Week 10 - Wrap up
What was my biggest discovery? On a personal basis, my biggest discovery was in Ancestry Library. I found that my father was not 100% Norwegian! It piqued my interest in someday spending more time looking into my ancestors.
In general, I discovered what a wealth of information is out there on these databases! I wish I had more time to become an "expert" in one or more!
How will I promote or use these resources with our patrons, colleagues, and students? Our branch is one that shares space with our high school. I hope to be able to share these resources with high school and middle school students when they are looking for material to support their homework/projects. As a mom of a college student, I will also pass on suggestions to her as well. I've already told a relative about ACT practice tests that her daughter can use as she enters her junior year in high school.
This has been very interesting. I wish I would have more time to absorb more of the information available!
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Friday, March 14, 2014
Sanborn Maps
The town I selected was Wilmot, SD and the map I selected was dated March 1927. On Main Street, there was a building called the Opera House. When I was growing up, it was called Osterloh's, and it is now occupied by Anderson's Restorations. There is some history to this building, as Wilmot was going to be the County Seat. People from Sisseton came and took the records by force because they wanted Sisseton to be the County Seat.
The town I selected was Wilmot, SD and the map I selected was dated March 1927. On Main Street, there was a building called the Opera House. When I was growing up, it was called Osterloh's, and it is now occupied by Anderson's Restorations. There is some history to this building, as Wilmot was going to be the County Seat. People from Sisseton came and took the records by force because they wanted Sisseton to be the County Seat.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Week 9 - Ancestry Library
1. Search for your own name in AncestryLibrary and report the results: I found my childhood home address, my two addresses when I lived in Sioux Falls, my Worthington, MN address. There was an error in one of the dates. I wasn't able to find my birth or marriage records.
2. Search for a grandparent and see if you can locate them in the census. Report your findings: I found my paternal grandfather, Oscar Mickelson, in the 1900 census. He would have been 8 years old. I found that my great grandmother was not listed - she had actually died in 1899. My grandfather's siblings and their ages were listed, as well as two adults (boarders). One was a "servant" and the other was a "farm laborer."
3. I typed in South Dakota in the location box and looked at "pictures." See what is there and report findings: I looked at US School Yearbooks abt 1883 - I have no idea what that picture was about. I looked at US School Yearbooks for later years, and found individual pictures. I'd like to know how I could narrow it down to a certain town in SD.
4. In HeritageQuest, search for a place or browse the publications. Report back on something that interested me: I looked for Wilmot and Bridegewater, SD. There were 11 and 12 results, respectively. Many, if not all, dealt with family geneologies and there was nothing "obvious" about those two towns.
1. Search for your own name in AncestryLibrary and report the results: I found my childhood home address, my two addresses when I lived in Sioux Falls, my Worthington, MN address. There was an error in one of the dates. I wasn't able to find my birth or marriage records.
2. Search for a grandparent and see if you can locate them in the census. Report your findings: I found my paternal grandfather, Oscar Mickelson, in the 1900 census. He would have been 8 years old. I found that my great grandmother was not listed - she had actually died in 1899. My grandfather's siblings and their ages were listed, as well as two adults (boarders). One was a "servant" and the other was a "farm laborer."
3. I typed in South Dakota in the location box and looked at "pictures." See what is there and report findings: I looked at US School Yearbooks abt 1883 - I have no idea what that picture was about. I looked at US School Yearbooks for later years, and found individual pictures. I'd like to know how I could narrow it down to a certain town in SD.
4. In HeritageQuest, search for a place or browse the publications. Report back on something that interested me: I looked for Wilmot and Bridegewater, SD. There were 11 and 12 results, respectively. Many, if not all, dealt with family geneologies and there was nothing "obvious" about those two towns.
Week 8 - WorldCat
1. There is a WIDE variety of ways to search!
2. The Title Phrase search that I chose was Full Catastrophe Living. The number of libraries worldwide that have this title is 599. Options 2 and 3 have 591 and 301, respectively. Option 3 looks like it has a newer edition. The top library is Brookings Public Library. Option 2 would be available in our system - Siouxland Libraries. The difference between 1 & 2 would be the publisher.
