Thank You!

I just wanted to thank everyone for a wonderful learning experience! It was a delight to explore all the information that was out there to discover!
Learning and Making Art Is Life Long!

Week 11

Discovery Exercise

1. What was your biggest discovery?

The biggest discovery was Marvel it self. I had never explored it myself or used it before this class. I was amazed at the variety of information available to everyone and how easy it is to access the information. 

My daughter is a student at UMPI  I asked her if she knew about the rescources that were available through Marvel for the health field . She said she had and used the Marvel system for her classes. 

I also liked the information I was able to find for the arts through Marvel this information and the knowledge of how to locate the information will change my teaching. 

I also liked taking a class that was completed via a blog format. I have never blogged before. I enjoyed the freedom it allowed with busy lives to complete assignments and read other blogs and ideas other colleages and librarians had.

1. How will you promote or use the resources with your patrons, colleagues or students?

I have shared information on how to find arts and craft ideas to other colleagues. I also like the variety of periodicals available on Marvel. I teach at the elementary level so I do not see my students using this source directly in my art class. However our computer teacher also took this class so I can see us teaming together through the elementary encyclopedia Britannia and creating a collaborative project. Very excited about the learning avenues available to our students. I am also very happy that our head librarian Susan Cole send out the district email encouraging us to take this class . I think there are ten to twelve staff members in RSU73 that took this Marvelous Invitational.

I think this would make a great class for high school students. So many High schools are having a hard time finding a variety of elective classes . This class and format would be amazing, especially for seniors who are going on to some form of higher education.

Week 10

Week 10 EbscoHost Family of Databases and Ebsco eBooks

Posted December 2, 2012 by marvelousmaine

Categories: Ebsco 

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Discovery Exercise: Week 10 assignment

Create a blog posting discussing the following questions and other observations you have about NetLibrary. All resources can be accessed via this alphabetical list. For best results when accessing NetLibrary from home, close all browser windows and open a new window. You should not need to type in your library barcode and password again.

1. Do a search for a topic that interests you. Note the default search is “full text.” You may want to change the search to keyword. Review your findings and observations.

My family is thinking about getting a dog . We have looked at a few breeds of dogs and have decided on a German Shorthaired Pointer. I did a non fiction search and found no entries.

I decided to search art education. I found only a couple of books on art education . There are quite a few books on education in general. I looked at the book Careers In Art .  The book is written for guidance educators or student looking into various art careers.

1. Constitution Day is looming and several students need more material. Search NetLibrary and recommend some appropriate titles.

I did a search on EBSCHOST. and got a bunch of information. About other countries’ constitution . I could not find specific information on the constitution. I am confused are ebooks and NetLibrary the same thing. I get confused because I do not know the library jargon. and in the begining it is refered to as Ebooks and then later NetLibrary. Not sure what I am looking for and where I am looking is correct.

1. A class is doing projects on Western history. They have exhausted the library’s print collection. In NetLibrary, click “Advanced Search.” In the Publisher box, type “Nebraska” or “Oklahoma.” Report your findings.

I typed in Nebraska in EbscoHost advance search space. I got a range of ebooks from WIndmills, Contempary Indian issues. to historic trails??? I will try again using Western history and Nebraska. Two books came up Westward the Immigrants : Italian Adventurers and Colonists in an Expanding America and Bipolar Disorders : A Guide to Helping Children & Adolescents. I am still not sure I am researching it correctly?

I went back and reread the assignment. I searched for Academic Search Complete    got back to EBSCO HOST typed in Nebraska and Western history and got tons of varied informantion for immigration to sugar beet production. 

In the end....I think I am very glad we have trained proffessionals that know how to help us wade through the mountains of information out there!