Lesson 7 -- EBooks on EbscoHost (formerly NetLibrary)

Basic Discovery Exercise:

Create a blog posting discussing the following questions and other observations you have about Ebooks on EbscoHost. All resources can be accessed via this alphabetical list. For best results when accessing EBooks on EbscoHost from home, close all browser windows and open a new window. You should need to type in your library barcode and password again.

1. Do a search for a topic that interests you. Note the default search is "Find all my search terms." You may want to change the search to one of the other options. Review your findings and observations.

I selected “advanced search” for the terms:  children, literature, and education.  The search resulted in 111 options.  The newest book available was published in 2005.  I was able to continue to refine the list by limiting the choices by full text, downloadable, publication date and other options.  After limiting my search to full text books that were published no earlier than 2003 that can be downloaded, my results were narrowed to 24 results. 

I selected to view the book Interpreting Literature with Children by Shelby Anne Wolf.  In this window, I am able to view the table of contents and most relevant pages from the book that match my search.  I can save the book and I can view the citation information.  I can also create a bookmark, save or print the book, or add it to a folder.

2. Constitution Day is looming and several students need more material. Search EBooks on EbscoHost and recommend some appropriate titles.

Baggott, V. L., & Griffin, L. (2004). Guide to Popular U.S. Government Documents. Mobile, Ala: Infosential Press.

D'Amico, J., Drummond, K., Cline, J., & Cash-Walsh, T. (2003). The U.S. History Cookbook : Delicious Recipes and Exciting Events From the Past. [Hoboken, N.J.]: Wiley.

Edmonds, B. C., & Fernekes, W. R. (1996). Children's Rights : A Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO.

Hendricks, E., Hayden, T., & Novik, J. (1990). Your Right to Privacy : A Basic Guide to Legal Rights in an Information Society. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.

King, D. C. (2003). Colonies and Revolution. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley.

Todd, A. (2001). Revolutionary War. [N.p.]: Capstone Books.

3. A class is doing projects on Western history. They have exhausted the library's print collection. In EBooks on EbscoHost, click "Advanced Search." In the "Select a Field" box, choose "PB Publisher." In the search box, type "Nebraska" or "Oklahoma." Report your findings.

When you do a search by PB Publisher, you are searching for publishing companies that include your search work in the title.  There were 88 titles from publishing companies search “Nebraska”.  The University of Nebraska Press published all of these texts.