Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Netlibrary

I have actually recommended this database to patrons and used it myself a few times, but have not gotten the change to look at it in-depth. #1 I first did a subject search for running and came up with some good books. My favorites were: "New York Running Guide" and "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jogging and Running." I really like how you can just choose a section of the book from the left-hand side and just jump in! The only thing I didn't like was that there was not a good selection of new books. #2 For the fitness section, I chose the books "Yoga for Busy People" and "The Health Fitness Handbook". These both seemed to have pertinent information that a fitness instructor could use. #3 I got 81 results when I did this, I did not think I would get much for results by looking by the publisher; but many of them had something to do with history. I would not have thought about looking that way. I don't think I got as much as if I would have tried "Oklahoma" by keyword or subject. I definitely want learn how to use this more so I can suggest it to patrons. It would be really useful, especially for those older books no one wants to lend out anymore.

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  1. Hey, Slow Movin', you are movin' right along! Thanks for your comments on NetLibrary. Alas, the newest books are copyright 2006, as these are titles actually purchased by the State Library, and we are unable to add newer titles due to budget constraints. I'm glad you learned some new things and can see how your patrons could use it.

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