1. Oh my! What was my biggest discovery? I'd have to say, via ArchiveGrid, finding my father's Musson family genealogical notes archived in the Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA! He and Robert F. Cell co-authored the book, MUSSON FAMILIES IN AMERICA, which Robert Cell published in 1993, three years after my father died.
Overall, I experienced many "biggest discoveries"! Having this summer opportunity to explore other databases the South Dakota State Library provides that I have not been using or promoting, has really opened my eyes.
For years, I have promoted ProQuest, and SIRS to high school students seeking information for speech topics, FCCLA Star Events research and Senior term paper topics.
For 14 years, I have been focused on getting two card-catalog libraries (12,000 volumes at their peak) weeded and ready for automation, teaching library skills classes to grades K-6, assisting students in grades 7-12 and their teachers find resources/interlibrary loans, doing Scholastic Book Fairs to earn new books, and then card-catalog-processing the usual 200 earned books, and since 2005, assigned to other duties elsewhere in the building for 2 hours per day.
Combining these two libraries into one location is being considered.
I've taken Webinars and attended the database presentations at SDLA, observing, but this Electronic Resources Edition Challenge has been the most helpful.
All high school students and teachers in Eureka School have laptop computers. These South-Dakota-State-Library-provided-databases literally, virtually, increase our holding$ by the thousand$. The available content at the click of a button i$ profound!
netLibrary's full text access to over 12,000 books appropriate for grades 6-12 is a God-send, especially for the Eureka High School Library. netLibrary ranks next in line to "biggest discovery."
Then there would be a tie between Learning Express Library and Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale Virtual Reference Library certainly fills the gaps in the High School Library's collection. Thanks to this summer class, I was able to pull up full text. For some reason, years earlier, all I could ever access in Gale Virtual Reference Library were the names of the resources and an abstract, no full text. Consequently, I ignored it. But no longer.
More wonderful surprises were revealed with AncestryLibrary, HeritageQuest, CAMIO, and Sanborn Maps--SD.
Thank you, thank you for offering this 10-week summer session on the Electronic Resources!
2. How will I promote or use the resources with patrons, colleagues or students?
At the 8:00 AM high school teachers meeting on Tuesday, August 31, 2010, I handed out copies of the South Dakota Libraries' Guide to Learning Express Library, LearningExpress Searchable eBooks, and the colored "puzzle map" complete list of the electronic resources with Learning Express Library and Practice Exams highlighted in yellow.
I gave a brief introduction to Learning Express Library at the end of the teachers meeting and spent an hour with the FACS teacher stepping her through how to use the database. She was specifically looking for a practice exam for dental hygienist, which we did not find, only dental assisting.
Before the meeting, I showed the English teacher (grades 8-12) the 364 books via Gale Virtual Reference Library on mythology and the UXL Encyclopedia of World Mythology. She was absolutely delighted! She also had had trouble finding full text in Gale Virtual Reference Library.
On Thursday, this same English teacher was speaking with the 6th grade teacher in the hall. As I passed by, I overheard her say,"We can use Learning Express Library that Merrill gave us, [to show and demonstrate] for [their] Technology Boot Camp assignment."(The elementary teachers have not yet received my Learning Express Library introduction.)
At the 8:00AM August 31st high school teachers meeting, I pointed out to the computer/personal finance teacher the Goof-Proof Personal Finance ebook. He seemed most interested. I have yet to follow up to see if he has had time to explore it.
For the past 3 years, I have been scheduled to do before school student tutoring and have been prevented from attending the high school teachers meetings. In May 2010, I specifically, emphatically stated to the Supt. that I needed to be at the high school teachers meetings, because that is the only time I can reach them. E-mail does not cut it. Face-to-Face does with a few seconds of demonstration. If more time is needed, we schedule it.
For each high school teachers meeting, I will be featuring one database at a time, handing out the prepared SD Libraries Guides for each database. I started doing this 4 years ago. I hope scheduling allows it to last. So far, so good.
And, I need to create my library "highway signs" for these databases in the high school library and a few for the halls, too!
Again, thank you, Julie and Jane!
At the 8:00
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Lesson 9--History and Genealogy Resources-AncestryLibrary, Heritage Quest and Sanborn Maps
Available only inside a library or school, AncestryLibrary includes U.S. Federal Census records from 1790 through 1930, has over 4000 searchable indexes and databases, immigration records, military records, Social Security Death Index, family histories, historical maps and yearbooks. AncestryLibrary continuously updates indexes and mades additions. AncestryLibrary is the largest online collection of genealogical records of family history and local history.
1. In searching for my name, I checked the exact match box and searched for Merrill Fisk Ackerman. No Results. I unchecked the exact match box and a Merrill A. Ackerman, spouse James W. Flume came up. Nope. Not me. Then I typed in my maiden name and came up with a residence in Danbury, Connecticut, 1955. Nope. Not me.
I refined the search and typed in Merrill M. Ackerman, South Dakota, 1945. Results: Merrill M. Ackerman. Residence 1992, Eureka, S.D.
I moused over U.S. Public Records Index Vol.I [Provo UT. original data: Voter Registration, Public Record filings, Historical Residential Records, Other household Database listings 1950-1993]
and the Preview Popup showed Merrill M. Ackerman, PO Box 71, Eureka,SD 57437-0071 (1992). Yes. There I am, and still am. But for 1995, PO Box 1, Eureka, SD 57437-0001 (1995) is erroneous information.
2. AncestryLibrary's search for a grandparent or great grandparent produced results on the first hit. Alfred Cornelius Musson USA New Jersey returned results of the 1900 United States Federal Census. His name was spelled Alford Musson with brackets [Alfred Musson], Westwood, Bergen, New Jersey, age 11, b. Oct 1888, New York, who was the son of James, born in England. Alfred C. was one of 8 children, 3 brothers and 4 sisters ranging 2 to 3 years apart. In the 1910, Alfred C., age 21, was still in his father's household in Woodcliff, Bergen, New Jersey. By 1930, Alfred C. was head of his own household with 3 children and his wife's aunt living with them in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut. On his World War II Draft Registration card, it showed his birth date to be 5 Oct 1886 and residing in Bronx, New York. His Draft Registration card in his own handwriting was such a find: his handwriting resembles my father's and my own large, bold, scrawling handwriting with some upper case letters and lower case letters.
I am so very pleased to find the 1900 census listing my great grandfather's children and their ages. This is the first time I am able to see how those 8 children line up with their names, birth dates and ages. Now, I can figure out their wives/husbands and children. I have to see the family tree drawn out to make sense of genealogy. My sister just keeps it all in her head, as did my mother and father, and is like a talking encyclopedia explaining who is/was who!
I want to go back and spend more time searching my great grandfather, James, and the Immigration & Emigration link, and the passenger lists to compare those online results with the records my father has in his book, written before online genealogical collections were available.
But, school is now in full force here, it is super crunch time with library automation in full swing, and more teaching duties have been added: DDN Art and individual student tutoring, until further notice. My sister will be so pleased when I tell her about these databases. She is coming to SD from TN and I will let her search!
3. The AncestryLibrary search under the "Photos and Maps" tab with "South Dakota" as keyword resulted in 2 catagories: Pictures. Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers.
Pictures= 174,662 U.S. School Yearbook Index. 929 Library of Congress Photo Collection, 1840-2000. 810 U.S. School Yearbooks. 10 U.S. Family Photo Collection, c.1850-2000.
Maps, Atlases, & Gazetteers= 85 Lippincott's Gazetteeer of the World, 1913.
I chose U.S. School Yearbook Index.
Sioux Falls College, Sioux Falls, SD, 1933.
South Dakota State College, Brookings, SD. 1939.
University of SD, Vermillion,SD 1942, 1949
Yankton HS, 1955, 1956.
University of SD, Vermillion, SD 1961, 1966, 1967.
and more, but no Eureka HS.
I did not explore the other indexes at this time.
Available from home and in libraries and schools, HeritageQuest also includes the U.S. Federal Census records from 1790 through 1930, and has over 25,000 family history and local history books. It contains PERSI, a periodical index of over 2 million genealogical and local history articles, a Revolutionary War Collection, Freedman's Bank Records (1865-1874) founded to serve African Americans, and Memorials, Petitions, and Private Relief Actionsof the U.S. Congress in the LexisNexis U.S. Serial Set.
Thank you for the HeritageQuest Online and AncestryLibrary Edition Comparison Chart!
4. Searching Books in HeritageQuest, I checked Places and entered Ridgewood, New Jersey with 61 results. Scanning the list of books, I selected #54, Staten Island and its People: A History, 1609-1929. I scrolled down the table of contents and clicked on Vol. II Chapter XXVI Old Families and their Homes. I found pictures of homes, Dutch Architecture, 1913, a Dutch Oven house, North Shore houses, 1922, but I did not find any families I recognized. Vol. II Index lists Censuses of 1698, 1702, 1706, 1731, 1737, 1771, 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860. There were 12 pages of Episcopal Churches, which I did not search. No Musson families in this book.
Places for New Jersey, Ridgewood, Cemeteries. No results. We're going to have a good time searching later.
Digital Sanborn Maps are historical fire maps for 82 South Dakota communities. The Sanford Map Company, established in 1867, provided fire insurance maps for almost 100 years.
5. South Dakota. Eureka [McPherson Co.] June 1921-June1939.
On this map, streets and avenues all have names. To date, only Main Avenue has retained it's original name. Post 1939, avenues are now lettered, A, B, C, etc. and all streets are numbered.
Buildings on this map that are still in use today are the following:
Sheet 1, Eureka Community Hospital. Steel joists, wood roof, tile brick. Map shows a coal bin attached to the front of the hospital, and the Nurses Home across the street, which today, is a private residence.
Sheet 3 shows the Zion American Lutheran Church.
Sheet 4 shows the bank location which is the same, but I do not know if the building is the same.
Sheet 1 gives water facilities and describes an artesian well, how deep (cannot read). Average daily consumption, 50,000 galllons. Fire Dept. 1 chief, 1 assistant chief, & 16 men volunteer., and more details Public lights electric. No fire resistive roofing ordinance.
My goodness! What a massive amount of information we have at the tip of our fingers!
1. In searching for my name, I checked the exact match box and searched for Merrill Fisk Ackerman. No Results. I unchecked the exact match box and a Merrill A. Ackerman, spouse James W. Flume came up. Nope. Not me. Then I typed in my maiden name and came up with a residence in Danbury, Connecticut, 1955. Nope. Not me.
I refined the search and typed in Merrill M. Ackerman, South Dakota, 1945. Results: Merrill M. Ackerman. Residence 1992, Eureka, S.D.
I moused over U.S. Public Records Index Vol.I [Provo UT. original data: Voter Registration, Public Record filings, Historical Residential Records, Other household Database listings 1950-1993]
and the Preview Popup showed Merrill M. Ackerman, PO Box 71, Eureka,SD 57437-0071 (1992). Yes. There I am, and still am. But for 1995, PO Box 1, Eureka, SD 57437-0001 (1995) is erroneous information.
2. AncestryLibrary's search for a grandparent or great grandparent produced results on the first hit. Alfred Cornelius Musson USA New Jersey returned results of the 1900 United States Federal Census. His name was spelled Alford Musson with brackets [Alfred Musson], Westwood, Bergen, New Jersey, age 11, b. Oct 1888, New York, who was the son of James, born in England. Alfred C. was one of 8 children, 3 brothers and 4 sisters ranging 2 to 3 years apart. In the 1910, Alfred C., age 21, was still in his father's household in Woodcliff, Bergen, New Jersey. By 1930, Alfred C. was head of his own household with 3 children and his wife's aunt living with them in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut. On his World War II Draft Registration card, it showed his birth date to be 5 Oct 1886 and residing in Bronx, New York. His Draft Registration card in his own handwriting was such a find: his handwriting resembles my father's and my own large, bold, scrawling handwriting with some upper case letters and lower case letters.
I am so very pleased to find the 1900 census listing my great grandfather's children and their ages. This is the first time I am able to see how those 8 children line up with their names, birth dates and ages. Now, I can figure out their wives/husbands and children. I have to see the family tree drawn out to make sense of genealogy. My sister just keeps it all in her head, as did my mother and father, and is like a talking encyclopedia explaining who is/was who!
