I thought this would be a really easy assignment because I have used Ancestry Library some already. But, not all of it was simple. First, the tutorials were very straightforward. One thing I found here that I had never noticed before was the family tree chart which will be very useful.
When I looked under the alphabetical listings for Heritage Quest and Sanborn Maps, I couldn't find either of them.
In Ancestry Library, I started by looking for myself. When I put in just my name, date of birth, and town where I had lived, I didn't come up with anything. However, when I added some other family member names and a marriage date, I did come up with a marriage certificate. No matter how much information I added, I never did come up with my birth certificate.
I looked up one of my grandfathers and easily found him in the 1910 census when he was 3 years old.
I tried to perform a search under the photos and maps tab, but I couldn't find it anywhere.
So, I guess that I can do a basic ancestor search, but still have more to learn in Ancestry Library.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Health Resources
Wow! I had no idea we had such extensive health resources online! (I wish this had been available when I was raising my three kids. Could have been very helpful.)
In Health Source, I researched ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease). There were a number of articles available. Although the listings tell the subjects discussed in the articles, there is not actually a synopsis of the articles which would be helpful and save time.
Next I went to Medline Plus. In the news column were these headlines: Head Injury, Pesticides Tied to Parkinson's Disease, Migraine _ Associated Brain Changes Not Related to Impaired Cognition, US Pre-term Birthrate Continues to Drop. (I went back next day to see if these had changed or were the same, and they were all different.) Under top searches were cancer, diabetes, polio, and vitamin D.
Drugs and Supplements: I looked up Advair. Nothing came up. Suggested that my search might be too specific. So I tried Salmeterol which is one of the active ingredients in Advair. This time I got some information about the uses of this drug, problems with patients not knowing how to take it effectively, etc.
Health topics: It is nice that it starts with a basic definition of the disease. This source seems more basic than and more aimed at the patient, while Medline seemed more aimed at the doctor/researcher.
Videos and Cool Tools: This is a very helpful resource. I watched a video on diabetes. It was informative and easy to follow. It was nice that you could go at your own pace, so that you could go over something a second time if you didn't take it in the first time.
I will definitely keep these sources in mind for patrons with medical questions.
In Health Source, I researched ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease). There were a number of articles available. Although the listings tell the subjects discussed in the articles, there is not actually a synopsis of the articles which would be helpful and save time.
Next I went to Medline Plus. In the news column were these headlines: Head Injury, Pesticides Tied to Parkinson's Disease, Migraine _ Associated Brain Changes Not Related to Impaired Cognition, US Pre-term Birthrate Continues to Drop. (I went back next day to see if these had changed or were the same, and they were all different.) Under top searches were cancer, diabetes, polio, and vitamin D.
Drugs and Supplements: I looked up Advair. Nothing came up. Suggested that my search might be too specific. So I tried Salmeterol which is one of the active ingredients in Advair. This time I got some information about the uses of this drug, problems with patients not knowing how to take it effectively, etc.
Health topics: It is nice that it starts with a basic definition of the disease. This source seems more basic than and more aimed at the patient, while Medline seemed more aimed at the doctor/researcher.
Videos and Cool Tools: This is a very helpful resource. I watched a video on diabetes. It was informative and easy to follow. It was nice that you could go at your own pace, so that you could go over something a second time if you didn't take it in the first time.
I will definitely keep these sources in mind for patrons with medical questions.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Business resources
Okay, feeling a little over my head with all of the stock information on Value Line. However, it is good to know it is there. We often have business men and women here on vacation who are very disappointed to find that we do not have any of the national papers, only the local newspapers. I think that they could easily find any information they need on this site.
The Wall Street Journal site seems very user friendly. There is a great deal of information for those in business. I found some interesting and informative articles about the new health care law when I searched for small business and health care. (They confirmed my feelings that the new healthcare law is going to put further strain on those who already cannot afford healthcare.)
In searching for articles on FM radio, it did make it much easier to tell which articles I might want to explore further when I used the visual search option. Then I had a clearer picture of where the article was going without actually having to go there, and possibly waste time on an article that was not on the topic I was researching.
The Wall Street Journal site seems very user friendly. There is a great deal of information for those in business. I found some interesting and informative articles about the new health care law when I searched for small business and health care. (They confirmed my feelings that the new healthcare law is going to put further strain on those who already cannot afford healthcare.)
In searching for articles on FM radio, it did make it much easier to tell which articles I might want to explore further when I used the visual search option. Then I had a clearer picture of where the article was going without actually having to go there, and possibly waste time on an article that was not on the topic I was researching.
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