Final Week Entry
Looking over my past entries I see that I had some frustrations at first with assignments, but I also see that I learned new ways to find information. One place I used Marvel was at the Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center. I made my own folder of projects I can use with the kids that come in with the After School Program. Now I can always go back to that and look for ideas to use when the children come in on Wednesdays.
I've enjoyed using Novelist, and now know about the Book Discussion Guides which is a new resource for me.
I also found MedlinePlus and Health Source to be places I would feel comfortable suggesting to some one who comes in needing basic information about a health issue.
The Ancestry Library is a fun place to poke around and I can show that to folks who are interested. I know that Learning Express will also be useful when people come in looking for help with testing.
Thank you for giving us this opportunity to learn more about these tools. I feel that I didn't do as much as I would have liked with it, but I would never have even done this much without this little course. Thanks folks!
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Template
I just figured out how to change the background, and now my posts are so much prettier to look at, so it's more fun to read. It also sounds better with a prettier background. I am glad to finally find this on my last day of my Marvel course.
Week 10 EbscoHost Family of Databases and Ebsco eBooks
I decided to use the EBSCOhost MasterFile Premier, and looked for answers to my question, "what vegetables have calcium." I found a lot of articles, and was happy to find one with answers that I wanted to hear. I went to the "Article Linker" and found the entire article, just 2 more clicks away. I found out that "many green, leafy vegetables are good sources of calcium -kale, collards, bok choy and turnip and mustard greens among them. Other leafy vegetables, particularly spinach and beet greens, though high in calcium, are not good dietary sources of the mineral: oxalic acid in these vegetables combines with the calcium to prevent its absorption by the body." This is something I have been wondering about and glad to know about.
When I looked to see what others had said about this assignment, I found one blogger who was unimpressed with her findings about zinc, and another who went to the consumer edition of the Academic Search Complete, and found a lot of good information. She said she uses these databases all the time, and seemed very comfortable with them. I was impressed, I bet she's a great librarian.
When looking at the eBooks, I searched for Palestine. I didn't see where I could change it to keyword. I found 16 books, varying in scope. Next, I looked up Constitution Day and found 15 titles, not one relating to the U.S. I googled it to see when it is, and it was Sept. 17th. Oh well, I wouldn't look at EBSCO eBooks for this.
I found a few books that were about the history of Nebraska. One was about the dust bowl, and the other was about Native Americans.
I believe this is the last week of our Marvel class and I am marvelling at all the information that is out there and hoping I will remember how to use some of it.
When I looked to see what others had said about this assignment, I found one blogger who was unimpressed with her findings about zinc, and another who went to the consumer edition of the Academic Search Complete, and found a lot of good information. She said she uses these databases all the time, and seemed very comfortable with them. I was impressed, I bet she's a great librarian.
When looking at the eBooks, I searched for Palestine. I didn't see where I could change it to keyword. I found 16 books, varying in scope. Next, I looked up Constitution Day and found 15 titles, not one relating to the U.S. I googled it to see when it is, and it was Sept. 17th. Oh well, I wouldn't look at EBSCO eBooks for this.
I found a few books that were about the history of Nebraska. One was about the dust bowl, and the other was about Native Americans.
I believe this is the last week of our Marvel class and I am marvelling at all the information that is out there and hoping I will remember how to use some of it.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Health Source and Medline Plus take 2
I posted this earlier this morning, but for some reason I can't see it when I look at the public view of my blog, so I will repost it:
My responses to the exercises are in red italics. I found these exercises to be helpful in my understanding of asthma. My son was recently told by a physician that he may have it, and I wanted to know what it was.
Discovery Exercise:
Create a blog posting discussing the following questions and other observations you have about Health Source – Consumer Edition. All resources can be accessed via this alphabetical list.
1. In Health Source – Consumer Edition, click on the Publications link at the top of the page and explore the types of magazines and journals indexed in the database.
Here I found pamphlets, books, including children's books, and magazines.2. Search for a disease or condition, such as diabetes. Sort your results by the most current publication date by clicking on the ‘Relevance Sort’ option.
I looked up Asthma and found articles written this month.3. Pick one of the articles you found and read through the full text. Was the article written in terms you could understand without consulting a medical dictionary?
The first one I tried, I could only find the abstract, not the whole article. Next I tried an article from CRS - Adult Health Advisor and this has a lot of very helpful information, and is very easy to understand.
