Week 11 - Wrap UP

This has been a great learning experience and has made me much more aware of what MARVEL has to offer. One of the most important things I learned was that MARVEL is very user-friendly and offers information on practically any subject you are interested in. It can be overwhelming to look at the lists of databases available but if you take it one step or database at a time, like we did in this class, you can navigate the sites and find what you are looking for. I currently use NoveList K-8 on a daily basis and find that to be a valuable resource. I know that I will refer to Health Source but I don't think that I will be spending any time on Business Source Complete. The information available there is still Greek to me! If I can ever find any spare time I would like to continue to explore Ancestry Library and, of course, Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center. I did love that lesson!

I will continue to encourage the students to use NoveList when doing their book, author and series searches. I will also remind them about the Britannica resource that is available. I want to thank Stephanie, Marmie and Valerie for offering this Invitational and the opportunity to explore MARVEL. Marvel truly is MARVELOUS!!

Week 10 - EbscoHost and Ebsco eBooks

I began my search using the MiddleSearch Plus because of my work in a middle school library. Under the publication link I was able to find many of the magazines that are most popular with the middle school students. Sports Illustrated Kids, Boys' Life, Girls' Life, Motocross and Dirt Bike were all available with full text articles available from as far back as 1990 to the present time. I looked for the magazine Seventeen, knowing that it was for the older teens, with no results. I then checked for Seventeen in MasterFile Premier and found it available there. I would certainly use MiddleSearch Plus when searching for publication that are appropriate for the middle school students.

When I did a basic search for what foods have zinc the first result discussed the benefits of zinc in helping women with diabetes. The article was from the May/June 2009 issue of the Saturday Evening Post.The article mentioned some natural sources of zinc including beans, nuts, whole grains, dairy products and poultry. It also mentioned that zinc is available in supplements. I did like that fact that you could listen to the article.

I tried to check out some of the other participants' blogs but am thinking that many are very busy and haven't had the chance to work on this week's assignment. I did find 2 completed and it looked like their results were very similar to mine. It made me feel a bit better about not finding many sources for Constitution Day.

I  did a search for information on exercising for health. I didn't get the results that I was looking for so I narrowed the search to exercise. The first eBook that was listed was Understanding Exercise Addiction. It wasn't exactly what I was looking for but it did have some interesting information that might help someone battling this addiction. This database certainly offers a fast way to get information when you don't have the option of going to your library and looking for a book. It is also great for those readers that prefer eBooks. I am still holding on to my hard cover books but may join the eBookers at some point! :)

I did a search for Constitution Day but didn't have much luck. I'm not sure if I was doing this correctly but I didn't find any eBook that I felt would help a student with their search for information on Constitution Day. I did find periodicals and journals that would help but nothing in eBooks.

Once again I didn't have much luck in my search for information on Western history after typing in Nebraska in the Publisher box. I found a number of eBooks but I didn't feel that they were directly connected to the topic.