3. Call number (class descriptor) is: LC:RA785
Dewey: 155.9/042
NLM: WM172
The author wrote other books. I clicked on a descriptor (stress/psychology) which were various subjects that were covered in this book. The lists were endless. Add/View Comments gives a summary of book. People can write reviews. There is also an option to read an excerpt of the book.
Discovery Exercise part 2
The result I chose was "Facts on Kids in South Dakota." I clicked on the link next to "Access," and this took me to South Dakota State Library: Digital Collections. These consisted of documents and other publications from State agencies. I then looked up "Retirement Planning Information," and this took me to the July 2013 brochure about the South Dakota Retirement System.
This tool appears to be an archive of SD State documents.
1. There is a WIDE variety of ways to search!
2. The Title Phrase search that I chose was Full Catastrophe Living. The number of libraries worldwide that have this title is 599. Options 2 and 3 have 591 and 301, respectively. Option 3 looks like it has a newer edition. The top library is Brookings Public Library. Option 2 would be available in our system - Siouxland Libraries. The difference between 1 & 2 would be the publisher.
3. Call number (class descriptor) is: LC:RA785
Dewey: 155.9/042
NLM: WM172
The author wrote other books. I clicked on a descriptor (stress/psychology) which were various subjects that were covered in this book. The lists were endless. Add/View Comments gives a summary of book. People can write reviews. There is also an option to read an excerpt of the book.
Discovery Exercise part 2
The result I chose was "Facts on Kids in South Dakota." I clicked on the link next to "Access," and this took me to South Dakota State Library: Digital Collections. These consisted of documents and other publications from State agencies. I then looked up "Retirement Planning Information," and this took me to the July 2013 brochure about the South Dakota Retirement System.
This tool appears to be an archive of SD State documents.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Week 7 - eBooks on EBSCOhost
1. I searched for multiple sclerosis. The basic search gave me 41 results. The advanced search, using SU (subject), gave me 4 results. There are many advanced search options. You can limit your results to full text, published data, language, and also if you wan an available download.
I'm going to have to read through some of these eBooks at home - some great material!
2. In advanced search, I typed in Constitutional Day with no field stated. This resulted in 28 hits. Some appropriate titles would be:
- The Bill of Rights - Thomas T. Lewis
- The Reader's Companion to American History - Eric Foner
- The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System - Paul Bergman
When using "Smart Texting," I had 1613 results. Some of these titles:
- Representing Popular Sovereignty: The Constitution in American Politcal...
- The American Republic: Constitution Tendencies & Destiny - Orestes Augustus Brownson
3. I found 82 results. Books were found on so many subjects: Deserts, settlement of the West, Indians of North America, historic trails, early fur trade, the American Indian, guides to Oklahoma museums, among many others. There would be something here for the student to include in their projects!
1. I searched for multiple sclerosis. The basic search gave me 41 results. The advanced search, using SU (subject), gave me 4 results. There are many advanced search options. You can limit your results to full text, published data, language, and also if you wan an available download.
I'm going to have to read through some of these eBooks at home - some great material!
2. In advanced search, I typed in Constitutional Day with no field stated. This resulted in 28 hits. Some appropriate titles would be:
- The Bill of Rights - Thomas T. Lewis
- The Reader's Companion to American History - Eric Foner
- The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System - Paul Bergman
When using "Smart Texting," I had 1613 results. Some of these titles:
- Representing Popular Sovereignty: The Constitution in American Politcal...
- The American Republic: Constitution Tendencies & Destiny - Orestes Augustus Brownson
3. I found 82 results. Books were found on so many subjects: Deserts, settlement of the West, Indians of North America, historic trails, early fur trade, the American Indian, guides to Oklahoma museums, among many others. There would be something here for the student to include in their projects!
Week 6 - Gale Virtual Reference Library
1. There were so many titles that looked interesting and informative! We are a combined public/school library, so many of these titles would be so useful to the student! The ones that caught my eye and how they would be useful:
American Decades - school projects
Checks and Balances: The Three Branches of the American Government
The College Blue Book - Found narrative description of Augustana College in SF, email, website, phone number, entrance requirements, cost/year
Dictionary of American History - school projects
Fashion, costume and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, etc. - Can find pictures of different cultures and time periods
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer - Could search type of cancer (neuroblastoma). This gave you an overview of the disease, drugs used, topic overview.