MedlinePlus is produced by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. All the content in this resource is written with the consumer in mind. You’ll find overviews of medical conditions, pamphlets that can be printed, videos of surgical procedures and much more. MedlinePlus is not part of Marvel. The Medline database that is available in Marvel contains information intended more for the medical practitioner than for the consumer.
Discovery Exercise:
1. Go to Medline Plus (http://www.medlineplus.gov)
2. Look at a few of the links on the main page. What’s in the news column on the right side?
Here is the list of news items:
Unemployed at Higher Risk for Heart Attack? Indicate in your blog post what some of the top searches are as listed on the left side of the page
Here are some of the popular searches:
3. Click on tab “Drugs and Supplements” and search for a medication you take or you have seen ads about recently such as Prilosec or Cymbalta. Note the kind of information available.
I tried Symbicort, an inhaler drug and was sent to Budesonide Oral Inhalation. I read some disturbing warnings about this. was given this list of choices:
What side effects can this medication cause? What storage conditions are needed for this medicine? What other information should I know? Brand names Brand names of combination products
Why is this medication prescribed? How should this medicine be used? What special precautions should I follow? What special dietary instructions should I follow? What should I do if I forget a dose?
which covers many of my questions.
4. Click on “Health Topics” and search for the same disease or condition you looked at in Health Source. How does the information in MedlinePlus differ from that in Health Source?
I like the way this is set up. Instead of refering me to different articles, this is more like an encyclopedia of articles, with the references sited at the bottom. It gives quick information, without having to sort through a lot of articles that weren't that relevant to my needs.
5. Look at the list of videos available by clicking on “Videos and Cool Tools” tab. Pick one video and launch it so you have an idea of what a patron would experience. What did you think of the video?
The video I watched was an interactive tutorial which gave a basic description of what asthma is and how to treat it. I found it informative and helpful and plan to have my son watch it.
Learning Express
These exercises were very helpful to me in understanding what LearningExpress has to offer. I was very impressed, and would refer family and patrons to this site to find job and course information. The practice test could be very helpful to people here in our town. Also, with homeschooling, I think this would be a great resourse.
Discovery Exercise:
Create a blog post discussing the following questions and other observations you have about Learning Express Library. All resources can be accessed via this alphabetical list.
1. Set-up an account in LearningExpress and browse through the available exam.
I watched the tutorial a while ago when I first learned about Learing Express. Today I made and account and started taking the GED practice test.
2. Choose one and answer a few questions. Then click “Score my test” in the top toolbar. Ignore the warnings and continue to have your test scored, so that you can see how the diagnostic page looks. Then click “View Answers” at the bottom of the page. What did you think about this test experience?
I answered three questions on the Language Arts Reading Course 1. I thought the test was fun. I was interested in how the scoring was broken down- some for comprehension, some for analysis, and some for application.
3. Job searching and resume writing are among the self-paced courses in LearningExpress. Click on the “Job Search and Workplace Skills” learning center and add one of the courses to your center. Take a few minutes to explore the course and note your observations.
I looked at Career Course: Creating a Great Resume. If anyone I know needs to write a resume, I would have them try this out. It looks like a good step-by-step project.
4. Type a search term in the search box in the upper left of the home page for a skills improvement or career topic in which you are interested. Notice that results are sorted by tests, courses and eBooks (if all of those are available for your chosen topic). Please select an eBook and look through its pages.
I typed in librarian, and had 0 results. I typed in Teaching and there were test and courses and ebooks. I chose a book called Best Careers for Teachers and found I could download it immediately. This seems like a wonderful resourse for anyone who needs information quickly. I know that when I was in school, it would have taken days and days to track down a book I might want to read about a job I might want to pursue.
OR
From the home page, bottom right, click the link for eBooks. The list will open in a new window. Browse the titles and take a look at one that interests you.
Discovery Exercise:
Create a blog post discussing the following questions and other observations you have about Learning Express Library. All resources can be accessed via this alphabetical list.
1. Set-up an account in LearningExpress and browse through the available exam.
I watched the tutorial a while ago when I first learned about Learing Express. Today I made and account and started taking the GED practice test.
2. Choose one and answer a few questions. Then click “Score my test” in the top toolbar. Ignore the warnings and continue to have your test scored, so that you can see how the diagnostic page looks. Then click “View Answers” at the bottom of the page. What did you think about this test experience?
I answered three questions on the Language Arts Reading Course 1. I thought the test was fun. I was interested in how the scoring was broken down- some for comprehension, some for analysis, and some for application.