I want to go back and spend more time searching my great grandfather, James, and the Immigration & Emigration link, and the passenger lists to compare those online results with the records my father has in his book, written before online genealogical collections were available.
But, school is now in full force here, it is super crunch time with library automation in full swing, and more teaching duties have been added: DDN Art and individual student tutoring, until further notice. My sister will be so pleased when I tell her about these databases. She is coming to SD from TN and I will let her search!
3. The AncestryLibrary search under the "Photos and Maps" tab with "South Dakota" as keyword resulted in 2 catagories: Pictures. Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers.
Pictures= 174,662 U.S. School Yearbook Index. 929 Library of Congress Photo Collection, 1840-2000. 810 U.S. School Yearbooks. 10 U.S. Family Photo Collection, c.1850-2000.
Maps, Atlases, & Gazetteers= 85 Lippincott's Gazetteeer of the World, 1913.
I chose U.S. School Yearbook Index.
Sioux Falls College, Sioux Falls, SD, 1933.
South Dakota State College, Brookings, SD. 1939.
University of SD, Vermillion,SD 1942, 1949
Yankton HS, 1955, 1956.
University of SD, Vermillion, SD 1961, 1966, 1967.
and more, but no Eureka HS.
I did not explore the other indexes at this time.
Available from home and in libraries and schools, HeritageQuest also includes the U.S. Federal Census records from 1790 through 1930, and has over 25,000 family history and local history books. It contains PERSI, a periodical index of over 2 million genealogical and local history articles, a Revolutionary War Collection, Freedman's Bank Records (1865-1874) founded to serve African Americans, and Memorials, Petitions, and Private Relief Actionsof the U.S. Congress in the LexisNexis U.S. Serial Set.
Thank you for the HeritageQuest Online and AncestryLibrary Edition Comparison Chart!
4. Searching Books in HeritageQuest, I checked Places and entered Ridgewood, New Jersey with 61 results. Scanning the list of books, I selected #54, Staten Island and its People: A History, 1609-1929. I scrolled down the table of contents and clicked on Vol. II Chapter XXVI Old Families and their Homes. I found pictures of homes, Dutch Architecture, 1913, a Dutch Oven house, North Shore houses, 1922, but I did not find any families I recognized. Vol. II Index lists Censuses of 1698, 1702, 1706, 1731, 1737, 1771, 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860. There were 12 pages of Episcopal Churches, which I did not search. No Musson families in this book.
Places for New Jersey, Ridgewood, Cemeteries. No results. We're going to have a good time searching later.
Digital Sanborn Maps are historical fire maps for 82 South Dakota communities. The Sanford Map Company, established in 1867, provided fire insurance maps for almost 100 years.
5. South Dakota. Eureka [McPherson Co.] June 1921-June1939.
On this map, streets and avenues all have names. To date, only Main Avenue has retained it's original name. Post 1939, avenues are now lettered, A, B, C, etc. and all streets are numbered.
Buildings on this map that are still in use today are the following:
Sheet 1, Eureka Community Hospital. Steel joists, wood roof, tile brick. Map shows a coal bin attached to the front of the hospital, and the Nurses Home across the street, which today, is a private residence.
Sheet 3 shows the Zion American Lutheran Church.
Sheet 4 shows the bank location which is the same, but I do not know if the building is the same.
Sheet 1 gives water facilities and describes an artesian well, how deep (cannot read). Average daily consumption, 50,000 galllons. Fire Dept. 1 chief, 1 assistant chief, & 16 men volunteer., and more details Public lights electric. No fire resistive roofing ordinance.
My goodness! What a massive amount of information we have at the tip of our fingers!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Lesson 8--Learning Express Library
Learning Express Library is online tutorials and has over 300 practice tests that one may repeat as many times as needed. ACT, SAT, GED, ASVAB and more tests with complete answer explanations and study suggestions are available on PC in 400+ South Dakota libraries and campuses and on PC in South Dakota State Government, plus, Learning Express Library is available from home by entering a library Barcode and Password or one's own library card number and creating a password and including Email.
I really like this new home page design. It is so welcoming, nonthreatening, and so much easier to use. Everything is explained so well on the What Do I Do Now? feature and within each course.
The tutorial link for Learning Express Library that South Dakota Library Challenge:Electronic Resources Edition supplied in this Lesson 8 was very helpful. Thank you!
1. Set up an account.
I clicked on New Users only to learn my username was already used. Then, I remembered I'd set up an account years earlier and went to Returning User Login. I typed in the same username and password and rediscovered the results of the courses/tests I'd taken: SAT Practice Essay I; ACT Writing Essay Practice Test; Algebra, Patterns, Functions practice 4. For the Essay course, 4 courses were listed to take, which I haven't taken yet. I like the suggested answer sample showing examples of a 6-point response, 5-point response, down to a 1-point response scoring.
2. Choose one..."Score my test"..."View Answers"
Learning Express Library's tests are exactly that: a fast learning experience! While taking the test, you realize what you know and what you do not know. The test is scored right away, and with a quick click, you are given explanations and courses/tools you need to help you improve right now, or later, as you have the time to schedule it in your life. What a wonderful tool for being able to educate, improve and advance! I'll be coming back to do some computer courses...and will be showing students and teachers (they'll love it!) this database, too. What a great tool for those students in study hall "with nothing to do" !
3. Job searching and resume writing..."Job Search and Workplace Skills"
I chose Job, Search, Resumes, Interviewing and peeked at Career Course: Succeeding on the Job, got hooked on Time Management and ended up doing the whole 4-segment course with 22 sections/readings just to see what it had in it. I found Handling Criticism in Segment 2, Managing Work Relationships, to be helpful, and How to talk to your boss about a raise or promotion in Segment 3, Promotions and Raises, calming, in this taxpayer-environment. Segment 4, Your Next Career Stop, How to Handle a Resignation said to make three (3) lists: 1. Provide an outline of day-to-day activities. 2. List all open projects and the status of each. 3. State/describe the location of all important files and other information. Include these three lists with the letter of resignation. This course also gave samples of letters of resignation.
I like the course outline bar on the left of the screen so one can see where he/she is and what is still ahead to do. One can stop at any time and return later to finish just by clicking on My Center and resuming where you left off.
4. eBooks.
I printed out the list of LearningExpress Searchable eBooks.
Under Math Skills, I will demonstrate/show and point out Goof-Proof Personal Finance to the Personal Finance/computer teacher.
I clicked on Goof-Proof Resumes and Cover Letters (by Felice P. Devine, First Edition, c2003, 141 pages) under Workplace Skills and Career Tools and added it to My Center.
There are 8 books in the High School Library that relate to Workplace Skills and Career Tools with copyright dates ranging from 1993 to 2001. Four books have been checked out once, and four books have never been checked out. These dates are considered recent compared to the age of most of the books in this library's collection., but I think these 8 may be withdrawn, and then advertise Learning Express Library and let Learning Express Library take center stage.
The High School Library was once a stage, complete with one window wall facing the study hall, and four doors, one in each direction, creating a short-cut from one side of the building to the other, a traffic lane. I need to make some highway signs advertising these databases, similar to the Burma Shave era (1950s) or the Wall Drug era (1930s--Ice Water)!!
The 8 books.....The number in ( ) is number of times book has been check out.
Joyce Lain Kennedy's Career Book c.1993 (0)
How to Land a Better Job c.1994 (0)
How to Get a Good Job and Keep it c.1994 (0)
The Quick Resume & Cover Letter Book c.1994 (1)
Dynamic Cover Letters c.1995 (1)
The Job Hunting Handbook: Job Outlook to 2006 c.1998 (0)
Panic Plan for the SAT c.1998 (1)
Hot Words for the SAT * 1 c2001 (1)
What do you think? Agree, all should be withdrawn ? Or does a book in hand with samples to see by flipping the pages or via index warrant a spot on the shelf? Something better than nothing? The 4 with zereo circulation will be withdrawn for sure. Two books with 1 circulation were checked out by the teacher teaching this subject in 2000. The other two books were checked out by students in 2004 and 2005.
I have never written a resume to obtain a job. For all the jobs I've ever held, the employer has come to me, including this one 16 years ago, before he hired me 2 years later in 1996.
Wow! What a useful database for life-long learning and employment!
I'll be roaming around in this one every chance I get.
I like the print feature that allows printing the one page I am on! :)
What an experience I am having in this South Dakota Library Challenge: Electronic Resource Edition course! Benefits galore!
I really like this new home page design. It is so welcoming, nonthreatening, and so much easier to use. Everything is explained so well on the What Do I Do Now? feature and within each course.
The tutorial link for Learning Express Library that South Dakota Library Challenge:Electronic Resources Edition supplied in this Lesson 8 was very helpful. Thank you!
1. Set up an account.
I clicked on New Users only to learn my username was already used. Then, I remembered I'd set up an account years earlier and went to Returning User Login. I typed in the same username and password and rediscovered the results of the courses/tests I'd taken: SAT Practice Essay I; ACT Writing Essay Practice Test; Algebra, Patterns, Functions practice 4. For the Essay course, 4 courses were listed to take, which I haven't taken yet. I like the suggested answer sample showing examples of a 6-point response, 5-point response, down to a 1-point response scoring.
2. Choose one..."Score my test"..."View Answers"
Learning Express Library's tests are exactly that: a fast learning experience! While taking the test, you realize what you know and what you do not know. The test is scored right away, and with a quick click, you are given explanations and courses/tools you need to help you improve right now, or later, as you have the time to schedule it in your life. What a wonderful tool for being able to educate, improve and advance! I'll be coming back to do some computer courses...and will be showing students and teachers (they'll love it!) this database, too. What a great tool for those students in study hall "with nothing to do" !
3. Job searching and resume writing..."Job Search and Workplace Skills"
I chose Job, Search, Resumes, Interviewing and peeked at Career Course: Succeeding on the Job, got hooked on Time Management and ended up doing the whole 4-segment course with 22 sections/readings just to see what it had in it. I found Handling Criticism in Segment 2, Managing Work Relationships, to be helpful, and How to talk to your boss about a raise or promotion in Segment 3, Promotions and Raises, calming, in this taxpayer-environment. Segment 4, Your Next Career Stop, How to Handle a Resignation said to make three (3) lists: 1. Provide an outline of day-to-day activities. 2. List all open projects and the status of each. 3. State/describe the location of all important files and other information. Include these three lists with the letter of resignation. This course also gave samples of letters of resignation.
I like the course outline bar on the left of the screen so one can see where he/she is and what is still ahead to do. One can stop at any time and return later to finish just by clicking on My Center and resuming where you left off.
4. eBooks.
I printed out the list of LearningExpress Searchable eBooks.
Under Math Skills, I will demonstrate/show and point out Goof-Proof Personal Finance to the Personal Finance/computer teacher.
I clicked on Goof-Proof Resumes and Cover Letters (by Felice P. Devine, First Edition, c2003, 141 pages) under Workplace Skills and Career Tools and added it to My Center.
There are 8 books in the High School Library that relate to Workplace Skills and Career Tools with copyright dates ranging from 1993 to 2001. Four books have been checked out once, and four books have never been checked out. These dates are considered recent compared to the age of most of the books in this library's collection., but I think these 8 may be withdrawn, and then advertise Learning Express Library and let Learning Express Library take center stage.
The High School Library was once a stage, complete with one window wall facing the study hall, and four doors, one in each direction, creating a short-cut from one side of the building to the other, a traffic lane. I need to make some highway signs advertising these databases, similar to the Burma Shave era (1950s) or the Wall Drug era (1930s--Ice Water)!!
The 8 books.....The number in ( ) is number of times book has been check out.
Joyce Lain Kennedy's Career Book c.1993 (0)
How to Land a Better Job c.1994 (0)
How to Get a Good Job and Keep it c.1994 (0)
The Quick Resume & Cover Letter Book c.1994 (1)
Dynamic Cover Letters c.1995 (1)
The Job Hunting Handbook: Job Outlook to 2006 c.1998 (0)
Panic Plan for the SAT c.1998 (1)
Hot Words for the SAT * 1 c2001 (1)
What do you think? Agree, all should be withdrawn ? Or does a book in hand with samples to see by flipping the pages or via index warrant a spot on the shelf? Something better than nothing? The 4 with zereo circulation will be withdrawn for sure. Two books with 1 circulation were checked out by the teacher teaching this subject in 2000. The other two books were checked out by students in 2004 and 2005.
