Thursday, March 7, 2013

WorldCat and More FirstSearch Indexes


1.   Using Advanced Search I typed in Luther, Martin in the first search box and selected subject. In the next line I selected “not” and put Jr. in the search box. This will exclude many items concerning Martin Luther King, Jr. Other limits I used: Language: English; Type: Year: 2000-; Books; Subtype limits: Juvenile, not fiction.
    Not personally knowing the reading level of the students, I would choose Martin Luther: a man who changed the world by Maier and Copeland and Martin Luther: father of the Reformation by Somerville. The first one is geared for younger readers, and the other for more advanced. Also, both are available at many regional libraries.

2.  I chose to look for “graphic novels” as a subject phrase and Jane Austen as author and limited by search to only books. (Yes, I am a Jane Austen fan!) The results included several graphic novels adapted by Nancy Butler and published by Marvel.

3.  I typed “My Fair Lady” in the first search box and selected “title”. I then put vocal score in the next search box and checked the box for Musical Scores. The item with the most holdings was accession number 26429906.

1 comment:

Fabric and Books said...

Isn't WorldCat fun?!? You did a great job with the advanced searching.
Thanks for the post,
-Julie