Lesson 8

ArchiveGrid

1. I learned that Sitting Bull was also known as Tatanka Iyotake.

2. I searched "Yellowstone National Park. The first result was "Yellowstone Park Company records, 1866-1933". The Montana Historical Society in Helena has this material. This would be a great resource for someone looking for something specific outside of your area. Using this resource, you could direct them to the exact institution that has the materials they are looking for.

CAMIO

1. Items made by Paul Revere: a teaspoon, a sugar bowl & cover, and a federal style tea service.

2. My search for Sioux yielded a variety of results. It came up with photos, paintings, clothing & jewelry, sculptures and many other objects. I think this would be a great resource for teachers to use to show their students how the Native Americans lived!

3. I searched "van Gogh" and a ton of his paintings came up. You could click on the paintings to see larger images. It tells the year, size, & format of the painting. I think this would be a great resource for art teachers to familiarize their students with painting styles of famous artists.

4. I think this would be a great resource for students/patrons researching famous artists, or for art lovers in general to browse! Also, because it tells what museum each piece is in, it could be useful in vacation planning!

5. I searched "photography" and chose 4 images I thought were neat to add to my favorites. After clicking on "View Favorites", those 4 photos were there. I viewed them in a slideshow. Then, I compared images 1 and 3. This would be really neat if you're trying to decide which photo you like more/fits your needs best. I also made a webpage of the images. It showed the photos I had in my favorites. You could also click on them to view larger images.

Lesson 7

WorldCat
Part 1
I chose to search for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I searched "dragon tattoo". I got 4 results, none of which were The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. So, I went back and typed in the full title. This time I got 62 results. 2,497 libraries own the first result, including my library. The top library is mine, Alexander Mitchell Public Library.

The call number is LC: PT9876.22 A6933; Dewey: 839.738. I also notice you can click on the genre and see more books in that genre, a description of the book, and a link to cite the book.

*I actually already feel very comfortable using this part of WorldCat because this is what we use to request our ILLs. We've also used it here & there when ALEPH is down to see if we own an item!

Part 2
I searched "South Dakota" and clicked on the result Sweet Clover in Great Plains Farming. I clicked on the link next to "Access". This gave me a page by page listing for me to choose which page I wanted. I clicked on page 11 and page 11 came up, looking just as it does in the book. You can zoom in and out on the pages, and go to the next page. I think this is one more great resource for patrons doing research and will definitely keep this in mind!

Lesson 6

EBooks on EbscoHost

1. I searched "Hobbies and crafts". I got 3 pages of results with varying crafts/hobbies. There were books about sewing, quilting, woodworking, scrapbooking, etc. I looked through a J non-fiction book titled Crafts to Make in the Spring. This resource would be really handy. You get a book without ever leaving home!

2. I searched "United States Constitution" and got 5 pages of results. A couple appropriate titles would be: Companion to the United States Constitution and Its Amendments and Illustrated Dictionary of Constitutional Concepts.

3. I searched "Oklahoma" and got a ton of books on Native American life and history.

Lesson 5

Gale Virtual Reference Library

After clicking on "Title List" I noticed there are a lot of different titles on a variety of subjects- just like a reference section should be! I clicked on "Alternative Energy". I then chose "Solar Engery". This had information on every aspect of solar energy I could think of. I think this would be a great resource for a college student writing a paper on solar energy, or for a person just wanting to learn more about solar energy. This is a good place to get unbiased information!

My first question I wanted to answer was "What foods are high in antioxidants?" I entered "antioxidants" in the search bar, and found my answer in the second result. Just a few foods I found were high in antioxidants are: tomatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, peaches, spinach, and broccoli. --Yes, please!
My second task was to find literary criticism on Brave New World. I searched "Brave New World literary criticism". The second result was a "Work Overview" and had a ton of information on the book and the author. I clicked "Listen" and it read exactly what was on the page, highlighting the word it was on all through the article. I really like this resource. It's a nice, trustworthy alternative to Google & Wikipedia. :-)