I have never written a resume to obtain a job. For all the jobs I've ever held, the employer has come to me, including this one 16 years ago, before he hired me 2 years later in 1996.
Wow! What a useful database for life-long learning and employment!
I'll be roaming around in this one every chance I get.
I like the print feature that allows printing the one page I am on! :)
What an experience I am having in this South Dakota Library Challenge: Electronic Resource Edition course! Benefits galore!
Friday, August 13, 2010
Lesson 7--ArchiveGrid and CAMIO
ArchiveGrid is accessable only within schools, public, and academic libraries, is not full text, and may include notes and summaries. ArchiveGrid is for exploring and doing historical and genealogical research. It provides access to almost a million descriptions of archival collections held by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies, and worldwide archives. ArchiveGrid will tell you where the information is located and how to contact the archival institution.
Discovery Exercise Part 1--ArchiveGrid.
1. "Sitting Bull autograph card" typed in search box resulted in 1 result.
Sitting Bull 1834?-1890 Cornell University Library
Autograph card and envelope for card.
Forms part of the Native American Collection. (NAC)
Digitized for the Vanished Worlds, Enduring People exhibition.
Preferred Citation: Sitting Bull autograph card, #9052.
Division of Rare and manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Contact an archivist to learn more about access to materials in this collection.
Cornell University Location NIC Call Number 9052 Location rmc
Call Number: Archives 9052 Bd. Ms.
A Native American shaman, Sitting Bull was leader of the Hunpapa Sioux [Teton or Lakota]. He was known as Tatanka lyotake or Tatanka lyotanka or Ta-Tanka I-Yotan. Sitting Bull fought the Crow Indians, the advancement of white settlers into Sioux lands, and led his warriors in the battle of Little Bighorn against the U.S. soldiers of the 7th Calvary. Many were killed. Sitting Bull led his people to Canada to live, but later surrendered to U.S. forces. In the U.S. , Sitting Bull became part of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show tour. Unwilling to give up his Sioux traditions and the U.S. outlawed Ghost Dance, Sitting Bull was killed resisting arrest by U.S. soldiers.
2. Do a search of your own.
"Alfred Lyman Musson" = no results.
"Musson" = 59 records
Alfred Lyman Musson is my late father.
The first record #1 was exactly what I was looking for.
1. Musson family genealogical notes, Cell, Robert F.
Library of Virginia
Concerns Musson family. Compiled by Robert F. Cell and Alfred L. Musson.
When I clicked on this first record, I was directed to :
Contact an archivist to learn more about access to materials in this collection.
A direct link to Library of Virginia was supplied.
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
800-692-3500
Name
EMail
The Department you would like to contact (lists 15 choices + unknown/other)
ArchiveGrid will not allow printing of the pages of the 59 Musson results.
ArchiveGrid will not allow printing of the listing of the A to Z 1000+ libraries that hold archived materials.
ArchiveGrid will not allow printing of their home page listing some of the archival institutions.
ArchiveGrid will allow the bare bones contact information page.
Cell, Robert F.. comp.
Musson family genealogical notes.
31 leaves.
Notes and Summaries:
Restrictions on Access: There are no restrictions.
Described in: Hart, Lyndon H., Ill, comp. A Guide to genealogical notes and charts in the Archive Branch, Virginia State Library, Richmond: Virginia State Libray, 1983.
Concerns the Musson family. Compiled by Robert F. Cell and Alfred L. Musson.
Photocopies.
This collection covers:
Musson family
Musson, Alfred L., comp.
OCLC Record ID: 314404216
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In 1993, Robert F. Cell published the book, MUSSON FAMILIES IN AMERICA including allied spellings. This book published the results of my late father's and Robert Cell's joint effort beginning in 1978, of their genealogical searchings. Each man had begun his genealogical researching years earlier. Combining efforts revealed over 4000 names in the "America" portion and "well over that number in the British section." In order to keep track of the various families, they devised and used a number system based on the immigrant to America.
Before his death, my father published in 1986, EMMA BARENDIAN DE YOUNG HEARN .
She is my great, great Grandmother who came to America in a three masted sailing ship in 1847 at the age of 16.
I was unsure where the earlier original manuscript notes of Robert F. Cell and my father had been archived. Now I know, thanks to ArchiveGrid, and I also know how to access them should I ever want/need to do so! My sister wants me to help with continuing the family genealogical records. She is waiting for me to retire, so I can travel to libraries, grave yards, and family members with her!!!
CAMIO is the acronym for "Catalog of Art Museum Images Online".
An online collection that documents images of works of art, prehistory through contemporary, from around the world.
CAMIO allows one to print. All content is rights-cleared for educational use inside libraries, schools, and academic institutions.
One captivating feature of CAMIO's home page, is the slide show of fade-in, fade-out images of famous paintings with their citations.
When searching, I like the 2 choices offered: to view by list with Image, Title, Creator, Date, Type, Museum, or to view by Thumbnails, seeing the images lined up side-by-side on the page.
Discovery Exercise Part 2--CAMIO
1. "Paul Revere" typed, without quotation marks, in the search box revealed 34 items of silver pieces, paintings and prints. Silver pieces include Teaspoon, 1785; Sugar Bowl and Cover, 1795; Tea Urn, 1791; Salver, 1761; Sons of Liberty Bowl, 1768; Teapot, 1789; Two-Handled Covered Bowl, 1785; Coffee Urn, 1793; Sugar Urn, 1793; Teapot, 1770, Teapot, 1787, Sugar Basket, 1798; Sugar Urn, 1799; Creampot, 1799, Sugar Bowl, 1761; Print, black and white, The Boston Massacre; Tankard, 1795; Cann, wine quart, 1787; Goblet, 1782 circa; Sauce Boat, 1780-1800 circa; Sugar Basket, 1780-90.
The print, The Boston Massacre, was engraved, printed and sold by Paul Revere. According to CAMIO, it is entitled, The Bloody Massacre, 1770, or did I read it wrong? A copy of
Paul Revere's portrait by John Singleton Copley, circa 1769, Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston, appears in the 2003 print edition of World Book Encyclopedia, p. 267. I'd looked up the Boston Massacre p. 505, because the print beneath the image on CAMIO was so hard to read. The encyclopedia stated the picture was featured with a patriotic poem.
The CAMIO-listed-painting by Grant Wood, The Ride of Paul Revere, brought to mind, the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Paul Revere's Ride. "Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eigthteenth of April, in 'Seventy-five; ..."
2. "Sioux" typed in the search box obtained 63 results featuring articles of Clothing (cataloged under the title category of Costume and Jewelry) Book, Doll, Pipe Bowl, and Pipe Stem (cataloged under the title category of Sculpture), Photograph, Blanket Strip (cataloged under title category of Decortive Art and Utilitarian Object), Pouch, Double Saddle Bag, Turban, War Club, a 1871 painting by George Catlin, 1796-1872, and more artifacts.
3. Search for your favorite artist produced No Results for Thomas Kinkade.
I assume he is too contemporary for CAMIO.
I, then, searched several famous artists: Edgar Degas, 1834-1917, French, 166 works; Leonardo Da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian, 8 works; Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish, 994 works; Claude Monet, 1840-1926, French, 98 works, focusing on Edgar Degas.
In the 1950's, my father returned from Paris with a painting one of the customs persons thought was a Degas works, which indeed, certainly looks as if it could be, but another customs person said, according to my late father's story at the time, "Oh, it just a cheap imitation! Let him go!!" The painting is of two ballerina dancers. I searched to see if I could find anything similar and did find 5 works of dancers in similar poses.
Just seeing how each item in CAMIO is cataloged/accessioned by each museum was/is fascinating for me. In its beginning years, I worked on the acquisition committee of the Eureka Pioneer Museum of McPherson County measuring, describing, recording information for each artifact donated or purchased.
4. How would you and your community use this resource?
I will certainly use it to augment/book-talk the Eyewitness books on the famous artists, and tie-in the many works of poetry, available in the Elementary Library, when I do the poetry lessons in library skills classes.
For fourth grade, I read-aloud South Dakota books for the South Dakota curriculum studies. This year, I will also take grade four students to the computer lab and students will be typing in "Sioux" in CAMIO's search box!
All teachers, accept me, (no wall space room in our libraries) have just received SMART Boards this summer. Eureka School's art department was eliminated due to budget cuts 5 years ago. CAMIO can really fill a need here, plus tie-in with lessons presented via SMART Board.
ArchiveGrid and CAMIO can have many uses for history lessons, for the American Revolutionary War, for students in grades 2 and 6 doing family-tree projects, for German-Russian heritage searches here in Eureka.
I need to do more of the teacher meeting showing-the-databases sessions again.
I will be showing ArchiveGrid and CAMIO to the public library's librarian if she is not already aware of or utilizing them! I have never taken the time to explore them until now! Maybe she hasn't either.
5. Subject of your choice.
I chose to search piano, which resulted in 71 works on 4 pages.
I really liked the Workbox piano by Johann Christian Friedrich Gruneberg, European, Northern European, German, 1820.
Mahogany. 33 3/16 x 18 1/2 x 23 13/16/in. It even appears to have a mirror inside the lid.
I compared 4 square pianos, but none were as small as the Workbox piano.
Comparing the legs, elephant vs very delicate; a simple plain box shape vs ornate carvings covering the box; and placement of the key board were all so interesting features on these square pianos from the 1700s and 1800s.
What nice features CAMIO has with the slide show option, and being able to do 2 picture comparisons using the number assigned each image so all can be easily moved. Amazing technology! Web page use will have to be figured out on another day!
My goodness! Did I ever get involved in these two databases! Searching might never end!Enough already!
Discovery Exercise Part 1--ArchiveGrid.
1. "Sitting Bull autograph card" typed in search box resulted in 1 result.
Sitting Bull 1834?-1890 Cornell University Library
Autograph card and envelope for card.
Forms part of the Native American Collection. (NAC)
Digitized for the Vanished Worlds, Enduring People exhibition.
Preferred Citation: Sitting Bull autograph card, #9052.
Division of Rare and manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Contact an archivist to learn more about access to materials in this collection.
Cornell University Location NIC Call Number 9052 Location rmc
Call Number: Archives 9052 Bd. Ms.
A Native American shaman, Sitting Bull was leader of the Hunpapa Sioux [Teton or Lakota]. He was known as Tatanka lyotake or Tatanka lyotanka or Ta-Tanka I-Yotan. Sitting Bull fought the Crow Indians, the advancement of white settlers into Sioux lands, and led his warriors in the battle of Little Bighorn against the U.S. soldiers of the 7th Calvary. Many were killed. Sitting Bull led his people to Canada to live, but later surrendered to U.S. forces. In the U.S. , Sitting Bull became part of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show tour. Unwilling to give up his Sioux traditions and the U.S. outlawed Ghost Dance, Sitting Bull was killed resisting arrest by U.S. soldiers.
2. Do a search of your own.
"Alfred Lyman Musson" = no results.
"Musson" = 59 records
Alfred Lyman Musson is my late father.
The first record #1 was exactly what I was looking for.
1. Musson family genealogical notes, Cell, Robert F.
Library of Virginia
Concerns Musson family. Compiled by Robert F. Cell and Alfred L. Musson.
When I clicked on this first record, I was directed to :
Contact an archivist to learn more about access to materials in this collection.
A direct link to Library of Virginia was supplied.
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
800-692-3500
Name
The Department you would like to contact (lists 15 choices + unknown/other)
ArchiveGrid will not allow printing of the pages of the 59 Musson results.
ArchiveGrid will not allow printing of the listing of the A to Z 1000+ libraries that hold archived materials.
ArchiveGrid will not allow printing of their home page listing some of the archival institutions.
ArchiveGrid will allow the bare bones contact information page.
Cell, Robert F.. comp.
Musson family genealogical notes.
31 leaves.
Notes and Summaries:
Restrictions on Access: There are no restrictions.
Described in: Hart, Lyndon H., Ill, comp. A Guide to genealogical notes and charts in the Archive Branch, Virginia State Library, Richmond: Virginia State Libray, 1983.
Concerns the Musson family. Compiled by Robert F. Cell and Alfred L. Musson.
Photocopies.
This collection covers:
Musson family
Musson, Alfred L., comp.
