South Dakota Library Challenge: Lesson 4

Lesson 4:  PROQUEST

1.  I did a basic search on “maker spaces.”  I attempted to attend a webinar on the subject last week, but kept getting booted out and didn’t really learn anything, so I thought I’d do a little research on my own before viewing the archive.  My search returned over 105,000 results.  I looked through the first 20, and of those, I found two very relevant articles; one from Library Journal and one from Teacher Librarian.  Maker spaces are currently a hot topic, particularly in library services for teens.  The articles I found were very interesting and I am very excited to learn more and implement some of the ideas when we reopen with our new teen room.

1.a.  I looked at several posts and found an excellent one regarding the search features of Proquest.  I liked the search topic too!

2.  I searched School Library Journal and found that Proquest has full text coverage from January, 1996 to the present.  I skimmed some of the articles in the newest edition of the magazine.  This is a great resource, particularly for librarians who would like to use their reviews but can’t afford a subscription.  Personally, I prefer reading from the physical magazine, and am fortunate enough to have it available at my library.