What will you be doing this weekend? Will you be looking for a movie to watch, a book to read, or an event to attend? Do you want to know what someone thinks about the movie, book, or event before you invest your time and money? How do you find a review?
You can find Movie Reviews (and other reviews) in GALILEO by:
Selecting Databases A-Z
...Select P
.....Select ProQuest Databases
........Select Advanced Search (second tab)
..........Type in the movie title
Leave the citation and abstract as the search.
....Scroll down a bit - and click on More Search Options. This opens up the bottom of the screen.
........Scroll down to Document Type
..........Click on the drop down box
............Select Film review (for the movies)
Press enter
Now you have the opinions of others to help you decide if you want to invest your time and money!
Hope your holiday weekend is just what you want it to be.
-kls
Get the password to use GALILEO at home from your Georgia librarian.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Visual Learning
Are you a visual learner? Does seeing someone do something help you process the directions?
ALA Facebook suggested the Flu videos for kids posted by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Yes, our Government has a You Tube channel.
If you're looking for visual information on how to protect your self or teach your child how to protect themselves from the flu - just watch a video.
And don't forget to read about the latest news in flu protection at the EBSCO Influenza: Evidence based portal or checking Flu.gov.
Stay healthy over the holidays.
-kls
ALA Facebook suggested the Flu videos for kids posted by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Yes, our Government has a You Tube channel.
If you're looking for visual information on how to protect your self or teach your child how to protect themselves from the flu - just watch a video.
And don't forget to read about the latest news in flu protection at the EBSCO Influenza: Evidence based portal or checking Flu.gov.
Stay healthy over the holidays.
-kls
On the go searches
Have you started using your mobile device for quick searches?
News from the GALILEO folks:
Beginning today, you will find the following custom EBSCOhost Mobile links appearing in GALILEO - EBSCOhost Mobile Academic.
Each of these interfaces has been configured to provide a direct multi-database search of EBSCOhost databases that are appropriate for the indicated audience. For detailed information regarding which databases are included in the search, please see the “More” link that follows the database name within the Databases A-Z list.
Please note that your phone must have javascript enabled in order to use EBSCOhost Mobile. Although EBSCOhost Mobile should work on all javascript enabled smartphones, it was exclusively beta tested on the most popular models:
Blackberry
Dell Axiom
iPhone
Palm 750
To get more information about this service
go to GALILEO
...select Databases A-Z
.....select E
........scroll to EBSCOhost Mobile Academic - click on the More... link to find out more about this resource.
I admit- I do not have a 'fancy' phone. I can't test how this works. If you do have a 'fancy' phone- please do share how well you can search with EBSCO on your phone. Or if it has glitches- you can share that too.
You will need the current password to use GALILEO. You may get that password from your Georgia librarian.
-kls
News from the GALILEO folks:
Beginning today, you will find the following custom EBSCOhost Mobile links appearing in GALILEO - EBSCOhost Mobile Academic.
Each of these interfaces has been configured to provide a direct multi-database search of EBSCOhost databases that are appropriate for the indicated audience. For detailed information regarding which databases are included in the search, please see the “More” link that follows the database name within the Databases A-Z list.
Please note that your phone must have javascript enabled in order to use EBSCOhost Mobile. Although EBSCOhost Mobile should work on all javascript enabled smartphones, it was exclusively beta tested on the most popular models:
To get more information about this service
go to GALILEO
...select Databases A-Z
.....select E
........scroll to EBSCOhost Mobile Academic - click on the More... link to find out more about this resource.
I admit- I do not have a 'fancy' phone. I can't test how this works. If you do have a 'fancy' phone- please do share how well you can search with EBSCO on your phone. Or if it has glitches- you can share that too.
You will need the current password to use GALILEO. You may get that password from your Georgia librarian.
-kls
Can you find it?
Sometimes professors have students search for information that might not be as easy to find as the professor thinks. Case in point- an unnamed professor at another educational institution told his class to find an article he had written that was in an Ebsco database. The task was to write an APA citation for an article by the professor. The professor gave his name and the database. That should have been enough information. You know from the way I started that - no, this is not enough information.
One of the professor's students has a friend who is a librarian. The student had searched and figured they just weren't doing it correctly. They asked their friend the librarian. This librarian couldn't find an article in the noted database either. The librarian asked me. I also did not have any success searching in the particular Ebsco database for the professors name. I used initials, quotes, full name, last name only- and nothing came up. It could be Ebsco.
I did a Google search for the professor. This professor fortunately has an educational biographical web site. The professor happily lists their publications. Publish or perish being the mantra for many higher education institutions. I was able to note in which journals this professor had published.
...With the journal information
......I could search in the Ebsco database using publication search
........Ebsco offers a search this publication link
Victory! I found several articles. They aren't full text but they do give enough information that the student can complete the assignment.
I have no idea why the professor's name did not pull up articles in the Ebsco database. There are ways to work around a problem!
-kls
One of the professor's students has a friend who is a librarian. The student had searched and figured they just weren't doing it correctly. They asked their friend the librarian. This librarian couldn't find an article in the noted database either. The librarian asked me. I also did not have any success searching in the particular Ebsco database for the professors name. I used initials, quotes, full name, last name only- and nothing came up. It could be Ebsco.
I did a Google search for the professor. This professor fortunately has an educational biographical web site. The professor happily lists their publications. Publish or perish being the mantra for many higher education institutions. I was able to note in which journals this professor had published.
...With the journal information
......I could search in the Ebsco database using publication search
........Ebsco offers a search this publication link
Victory! I found several articles. They aren't full text but they do give enough information that the student can complete the assignment.
I have no idea why the professor's name did not pull up articles in the Ebsco database. There are ways to work around a problem!
-kls
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