Lesson 10-Whew!

I have to say my personal fave discovery was Ancestry and HeritageQuest.  There is so much information on family history in those two data bases.  I had no idea they would be so fun to search!  Next I would have to say I really liked World Books.  I will really be showing it to students and parents more now that I can navigate them a bit better.  I have been telling parents/kids about these databases but not confident enough to show them...not anymore!  I will be personally showing them all these really great resources for their school reports!  I do have to say that Mango Languages was one that I was just sort of familiar with as I had two patrons ask about it, but it was also in my top three favorites.  It's such a great program that is really easy to navigate.

I will be making a Facebook post, a sign for my desk and anyone that comes in to research school papers, or family history, or cars will be getting a quick lesson from me.  I'm sad that I did not utilize these more previously.  This was a great learning experience and I'm glad I took the time (last minute but hey!  I got all the lessons done!) to take this Challenge.  Thanks!

Lesson 9-History and Genealogy

1.  I found my birth and marriage certificate.  Only one of each :)

2.  I found my maternal grandfather's birth, marriage, death, voter and census information.

3.  Professional baseball players and yearbook pictures...so neat!!!

4.  I researched my paternal great grandmother.  I found her in the 1920 census.  She was 27 with 6 children and a 15 year old servant from Russia.  I wonder if it was a relative?!  Interesting...

5.  I chose Sturgis SD as Lemmon is not listed!  Oct. 1995 is the first year listed.  I honestly don't know Sturgis buildings very well but I would guess that there are some Main St. buildings that could still be standing.  I do see that Lazelle St. was in existence even back then!

Lesson 8-Worldcat-Meow

1.  Wow.  There are a lot of choices here.  Excellent as there will be many results!

2.  Anne of Green Gables / 
Author: Montgomery, L. M. 1874-1942.; Lee, Jody,

Publication: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 1983, ©1935

Document: English : Book : Fiction : Juvenile audience

Libraries Worldwide: 1129  

More Like This: Search for versions with same title and author | Advanced options ...

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Augustana College

3.   Juvenile PZ7.M768 A7

Subject - Lib.Cong.   Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.

  Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

  Islands -- Juvenile fiction.

  Country life -- Prince Edward Island -- Juvenile fiction.

  Prince Edward Island -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.

  Canada -- History -- 1867-1914 -- Juvenile fiction.

Lesson 7-Ebooks on EBSCO

1.  I chose "massage therapy benefits".  I was going to choose "massage therapy" but thanks to the helpful list provided by the database I added "benefits".  There was a wide range of subjects from a Massage Sourcebook to chronic pain to active wheel chair users to colon and rectal cancer.  Who knew that all these could have something in common with massage therapy benefits?!  I also liked the search tools on the right hand side so that you could really narrow down your search by year, full text, catagory, etc.

2.  The Constitution, the Law, and Freedom of Expression, 1787-1987
The Constitution of the United States of America
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the American Presidents
The Complete Idiot's Guide to American History

3.  I searched "Nebraska".  There are a lot of great resources on Native American History.  I think any student would be able to find information to add to their report on Western History.

Lesson 6-Gale Virtual Reference Library

1.  I chose "Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans, 200"..  Within that I chose "Federal Programs".  My daughter is applying for college right now so this information could be very useful.  It's also good for all the other students I know that are also applying for college now or soon.

2.  I chose "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".  The article is Literary Themes for Students: Race and Prejudice.
The listening feature highlights the word so the student can follow along.  It is also possible to pause and since the words are highlighted, a student can see exactly where they left off.  Great article with pictures.

3.  I commented on Potter County Library and Valerie @ Sturgis.

Lesson 5 Proquest

1.  I chose Music Education.  There were a dozen other options that I could search containing Music and Education.  Many articles and pictures to choose from but with the option of using tools to narrow my search results.

1a.  I commented on "Crazy Librarian Lady" who has the craziest background!

2.  I tried "library director" with zero results.  "Public library" with zero results.  "Library" brought up 5 results.  Not a lot of results compared to teacher.  However, "nurse" and "doctor" yielded zero results also.  Better to use Learning Express to find info about a career!

Lesson 4 Sirs

1.  The results are first sorted by "relevance" but I see that they can also be sorted by "date" and "lexile" which makes it great if you need articles by date or lexile.  I like the tabs across the top so the student can really narrow down their results.

2.  I chose Botswana.  The information is very to the point.  Not in paragraph form like in the World Books.

I looked through the Canadian maps.  Students could find cities and provinces of Canada.  I also searched the World Historical section.  There were trades maps, exploration and battle maps to name a few.  All information that could be used on a paper.

I explored the Science Fair Section and it is AWESOME!  I love that they have broken the sections into rooms in your house and then by what section you choose.  For example kitchen and chemistry.  A very fun tool!

