It's over.. it's really over..... :(
What I really enjoyed about this course was getting into Marvel and finding all the materials/databases that can be used within our library AND best of all on the computer at home!
My biggest discovery.... Week 4 with Crafts and Hobbies. I was amazed with the step by step photos and videos that were offered. So I'm thinking about learning how to knit, once the holidays are over I'm going to go back there and see what I can find for information and videos for dummies(such as myself).
As for promoting... I'm already promoting the different databases offered! In fact over a month ago I had someone looking for an author like the one they had been reading. I used the information from week 5 NoveList Plus, to help them find several authors of the same style.
Thank you so much for reading and traveling with me!! I would like to also thank the Maine State Libray staff for offering this amazing class. There is NO WAY I would have discovered so much to offer Patrons without them!!!
So fellow bloggers, contact me if you have any questions-comments(yes, please!!) or concerns.
So till I blog again, enjoy your reads!! take care....
Friday, December 14, 2012
WEEK 10 EbscoHost Family of Databases and Ebsco Ebooks
MARVELous Maine
I have always enjoyed Academic Premier database when looking for journals and articles. I found 16 on childcare, from childhood to children's technology and engineering. For a basic search I used "Today's child care needs" although the basic wording didn't receive any matches there were 3 results from the words I had typed. Out of the 3 given the newest was dated Sept. 2010 so not really to recent but it was very interesting from Health & Social Care in the Community; "Child Care Today: What We Know and What We Need To Know"
Onto Ebsco Ebooks: I wanted to be really off-the-wall for an interest so I typed "Elephants" to see what types of reading materials I would find. Only 1 items was offered "Building a House for Diversity: How a Fable about a Giraffe and a Elephant Offers New Strategies for Today's Workforce"1999. Getting the Full Text offered many choices on the right side of the text so I decided to email this to my personal email in pdf form.
To help students with Constitution Day I found 112 articles and not knowing what the students would be looking for I can only guess, however I did find one that I think might be of interest. "Representing Popular Sovereignty: The Constitution in American Political Culture," which covers public history, written document, symbol of democracy, and so on.
In searching for Nebraska information I received 43 results. Of those "America's National Historic Trails" looked interesting and could offer some information for Western study. Searching Oklahoma had a better result with 70 items. I liked "From Mounds to Mammoths: A Field Guide to Oklahoma Prehistory, " perhaps an unusual find.
I can't believe out time is over.... seems like just yesterday that I started our MARVELous Maine blog....hope you've all enjoyed the information and are able to enjoy discovering on your own OR stop by the library!!!
I have always enjoyed Academic Premier database when looking for journals and articles. I found 16 on childcare, from childhood to children's technology and engineering. For a basic search I used "Today's child care needs" although the basic wording didn't receive any matches there were 3 results from the words I had typed. Out of the 3 given the newest was dated Sept. 2010 so not really to recent but it was very interesting from Health & Social Care in the Community; "Child Care Today: What We Know and What We Need To Know"
Onto Ebsco Ebooks: I wanted to be really off-the-wall for an interest so I typed "Elephants" to see what types of reading materials I would find. Only 1 items was offered "Building a House for Diversity: How a Fable about a Giraffe and a Elephant Offers New Strategies for Today's Workforce"1999. Getting the Full Text offered many choices on the right side of the text so I decided to email this to my personal email in pdf form.
To help students with Constitution Day I found 112 articles and not knowing what the students would be looking for I can only guess, however I did find one that I think might be of interest. "Representing Popular Sovereignty: The Constitution in American Political Culture," which covers public history, written document, symbol of democracy, and so on.
In searching for Nebraska information I received 43 results. Of those "America's National Historic Trails" looked interesting and could offer some information for Western study. Searching Oklahoma had a better result with 70 items. I liked "From Mounds to Mammoths: A Field Guide to Oklahoma Prehistory, " perhaps an unusual find.
I can't believe out time is over.... seems like just yesterday that I started our MARVELous Maine blog....hope you've all enjoyed the information and are able to enjoy discovering on your own OR stop by the library!!!
Thursday, December 13, 2012
MARVELous Maine Week 9
Learning Express
Interested in challenging, learning or reviewing skills.....at the Public Library???!!! Well if that sounds odd, it's not that is... not any more at the Acton Public Library OR from your home!
There are some easy "set-up" steps to creating an account and then you are on your way to educating and testing yourself. Let's check this out to see if maybe this avenue will be helpful for you.
I've created the account and if you are interested, need help- contact me!! Now let's see what is offered for learning. There are so many learning centers!! I'm going to check out "Jobs and Career" that has skills for improving math-personal finance-public speaking-science, writing and grammar. I've tried "reading for information" practice test. I answered several questions and then went right to ending the test. There is a choice to return and finish the test if this choice was a mistake, but it wasn't. I liked the idea that another window pops up to alert the tester one more time that there is no returning once continuing. There is a very understandable scoring system that breaks down, also the option of reviewing each question and the correct answers along with why the others would not be correct. I tend to stress with tests but this was very low key and easy to understand.
In Job Search and Workskills I downloaded the "Career Changers Manual". The contents offers 10 good topics to reflect upon such as if you're ready for a career change, understanding options, and marketing yourself.
After several tries in the search box for an occupation I found "computer specialist"offered 57 courses, 12 ebooks and 31 tests. The ebooks that were given were mostly about Real Estate Sales exams, not quite sure what happened there....so I loaded one onto my center. I can save it or just open it and it's very easy to maneuver in and gave addresses of agencies from all over the country.
Interested in challenging, learning or reviewing skills.....at the Public Library???!!! Well if that sounds odd, it's not that is... not any more at the Acton Public Library OR from your home!
There are some easy "set-up" steps to creating an account and then you are on your way to educating and testing yourself. Let's check this out to see if maybe this avenue will be helpful for you.
I've created the account and if you are interested, need help- contact me!! Now let's see what is offered for learning. There are so many learning centers!! I'm going to check out "Jobs and Career" that has skills for improving math-personal finance-public speaking-science, writing and grammar. I've tried "reading for information" practice test. I answered several questions and then went right to ending the test. There is a choice to return and finish the test if this choice was a mistake, but it wasn't. I liked the idea that another window pops up to alert the tester one more time that there is no returning once continuing. There is a very understandable scoring system that breaks down, also the option of reviewing each question and the correct answers along with why the others would not be correct. I tend to stress with tests but this was very low key and easy to understand.
In Job Search and Workskills I downloaded the "Career Changers Manual". The contents offers 10 good topics to reflect upon such as if you're ready for a career change, understanding options, and marketing yourself.
After several tries in the search box for an occupation I found "computer specialist"offered 57 courses, 12 ebooks and 31 tests. The ebooks that were given were mostly about Real Estate Sales exams, not quite sure what happened there....so I loaded one onto my center. I can save it or just open it and it's very easy to maneuver in and gave addresses of agencies from all over the country.
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