OCLC Record ID: 314404216
*****************************
In 1993, Robert F. Cell published the book, MUSSON FAMILIES IN AMERICA including allied spellings. This book published the results of my late father's and Robert Cell's joint effort beginning in 1978, of their genealogical searchings. Each man had begun his genealogical researching years earlier. Combining efforts revealed over 4000 names in the "America" portion and "well over that number in the British section." In order to keep track of the various families, they devised and used a number system based on the immigrant to America.
Before his death, my father published in 1986, EMMA BARENDIAN DE YOUNG HEARN .
She is my great, great Grandmother who came to America in a three masted sailing ship in 1847 at the age of 16.
I was unsure where the earlier original manuscript notes of Robert F. Cell and my father had been archived. Now I know, thanks to ArchiveGrid, and I also know how to access them should I ever want/need to do so! My sister wants me to help with continuing the family genealogical records. She is waiting for me to retire, so I can travel to libraries, grave yards, and family members with her!!!
CAMIO is the acronym for "Catalog of Art Museum Images Online".
An online collection that documents images of works of art, prehistory through contemporary, from around the world.
CAMIO allows one to print. All content is rights-cleared for educational use inside libraries, schools, and academic institutions.
One captivating feature of CAMIO's home page, is the slide show of fade-in, fade-out images of famous paintings with their citations.
When searching, I like the 2 choices offered: to view by list with Image, Title, Creator, Date, Type, Museum, or to view by Thumbnails, seeing the images lined up side-by-side on the page.
Discovery Exercise Part 2--CAMIO
1. "Paul Revere" typed, without quotation marks, in the search box revealed 34 items of silver pieces, paintings and prints. Silver pieces include Teaspoon, 1785; Sugar Bowl and Cover, 1795; Tea Urn, 1791; Salver, 1761; Sons of Liberty Bowl, 1768; Teapot, 1789; Two-Handled Covered Bowl, 1785; Coffee Urn, 1793; Sugar Urn, 1793; Teapot, 1770, Teapot, 1787, Sugar Basket, 1798; Sugar Urn, 1799; Creampot, 1799, Sugar Bowl, 1761; Print, black and white, The Boston Massacre; Tankard, 1795; Cann, wine quart, 1787; Goblet, 1782 circa; Sauce Boat, 1780-1800 circa; Sugar Basket, 1780-90.
The print, The Boston Massacre, was engraved, printed and sold by Paul Revere. According to CAMIO, it is entitled, The Bloody Massacre, 1770, or did I read it wrong? A copy of
Paul Revere's portrait by John Singleton Copley, circa 1769, Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston, appears in the 2003 print edition of World Book Encyclopedia, p. 267. I'd looked up the Boston Massacre p. 505, because the print beneath the image on CAMIO was so hard to read. The encyclopedia stated the picture was featured with a patriotic poem.
The CAMIO-listed-painting by Grant Wood, The Ride of Paul Revere, brought to mind, the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Paul Revere's Ride. "Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eigthteenth of April, in 'Seventy-five; ..."
2. "Sioux" typed in the search box obtained 63 results featuring articles of Clothing (cataloged under the title category of Costume and Jewelry) Book, Doll, Pipe Bowl, and Pipe Stem (cataloged under the title category of Sculpture), Photograph, Blanket Strip (cataloged under title category of Decortive Art and Utilitarian Object), Pouch, Double Saddle Bag, Turban, War Club, a 1871 painting by George Catlin, 1796-1872, and more artifacts.
3. Search for your favorite artist produced No Results for Thomas Kinkade.
I assume he is too contemporary for CAMIO.
I, then, searched several famous artists: Edgar Degas, 1834-1917, French, 166 works; Leonardo Da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian, 8 works; Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish, 994 works; Claude Monet, 1840-1926, French, 98 works, focusing on Edgar Degas.
In the 1950's, my father returned from Paris with a painting one of the customs persons thought was a Degas works, which indeed, certainly looks as if it could be, but another customs person said, according to my late father's story at the time, "Oh, it just a cheap imitation! Let him go!!" The painting is of two ballerina dancers. I searched to see if I could find anything similar and did find 5 works of dancers in similar poses.
Just seeing how each item in CAMIO is cataloged/accessioned by each museum was/is fascinating for me. In its beginning years, I worked on the acquisition committee of the Eureka Pioneer Museum of McPherson County measuring, describing, recording information for each artifact donated or purchased.
4. How would you and your community use this resource?
I will certainly use it to augment/book-talk the Eyewitness books on the famous artists, and tie-in the many works of poetry, available in the Elementary Library, when I do the poetry lessons in library skills classes.
For fourth grade, I read-aloud South Dakota books for the South Dakota curriculum studies. This year, I will also take grade four students to the computer lab and students will be typing in "Sioux" in CAMIO's search box!
All teachers, accept me, (no wall space room in our libraries) have just received SMART Boards this summer. Eureka School's art department was eliminated due to budget cuts 5 years ago. CAMIO can really fill a need here, plus tie-in with lessons presented via SMART Board.
ArchiveGrid and CAMIO can have many uses for history lessons, for the American Revolutionary War, for students in grades 2 and 6 doing family-tree projects, for German-Russian heritage searches here in Eureka.
I need to do more of the teacher meeting showing-the-databases sessions again.
I will be showing ArchiveGrid and CAMIO to the public library's librarian if she is not already aware of or utilizing them! I have never taken the time to explore them until now! Maybe she hasn't either.
5. Subject of your choice.
I chose to search piano, which resulted in 71 works on 4 pages.
I really liked the Workbox piano by Johann Christian Friedrich Gruneberg, European, Northern European, German, 1820.
Mahogany. 33 3/16 x 18 1/2 x 23 13/16/in. It even appears to have a mirror inside the lid.
I compared 4 square pianos, but none were as small as the Workbox piano.
Comparing the legs, elephant vs very delicate; a simple plain box shape vs ornate carvings covering the box; and placement of the key board were all so interesting features on these square pianos from the 1700s and 1800s.
What nice features CAMIO has with the slide show option, and being able to do 2 picture comparisons using the number assigned each image so all can be easily moved. Amazing technology! Web page use will have to be figured out on another day!
My goodness! Did I ever get involved in these two databases! Searching might never end!Enough already!
Friday, August 6, 2010
Lesson 6--WorldCat and More FirstSearch Indexes
WorldCat is an international catalog containing over 174,000 records found in 72,000+ libraries, including South Dakota State Library and 25+ other libraries in South Dakota.
Discovery Exercise part 1
1.Using Advanced Search, and
2. "Title Phrase" with limiter "Books", I typed in Voyage of the Beagle, The and I received 1527 libraries owning it. In choice #1 Darvin's Century Evolution and the Men Who Discovered It was listed first with The Voyage of the Beagle listed as #2 choice.
When I put in more limiters of "year", copyright date of 1959, and "author phrase" of Darwin, Charles, The University of South Dakota was the top library and had a copyright date listed as c1959, 1839.
I added "Publisher", Harper & Row, and received 1 result, the exact book information I was searching for, is located in Canada at the University of DuQuebec, Trois-Rivieres. Eureka Elementary Library has one and Iwanted to check on the Dewey Number and found 6 different Dewey numbers used for this book: 574.9 (which is the one Eureka has on the spine label), 508, 508.3, 508.8, 508.092B, and 808! I stayed with 574.9.
3. Clicking on the highlighted author's name, Darwin, Charles, resulted in 7,586 records found with 5,538 records in English. 6,843 books; 532 Internet; 77 Articles; 47 Sound; 38 Archival; 21 Computer; 18 Visual; 6 Serials; 3 Score; 1 Maps.
Under subjects Charles Darwin was listed again with 7,652 results. 5,903 books; 892 Internet; 488 Visual; 187 Sound; 74 Archival; 71 Articles; 23 Computer; 10 Serials; 4 Scores. I clicked on Articles and found Journal of History of Biology, Vol. 19, No. 1 (Spring 1986) and many more journals, some British.
These features of author and subject I had never used. These are very nice to have to delve deeper, using WorldCat as a reference tool.
Other FirstSearch Indexes
"Search in database" drop down menu listed what is available. I will view the archived version of the Webinar October 2009 and the Participant Guide at another time, as soon as I get the Elementary Library ready for school to start.! It is under siege right now with inventory/weeding/ and ResourceMate underway, every table loaded down, plus new books arriving to get shelf ready!
Discovery Exercise part 2
"Search database" drop down, select OAIster, "Keyword" search using "Subject Phrase" South Dakota produced 145 records. I selected record #10, Observations on Bats at Badlands National Park, South Dakota Publication: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska. Clicking on "Access" in the full record, takes you right to the publication with an abstract of the article. "During the summers of 1992 and 1993, we"... (I am assuming the 3 authors listed are the "we", who hale from University of New Mexico, and the University of Northern Colorado) "conducted a survey of bats..." They captured bats and recorded species, age class, sex, and reproductive condition for each individual netted. The Badlands National Park is an important summer habitat and migration stopover for bats.
WorldCat has a whole lot more than I ever realized! I have been using WorldCat only for copy cataloging and to determine call numbers! I was never aware of all these other features available! My goodness, what a revelation! I'll be exploring this database more! Thank you!
Discovery Exercise part 1
1.Using Advanced Search, and
2. "Title Phrase" with limiter "Books", I typed in Voyage of the Beagle, The and I received 1527 libraries owning it. In choice #1 Darvin's Century Evolution and the Men Who Discovered It was listed first with The Voyage of the Beagle listed as #2 choice.
When I put in more limiters of "year", copyright date of 1959, and "author phrase" of Darwin, Charles, The University of South Dakota was the top library and had a copyright date listed as c1959, 1839.
I added "Publisher", Harper & Row, and received 1 result, the exact book information I was searching for, is located in Canada at the University of DuQuebec, Trois-Rivieres. Eureka Elementary Library has one and Iwanted to check on the Dewey Number and found 6 different Dewey numbers used for this book: 574.9 (which is the one Eureka has on the spine label), 508, 508.3, 508.8, 508.092B, and 808! I stayed with 574.9.
3. Clicking on the highlighted author's name, Darwin, Charles, resulted in 7,586 records found with 5,538 records in English. 6,843 books; 532 Internet; 77 Articles; 47 Sound; 38 Archival; 21 Computer; 18 Visual; 6 Serials; 3 Score; 1 Maps.
Under subjects Charles Darwin was listed again with 7,652 results. 5,903 books; 892 Internet; 488 Visual; 187 Sound; 74 Archival; 71 Articles; 23 Computer; 10 Serials; 4 Scores. I clicked on Articles and found Journal of History of Biology, Vol. 19, No. 1 (Spring 1986) and many more journals, some British.
These features of author and subject I had never used. These are very nice to have to delve deeper, using WorldCat as a reference tool.
Other FirstSearch Indexes
"Search in database" drop down menu listed what is available. I will view the archived version of the Webinar October 2009 and the Participant Guide at another time, as soon as I get the Elementary Library ready for school to start.! It is under siege right now with inventory/weeding/ and ResourceMate underway, every table loaded down, plus new books arriving to get shelf ready!
Discovery Exercise part 2
"Search database" drop down, select OAIster, "Keyword" search using "Subject Phrase" South Dakota produced 145 records. I selected record #10, Observations on Bats at Badlands National Park, South Dakota Publication: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska. Clicking on "Access" in the full record, takes you right to the publication with an abstract of the article. "During the summers of 1992 and 1993, we"... (I am assuming the 3 authors listed are the "we", who hale from University of New Mexico, and the University of Northern Colorado) "conducted a survey of bats..." They captured bats and recorded species, age class, sex, and reproductive condition for each individual netted. The Badlands National Park is an important summer habitat and migration stopover for bats.
WorldCat has a whole lot more than I ever realized! I have been using WorldCat only for copy cataloging and to determine call numbers! I was never aware of all these other features available! My goodness, what a revelation! I'll be exploring this database more! Thank you!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Lesson 5--NetLibrary
NetLibrary offers Full-Text access to over 12,000 books appropriate for grades 6 through 12, and adult. I like the features of NetLibrary's panel on the left of the screen that allows direct access to contents, e-content details (which lists author, publication, product ID, ebook ISBN, subject, language), and options offfers add to favorites, Email information. The notes tab allows you to create an account so one can use NetLibrary from home. The dictionary tab pulls up 4th Ed. dictionary, Rogets thesaurus, English to Spanish and Spanish to English. Currently viewing lists where you are right now and lists where you have been searching. Back to search results transports you right back to your list of books. Very easy to use!
