In WorldCat I looked up The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and it came up with 311 hits. I narrowed it down to books and there was 197 of them. I found out that there is 5688 libraries that own this item. Alexander Mitchell Library (AML) was the first library that came up. I found our library on there. It was very nice how it was highlighted in green.
The class descriptors came up with the Library of Congress as P27.C6837 and PS3603.04558. Suzanne Collins has also written Catching Fire, Mocking Jay, Gregor the Overlander and many more. There is many other subjects with this. I clicked on Television programs Fiction and it came up with other titles like Secrets by Danielle Steel or Comfort food by Katie Jacobs.
In the last part of the assignment, the subject phrase search for South Dakota resulted in 827 results. I looked at article on Wounded Knee and the Ghost Dance.
I'm not sure if I like WorldCat but I think that if I keep messing around with it it will become easier to use. I can see that it would be very useful.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Wrap Up
I'm kind of surprised that I actually made it thru all 9 lessons and blogged about them. This was my very first time that I had ever blogged. I have learned a lot about the databases. Most of the databases I had never used before and some I had. My favorite one is Heritage Quest and Sanborn Maps. I enjoy doing genealogy so this was right up my alley. The one database I feel that I would use the least is the Archieve Grid and CAMIO. Here at our Public Library I'm not sure that our patrons would use this database but I could be wrong. I'm glad that I made it thru all of these but I'm also happy that it is done.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Genealogy
I have used Ancestry and Heritage Quest often so I was happy to do this week challenge.
1) I typed in my name Misi Kayl and there were no records. Then I typed in Misi Marea Blotsky (maiden name) and it came up with 2 results. The first record was U.S. Public Records index and it said that my birthdate was 1,Sep, 1968 but this information is incorrect that is not my birthday. Then I looked at the U.S. phone and address directories 1993-2002 and it listed all the places that I have lived at. I went in to do a search for my marriage license and it was not there.
2.) I used Ancestry just a couple of months ago when I was searching for information on my family for a Century Farm Award in South Dakota. During my search I was able to find the certain dates when my Great Grandfather come over from Ireland.
3) I typed in South Dakota in the locations spot and clicked on Passenger ships and found the ship Abyssinia form the shipping line Canadian Pacific. It was in service from 1870-1891. It gave me a great picture of the boat.
4) In Heritage Quest I clicked on the book tab and searched Vermillion South Dakota in the places name slot. It came up with 52 results but really the only one was the Harned Family by Keith Arthur Lesie. . There was lots of information for somebody who is part of this family. What a wonderful place to find priceless information.
5) In the Sanborn maps I looked at the Vermillion South Dakota map from April 1931-June 1939 and I found the location where our Public Library stands now and found out that in 1931 it was the location of the Vermillion High school. It was fun to look at the different maps and to see how things have changed. These maps are great but I think that some patrons may have a hard time looking at them.
1) I typed in my name Misi Kayl and there were no records. Then I typed in Misi Marea Blotsky (maiden name) and it came up with 2 results. The first record was U.S. Public Records index and it said that my birthdate was 1,Sep, 1968 but this information is incorrect that is not my birthday. Then I looked at the U.S. phone and address directories 1993-2002 and it listed all the places that I have lived at. I went in to do a search for my marriage license and it was not there.
2.) I used Ancestry just a couple of months ago when I was searching for information on my family for a Century Farm Award in South Dakota. During my search I was able to find the certain dates when my Great Grandfather come over from Ireland.
3) I typed in South Dakota in the locations spot and clicked on Passenger ships and found the ship Abyssinia form the shipping line Canadian Pacific. It was in service from 1870-1891. It gave me a great picture of the boat.
4) In Heritage Quest I clicked on the book tab and searched Vermillion South Dakota in the places name slot. It came up with 52 results but really the only one was the Harned Family by Keith Arthur Lesie. . There was lots of information for somebody who is part of this family. What a wonderful place to find priceless information.
5) In the Sanborn maps I looked at the Vermillion South Dakota map from April 1931-June 1939 and I found the location where our Public Library stands now and found out that in 1931 it was the location of the Vermillion High school. It was fun to look at the different maps and to see how things have changed. These maps are great but I think that some patrons may have a hard time looking at them.
ArchieveGrid and CAMIO
Archive Grid:
1.) I looked up Sitting Bull and discovered that he is also known as Tatanka Iyotake or Tatanka Iyotanka or Ta-Tanka I-Yotan, he was a Native American shaman and leader of the Hunpapa Sioux.
2.) I searched Homestake Gold Mine and it came up with a number of results. I looked at Gold Run Gulch first record book 1876. It is located at Brigham Young University. I found out I need to pack my bags if I want to look at the item.
CAMIO
1.) I looked up Paul Revere and it came up with 35 results. It had some pictures of Paul Revere and it also had items that were classified under utilitarian objects.
2.) The search for Sioux yielded 63 results. I picked the second result and it was a gauntlets which are gloves with a extra piece sewn on with bead work decoration. The white outlining and floral designs are of the Santee Sioux work.Very impressive work.
3.) I searched a well known artist Vincent Van Gogh and the search came up with 63 results. The first result was Shears of Wheat which reminds me of all the wheat fields around my grandparents house where I spent many summer days. It gave a great description of the work.
