Week 10 - Wrap Up!

This whole lesson was a big discovery for me!  As a new library employee I'm learning every day about the resources available. I really enjoyed learning about new resources that can be used to help not only the library patrons but my family as well.  My son used to world book resource to find a science project topic that no one else in his class had found. I will now encourage patrons to use these resources for the research projects. 

Lesson 9 - 5

This was kinda fun.  I'm moving to Dell Rapids in a week.  The house we are moving in was built in 1930 as of the 1927 map the location of our house was a church.

Lesson 9 - 4

Continuing to work on looking for information about my family and their early years in Minnesota I search census records for Minnesota I found the 1880 census where I think its my great great grand father is listed with his wife and five of their children.  I may have to invite my dad to town to help me verify some information.

The site seems to be a bit slow at times.

Lesson 9 - 3

I have to agree with this error

A little more information will give you better results.

Try adding a state, province or country in "Lived In (Residence)"
Try adding a birth or death date; even a guess might help.
But it did return a list of professional baseball players and school yearbooks just on the first page.

Raleigh Aichison from South Dakota played for the Brooklyn Nationals the photo didn't have a year on it.

Lesson 9 - 2

I found the census register for 1940 at that time only four of my father's either sibblings were born.

I also found my grandfather's death certificate.  I wasn't able to find my grand parents marriage certificate but I wanted to move on.  I will probably play with this more when I have more free time.

Lesson 9 - 1

Upon searching for my married name in Ancestry the first return was me down to the apartment number.

I had to see what would happen if I put in my maiden name.  I found information for both myself and my husband and the place of our marriage licence it even returned my father's name and my place of birth.  Too Cool!

Lesson 8 part 2

CAMIO
 1. Paul Ravere
 The Bloody Massacre was printed in a news article during the American revolution.
Teaspoon
Sugar bowl and cover
Spoon
Tea urn
Salver
Sons of Liberty Bowl
Teapot
Two handled covered bowl
Sugar urn
there were just on the first page.

2. Sioux
63 works of art ranging from paintings to pieces of clothing and peace pipes.

3. Apparently Thomas Kinkade is not notable enough to be archived, or Terry Redlin
I found 1016 results for Pablo Picasso

4. How would this resource be used? Obviously art students would have the most use of this resource.  Not sure how useful it would be in my community.

5. Very cool a great way to narrow down a list of artwork you may be comparing for a class.

Lesson 8 part 1

ArchiveGrid

1. From the ArchiveGrid description:

Notes and Summaries:

Sitting Bull, also known as Tatanka Iyotake or Tatanka Iyotanka or Ta-Tanka I-Yotan, was a Native American shaman and leader of the Hunpapa Sioux. He fought against the Crow Indians and was wounded in battle on several occasions. Sitting Bull greatly opposed the encroachment of the white men. He led Sioux and Cheyenne warriors against U.S. soldiers of the 7th Cavalry at the battle of Little Bighorn. After the battle, in which many were killed, Sitting Bull led his tribe into Canada, where they lived until surrendering to U.S. forces. After his capture he toured with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. Sitting Bull was killed while resisting arrest for his unwillingness to abandon the traditions of the ritual Ghost Dance, which had been outlawed.

Autograph card and envelope for card.

Forms part of the Native American Collection. (NAC)

Digitized for the Vanished Worlds, Enduring People exhibition.

Preferred Citation: Sitting Bull autograph card, #9052. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

2. Because I love the Ford Mustang I first typed that in the search but came back with nothing.  I couldn't beleive it.

So I searched for Henry Ford,  once you have your search choosen I think it's overwhelming looking through the list to find the exact information you are looking for.  I had to open differant summaries to be sure they were about the same person.

Lesson 7 part 2

Discovery Exercise part 2
The OAIster (pronounced “oyster”) database is one of the few mostly full text databases in WorldCat. Choose OAIster from the dropdown menu next to “Search in database.” In the “Keyword” search box, select “Subject Phrase.” In the search box, type South Dakota. Select one of your results. Click on the link next to “Access.” Add to your Lesson 7 blog posting by writing about your findings and your impressions of this tool.

No surprise here many of the articles are about agriculture.

I chose an article about how South Dakota is making the most of their transportation improvements,  because of the bridge collapse that recently happened in Minnesota I thought this would be interesting.  The article appears in pure text which makes it a bit difficult to read but it's nice if you are in need of the information right away.

Lesson 7

1. We recommend using the Advanced Search screen for best search results. Click the “Advanced” tab on the toolbar 2nd to the top. In WorldCat, the right set of search boxes say “Keyword.” Click on the drop down menu to see other ways you can search.
There are 30 different ways to search within the database.

2. Choose Title Phrase search, and click on the limiter (below the search boxes) “Books.” In the search box, type a book title. Note the number of results. How many libraries worldwide have item #1? Click the link. What is the top library?

