Monday, March 18, 2013

Challange 4




ProQuest
1. I think ProQuest is definitely for older or more advanced searchers. I chose windfarms from the list under Science and technology topics and found a wide range of sources. I like that it is possible to narrow results to full text articles, and by type of source so I can choose trade or scholarly journals.

1a. I enjoyed looking at the variety of responses on the blogs. I only had a comment for one but for myself I am so glad that I am not the only one that is not done blogging for every week!! I have looked at most of the resources at one time or another, so they are not new, mostly new features or things that I did not go deeply into before. Now, I am looking at the new features and running out of time before I get around to writing about it. I hope that taking the time and writing about the features I find will help me to remember them, even if I don't use them often. 

2.  Twenty nine titles associated with libraries were listed under publications. I was surprised to see some state journals as well as national ones; I was also surprised to see a Pakistan library journal, being so close to such a war-torn area I think that it is easy to forget that many people are going about their normal lives making a living. I like  the ability to look at articles from the latest online issue, but I wish there were a way to see a PDF of the journals to get a better idea of what types of other features are in each issue


2 comments:

  1. Hi, AmyD! You are right, ProQuest is for HS-adult. We like it for its breadth of coverage--general, trade, & scholarly publications full text, cover-cover, 24/7/365--for free! When the publisher gives the vendor a pdf, the vendor puts it up. Fortunately, we are seeing more of that, so it looks like the actual journal. Thanks for your comments, and remember this one for professional reading.

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  2. Hi, AmyD
    I have found the same problem when I am looking for information for my students who are in lower grades. Proquest, however, has been a great asset to me as an educator when I need research based material for any graduate classes I have taken in the past.

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