I learned in Lesson 3--ProQuest searches that "one-half of all our citizens are touched by divorce in their lifetimes." (Joseph N. DuCanto)
1. This 2010 summer, divorce has entered my life. One friend and a close family member are both going through divorce, plus, as a school teacher/librarian, I work with students whose parents have divorced, or are going through divorce. These students show signs of preoccupation and struggle to do school work. Their faces are always sad. So, I remain focused on divorce as the topic of interest. Full-Text divorce produced 5,511 ebooks. Keyword divorce resulted in 15 ebooks.
Of the 15 ebooks, I spent considerable time reading the following 4 ebooks and taking notes: The Divorce Mediation Handbook: Everything You Need to Know by Paula James. Publication: San Francisco, Calif. Jossey BAss, 1997. I was not aware of "divorce mediation" until I read this book. The author says 80% of divorcing couples are better off mediating. The mediator is someone who is neutral and can encourage a calm discussion of the parties' needs and concerns rather than jockeying for position status in negotiations as is done by the lawyer. Women need to remember that they must say what they want because men are inclined to negotiate. The book contains sample stories to illustrate points made.
Coping With Divorce, Single Parenting, and Remarriage: A risk and Resiliency Perspective by Mavis E. Hetherington. Publication: Mahwah, N.J. Lawrence Eribaum Associates, Inc., 1999, has 14 chapters. I focused on Part III, chapter 6, Father Absence and the Welfare of Children, p.117. Children who grow up apart from their biological fathers do less well, are less likely to finish high school and attend college, less likely to find and keep a steady job, and the girls more likely to become teen mothers. Why? Fathers who live apart from their children are less likely to share their income with the children, the mother's and child's standard of living declines, parental time and supervision is less. To maintain regular routines and systems of supervision is very hard to achieve in one-parent families.
Helping Children Cope With Divorce by Edward Teyber. Publication: San Francisco, Calif. Jossey Bass, 2001. Young children have limited thinking abilities and time frame. They have not learned how to project themselves hours and days into the future. (p.32). "The attachment bonds we form with our parents when we are children are the essence of what is most human about us." (p. 35) From these early attachments, we develop the capacities to feel empathy, compassion, and love for others. Separation anxieties are intense for adults as well as children. Grandparents' roles and responsibilities and financial obligations to younger generations are touched upon in this book. Persons over 65 years of age control about 30% of all family networth in the United States and will represent 20% of the population by the year 2030. (p. 62).
The Eureka School libraries have 2 books on divorce, one in each library. NetLibrary has come to the rescue big time! Thank you, NetLibrary!!
Fighting for Your Marriage: Positive Steps for Preventing Divorce and Preserving a Lasting Love by Howard Markman, Scott Stanley, and Susan L. Blumberg. Publication: San Francisco, Calif. Jossey Bass, 1994. This book lists 4 harmful conversation patterns, uses conversations of couples arguing as examples, and tells what to do to stop these harmful patterns with examples demonstating what to say. (1.) Escalation. To Stop:Steer out of pattern, use softer voice, end on positive note. (p.17) (2.) Invalidation: Painful Put-Downs. To Stop: Show respect for and acknowledge the other's point of view. Don't have to agree, but respect and listen. (p. 20) (3.a) Withdrawal and Avoidance: Hide and Seek. This pattern is one of the most powerful predictors of unhappiness and divorce. (p.22) It gets worse if allowed to continue. Pursuers push more to get an issue discussed and withdrawers withdraw more. (p.32).(3.b) Physical Violence and Healthy Withdrawal. If conflict escalates to physical aggression, withdrawal is better. To Stop: Have to agree to stop the pattern. Set up a time when both agree on a comfortable time to face the issue. (4.)Negative Interpretations: When Preception is Worse than Realty. (p.25) I found this book to be an excellent source for handling conflict, dealing with issues, expectations, committments and more!
2. Constitution Day Full-Text resulted in 1,067 ebooks, pulling up Martin Luther King Day as well. "Constitution Day" Full-Text resulted in 21 ebooks and pulled up constitution day in other countries, too. I selected Representing Popular Sovereignty: The Constitution in American Political Culture. SUNY Series in American Constitutionalism by Daniel Lessard Levin. Publication: Albany State University of New York Press, 1999. The Search within this ebook feature will take you directly to the page where your search terms are found. I found this reference to be profound, detailing the struggles to even get a Constitution Day established, the troubles of trying to define a concept, a document, how to personify the Constitution to advertize and promote it. Pages 3-6, 14-22, 53-60 (Marketing the Constitution) certainly broadened my view and understandings of what the Commission on the Bicentennial had to do to promote the Bicentennial!
In past years in grade 6, I have taught a unit on the Bill of Rights and the ten amendments. I used 6 print references, and the lesson plans from The Constitution and Bill of Rights: An Institute for Secondary and Upper Elementary Teachers. We the People... Lesson Plans Submitted to the Commisssion on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution by the University of South Dakota. 1992.
Full-Text Bill of Rights 1,100 ebooks. Listing each amendment in quotation marks, Full-Text "First Amendment" 298 ebooks. The results ranged from 6 ebooks for "Twelfth Amendment" to 209 ebooks for "Fourteenth Amendment." Full-Text "Articles of Confederation" 94 ebooks.
Listing only titles and not all the bibliographical data for each book, I found the following 10 books of value: 1. The Articles of Confederation. 2. The Federalist Papers. 3. The Complete Idiot's Guide to American History [Part 3: Building the House. Chapter 11. From Many, One (1787-1797)] [The Articles of Confederation led to the Constitution, to the Electoral college, George Washington set the qualities for President.] 4. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the American Presidents. 5. The Bill of Rights: A Bicentennial Assessment. 6.Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States from George Washington to Bill Clinton. 7. Let's Celebrate Today: Calendars, Events and Holidays.
8. Shaping the Eighteenth Amendment: Temperance Report, Legal Culture, and the Polity, 1880-1920. 9. The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System. 10.
Trust and Risk in Internet Commerce. A tremendous amount of resources to augment the libraries, American History and government classes and more. Thank you, NetLibrary!
3. Full-Text western AND history Publisher Nebraska resulted in 43 ebooks. Full-Text "Western History" Publisher Nebraska pulled up 13 ebooks. What a find! Thank you! I do like to read about Native Americans. Joseph M. Marshall III is one of my favorite authors. I selected the following 5 books to browse. Again, I will only list titles. I will return to this search again for some more great ebook reading!
a. Great Western Indian Fights by B. W. Allred. 1966. This book has maps. The Bozeman Trail, 1866-1868. b. Letters of Mari Sandoz by Mari Sandoz, Helen Winter Stauffer. 1992. I found most intriguing. c. From Fort Laramie to Wounded Knee: In the West That Was by Charles W. Allen. Edited with an introduction by Richard E. Jensen. 1997. What a life! What a book! It took years to find a publisher. Allen was a survivor of the Battle of Wounded Knee and married into the Oglala Sioux Tribe. From eyewitnesses, as well as his own experiences, Allen describes the battle. A third of the book is devoted to events leading up to the Wounded Knee Massacre.
d. Old Deadwood Days by Estelline Bennett. 1982. The earliest print of Deadwood Gulch shows burned out timber on the hillside, which gave the place its name. (p.20). e. The Medicine Men: Oglala Sioux Ceremony and Healing. Again, NetLibrary has increased our "holdings" a thousandfold! Thank you!
These databases just keep getting better and better. Thank you for offering this Challenge: Electronic Resources Edition.
And it is a challenge, as I am still doing inventory/weeding in the elementary library, and have yet to get back to the high school library's inventory/weeding, plus am also deep into doing automation via ResourceMate. The school board has hired a retired English teacher to help, but I have to be here to answer her questions and explain how cataloging works! It's working! :)
I learned in Lesson 3--ProQuest searches that "one-half of all our citizens are touched by divorce in their lifetimes." (Joseph N. DuCanto)
1. This 2010 summer, divorce has entered my life. One friend and a close family member are both going through divorce, plus, as a school teacher/librarian, I work with students whose parents have divorced, or are going through divorce. These students show signs of preoccupation and struggle to do school work. Their faces are always sad. So, I remain focused on divorce as the topic of interest. Full-Text divorce produced 5,511 ebooks. Keyword divorce resulted in 15 ebooks.
Of the 15 ebooks, I spent considerable time reading the following 4 ebooks and taking notes: The Divorce Mediation Handbook: Everything You Need to Know by Paula James. Publication: San Francisco, Calif. Jossey BAss, 1997. I was not aware of "divorce mediation" until I read this book. The author says 80% of divorcing couples are better off mediating. The mediator is someone who is neutral and can encourage a calm discussion of the parties' needs and concerns rather than jockeying for position status in negotiations as is done by the lawyer. Women need to remember that they must say what they want because men are inclined to negotiate. The book contains sample stories to illustrate points made.
Coping With Divorce, Single Parenting, and Remarriage: A risk and Resiliency Perspective by Mavis E. Hetherington. Publication: Mahwah, N.J. Lawrence Eribaum Associates, Inc., 1999, has 14 chapters. I focused on Part III, chapter 6, Father Absence and the Welfare of Children, p.117. Children who grow up apart from their biological fathers do less well, are less likely to finish high school and attend college, less likely to find and keep a steady job, and the girls more likely to become teen mothers. Why? Fathers who live apart from their children are less likely to share their income with the children, the mother's and child's standard of living declines, parental time and supervision is less. To maintain regular routines and systems of supervision is very hard to achieve in one-parent families.
Helping Children Cope With Divorce by Edward Teyber. Publication: San Francisco, Calif. Jossey Bass, 2001. Young children have limited thinking abilities and time frame. They have not learned how to project themselves hours and days into the future. (p.32). "The attachment bonds we form with our parents when we are children are the essence of what is most human about us." (p. 35) From these early attachments, we develop the capacities to feel empathy, compassion, and love for others. Separation anxieties are intense for adults as well as children. Grandparents' roles and responsibilities and financial obligations to younger generations are touched upon in this book. Persons over 65 years of age control about 30% of all family networth in the United States and will represent 20% of the population by the year 2030. (p. 62).
The Eureka School libraries have 2 books on divorce, one in each library. NetLibrary has come to the rescue big time! Thank you, NetLibrary!!
Fighting for Your Marriage: Positive Steps for Preventing Divorce and Preserving a Lasting Love by Howard Markman, Scott Stanley, and Susan L. Blumberg. Publication: San Francisco, Calif. Jossey Bass, 1994. This book lists 4 harmful conversation patterns, uses conversations of couples arguing as examples, and tells what to do to stop these harmful patterns with examples demonstating what to say. (1.) Escalation. To Stop:Steer out of pattern, use softer voice, end on positive note. (p.17) (2.) Invalidation: Painful Put-Downs. To Stop: Show respect for and acknowledge the other's point of view. Don't have to agree, but respect and listen. (p. 20) (3.a) Withdrawal and Avoidance: Hide and Seek. This pattern is one of the most powerful predictors of unhappiness and divorce. (p.22) It gets worse if allowed to continue. Pursuers push more to get an issue discussed and withdrawers withdraw more. (p.32).(3.b) Physical Violence and Healthy Withdrawal. If conflict escalates to physical aggression, withdrawal is better. To Stop: Have to agree to stop the pattern. Set up a time when both agree on a comfortable time to face the issue. (4.)Negative Interpretations: When Preception is Worse than Realty. (p.25) I found this book to be an excellent source for handling conflict, dealing with issues, expectations, committments and more!
2. Constitution Day Full-Text resulted in 1,067 ebooks, pulling up Martin Luther King Day as well. "Constitution Day" Full-Text resulted in 21 ebooks and pulled up constitution day in other countries, too. I selected Representing Popular Sovereignty: The Constitution in American Political Culture. SUNY Series in American Constitutionalism by Daniel Lessard Levin. Publication: Albany State University of New York Press, 1999. The Search within this ebook feature will take you directly to the page where your search terms are found. I found this reference to be profound, detailing the struggles to even get a Constitution Day established, the troubles of trying to define a concept, a document, how to personify the Constitution to advertize and promote it. Pages 3-6, 14-22, 53-60 (Marketing the Constitution) certainly broadened my view and understandings of what the Commission on the Bicentennial had to do to promote the Bicentennial!