I chose the book title "Made to Crave" by Lysa Terkeurst
There were five records found, four in English.
473 Libraries worldwide have my title.
The first library in the list is Alexander Mitchell Library in South Dakota

3. Click into result #1 and look at the full record. What is the call number (class descriptor)? To see what else the author of your chosen book has written, click on the author's name. To see what else is available on that subject, click on a subject. What other information do you see?

Class Descriptors:

LC: BV4527; Dewey: 248.8/43

 This author has written; 44 other books
There are 277 other books on the same subject of Food religious aspects.

The full record contains the following information

Availability:

Check the catalogs in your library. Libraries worldwide that own item: 473  Search the catalog at the South Dakota State Library Borrow this item from another library (Interlibrary Loan)

External Resources:

 Cite This Item

Find Related More Like This:Search for versions with same title and author | Advanced options ... Title:Made to crave :
satisfying your deepest desire with God, not food / Author(s):TerKeurst, Lysa.  Publication:Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, Year:2010 Description:218 p. ; 21 cm. Language:English Contents:Introduction: finding your "want to" -- What's really going on here? -- Replacing my cravings -- Getting a plan -- Friends don't let friends eat before thinking -- Made for more -- Growing closer to God -- I'm not defined by the numbers -- Making peace with the realities of my body -- But exercise makes me want to cry -- This isn't fair! -- Stinkin', rotten, horrible, no good day -- The curse of the skinny jeans -- Overindulgence -- Emotional emptiness -- The demon in the chips poster -- Why diets don't work -- The very next choice we make -- Things lost, better things gained -- Live as an overcomer. Standard No:ISBN: 9780310293262 (pbk.); 031029326X (pbk.) LCCN: 2010-28323 Abstract:Connects a woman's desire to be healthy and the spiritual empowerment necessary to make that happen, providing both diet inspiration and advice as well as Bible study to make healthy lifestyle changes. SUBJECT(S) Descriptor:Christian women -- Religious life.
God (Christianity) -- Worship and love.
Spirituality.
Food -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.  Note(s):Includes bibliographical references. Class Descriptors:LC: BV4527; Dewey: 248.8/43 Responsibility:Lysa TerKeurst. Vendor Info:YBP Library Services Blackwell Book Service (YANK BBUS) Document Type:Book Entry:20100707 Update:20121215 Accession No:OCLC: 646630480 Database:WorldCat

Lesson 6 -3

3. A class is doing projects on Western history. They have exhausted the library's print collection. In EBooks on EbscoHost, click "Advanced Search." In the "Select a Field" box, choose "PB Publisher." In the search box, type "Nebraska" or "Oklahoma." Report your findings.

PB Publisher is not an option I have All Text, Author, Title, Subject Term, Source, Abstract, ISSN.

Without narrowing down over 100,000 results returned.
All Text 500,000
Author 251
Subject Terms 25,000
Source 2,000
Abstract 59,000
ISSN 49

Overwhelming results when you are not able to be very specific in what you are looking for.

Lesson 5 -- Gale Virtual Reference Library 1

1. Getting to know the titles in GVRL is similar to getting to know the titles of your library's reference collection. Click "Title List" on the upper right to view all the titles available in the collection. Click a book title of interest to you and access an article via the table of contents. Notice with the multi-volume titles, you can select which volume you look at. Discuss the title you selected and how you may use it.

Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans: A Guide to Education-Related Financial Aid Programs for Students and Professionals, 29^th ed., 3v, 2012 (9781414463322)

For a parent of four children reaching high school graduation. title is a god send.   You can search within the title for a spacific state, association what ever the student needing finincial aid my qualify. 

Lesson 6 - 2

2. Constitution Day is looming and several students need more material. Search EBooks on EbscoHost and recommend some appropriate titles.

This was a very interesting topic.  I actually found myself lost in the debate between what is and is not constitutional.  I will keep my opinions on this subject for another blog. 

I had a hard time finding student appropriate articles like I said most articles were for or against some constitutional issue and not on the spacific day.  After narrowing my search a bit I was able to find the following information. No results were found for Constitution Day 2013

We the People: Constitution and Citizenship Day. Full Text Available By: Joseph, Linda C. MultiMedia & Internet@Schools. Sep/Oct2005, Vol. 12 Issue 5, p12-15. 4p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph. Reading Level (Lexile): 980.

Constitution Day. Full Text Available Scholastic News -- Edition 3. 9/17/2012, Vol. 69 Issue 3, p3-3. 1/3p. Reading Level (Lexile): 600.

The article provides information on the U.S. Constitution as it celebrates its 225th year.

Celebrate 225 Years Of The Constitution At The National Constitution Center Full Text Available Nat'lConstitution-Day By: PR Newswire. PR Newswire US. 08/30/2012.

Historic anniversary celebration in September to include: [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Celebrating Constitution Day. Detail Only Available By: Carpenter, Cathy. College & Research Libraries News. May2008, Vol. 69 Issue 5, p266-293. 5p. 1 Black and White Photograph.

Constitution Day.