Sunday, October 9, 2011
Information Discovery Tools...
I have to say that I am confident in my search skills. I know that I am no equal with one who possesses an MLS; however, I know that the lta program as prepared me adequately for searching. I may not know all of the reference tools out there; though, have a general idea and am able to discover options upon need. I also understand formats and their various purposes, boolean operators, advanced search methods and have discovered how some search engines are more beneficial in some areas than others. I think that everyone should find this to be true of their abilities as they finish up their coursework.
I did make a video out of my tech tool user guide. This is my first attempt at such and am rather happy with it. I was then going to create a license in Creative Commons and realized that I have not even began to understand the process of doing such. So I am uploading it straight as it for scholastic purposes only. I pray that it is acceptable and meets the quality that is demanded of such.
For my Delicious following, I have found a very nice source at Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. Under Recent changes I followed the link to Programs for Young Adults. Here is the link to a powerpoint presentation that is wonderful and I think that you may enjoy it: http://home.comcast.net/~egallaway/professional/idlysprog.ppt. A popup box prompting you to select open will appear. It may take a moment to upload. There are 24 pages to it. Webjunction discussed volunteers in library work and their importance with an emphasis on new directions. I am with many in that some of the sources are not a beneficial as I had been looking for. I understand other's disappointment; yet, we do yet get a broader coverage of library information by watching a variety of sources.
Have a nice week everyone!
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