Thursday, April 8, 2010

6 - WorldCat and FirstSearch

Poof . . . I'm glad I've worked in a library for some time and understand bib. records, etc. . . this resource would be great for those doing research. They could find obscure articles.books, etc. on specific topics. The OAIster results were interesting. I found an article about hardwood tree decline following carivore loss in the Great Plains . . . who knew ??!!! . . . The details of the article makes it easy to ILL if needed . . This is a mind boggling resource . . .

5 Netlibrary

Wow!!! What a resource . . . I almost got lost in this one for all the wonderful information it provides . . . I've often helped patrons get an account and referred them to this database but I've made my own account and bookmarked a few favorite books I'll have to read . . . (I've yet to make notes) . . . and in doing so I've discovered how to turn pages (which doesn't happen from the bottom of the page where there are forward and back buttons . . but rather from the top of the page) . . it seem trial and error are my best teachers . . . There were some very interesting exercise books that offered ideas for those of us who are aging, etc. . . and putting Nebraska into the publisher field brought up many great books . . . WOW