Search Strategy: Successive Fractions
Database--Library Lit
Query: How school libraries are involved in motivating students to read.
I began the search with the term (school library) which yielded 22,391 hits. With too many hits to review, I narrowed the search by applying a limiter 'Peer Reviewed'. The search was narrowed drastically to 3,142 hits. By combining facets S1 and S2 and S3 the yielded results were relevant to my topic.
S1 school library = 3,142 hits.
S2 school library and motivation = 21 hits
S3 school library and motivation and children = 3 hits
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Search Strategy: Building Block
Database--Academic Premier Complete
This search began with the first facet yielding 594 hits. I then added a limiter to narrow the search 'Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals'.
Facet 1 children reading or student reading
Facet 2 motivations or interests
Facet 3 school library or school or library
By combining all three facets I received results pertinent to my topic.
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Search Strategy: Citation Pearl Growing
Database: ERIC
I began with a basic search using the terms (children and reading and habits and school library. The search yielded 46 hits.
From these results I chose the article, "Understanding Reading" written by Barbara Kiefer because it included items relevant to my topic of interest.
I performed another search with the descriptors from the Kiefer article "reading habits" and "school libraries." I also included AU=Kiefer, Barbara, which yielded the same article and no other hits. I then went back to the Kiefer article and applied "Find More Like This" resulting in 56 hits.
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Best Results:
The Reading Connection: Bringing Parents, Teachers, and Librarians Together. By: Knowles, Elizabeth; Smith, Martha. 1997 118 pp. (ED409014)
25 and One-Half Simple Things You Can Do To Get Kids Reading. . By: Penn, Matthew. Library Talk, v13 n3 p15-17 May-Jun 2000. (EJ613316)
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Search Strategy: Specific Facet First
Database--WorldCat
I began the search with the facet (elementary librar* and school library and librar*)which I beleived would yield the fewest items. Limiters were selected to narrow the search. The limiters I selected included 'English' for language, 'Articles', and 'Relevance'. I did not have to continue adding additional facets as the search resulted in 3 hits all pertinent to my topic.
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Sunday, October 21, 2007
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Competency 5 -- Tagging
I chose Across Cultures: A Guide to Multiculture Literature for Children by Kathy East. The book relates to my topic of children's and young adult literature. I believe it is important for children to foster an awareness, understanding, and appreciation of different traditions, cultures, and people.
Tags used to describe the book.
children's literature(1) diversity(1) multiculturalism(1) Multiculture Lit(1)
http://www.librarything.com/work/3934784
Tags used to describe the book.
children's literature(1) diversity(1) multiculturalism(1) Multiculture Lit(1)
http://www.librarything.com/work/3934784
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