Lesson 5

Gale Virtual Reference Library -

I can honestly say that I never expected to see some of the book titles that are available. While I'm not niave in knowing that there are many things out there that I know nothing about, I am niave in thinking that "they would never have a book about that"! That could come from being a rural South Dakota girl for all my life!! Anyway..... I chose the book Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages Seemed interesting. After choosing the volume 1946 - 2003, I reasearched the baffling beehive or bouffant. I know that fashion comes in cycles, but I can not for the life of me see a beehive in my future! (Oh I hope!!) I'm not sure how I would use this information. I'm sure students with reports would find this valuable. Another tool to put in the hands of the teachers!!!

In the search box - First I searched vitamin D deficiency. I'm starting to feel like we may have winter year round and I might not ever feel the warm sun on my face. I found that I don't have to worry about Rickets - it mostly and youth disease and since my children go outside in hot and cold weather, they should also be safe. We also have many vitamin D infused foods that increase our intake. I like that it tells how many words are in the article. And it gives related searches to get more information. Also, I like the option on the left hand side that tells us where the articles are from. Sometimes I trust one source more than others. I then searched Custer. I found some helpful informtion. Always open to anything that helps with South Dakota projects!

I agreed with Wendy's post about the listen feature being sort of robotic, but grateful for it. Also that this is a great resource for smaller libraries. I never know what reference materials to have on hand and now that I know about this, I'm not worried anymore!