Their relevancy ranged from 100-73% followed by many more articles. This seems almost too easy!! As an English major many years ago, I don't remember every having so much information so quickly on my specific title or question!! The feature along the side that tells you what specific topics are covered in this article about the book, is wonderful! The overview is most helpful. The article it self contained information from the plot to the autobiography of the author, to synopsis of chapters, as well as cirticisms and themes.
I am sure students as well as Book Clubs would love this reference item!
Gale Virtual Reference Library
We have many students each semester who are required to take a Native American class for their education degrees. I choose the reference set "Literary Themes for Students: Race and Prejudice," a 2 volume set to search for the book titled, "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee."
Gale is easy to use and the results are useful. I like the marking feature and the citation creator. Of course the read aloud feature is very interesting! One of my own daughters is very much an audible learner and she would have greatly appreciated this feature.
Gale is easy to use and the results are useful. I like the marking feature and the citation creator. Of course the read aloud feature is very interesting! One of my own daughters is very much an audible learner and she would have greatly appreciated this feature.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Proquest 2
Library Journal is indexed by Proquest. It is in full text from 1996 to current date with RSS feed available. Once knowing the journal is covered in Proquest, you can go on to search
the topic and limit the search in various ways. Limitors include date of issue, full text, and a browse option is available to look through issues.
When I did a second search using just the key word 'library' there were 24 hits with 'library' in the title. Some were pertinent and some not, but it broadened by options.
Proquest is easy to use and very helpful in doing basic research. It is thorough but easily accessible to thousands of journals.
the topic and limit the search in various ways. Limitors include date of issue, full text, and a browse option is available to look through issues.
When I did a second search using just the key word 'library' there were 24 hits with 'library' in the title. Some were pertinent and some not, but it broadened by options.
Proquest is easy to use and very helpful in doing basic research. It is thorough but easily accessible to thousands of journals.
ProQuest
In searching the topic "Parkinson's Disease" using Proquest, a multitude of articles were found.
It is nice to choose either subject by relevance or date. Even being able to do the search in various languages was a surprise! I like the option of searching all journals or just selecting a few from the list. Proquest offers many limiters in various forms, from search tips, to single or multiple databases, to scholarly articles and full text, to suggested search terms, to formats.
Proquest also offers several citation and bibliographic helps, as well as alerts managing your findings. The email option is handy and the RSS feed option very helpful.
It is nice to choose either subject by relevance or date. Even being able to do the search in various languages was a surprise! I like the option of searching all journals or just selecting a few from the list. Proquest offers many limiters in various forms, from search tips, to single or multiple databases, to scholarly articles and full text, to suggested search terms, to formats.
Proquest also offers several citation and bibliographic helps, as well as alerts managing your findings. The email option is handy and the RSS feed option very helpful.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
SIRS Discoverer and Researcher
SIRS Discoverer was very interesting and easy to navigate. I love the result lists at the top of the results that shows how many hits by category the search produced. Armadios did result in 6 pictures and the reading levels varied.
The map section is great....with various options from weather to historical maps. With a daughter in Australia today, it was fun to look at that country and its maps.
I love the activities and the teacher ideas as well as the fiction databases. Education students often request fiction to back up their topics and here it is!!
I think the dictionary and thesaurus at the top is a handy starting place. And the keyword in natural language is helpful to young researchers and subject heading searches are equally valuable to more experienced researchers, as is the citation helps.
Researcher is a wonderful tool and time saver. Here in one place are both sides to a contemporary issue and the overview gives a summary in one paragraph. The related subjects is helpful to expand an issue. And again the information on the number of hits in a category can be benefical in speeding research. I searched "drilling for oil." Current information was readily available in various formats.
Curriculum pathfinders is a great educator tool for locating info in a subject area by suggesting alternative headings. Using the language arts subject area, I could quickly find literary criticisms and literature reviews for our local bookclubs. The interactive portion along the side is an added bonus.
Both Discoverer and Researcher were easy to use and I think could be of help in various ways to our patrons.
The map section is great....with various options from weather to historical maps. With a daughter in Australia today, it was fun to look at that country and its maps.
I love the activities and the teacher ideas as well as the fiction databases. Education students often request fiction to back up their topics and here it is!!
I think the dictionary and thesaurus at the top is a handy starting place. And the keyword in natural language is helpful to young researchers and subject heading searches are equally valuable to more experienced researchers, as is the citation helps.
Researcher is a wonderful tool and time saver. Here in one place are both sides to a contemporary issue and the overview gives a summary in one paragraph. The related subjects is helpful to expand an issue. And again the information on the number of hits in a category can be benefical in speeding research. I searched "drilling for oil." Current information was readily available in various formats.
Curriculum pathfinders is a great educator tool for locating info in a subject area by suggesting alternative headings. Using the language arts subject area, I could quickly find literary criticisms and literature reviews for our local bookclubs. The interactive portion along the side is an added bonus.
Both Discoverer and Researcher were easy to use and I think could be of help in various ways to our patrons.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
WB Foreign Language Edition
The coyote was discussed in detail here as well. Interesting to see the same material in another language.
This section of the WB is very interesting.....how fun it was to listen in Spanish. I can see our Spanish majors using this listening tool to help them learn to speak the language. This would be a great tool for them to use in their curriculum classes.
This section of the WB is very interesting.....how fun it was to listen in Spanish. I can see our Spanish majors using this listening tool to help them learn to speak the language. This would be a great tool for them to use in their curriculum classes.
WB Online Reference Center
This is a one stop research center!!! There are multiple research sourse suggestions. E-book references are also listed on the other side.
Pakistan with the read aloud feature, also listed are article content and related information!
I think the related information could be useful for our patrons as they disire more indepth information and details from a broader sourse base.
Also being able to have the article translated into several languages could be most helpful to our foreign exchange students and our diverse public sector.
Pakistan with the read aloud feature, also listed are article content and related information!
I think the related information could be useful for our patrons as they disire more indepth information and details from a broader sourse base.
Also being able to have the article translated into several languages could be most helpful to our foreign exchange students and our diverse public sector.
WB Online info Finder
Much more info...fewer graphics. Tools box is helpful and main section along the side offers many more associated items and suggestions.
The amount of info is much more detailed and indepth, covering appearances of coyotes, their family life and feeding patterns.
The amount of info is much more detailed and indepth, covering appearances of coyotes, their family life and feeding patterns.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
WB Online Public Library
Coyotes live in ND. I know because we used to hear them at night in Valley City.
World Book Discover
I love the read-aloud option and topic browser are great options. The life skills section is an interesting addition.
World Book Advanced
The Advanced section is much more research based. Suggested search areas are offered.
Searches can be done in various formats, e-books, multimedia, and primary sources are options many users would find helpful as well as the 'My research' resouce with citation lists.
Searches can be done in various formats, e-books, multimedia, and primary sources are options many users would find helpful as well as the 'My research' resouce with citation lists.
World Book for students
Student part is much more detailed and not as graphic driven.
Incorporates research tools with choices and more results. Related topics are also available.
The prompts and index along the side speeds navigation. Tools at top are valuable in research.
Easy to read and navigat.
Incorporates research tools with choices and more results. Related topics are also available.
The prompts and index along the side speeds navigation. Tools at top are valuable in research.
Easy to read and navigat.
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