Scholarships, Fellowships & Loans
UXL Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes - Great for school projects
Some great features of GVRL is that you can print, email, translate article, listen to text, download to MP3 or an e-reader.
I searched the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine for multiple sclerosis. The article gave a thorough overview of disease and treatment. There were graphics and key terms. There were also other articles linked to the index terms.
2. I searched the Gale Encylopedia of Medicine for multiple sclerosis. The "Listen" feature worked very well. I would use this information to find out if there is anything new that I didn't already know about this disease.
3. I looked at various blogger's posts and found many of them informative. However, there are quite a few who hadn't done lesson 6!
1. There were so many titles that looked interesting and informative! We are a combined public/school library, so many of these titles would be so useful to the student! The ones that caught my eye and how they would be useful:
American Decades - school projects
Checks and Balances: The Three Branches of the American Government
The College Blue Book - Found narrative description of Augustana College in SF, email, website, phone number, entrance requirements, cost/year
Dictionary of American History - school projects
Fashion, costume and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, etc. - Can find pictures of different cultures and time periods
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer - Could search type of cancer (neuroblastoma). This gave you an overview of the disease, drugs used, topic overview.
Scholarships, Fellowships & Loans
UXL Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes - Great for school projects
Some great features of GVRL is that you can print, email, translate article, listen to text, download to MP3 or an e-reader.
I searched the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine for multiple sclerosis. The article gave a thorough overview of disease and treatment. There were graphics and key terms. There were also other articles linked to the index terms.
2. I searched the Gale Encylopedia of Medicine for multiple sclerosis. The "Listen" feature worked very well. I would use this information to find out if there is anything new that I didn't already know about this disease.
3. I looked at various blogger's posts and found many of them informative. However, there are quite a few who hadn't done lesson 6!
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Week 5 Proquest
1. I searched "full text" for multiple sclerosis, and there were 46,316 results. I then did a "peer reviewed" search and it narrowed down to 13,413 results. I was able to sort results by relevance, publication date (oldest first or most recent first). I could look at a brief view or detailed view of the article. I could save to my research, email, print, cite or export/save. I was able to determine what source type I wanted to view (scholarly or trade journals, newspapers, magazines, reports). An important search feature was to sort by date of publication (even a specific date range).
Findings: In the magazine Skeptic, a study said that optimism added months, even years to patients suffering from MS. It would even increase your resistance to common colds and flu viruses.
There was also an interesting article on "Nature vs. Supplements: The Controversy Surrounding Vitamin D" from the International Journal of Childbirth Education.
1a. I read the blog by "Shawn On the Road," and the blogger said they had done a lot of library research on Proquest and EbscoHost. They had found a lot of overlap, but often when they couldn't get the full text of an article in EbscoHost, they could find it in Proquest.
2. I clicked the Publications tab at the top of the page.I searched for "library" (in title) and 29 publications were listed. It appears that there is a wide variety of interesting publications available. Now, if I only had time to look at a few of them! I then searched for "library" (in publication summary - 142 available) and (in subject - 96 available). Helpful that dates of publication are listed.
1. I searched "full text" for multiple sclerosis, and there were 46,316 results. I then did a "peer reviewed" search and it narrowed down to 13,413 results. I was able to sort results by relevance, publication date (oldest first or most recent first). I could look at a brief view or detailed view of the article. I could save to my research, email, print, cite or export/save. I was able to determine what source type I wanted to view (scholarly or trade journals, newspapers, magazines, reports). An important search feature was to sort by date of publication (even a specific date range).
Findings: In the magazine Skeptic, a study said that optimism added months, even years to patients suffering from MS. It would even increase your resistance to common colds and flu viruses.
There was also an interesting article on "Nature vs. Supplements: The Controversy Surrounding Vitamin D" from the International Journal of Childbirth Education.
1a. I read the blog by "Shawn On the Road," and the blogger said they had done a lot of library research on Proquest and EbscoHost. They had found a lot of overlap, but often when they couldn't get the full text of an article in EbscoHost, they could find it in Proquest.
2. I clicked the Publications tab at the top of the page.I searched for "library" (in title) and 29 publications were listed. It appears that there is a wide variety of interesting publications available. Now, if I only had time to look at a few of them! I then searched for "library" (in publication summary - 142 available) and (in subject - 96 available). Helpful that dates of publication are listed.