In past years in grade 6, I have taught a unit on the Bill of Rights and the ten amendments. I used 6 print references, and the lesson plans from The Constitution and Bill of Rights: An Institute for Secondary and Upper Elementary Teachers. We the People... Lesson Plans Submitted to the Commisssion on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution by the University of South Dakota. 1992.
Full-Text Bill of Rights 1,100 ebooks. Listing each amendment in quotation marks, Full-Text "First Amendment" 298 ebooks. The results ranged from 6 ebooks for "Twelfth Amendment" to 209 ebooks for "Fourteenth Amendment." Full-Text "Articles of Confederation" 94 ebooks.
Listing only titles and not all the bibliographical data for each book, I found the following 10 books of value: 1. The Articles of Confederation. 2. The Federalist Papers. 3. The Complete Idiot's Guide to American History [Part 3: Building the House. Chapter 11. From Many, One (1787-1797)] [The Articles of Confederation led to the Constitution, to the Electoral college, George Washington set the qualities for President.] 4. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the American Presidents. 5. The Bill of Rights: A Bicentennial Assessment. 6.Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States from George Washington to Bill Clinton. 7. Let's Celebrate Today: Calendars, Events and Holidays.
8. Shaping the Eighteenth Amendment: Temperance Report, Legal Culture, and the Polity, 1880-1920. 9. The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System. 10.
Trust and Risk in Internet Commerce. A tremendous amount of resources to augment the libraries, American History and government classes and more. Thank you, NetLibrary!
3. Full-Text western AND history Publisher Nebraska resulted in 43 ebooks. Full-Text "Western History" Publisher Nebraska pulled up 13 ebooks. What a find! Thank you! I do like to read about Native Americans. Joseph M. Marshall III is one of my favorite authors. I selected the following 5 books to browse. Again, I will only list titles. I will return to this search again for some more great ebook reading!
a. Great Western Indian Fights by B. W. Allred. 1966. This book has maps. The Bozeman Trail, 1866-1868. b. Letters of Mari Sandoz by Mari Sandoz, Helen Winter Stauffer. 1992. I found most intriguing. c. From Fort Laramie to Wounded Knee: In the West That Was by Charles W. Allen. Edited with an introduction by Richard E. Jensen. 1997. What a life! What a book! It took years to find a publisher. Allen was a survivor of the Battle of Wounded Knee and married into the Oglala Sioux Tribe. From eyewitnesses, as well as his own experiences, Allen describes the battle. A third of the book is devoted to events leading up to the Wounded Knee Massacre.
d. Old Deadwood Days by Estelline Bennett. 1982. The earliest print of Deadwood Gulch shows burned out timber on the hillside, which gave the place its name. (p.20). e. The Medicine Men: Oglala Sioux Ceremony and Healing. Again, NetLibrary has increased our "holdings" a thousandfold! Thank you!
These databases just keep getting better and better. Thank you for offering this Challenge: Electronic Resources Edition.
And it is a challenge, as I am still doing inventory/weeding in the elementary library, and have yet to get back to the high school library's inventory/weeding, plus am also deep into doing automation via ResourceMate. The school board has hired a retired English teacher to help, but I have to be here to answer her questions and explain how cataloging works! It's working! :)
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Lesson 4--Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library--75 titles of publications divided into 11 categories of Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Nation and World, Religion, Science, Social Science, make up the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
1. I chose the science publication, Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton, 3 volumes, c2006. Browsing through the Table of Contents, I looked at The Periodical Table Revised. I then chose the 7 page article, "Radon (Revised)," original copyright 1999 U-X-L, c2005 Gale, Cengage Learning, and updated in 2006 for the ebook edition, Volume 3.
"Radon (Revised)" is divided into 11 sections: Overview, Discovery and Naming, Physical Properties [my note=colorless, odorless, 7 times as dense as air], Chemical Properties, Radon the Secret Visitor [my note=can be hiding in the basement of one's home. A gas, it floats upward from uranium found in the Earth's crust. Radon gives off radiation that kills cells. Radon kits can be used to check a home for radon.],Occurrence in Nature, Isotopes, Extraction, Uses, Compounds, Health Effects.
For 3 years, the science teacher and I had been building the science core collection in the High School Library. In May 2009, I had ordered one set of 6 books in the series Understanding the Elements of the Periodical Table (Reading Level 6, Interest Level 5-8) by the Rosen Publishing Group. Students, in their browsing, had gotten quite excited about easily learning more about the elements. She wanted to use these colorful reference books to inspire the chemistry students for their report projects she was planning to do.
Comparing the 47 page book Radon by Janey Levy, published by Rosen to the 7 page article with 11 sections published by Gale, the book has colorful pictures and illustrations and 12 features: Introduction, 5 chapters, the Periodical Tale of Elements, Glossary, Sources for more information, Further Reading, Web sites, Bibliography, Index. The book details information on radon in buildings, how to use the radon kit, how to reduce radon in one's house. In May 2010, I'd ordered all the rest of the 8 sets , only to have the Supt. cancel the entire order, because the science teacher is no longer on staff. So, I will be showing the new science teacher the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Not so sure Gale replaces Rosen, but until another science teacher requests Rosen, Gale will be #1 in science core collection for now. I also pulled up Gale's "Neon (Revised)" and "Argon (Revised)." Each element's information is presented in the same 11 section titles as Radon.
2. "Basic Search" has several tools: Print Preview, e-mail , Download, Download MP3, Citation Tools, and a translation feature to translate text into Arabic, Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish!
Using "Basic Search," to answer the question, "What foods have zinc in them?", I typed zinc and 164 books was the result. I narrowed the search by typing foods with zinc and the following 5 books were the result:
(1) Dupler, Douglas. "Nutritional Supplements" The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Vol. 4. 3rd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p2648-2652. No food sources listed.
(2) Rowland, Belinda. "Taste Alteration." The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer. Ed. Jacqueline L. Longe. Vol. 2. end ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p1170-1171. Yes. Foods that are rich in zinc include oysters, crab, beef, pork, eggs, nuts, yogurt, and whole grains.
(3) Brody, Tom and Samuel Uretsky. "Minerals." The Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy Through Adolsecence. Ed. Kristine Krapp and Jeffrey Wilson. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p1186-1188. Yes. Best foods for zinc are lamb, beef, leafy grains, root vegetables such as potatoes and carrots, shell fish, organ meats such as liver or kidneys. Then, going all the way to the index at the end of this "Minerals" article to "Zinc, sources of" 3: 1182; 4:1912, I clicked on each one to be connected directly to 2 other references: one in Vol 3. Brewers yeast, eggs, fish, meats, beans, mushrooms, nuts, seeds, whole grains. Vol.3 p. 1176-1182; and the other one in Vol 4. "Vegeterianism" zinc is abundant in nuts, pumpkin seeds, beans, whole grains, and tofu. Vol. 4 p1912.
(4) Tran, Mai and Teresa G. Odle. "Nutrition." The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Vol.4 3rd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p2643-2647. No food sources listed, but emphasizes that good nutrition promotes health and helps prevent disease and lists and explains the 6 categories of nutrients: protein, carbohydrates, fats, fibers, vitamins and minerals and water. Near the end of the article, it lists side effects of too much Vit. A, B1, B6, Vit. C, Vit. D, phosphorus and zinc. Too much zinc, a trace mineral, can affect absorption of copper and iron and suppresses the immune system. Trace minerals "participate in most chemical reactions in the body"...and "are needed to manufacture important horomones."
(5) Dupler, Douglas. "Detoxification." The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Vol. 2. 3rd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p1148-1151. No food sources listed. Spoke of zinc deficiency.
I could not get the read speaker to work for me. I looked like it was working, but no volume. Were these articles all MLA?
Then, I went back to the "Basic Search" of 164 books, chose "Minerals" The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. and changed the zinc search to "within this volume" and pulled up 11 areas where zinc is mentioned: Minerals, Mineral Deficiency, Mineral Toxicity, Heavy Metal Poisoning, Gastritis, Macular Degeneration. [Vol 3. p2303-2306. my note=most common cause of legal blindness in people over 60. 28% of population over age 74 are affected by this disease. Alternative treatment: beta carotene, mixed carotenoids, Vit. A,C,E, selenium, zinc. Food sources for zinc: citrus fruits, cauliflower, broccoli, nuts, seeds, orange and yellow vegetables (carrots, sweet potatoes, winter squash) cherries, black berries, blueberries]. Gonorrhea, Menstrual Disorders, Genital Herpes, Juvenile Arthritis.
Could not get the "read to me" feature to work. Will have to work on this later :) Enough already! :)
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1. I chose the science publication, Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton, 3 volumes, c2006. Browsing through the Table of Contents, I looked at The Periodical Table Revised. I then chose the 7 page article, "Radon (Revised)," original copyright 1999 U-X-L, c2005 Gale, Cengage Learning, and updated in 2006 for the ebook edition, Volume 3.
"Radon (Revised)" is divided into 11 sections: Overview, Discovery and Naming, Physical Properties [my note=colorless, odorless, 7 times as dense as air], Chemical Properties, Radon the Secret Visitor [my note=can be hiding in the basement of one's home. A gas, it floats upward from uranium found in the Earth's crust. Radon gives off radiation that kills cells. Radon kits can be used to check a home for radon.],Occurrence in Nature, Isotopes, Extraction, Uses, Compounds, Health Effects.
For 3 years, the science teacher and I had been building the science core collection in the High School Library. In May 2009, I had ordered one set of 6 books in the series Understanding the Elements of the Periodical Table (Reading Level 6, Interest Level 5-8) by the Rosen Publishing Group. Students, in their browsing, had gotten quite excited about easily learning more about the elements. She wanted to use these colorful reference books to inspire the chemistry students for their report projects she was planning to do.
Comparing the 47 page book Radon by Janey Levy, published by Rosen to the 7 page article with 11 sections published by Gale, the book has colorful pictures and illustrations and 12 features: Introduction, 5 chapters, the Periodical Tale of Elements, Glossary, Sources for more information, Further Reading, Web sites, Bibliography, Index. The book details information on radon in buildings, how to use the radon kit, how to reduce radon in one's house. In May 2010, I'd ordered all the rest of the 8 sets , only to have the Supt. cancel the entire order, because the science teacher is no longer on staff. So, I will be showing the new science teacher the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Not so sure Gale replaces Rosen, but until another science teacher requests Rosen, Gale will be #1 in science core collection for now. I also pulled up Gale's "Neon (Revised)" and "Argon (Revised)." Each element's information is presented in the same 11 section titles as Radon.
2. "Basic Search" has several tools: Print Preview, e-mail , Download, Download MP3, Citation Tools, and a translation feature to translate text into Arabic, Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish!
Using "Basic Search," to answer the question, "What foods have zinc in them?", I typed zinc and 164 books was the result. I narrowed the search by typing foods with zinc and the following 5 books were the result:
(1) Dupler, Douglas. "Nutritional Supplements" The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Vol. 4. 3rd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p2648-2652. No food sources listed.
(2) Rowland, Belinda. "Taste Alteration." The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer. Ed. Jacqueline L. Longe. Vol. 2. end ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p1170-1171. Yes. Foods that are rich in zinc include oysters, crab, beef, pork, eggs, nuts, yogurt, and whole grains.
(3) Brody, Tom and Samuel Uretsky. "Minerals." The Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy Through Adolsecence. Ed. Kristine Krapp and Jeffrey Wilson. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p1186-1188. Yes. Best foods for zinc are lamb, beef, leafy grains, root vegetables such as potatoes and carrots, shell fish, organ meats such as liver or kidneys. Then, going all the way to the index at the end of this "Minerals" article to "Zinc, sources of" 3: 1182; 4:1912, I clicked on each one to be connected directly to 2 other references: one in Vol 3. Brewers yeast, eggs, fish, meats, beans, mushrooms, nuts, seeds, whole grains. Vol.3 p. 1176-1182; and the other one in Vol 4. "Vegeterianism" zinc is abundant in nuts, pumpkin seeds, beans, whole grains, and tofu. Vol. 4 p1912.