4.) I think that our library would use this mainly for students that my be writing a paper.
5.) I really liked the compare feature where you could get a side by side look at different prints. I liked the slide show it was fun to create. The "add to favorites" was fun and easy to use. Its a great way to narrow down a list of artwork.
1.) I looked up Sitting Bull and discovered that he is also known as Tatanka Iyotake or Tatanka Iyotanka or Ta-Tanka I-Yotan, he was a Native American shaman and leader of the Hunpapa Sioux.
2.) I searched Homestake Gold Mine and it came up with a number of results. I looked at Gold Run Gulch first record book 1876. It is located at Brigham Young University. I found out I need to pack my bags if I want to look at the item.
CAMIO
1.) I looked up Paul Revere and it came up with 35 results. It had some pictures of Paul Revere and it also had items that were classified under utilitarian objects.
2.) The search for Sioux yielded 63 results. I picked the second result and it was a gauntlets which are gloves with a extra piece sewn on with bead work decoration. The white outlining and floral designs are of the Santee Sioux work.Very impressive work.
3.) I searched a well known artist Vincent Van Gogh and the search came up with 63 results. The first result was Shears of Wheat which reminds me of all the wheat fields around my grandparents house where I spent many summer days. It gave a great description of the work.
4.) I think that our library would use this mainly for students that my be writing a paper.
5.) I really liked the compare feature where you could get a side by side look at different prints. I liked the slide show it was fun to create. The "add to favorites" was fun and easy to use. Its a great way to narrow down a list of artwork.
Ebooks on EBSCO
1.) For my topic I picked "dogs" and it came up with 252 results. I decided to look at the book "Natural Remedies for dogs and cats". On the left hand side it gave me 2 options 1.) ebook Full Test or 2) Download this ebook offline. I scrolled down thru the pages and looked at the table of contents. I'm not sure how useful this information would be since all of the books are considerable older.
2.) Here are three titles that may be helpful with the constitution.
1.) The Constitution, the Law and Freedom of Expression, 1787-1987. by James Stewart
2.) The Constitution of the United States of America
3.) AP U.S. History
3.) I searched Nebraska as the Publisher and it came up with 56 titles thru the year 2002 most of the books are published from the University of Nebraska Press. Most of the books are about Native Americans.
2.) Here are three titles that may be helpful with the constitution.
1.) The Constitution, the Law and Freedom of Expression, 1787-1987. by James Stewart
2.) The Constitution of the United States of America
3.) AP U.S. History
3.) I searched Nebraska as the Publisher and it came up with 56 titles thru the year 2002 most of the books are published from the University of Nebraska Press. Most of the books are about Native Americans.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Gale Virtual Reference Library
I clicked on the reference title Terrorist and Terrorist group and accessed the article "Osama bin Laden and Al-Qalda" It gives a good summary of everything that happened. It gives you related subjects on the side of the article for you to search. Also at the end it gives you other articles linked to these index terms.
I searched "Zinc" in the advanced search and it came up with 714 results. I found The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursery and Allied Health. It stated that Zinc has become a popular remedy for the common cold. I looked at "Chest Cooling" and found the topic cold sores. I listened to the lady read the article to me. This is very helpful and useful but I'm not sure If I could handle listening to the voice for very long.
I feel that Gale Virtual Reference Library is a great browsing tool for reference books. And very easy to use.
I clicked on the reference title Terrorist and Terrorist group and accessed the article "Osama bin Laden and Al-Qalda" It gives a good summary of everything that happened. It gives you related subjects on the side of the article for you to search. Also at the end it gives you other articles linked to these index terms.
I searched "Zinc" in the advanced search and it came up with 714 results. I found The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursery and Allied Health. It stated that Zinc has become a popular remedy for the common cold. I looked at "Chest Cooling" and found the topic cold sores. I listened to the lady read the article to me. This is very helpful and useful but I'm not sure If I could handle listening to the voice for very long.
I feel that Gale Virtual Reference Library is a great browsing tool for reference books. And very easy to use.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
My basic search on Proquest I looked up "Dog Training" because my 8 month old puppy has way to much energy and is out of control. As I was typing "Dog Training" I noticed that it helps you come up with suggested topics right below what you are typing. I like on the right hand side how it gives you how many results are from each source like magazines, trade journals, and scholarly journals, etc. On the left hand side it gives you the icons which help you with what type of journal it is. I think that Proquest might be a bit to hard for the younger child.
I looked at a number of different blogs and found them very interesting and helpful.
I clicked on the publication tab and was very surprised at how many publications there are on Proquest. On the right hand side it had the publication narrowed down by source type. I noticed that Proquest smallest source is the newspaper which only has 65 publications. I enjoy looking at Newsweek so I searched for it. It has the publication issues from 1975 thur present. This is a great place to find that one issue that you may have lost.
I looked at a number of different blogs and found them very interesting and helpful.
I clicked on the publication tab and was very surprised at how many publications there are on Proquest. On the right hand side it had the publication narrowed down by source type. I noticed that Proquest smallest source is the newspaper which only has 65 publications. I enjoy looking at Newsweek so I searched for it. It has the publication issues from 1975 thur present. This is a great place to find that one issue that you may have lost.
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