3. Job searching and resume writing are among the self-paced courses in LearningExpress. Click on the “Job Search and Workplace Skills” learning center and add one of the courses to your center. Take a few minutes to explore the course and note your observations.
I looked at Career Course: Creating a Great Resume. If anyone I know needs to write a resume, I would have them try this out. It looks like a good step-by-step project.
4. Type a search term in the search box in the upper left of the home page for a skills improvement or career topic in which you are interested. Notice that results are sorted by tests, courses and eBooks (if all of those are available for your chosen topic). Please select an eBook and look through its pages.
I typed in librarian, and had 0 results. I typed in Teaching and there were test and courses and ebooks. I chose a book called Best Careers for Teachers and found I could download it immediately. This seems like a wonderful resourse for anyone who needs information quickly. I know that when I was in school, it would have taken days and days to track down a book I might want to read about a job I might want to pursue.
OR
From the home page, bottom right, click the link for eBooks. The list will open in a new window. Browse the titles and take a look at one that interests you.
Ancestry Library
I enjoyed these exercises, and have more respect for folks that are interested in the study of their ancestors.
My responses to the exercises are in red italics.
Discovery Exercise:
Create a blog posting discussing the following questions and other observations you have about Ancestry Library, Heritage Quest and Sanborn Maps. All resources can be accessed via this alphabetical list.
1. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to be dead to be listed in Ancestry Library and can frequently find useful information in the U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002. You may even find your marriage license. Search for your own name in Ancestry Library and report the results.
I found myself listed in the US Public Records Index.
2. In Ancestry Library, search for a grandparent or great-grandparent and see if you can locate them in the census. Report your findings.
I found my grandmother, Esther Marcus, and the 1900 census record of her when she was 5 living in Brooklyn with her parents and her brother and a single man from Russia. It says both her parents were born in Romania, which I had been told. I experienced a real rush of excitement seeing these names, and I understand why people get so excited about studying geneology.
3. In Ancestry Library, perform a search under the “Photos and Maps” tab for “Maine” as the keyword. Report your findings.
I had trouble finding Photos and Maps, and then I found it under "recent databases" on the side column. When I went to Maine, I found a long list of databases, that looked useful in studying geneology in Maine.
My responses to the exercises are in red italics.
Discovery Exercise:
Create a blog posting discussing the following questions and other observations you have about Ancestry Library, Heritage Quest and Sanborn Maps. All resources can be accessed via this alphabetical list.
1. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to be dead to be listed in Ancestry Library and can frequently find useful information in the U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002. You may even find your marriage license. Search for your own name in Ancestry Library and report the results.
I found myself listed in the US Public Records Index.
2. In Ancestry Library, search for a grandparent or great-grandparent and see if you can locate them in the census. Report your findings.
I found my grandmother, Esther Marcus, and the 1900 census record of her when she was 5 living in Brooklyn with her parents and her brother and a single man from Russia. It says both her parents were born in Romania, which I had been told. I experienced a real rush of excitement seeing these names, and I understand why people get so excited about studying geneology.
3. In Ancestry Library, perform a search under the “Photos and Maps” tab for “Maine” as the keyword. Report your findings.
I had trouble finding Photos and Maps, and then I found it under "recent databases" on the side column. When I went to Maine, I found a long list of databases, that looked useful in studying geneology in Maine.
Health Source and Medline Plus
My responses to the exercises are in red italics. I found these exercises to be helpful in my understanding of asthma. My son was recently told by a physician that he may have it, and I wanted to know what it was.
Discovery Exercise:
Create a blog posting discussing the following questions and other observations you have about Health Source – Consumer Edition. All resources can be accessed via this alphabetical list.
1. In Health Source – Consumer Edition, click on the Publications link at the top of the page and explore the types of magazines and journals indexed in the database.
Here I found pamphlets, books, including children's books, and magazines.2. Search for a disease or condition, such as diabetes. Sort your results by the most current publication date by clicking on the ‘Relevance Sort’ option.
I looked up Asthma and found articles written this month.3. Pick one of the articles you found and read through the full text. Was the article written in terms you could understand without consulting a medical dictionary?
The first one I tried, I could only find the abstract, not the whole article. Next I tried an article from CRS - Adult Health Advisor and this has a lot of very helpful information, and is very easy to understand.