(4) Tran, Mai and Teresa G. Odle. "Nutrition." The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Vol.4 3rd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p2643-2647. No food sources listed, but emphasizes that good nutrition promotes health and helps prevent disease and lists and explains the 6 categories of nutrients: protein, carbohydrates, fats, fibers, vitamins and minerals and water. Near the end of the article, it lists side effects of too much Vit. A, B1, B6, Vit. C, Vit. D, phosphorus and zinc. Too much zinc, a trace mineral, can affect absorption of copper and iron and suppresses the immune system. Trace minerals "participate in most chemical reactions in the body"...and "are needed to manufacture important horomones."
(5) Dupler, Douglas. "Detoxification." The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Vol. 2. 3rd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p1148-1151. No food sources listed. Spoke of zinc deficiency.
I could not get the read speaker to work for me. I looked like it was working, but no volume. Were these articles all MLA?
Then, I went back to the "Basic Search" of 164 books, chose "Minerals" The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. and changed the zinc search to "within this volume" and pulled up 11 areas where zinc is mentioned: Minerals, Mineral Deficiency, Mineral Toxicity, Heavy Metal Poisoning, Gastritis, Macular Degeneration. [Vol 3. p2303-2306. my note=most common cause of legal blindness in people over 60. 28% of population over age 74 are affected by this disease. Alternative treatment: beta carotene, mixed carotenoids, Vit. A,C,E, selenium, zinc. Food sources for zinc: citrus fruits, cauliflower, broccoli, nuts, seeds, orange and yellow vegetables (carrots, sweet potatoes, winter squash) cherries, black berries, blueberries]. Gonorrhea, Menstrual Disorders, Genital Herpes, Juvenile Arthritis.
Could not get the "read to me" feature to work. Will have to work on this later :) Enough already! :)
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Lesson 3--ProQuest
ProQuest--1. Over 1700 magazines, journals, and newspapers are in this database with amazing articles on any subject in the world!
A basic search on divorce found 19,735 documents, all sources, full text: 4053 magazines, 2958 trade publications, 551 newpapers, 1 book, 15 reference and reports.
Clicking on the first article, "Interview: Rebecca L. Davis" by Linda Lee, American History. Harrisburg:Aug 2010. Vol. 45, Iss. 3; pg.12, 2pgs. was 13 questions and answers, a historical view from British settlers in colonial America to historical origins of marriage counseling to what was considered an ideal marriage in the 1940s and 1950s to more marriage counseling progress to marriage and social stablity. Americans are not good at staying married, but still want to remarry.
Limiting the search to only Scholarly journals resulted in 3002 documents. "Divorce & Poverty are Often Synonymous" by Joseph N. DuCanto, Attorney At Law, was most educational. He says that one-half of all our citizens are touched by divorce during their lifetimes, yet "the money and research surrounding the impact of this phenomenon in our society is annually less than that spent on a single day of warfare in Iraq." American Journal of Family Law. Eau Claire: Summer 2010 Vol. 24 Iss.2 pg.87, 8pgs.
Limiting my search to divorce and effect on children produced 506 documents.
I found the 18 pages of Search Tips to be most helpful and informative. One needs to know what one is looking for and to be able to use the terms/words to narrow the search to be able to receive desired results.
2. Clicking on the Publications tab in the line-up of choices offered,
Basic, Advanced, Topics, Publications, My Research, I selected L see how many magazines have Library as their first title word and found 14. Under A, I only found American Libraries. I then selected I , looked for the magazine, Interior Design and typed in libraries in the search field. Results: 3 most interesting articles of varying length. "Libraries Abound" by Laura Fisher Kaiser. Interior Design. New York: May 2007. Vol. 78, Iss. 7 pg.244. "Ligraries are reinventing themselves..."
"New Edition" by M. Lindsay Bierman. Interior Design. New York: Mar 1997. Vol. 68. Iss. 4 pg. 144, 8 pages. "Contrary to what reclusive, technology-obsessed zealots of home computers and the Internet will tell you, public libraries have not become obsolete."
"Ex Libris" by Monica Geran. Interior Design. New York: Oct 2002. Vol. 73 Iss. 10; pg. 192, 6 pages. A photo tour of the New York State Education Building in Albany converted a vaulted library into office space for 200 open-plan work spaces, 20 private offices...architects, engineers, nurses, podiatrists. "The finished restoration won citations from Historic Albany Foundation and the Preservation League of New York State. "
Ah, most satisfying to renovate and restore instead of tearing down!
My Research tab carries the listing of my searches. If I were doing a research project, I would have marked each article I wanted to use. This is one of the best databases, next to SIRS.
A basic search on divorce found 19,735 documents, all sources, full text: 4053 magazines, 2958 trade publications, 551 newpapers, 1 book, 15 reference and reports.
Clicking on the first article, "Interview: Rebecca L. Davis" by Linda Lee, American History. Harrisburg:Aug 2010. Vol. 45, Iss. 3; pg.12, 2pgs. was 13 questions and answers, a historical view from British settlers in colonial America to historical origins of marriage counseling to what was considered an ideal marriage in the 1940s and 1950s to more marriage counseling progress to marriage and social stablity. Americans are not good at staying married, but still want to remarry.
Limiting the search to only Scholarly journals resulted in 3002 documents. "Divorce & Poverty are Often Synonymous" by Joseph N. DuCanto, Attorney At Law, was most educational. He says that one-half of all our citizens are touched by divorce during their lifetimes, yet "the money and research surrounding the impact of this phenomenon in our society is annually less than that spent on a single day of warfare in Iraq." American Journal of Family Law. Eau Claire: Summer 2010 Vol. 24 Iss.2 pg.87, 8pgs.
Limiting my search to divorce and effect on children produced 506 documents.
I found the 18 pages of Search Tips to be most helpful and informative. One needs to know what one is looking for and to be able to use the terms/words to narrow the search to be able to receive desired results.
2. Clicking on the Publications tab in the line-up of choices offered,
Basic, Advanced, Topics, Publications, My Research, I selected L see how many magazines have Library as their first title word and found 14. Under A, I only found American Libraries. I then selected I , looked for the magazine, Interior Design and typed in libraries in the search field. Results: 3 most interesting articles of varying length. "Libraries Abound" by Laura Fisher Kaiser. Interior Design. New York: May 2007. Vol. 78, Iss. 7 pg.244. "Ligraries are reinventing themselves..."
"New Edition" by M. Lindsay Bierman. Interior Design. New York: Mar 1997. Vol. 68. Iss. 4 pg. 144, 8 pages. "Contrary to what reclusive, technology-obsessed zealots of home computers and the Internet will tell you, public libraries have not become obsolete."
"Ex Libris" by Monica Geran. Interior Design. New York: Oct 2002. Vol. 73 Iss. 10; pg. 192, 6 pages. A photo tour of the New York State Education Building in Albany converted a vaulted library into office space for 200 open-plan work spaces, 20 private offices...architects, engineers, nurses, podiatrists. "The finished restoration won citations from Historic Albany Foundation and the Preservation League of New York State. "
Ah, most satisfying to renovate and restore instead of tearing down!
My Research tab carries the listing of my searches. If I were doing a research project, I would have marked each article I wanted to use. This is one of the best databases, next to SIRS.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Lesson 2--SIRS Researcher
SIRS--Researcher (grades 6-12)-- From the leading issues list (I printed out the 3-page A-Z list!), I chose the topic of divorce with results of 25 matching subjects, 80 newspapers, 41 magazines, 18 viewpoints, 7 reference, 39 graphic media, 3 Web select sites.
Under Topic Overview is a listing of the following : Terms to Know, an Introduction, and Further Research subtopics. Further Research topics lists Pro/Con Issues, Events (legal acts), Key figures, Organization, Primary Sources. Under Primary Sources, I chose to investigate "Remarks by the President and First Lady at White House Conference on Child Care" and discovered it was Hillary Clinton speaking on October 23, 1997! An acceptable article if one is focusing on the history aspect of divorce/families. Key Figures also goes back in time to Civil War era.
On the home page of SIRS Researcher, I liked the interactive audio feature which answered the question, "Is separation and divorce harmful to children?" Ans. All human beings are resilient and are created to land on their feet. How separation and divorce are handled makes all the difference. Children's exposure to conflict, arguing, and contentious phone calls between parents is harmful to children.
Searching through the links under Research Tools was most interesting. Topic Overview is presented again, along with Time line with dates from 1624 to 2010 including links to other sites. Subjects listed more articles, Global Impact had articles on effect on families/divorce and the differences in other cultures RE: marriage. Statistics. My Analysis includes a Research Guide for the Critical Thinker: Step 1 Pick a Topic. Step 2 Develop Basic Knowledge. Step 3 Selecting a Focus and Separating Fact and Opinion. Step 4 Writing a Thesis Statement... even includes a "formula to help compose your thesis." Clearly Stated Opinion+ Specific Supporting Arguments=Thesis. Step 5 Supporting Evidence & Drawing Conclusions. Step 6 Apply Your Knowledge. Key questions step one through the entire process of gathering resources, to writing, and doing a presentation. These make very effective handouts: Just answer the questions and fill in the blanks! But, I think I will need an in-service on how to do the note organizer.
On the home page of Pick A Topic which lists 6 questions to consider when deciding on a topic, there is also Additional Resources which lists 6 more wonderful aids: Research Guide for the Critical Thinker (See: 6 steps listed above). Writing a Mini-Research Paper lists 4 steps using the above 6 steps and includes a Final Written Report Template :) ! Creating a Powerpoint Presentation is helpful. Debate Guide outlines Student Steps in the Mini-Debate Process and includes the steps in Rounds 1-4 and time allotments. Academic Writing Help cut me off as our code was not accepted. I really like the SIRS Citation Guidelines (MLA, APA, or Turabian). Examples of all is clearly shown. "Readers may duplicate as needed" which I did!
More questions to peruse on the home page include "Should laws be enacted that make divorce harder to obtain? Yes/No. "Can the recession save marriage?" and sources to click on under each. I wandered into "Can the recession save marriage?" and clicked on Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2009, W15 c2009. People are rediscovering the value of thrift, eat at home more often, restaurant sales fell in 2008 for the first time in 40 years, debt erodes the marital bond, assets solidify it. Americans are rediscovering how important family ties are in helping carry them financially, socially, emotionally through hard times. "Origins of Modern Divorce" by Stephanie Coontz of Evergreen State College, Olympia WA , Family Process Vol. 46, No.1 March 2007: 7-16. SIRS Researcher. Web 12 Jul 2010 is a very lengthy article with 17 references!
Enough already! Now, if you want to make a copy of South Dakota Libraries Guide to...SIRS Issues Researcher handout, be sure you use a color printer because the black words will not show up on the dark red panels because all will appear solid black on black and white!
Under Topic Overview is a listing of the following : Terms to Know, an Introduction, and Further Research subtopics. Further Research topics lists Pro/Con Issues, Events (legal acts), Key figures, Organization, Primary Sources. Under Primary Sources, I chose to investigate "Remarks by the President and First Lady at White House Conference on Child Care" and discovered it was Hillary Clinton speaking on October 23, 1997! An acceptable article if one is focusing on the history aspect of divorce/families. Key Figures also goes back in time to Civil War era.
On the home page of SIRS Researcher, I liked the interactive audio feature which answered the question, "Is separation and divorce harmful to children?" Ans. All human beings are resilient and are created to land on their feet. How separation and divorce are handled makes all the difference. Children's exposure to conflict, arguing, and contentious phone calls between parents is harmful to children.
Searching through the links under Research Tools was most interesting. Topic Overview is presented again, along with Time line with dates from 1624 to 2010 including links to other sites. Subjects listed more articles, Global Impact had articles on effect on families/divorce and the differences in other cultures RE: marriage. Statistics. My Analysis includes a Research Guide for the Critical Thinker: Step 1 Pick a Topic. Step 2 Develop Basic Knowledge. Step 3 Selecting a Focus and Separating Fact and Opinion. Step 4 Writing a Thesis Statement... even includes a "formula to help compose your thesis." Clearly Stated Opinion+ Specific Supporting Arguments=Thesis. Step 5 Supporting Evidence & Drawing Conclusions. Step 6 Apply Your Knowledge. Key questions step one through the entire process of gathering resources, to writing, and doing a presentation. These make very effective handouts: Just answer the questions and fill in the blanks! But, I think I will need an in-service on how to do the note organizer.
