In class on Wed We had the opportunity to explore four different subscription databases. Each one could have easily devoted the whole two hours for exploration. I know we barely touched the surface, and I look forward over the next few weeks to using my intern time to become more familiar with the offerings of each. I am not sure how much I will use the web page we created under EBSCO but it does allow me to present additional resources to my students. I really liked ProQuest, this is a database I haven't properly made use of in the past even though our district had this link available. We tried to set up an RSS feed to my reader account, but no luck so instead we set up an email alert. So far no new messages to report. I also set up an account on NetLibrary.com and WorldCat. I want to further explore NetLibrary as this is a new database for me. At this time I do not see me using WorldCat with students.
Our instructors were great. I found them to be very helpful and my only complaint is that we tried to cover way to much in the two hours. No fault of theirs, just a time restraint. They were very knowledgeable.
My intern started last week. She has been a great help in working on switching our SSR books from the textbook view on Destiny to the library view. This will give us a better handle on titles available in both the media center and SSR section. We are looking forward to being able to view statistics to back our claim that there is an increase in the use of the media center for pleasure reading. The statistic portion of Destiny will also show us the top 10 titles which will give us an indication of the type of book that is currently popular. It will take us several weeks to switch over all the books, as we are pulling slowly so that there are plenty of choices always on hand. We are also on the look out for locating how many books have grown legs and trained themselves to walk out the door. Sandy is also helping students who come in with questions. Hopefully we can provide her with an experience that will benefit her in her coursework. I have asked her to let me know if there is anything she needs to have experience in that is required in the class. The students seem to really like her, and that is half the battle on the high school level. She treats them like the young adults that they are, and not children.
I am glad I was finally able to log on to my blog today. Last week I tried and all I received was a blank page after typing in my user name and password. Was very frustrating.
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