MedlinePlus is produced by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. All the content in this resource is written with the consumer in mind. You’ll find overviews of medical conditions, pamphlets that can be printed, videos of surgical procedures and much more. MedlinePlus is not part of Marvel. The Medline database that is available in Marvel contains information intended more for the medical practitioner than for the consumer.
Discovery Exercise:
1. Go to Medline Plus (http://www.medlineplus.gov)
2. Look at a few of the links on the main page. What’s in the news column on the right side?
Here is the list of news items:
Advisory Panel Moves to Make HIV Testing Routine
It's Turkey Time: Safely Prepare Your Holiday Meal
Unemployed at Higher Risk for Heart Attack?
Indicate in your blog post what some of the top searches are as listed on the left side of the page
Here are some of the popular searches:
arthritis
aspirin
asthma
autism
calcium
cholera
diabetes
hypertension
metoprolol
multiple sclerosis
potassium
prednisone
stroke
vitamin d
3. Click on tab “Drugs and Supplements” and search for a medication you take or you have seen ads about recently such as Prilosec or Cymbalta. Note the kind of information available.
I tried Symbicort, an inhaler drug and was sent to Budesonide Oral Inhalation. I read some disturbing warnings about this. was given this list of choices:
4. Click on “Health Topics” and search for the same disease or condition you looked at in Health Source. How does the information in MedlinePlus differ from that in Health Source?
I like the way this is set up. Instead of refering me to different articles, this is more like an encyclopedia of articles, with the references sited at the bottom. It gives quick information, without having to sort through a lot of articles that weren't that relevant to my needs.
5. Look at the list of videos available by clicking on “Videos and Cool Tools” tab. Pick one video and launch it so you have an idea of what a patron would experience. What did you think of the video?
The video I watched was an interactive tutorial which gave a basic description of what asthma is and how to treat it. I found it informative and helpful and plan to have my son watch it.
Discovery Exercise:
Create a blog posting discussing the following questions and other observations you have about Health Source – Consumer Edition. All resources can be accessed via this alphabetical list.
1. In Health Source – Consumer Edition, click on the Publications link at the top of the page and explore the types of magazines and journals indexed in the database.
Here I found pamphlets, books, including children's books, and magazines.2. Search for a disease or condition, such as diabetes. Sort your results by the most current publication date by clicking on the ‘Relevance Sort’ option.
I looked up Asthma and found articles written this month.3. Pick one of the articles you found and read through the full text. Was the article written in terms you could understand without consulting a medical dictionary?
The first one I tried, I could only find the abstract, not the whole article. Next I tried an article from CRS - Adult Health Advisor and this has a lot of very helpful information, and is very easy to understand.
MedlinePlus is produced by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. All the content in this resource is written with the consumer in mind. You’ll find overviews of medical conditions, pamphlets that can be printed, videos of surgical procedures and much more. MedlinePlus is not part of Marvel. The Medline database that is available in Marvel contains information intended more for the medical practitioner than for the consumer.
Discovery Exercise:
1. Go to Medline Plus (http://www.medlineplus.gov)
2. Look at a few of the links on the main page. What’s in the news column on the right side?
Here is the list of news items:
Here are some of the popular searches:
arthritis
aspirin
asthma
autism
calcium
cholera
diabetes
hypertension
metoprolol
multiple sclerosis
potassium
prednisone
stroke
vitamin d
3. Click on tab “Drugs and Supplements” and search for a medication you take or you have seen ads about recently such as Prilosec or Cymbalta. Note the kind of information available.
I tried Symbicort, an inhaler drug and was sent to Budesonide Oral Inhalation. I read some disturbing warnings about this. was given this list of choices:
What side effects can this medication cause? What storage conditions are needed for this medicine? What other information should I know? Brand names Brand names of combination products
Why is this medication prescribed? How should this medicine be used? What special precautions should I follow? What special dietary instructions should I follow? What should I do if I forget a dose?
which covers many of my questions.
4. Click on “Health Topics” and search for the same disease or condition you looked at in Health Source. How does the information in MedlinePlus differ from that in Health Source?
I like the way this is set up. Instead of refering me to different articles, this is more like an encyclopedia of articles, with the references sited at the bottom. It gives quick information, without having to sort through a lot of articles that weren't that relevant to my needs.
5. Look at the list of videos available by clicking on “Videos and Cool Tools” tab. Pick one video and launch it so you have an idea of what a patron would experience. What did you think of the video?
The video I watched was an interactive tutorial which gave a basic description of what asthma is and how to treat it. I found it informative and helpful and plan to have my son watch it.
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