On the home page of Pick A Topic which lists 6 questions to consider when deciding on a topic, there is also Additional Resources which lists 6 more wonderful aids: Research Guide for the Critical Thinker (See: 6 steps listed above). Writing a Mini-Research Paper lists 4 steps using the above 6 steps and includes a Final Written Report Template :) ! Creating a Powerpoint Presentation is helpful. Debate Guide outlines Student Steps in the Mini-Debate Process and includes the steps in Rounds 1-4 and time allotments. Academic Writing Help cut me off as our code was not accepted. I really like the SIRS Citation Guidelines (MLA, APA, or Turabian). Examples of all is clearly shown. "Readers may duplicate as needed" which I did!
More questions to peruse on the home page include "Should laws be enacted that make divorce harder to obtain? Yes/No. "Can the recession save marriage?" and sources to click on under each. I wandered into "Can the recession save marriage?" and clicked on Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2009, W15 c2009. People are rediscovering the value of thrift, eat at home more often, restaurant sales fell in 2008 for the first time in 40 years, debt erodes the marital bond, assets solidify it. Americans are rediscovering how important family ties are in helping carry them financially, socially, emotionally through hard times. "Origins of Modern Divorce" by Stephanie Coontz of Evergreen State College, Olympia WA , Family Process Vol. 46, No.1 March 2007: 7-16. SIRS Researcher. Web 12 Jul 2010 is a very lengthy article with 17 references!
Enough already! Now, if you want to make a copy of South Dakota Libraries Guide to...SIRS Issues Researcher handout, be sure you use a color printer because the black words will not show up on the dark red panels because all will appear solid black on black and white!
Monday, July 12, 2010
Lesson 2--SIRS Discoverer
SIRS Discoverer (grades K-9)-- 1. Warthog does not appear in the dictionary, but tarantula does. Age appropriate articles with Lexile Reading Levels indicated are well done and interesting!
2a.-- Country Facts-- Looking up Kuwait revealed the dateline from History 18th Century --2006. Economy, geography, weather, population, facts, flag and map of country are other features. I liked the graphic organizers available in 3 levels: easy, moderate and challenging which serve to record research results, and can be used as student study guides.
2b.--Maps of the World--Kuwait is listed twice: one in size small and one large map with more detail and easier to read. Dates of most maps of countries seemed to be 10 years old or older. Most research requirements state 5 years old or younger. To keep a database like this current must take thousands of man-hours!
2c.--Select one other area in Database Features led me on a journey to all areas: Pathfinders--Dinosaurs is a topic the Eureka School 8th grade science students do a unit on, coming into the libraries to find a book or books on their dinosaur. The SIRS Discoverer article, "Field Museum Cleans T. Rex Sue for Her Anniversary" King County Journal (Bellevue, WA) May 12, 2010 Lexile Score 1260 1K , reveals T. Rex Sue getting cleaned for her 10th anniversary celebration at Chicago's Field Museum. Sue was discovered in 1990 in South Dakota by Sue Hendrickson. The Eureka Elementary Library has the book, A Dinosaur Named Sue: The Find of the Century by Fay Robinson with the Science Team of the Field Museum. Scholastic c1999 (Hello REader! Science Level 4) A wonderful story of Sue's discovery. Had a truck not gotten a flat tire, Sue and her dog would not have discovered T. Rex Sue! Activities-- This section contains so many activities: recipes, jokes, art projects, games, puzzles, and on and on, enough to keep kids occupied all summer long, winter weekends, and holidays! Biographies-- The instructions, "search the biographies by last name," could be made larger and bolder, but if a student types in first name, last name, the search results will reverse the name order so that the last name appears first, comma, first name and multiple results will be received.! Fool proof! :)Fiction--A section of delightful reading, and level rated, I learned some things: From "Plantains" by Morgan Perez, Jack and Jill Vol 72 No 2 Mar/Apr 2010, pp18-21. Plantains are part of the banana family, but must be cooked, and are usually fried. Recipe included. Article can be sent to one's e-mail. Photo Essays-- Pulling up Native Americans revealed a few sentences with photo. Possible use for grade 5 in their Native American studies. Pictures--Another resource for finding photos to use in reports. Educators' Resources--This feature is positively tops! Included here is the Educator's Guide Oneline, defining, explaining Subject Tree Searching, Subject Headings Searching, Keyword Searching and the Logical (B00lean) Operators AND, OR, NOT, Phrase Search using quotation marks and natural language search explained, the Guide to the Student Workbooks and their answer keys, searching the World Almanac For Kids and how to use SIRS Discoverer for teaching truncation to search, and using SIRS as a writing tool. At-A-Glance for School Leaders includes Inquiry and Discovery Forms that cover understanding basic knowledge, Problem Solving, Analyzing Graphs and Charts, Map Skills. And More: The Information Literacy Training Materials is included under Educator's Resources, too, showing a Quick Start Guide, explaining with pictures.
A mighty load of information contained in this database!
2a.-- Country Facts-- Looking up Kuwait revealed the dateline from History 18th Century --2006. Economy, geography, weather, population, facts, flag and map of country are other features. I liked the graphic organizers available in 3 levels: easy, moderate and challenging which serve to record research results, and can be used as student study guides.
2b.--Maps of the World--Kuwait is listed twice: one in size small and one large map with more detail and easier to read. Dates of most maps of countries seemed to be 10 years old or older. Most research requirements state 5 years old or younger. To keep a database like this current must take thousands of man-hours!
2c.--Select one other area in Database Features led me on a journey to all areas: Pathfinders--Dinosaurs is a topic the Eureka School 8th grade science students do a unit on, coming into the libraries to find a book or books on their dinosaur. The SIRS Discoverer article, "Field Museum Cleans T. Rex Sue for Her Anniversary" King County Journal (Bellevue, WA) May 12, 2010 Lexile Score 1260 1K , reveals T. Rex Sue getting cleaned for her 10th anniversary celebration at Chicago's Field Museum. Sue was discovered in 1990 in South Dakota by Sue Hendrickson. The Eureka Elementary Library has the book, A Dinosaur Named Sue: The Find of the Century by Fay Robinson with the Science Team of the Field Museum. Scholastic c1999 (Hello REader! Science Level 4) A wonderful story of Sue's discovery. Had a truck not gotten a flat tire, Sue and her dog would not have discovered T. Rex Sue! Activities-- This section contains so many activities: recipes, jokes, art projects, games, puzzles, and on and on, enough to keep kids occupied all summer long, winter weekends, and holidays! Biographies-- The instructions, "search the biographies by last name," could be made larger and bolder, but if a student types in first name, last name, the search results will reverse the name order so that the last name appears first, comma, first name and multiple results will be received.! Fool proof! :)Fiction--A section of delightful reading, and level rated, I learned some things: From "Plantains" by Morgan Perez, Jack and Jill Vol 72 No 2 Mar/Apr 2010, pp18-21. Plantains are part of the banana family, but must be cooked, and are usually fried. Recipe included. Article can be sent to one's e-mail. Photo Essays-- Pulling up Native Americans revealed a few sentences with photo. Possible use for grade 5 in their Native American studies. Pictures--Another resource for finding photos to use in reports. Educators' Resources--This feature is positively tops! Included here is the Educator's Guide Oneline, defining, explaining Subject Tree Searching, Subject Headings Searching, Keyword Searching and the Logical (B00lean) Operators AND, OR, NOT, Phrase Search using quotation marks and natural language search explained, the Guide to the Student Workbooks and their answer keys, searching the World Almanac For Kids and how to use SIRS Discoverer for teaching truncation to search, and using SIRS as a writing tool. At-A-Glance for School Leaders includes Inquiry and Discovery Forms that cover understanding basic knowledge, Problem Solving, Analyzing Graphs and Charts, Map Skills. And More: The Information Literacy Training Materials is included under Educator's Resources, too, showing a Quick Start Guide, explaining with pictures.
A mighty load of information contained in this database!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Lesson 1c--World Book Foreign Language Edition
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos, the Spanish language version and L'Encyclopedie Decouverte, the French language version--both enclyclopedias will find use here, especially, the Spanish version, as Spanish is part of Eureka School's curriculum. I showed the Spanish teacher this encyclopedia 2 years ago. She was delighted then. Have to ask her if she is using the read aloud feature! It was fun to see the English edition definition of Tarantula translated into Spanish. All high school students and teachers in Eureka School have laptops, so all the electronic resources can and will be easily used.
Lesson 1b--World Book Public Library Edition
World Book Online for Kids (K-5)--Clicking on Plants and Animals, Animals, no warthogs are listed here, not even in the zoo. I looked up tarantula instead, found a picture and its habitat in Southern and Western United States, South America and Australia. I like the other features of this electronic resource, Science projects and biographies, and the easy way to move to the other World Book sites at the bottom of the page, a feature of all the sites.
World Book Online Info Finder (grades 5-9)--Searching for the same mammal as I did in World Book Kids, the warthog, this site pulled up the exact same information as World Book student with very little information. World Book Kids outshined both World Book Info Finder and World Book Student in the warthog category.
World Book Online Reference Center (grades 9-adult)--Online reference center pulled up the exact same information that World Book Advanced provided, plus is the same information that is provided in the print World Book 2003 volume on Kuwait. But, there are so many more features to this online reference center...could take days to explore! The types of information most valuable to students will depend upon the course and their assignment. English, speech, Senior term papers, government, health, geography classes all will greatly benefit using this resource!
World Book Online Info Finder (grades 5-9)--Searching for the same mammal as I did in World Book Kids, the warthog, this site pulled up the exact same information as World Book student with very little information. World Book Kids outshined both World Book Info Finder and World Book Student in the warthog category.
World Book Online Reference Center (grades 9-adult)--Online reference center pulled up the exact same information that World Book Advanced provided, plus is the same information that is provided in the print World Book 2003 volume on Kuwait. But, there are so many more features to this online reference center...could take days to explore! The types of information most valuable to students will depend upon the course and their assignment. English, speech, Senior term papers, government, health, geography classes all will greatly benefit using this resource!
Lesson 1a--World Book School Edition
World Book Kids (K-5)--This electronic resource is very easy to use. The picture/words step one right through to what you are looking for! I chose the mammal ,warthog because I read aloud to the kindergarteners the book, Friends of a Feather by Arlen Cohn which features a warthog who finds a beautiful feather and searches for its owner, encountering 14 different birds along the way. The book includes an index describing those 14 birds and also warthog. World Book Kids has an excellent picture, includes a video of the warthog eating, and features an audio read aloud text. I plan to collaborate with the computer K-3 teacher and have her use World Book Kids the same week I am reading the fiction book. Students can search all the birds!
World Book Student (grades 5-9)--When I typed in warthog, World Book Student pulled up The Lion King, listing Pumbaa, the warthog, plus 3 encyclopedia zoo articles back in time, 1995, 1997, 2000 each article listing only a sentence. Camparing with World Book Kids, Kids had more information.
World Book Advanced (grades 9-12)--I searched Kuwait and was not disappointed in the volume of information and choices offered. Kuwait the country and Kuwait the capital. Most impressive: 60 encyclo. articles, 7 primary sources, 1 E-book, 41 Presidential papers, 9 maps 4 historical, 17 tables, 5 pictures, 237 articles back in time 7 special reports, 4 websites! Comparing electronic with print 2003 volume on Kuwait, same as print but offers much, much more!
World Book Discover (grades 4-adult)--Find by Topic --History and Government-- was too broad, so I typed in American government and many more excellent choices were offered, plus I was refered to World Book Student.
World Book Student (grades 5-9)--When I typed in warthog, World Book Student pulled up The Lion King, listing Pumbaa, the warthog, plus 3 encyclopedia zoo articles back in time, 1995, 1997, 2000 each article listing only a sentence. Camparing with World Book Kids, Kids had more information.
World Book Advanced (grades 9-12)--I searched Kuwait and was not disappointed in the volume of information and choices offered. Kuwait the country and Kuwait the capital. Most impressive: 60 encyclo. articles, 7 primary sources, 1 E-book, 41 Presidential papers, 9 maps 4 historical, 17 tables, 5 pictures, 237 articles back in time 7 special reports, 4 websites! Comparing electronic with print 2003 volume on Kuwait, same as print but offers much, much more!
World Book Discover (grades 4-adult)--Find by Topic --History and Government-- was too broad, so I typed in American government and many more excellent choices were offered, plus I was refered to World Book Student.
Monday, June 21, 2010
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