Week 5
Discovery Exercise:
Create a blog posting
discussing the following questions and observations you have about NoveList
Plus.
1. I am not a librarian, however, I loved
searching for books this way. I found it very easy and straightforward to
figure out. I also loved how they had current books up “for display” and that
you could search and read a bit about a particular book. I like how easy it is
to read and how to find similar books or genres of books.
I also found the popular award book list for Adults
and children. I searched for books in several categories and by author. My son
is reading The Willows in Winter by William Horwood. I searched for other
titles by the same author and books that were similar. It was interesting. I
thought that books would be listed by what library had them and whether or not
it was available digitally as an eBook, but I could not figure that out.
2. In your blog, tell us
how using this tool
could make your job easier and promote better customer service in your library.
If
you do not mind I am thinking this feature will help me find books and artists
to read to make my knowledge of art history more interesting and exciting for
my students by enriching my art lesson.
3. Take some time to explore this robust
database. How can using NoveList Plus help you to increase awareness of the
collection you have worked so hard to build, for both new and older items?
Share what you take away from this exercise on your blog.
Using the Novel List Plus ( by the way I love the
pun!) would help me as an art teacher find great interesting books to read. I
am always at a lost of what books to find for my son who is an avid reader. Now
I know where to go to find just the right book and how to search for it too!
I need to get my hand on the Art Forger by
Barbara Shapiro. I have been to the Gardner Museum and found her collection
inspiring.
4. Take a few minutes to read what your fellow
participants have said about the previous question on their blog.
Novel List was my favorite assignment so far! I will definitely be using it. I really need to direct my students to the resource. I think they would like it, too!
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