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!