Basic Discovery Exercise, Part 1
I searched for the "Title Phrase" Gender Trouble with the limiter "books." WorldCat returned 93 records. It showed that 1046 libraries worldwide have the first item on the list. The top library listed is Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
The call number given for Gender Trouble is HQ1154 B88 1989. Clicking on the author's name in this record did not result in any additional titles, but a search for the general subject "feminist theory" yielded 67 results, while the search term "femininity" returned only 17 results.
Discovery Exercise, Part 2
Searching "South Dakota" in OAIster showed 835 results. I found the second one on the list interesting since the subject of the computer file is so near and dear to my heart and my home - Lewis and Clark Lake. The internet resource is titled "The Gorge of the Missouri: An Archaeological Survey of Lewis and Clark Lake, Nebraska and South Dakota. Volume 1." Unfortunately, the access link did not work.
The next title that caught my eye was "Bridge management: experiences of California, Florida, and South
Dakota." I thought comparing bridges in those three very different states would be interesting. This time the access link worked and took me to an attractive and informative 32 page document presented by the U. S. Department of Transportation. It contains many color photographs, including one of the Meridian Bridge at Yankton, not far from my house.
This looks like a useful resource covering a wide variety of topics and formats.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Lesson 6: EBooks on EbscoHost
1. I used the topic "library programming" for a basic search. This resulted in 75 titles. The first one on the list that seemed at all relevant was #15. I did an advanced search using the terms "library" and "programming" and "teens." This showed two results, with the relevant book from the first search at #1. I have used EbscoHost quite a bit and always get better results using the advanced search option and as many limiters as possible.
2. The basic search for "Constitution Day" did not result in any books that appeared to be relevant. An advanced search using Boolean mode for "Constitution AND Day" yielded the same results. I really did not see any books on the list that I would recommend to students on this topic from this resource. The only ones that might contain relevant information were AP history books, and since it doesn't state the age or grade level of the students in the question, I'm thinking this might be too advanced for most.
3. Searching Nebraska in the field "Publisher" resulted in 56 books, all published by the University of Nebraska Press. The majority were about Native Americans and some of them were quite old.
2. The basic search for "Constitution Day" did not result in any books that appeared to be relevant. An advanced search using Boolean mode for "Constitution AND Day" yielded the same results. I really did not see any books on the list that I would recommend to students on this topic from this resource. The only ones that might contain relevant information were AP history books, and since it doesn't state the age or grade level of the students in the question, I'm thinking this might be too advanced for most.
3. Searching Nebraska in the field "Publisher" resulted in 56 books, all published by the University of Nebraska Press. The majority were about Native Americans and some of them were quite old.
Lesson 5 - Gale Virtual Reference Library
1. I have a very unusual high school book club. They really are not interested in popular teen literature. They are very socially conscious and highly intelligent. They are currently reading Gender Trouble by Judith Butler. For this reason, I chose Literary Themes for Students: Race and Prejudice from the Title List in GVRL. I thought it might help me choose something sufficiently thought-provoking for them to read next. From the contents, A Vindiation of the Rights of Women caught my attention. I thought it might be a good companion piece for Gender Trouble. I was surprised it was written in 1792. They might like it though...
2. I just searched for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The first result on the list of 70 provided sufficient information, including a critical overview and literary criticism of the work. I was glad to see the speed could be adjusted on the audio version, because when I first listened, medium was much too slow for me. The quality of the sound recording was not what I'm used to in the audio books on CD I listen to in the car everyday, but for those who need it, this is definitely a nice feature of GVRL.
3. I read a couple other posts regarding GVRL, and the Listen feature was noted as beneficial in both.
2. I just searched for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The first result on the list of 70 provided sufficient information, including a critical overview and literary criticism of the work. I was glad to see the speed could be adjusted on the audio version, because when I first listened, medium was much too slow for me. The quality of the sound recording was not what I'm used to in the audio books on CD I listen to in the car everyday, but for those who need it, this is definitely a nice feature of GVRL.
3. I read a couple other posts regarding GVRL, and the Listen feature was noted as beneficial in both.
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