I have never participated in any type of library instruction (other than these Library classes), I have taken a couple of other ones too. I feel that these classes are extremely informative, and give us good references to use in our daily life and studies. I have learned many new references to use myself, and am a fan of ProQuest, along with the CIA website, and the more specific resource sites for a particular subject. I have definitely learned how to use library resources better because of this class and others taken like it. I think library instruction should have no limitations, and should include everything a student, patron, and even passerby should know.
Face to face knowledge should not be the only type of resources for people as well, since internet and electronic resources are the norm of today's world. Most people ( including myself) prefer to do things electronically rather than have to travel to different places, such as libraries, stores etc. I am not saying I am a complete hermit, but electronic resources are definitely more convenient for people especially if they have busy lives ( like me) with family, work, school, and home obligations, that leave very little time for much else.
My type of library is the public library, that caters to various different patrons, from children to seniors. I feel the type of instruction that would benefit my patrons would be workshops, and classes geared towards a specific subject, such as, searching the internet, catalogue browsing, etc.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Blog Reflection #7
I have always liked using proquest when I needed to find a particular article for a class or to research some school information. This was not my first time proquest and I find it easy to use, with results that are always informative. The government data websites, along with the ipl2 site are also very good sources for finding the information we are searching for. For researching the topic, "crashes caused by driving while texting," the order I would give my patrons would be as follows:
1. f) Government sponsored (.gov) data and information websites- which may have many statistics as well as up to date information on this topic.
2. b) ProQuest or another electronic journal/newspaper index such as EBSCO- which may have articles and findings on the most up to date occurrences or statistics.
3. c) Searching via their favorite search engine- which may give them a list of sites they can go to to research this topic further.
4. a) Wikipedia- may or may not have information that is completely valid so I would also suggest looking at an additional source.
5. Encyclopedia Brittanica.com subscription offered through library access- which patrons may find the info they are looking for, but I am not sure how up to date it would be.
6. Encyclopedia.com- may or may not have the info as well, but I am not sure again how up to date it would be.
I enjoy looking up information on various sites that are specifically designed for those topics, although I am STILL a big fan of using Google and the sites that it leads you to. I still feel like I ca find most of the information I need by using a search engine, as long as I check various sites to ensure that the information I have found is true and valid. I must say I am happy with all of the new things we have learned in this class, and I will do my best to be more open minded and use other sites other than Google.
1. f) Government sponsored (.gov) data and information websites- which may have many statistics as well as up to date information on this topic.
2. b) ProQuest or another electronic journal/newspaper index such as EBSCO- which may have articles and findings on the most up to date occurrences or statistics.
3. c) Searching via their favorite search engine- which may give them a list of sites they can go to to research this topic further.
4. a) Wikipedia- may or may not have information that is completely valid so I would also suggest looking at an additional source.
5. Encyclopedia Brittanica.com subscription offered through library access- which patrons may find the info they are looking for, but I am not sure how up to date it would be.
6. Encyclopedia.com- may or may not have the info as well, but I am not sure again how up to date it would be.
I enjoy looking up information on various sites that are specifically designed for those topics, although I am STILL a big fan of using Google and the sites that it leads you to. I still feel like I ca find most of the information I need by using a search engine, as long as I check various sites to ensure that the information I have found is true and valid. I must say I am happy with all of the new things we have learned in this class, and I will do my best to be more open minded and use other sites other than Google.
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