Thing 17

The comment was made that "the ELM databases represent the total number of research resources that a library can afford and in others an essential supplement to their collection of e-resources." This is very true for our school. The only other resource we subscribe to is an online encyclopedia that was generously donated.

1. Gale
I couldn't get the RSS feed to work in Google Reader, but there were options for favorites and email updates. These resources are a fabulous reliable place for students who otherwise tend to waste a lot of time searching the internet at large. Tonight the resources I found have been very up to date... this has not always been my experience with Gale in the past. I tried the "child health" search and multimedia... Wow...there is such tremendous depth of information at our fingertips.

2. EBSCO
I created a one page webpage that directed people to use an EBSCO link for questions. I played with font type, size, and color, added a graphic, and changed the background. I downloaded it to my computer. So is this for my personal use or can it be posted or shared in some way?
Got Questions? Look here for answers! Search four EBSCO databases at once!
I also read some interesting articles and added a few to my folder.

3. ProQuest
I emailed myself the web pageresults. This was cool and would be a good way to email a search complete with links to myself or to someone who was looking for specific information. It would also be a way to keep track of results. You can even add your own personal notes.

4. NetLibrary
I've never spent much time in the NetLibrary. There is more here than old copyright free classics that I expected. I am interested in looking deeper into this resource so I could recommend it in appropriate situations.

As I said these databases are a valuable resource that we wouldn't be able to have access to without ELM. I was glad to take another look. The resources are even better that I had previously perceived.