Sirs Research

1.  Internet Censorship.  Censorship is the act of restricting material from publications, broadcasts, performances and speeches. It is a subject of much debate, particularly in the United States where the First Amendment guarantees freedoms of speech and press. The U.S. Supreme Court has contended with the issue of censorship on numerous occasions. In the case United States v. American Library Assn., Inc., the Court rejected a First Amendment challenge to the Children's Internet Protection Act, which requires public libraries and schools that receive federal funds to use software filters on all computers to block child pornography and other material harmful to minors. And more recently, in Morse et al. v. Frederick, a case involving a high school student holding a "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" banner during a school-sanctioned event off campus, the Court ruled in favor of allowing restrictions on student expression. Internationally, many Western countries allow more freedoms in terms of swearing and nudity on broadcast mediums where the U.S. views these images as taboo, yet other countries, such as Iran and China, are much more restrictive. 

Pro and con list, world wide articles on the subject, a tool to narrow your search, and I really like that the researcher can listen to the articles as well as reading the articles.

2.  Math Homework Help.  I clicked on the Graphics/Multimedia link to the left.  There are some great visual statistical graphs on students and math.  Again, the tools to narrow the researcher's search results, the tabs across the top and all of the different articles would be very helpful to any student/patron doing research.

Lesson 3-Learning Express Library

2.  I chose to complete the ACT test.  Other than being thankful that I am not a High School student, I like that the score page shows exactly what you missed, skipped and offers a study plan.

3.  I chose "Becoming a Healthcare Professional".  There is a lot of great specific information for getting into the healthcare field.

4.  I searched "firefighter" and found an eBook titled "Becoming a Firefighter".  There is a lot of specific information for becoming a firefighter.

Lesson 2-Chilton and Mango-Speak and Go!

Chilton

1.  Check engine oil and filter.  Inspect wiper blades for wear or cracking.  Reset the oil life system.

2. 4/26/2005  XM Radio Labor Operation Codes.

3.  A131L

Mango

1.  I took a lesson in French on how to order wine and cheese.  It was very easy to use.  I'm not going to say I'm fluent after one lesson but after many I think I would be able to order food and have basic conversations in French.

2.  She could use the Translate feature to translate Vietnamese to English.  Or I could use it to translate English to Vietnamese.  

Library Challenge Week 1-ABC easier than 123

1a.

 World Book Kids

The cheetah is a large wild cat. Cheetahs live mostly on grasslands in Africa. Over short distances, they are the fastest land animals in the world. Cheetahs can run 50 to 70 miles (80 to 110 kilometers) per hour.

People also have destroyed much of the grasslands where cheetahs live.

World Book Student

Cheetah is a large cat chiefly found on the grassy plains of eastern and southern Africa. It is the fastest land mammal over short distances. Cheetahs can run at a top speed of 50 to 70 miles (80 to 110 kilometers) per hour. But they can maintain this speed for only a few hundred yards or meters.

2a.  The picture used at the top of the article was the same in both databases.  In WBS, there was much more description about all aspects of the cheetah; body, habitat and survival.  WBK is definitely for the younger researcher.  The information is very basic and the article was quite short and to the point.

3a.  When first I searched "Germany", Germany was listed at the top but under were specific subjects all relating to Germany.  For example Adolf Hitler, Berlin, Bonn, Sebastian Vettel, etc.  So if a patron/student did not know that there were those cities in Germany or the famous people in Germany, they would see those items right away and might want to research further in that direction rather than the general "Germany" section.  

After clicking on "Germany", the information was broken down into categories but there were also links to videos, pictures of the flag, people, country and famous architecture.  Very thorough information for research.

4a.  I can see students using all of the tabs available in the "Reference Tools" section.  There was a young man in last night who needed to cite his information.  He could have also used the section "How to Research".  I really like that they can set up a username/password to save their research information.  This is a great resource for all students.

World Book Kids Online

1b. To a dog, its owner's house and yard is its territory. 

World Book Online Info Finder

2b.  Dogs instinctively regard their owner's house, yard, and the surrounding area as their own territory and will defend it against intruders. 

WBKO is definitely for younger children with its basic information and pictures.  WBOIF is for an older child with it's specific information, for instance, the list of specific breeds of dogs and their traits.  The amount of different information is also much greater.

3b.  There's so much information!  I personally like the links along the left side of the page.  A patron/student can search through maps, books, pictures, videos, etc.  

1c.  I recently had a discussion with the HS Spanish teacher.  She would like to have a field trip to the Library.  We were brainstorming different activities we could have for the kids, for example, a scavenger hunt.  I don't know a lot of Spanish but using these databases, I could help her by having items labeled before she brought the kids.  She wouldn't have to do all the work!

2c.  This feature would be helpful to Spanish students, or Spanish speaking patrons, or patrons wishing to learn the Spanish language.

Librarian learns about Mango Languages!

Have you ever wanted to learn a foreign language?  Thanks to the South Dakota State Library, their website offers SD Residents with a valid ECard (application available here) FREE access to Mango Languages.  Although there are 65 different languages offered, the six most popular languages are English, Spanish, French, Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese and German.  On the website you can create a log in the track your progress as you learn conversation in your chosen language.  There is even a translation feature!  

Contact the Lemmon Public Library for help setting up your ECard or more information on all the data bases available through the SDSL website!