EBSCO Host Lesson 10

Ebsco Host is an extremely useful tool for researchers, especially students.  As a former preschool and primary school teacher, I immediately checked out the databases for elementary and middle school students.  As I looked through these sources with children in mind, I really liked the way they explained permission to copy and how to cite information found there. 

Then I got to the actual assignment!  Although it took some searching to find an article which actually answered the question of what foods have zinc in them, (at least in language understandable to the average person!) I eventually found an article titled "Foods that Fuel the Immune System" from Environmental Nutrition (Nov. 2010) which states that zinc food sources are red meat, poultry, seafood, beans, nuts, and cheese.

As I began to check out Ebsco non-fiction ebooks I chose to look for craft books.  One of the first books to come up was Creative Resources for the Early Childhood Classroom which looked interesting to me.  However, when I tried to download it, it took so long that I gave up.

Next, I went looking for information for Constitution Day.  I was surprised to find that I got better results when I just entered the term constitution than when I put in United States Constitution.  By putting United States in there as well, I got a lot of results which had to do with the US, but nothing to do with the constitution.  I came up with the following books: The American Republic: Constitution, Tendencies and Destiny by Orestes Augustus Brownson, The Constitution of the United States of America from the Gutenberg Project, and The United States Bill of Rights, also from the Gutenberg Project.

When researching books on Oklahoma, I found the search to be too inclusive.  When I searched for Oklahoma history, I got a shorter, more applicable list.

Learning Express

I am a little late getting to the week 9 assignment, but better late than never.  Since our library was one of the recipients of the BTOP grant computers, I have spent some time looking at Learning Express Library, but it was still interesting to look over what is available there.
First I took a math GED test.  It was simple and straight forward.  I like the fact that it gives you a chance to change your mind if you have clicked "score my test" by accident.  (I did not like the fact that I missed 3 of the 8 questions I attempted.  And I used to be so good at math!)
The course I selected was Business Writing Basics.  After looking through some of the information, I closed out and then went back to see if I could easily pick up where I left off.  It was easy to find in "My Center" and was right where I left off.
Next I searched for an ebook on marketing.  The list of books which I got did not seem to have much to do with marketing, but maybe they each have sections which deal with marketing.  I spent some time looking at the book Search Smart and Get Ahead.  It was very readable, even for a non-business person.
Although I had been shown quite a bit about Learning Express before, it is different to actually use it.  I could easily recommend this to those who have a need.