Whew! I have fallen behind!
On to NetLibrary....I searched for "Catalog It," a book I need for a class this fall. It wasn't available here, but several related texts were, over 4,000 items were included in the search. The related topics are helpful to narrow the search or broaden it if needed. Searching again, this time for "information literacy," I discovered two interesting texts I'll have to come back to again...
NetLibrary can be a valuable resource for libraries especially with regard to technology. The books on technology that are available in our library become outdated so fast it is hard to keep relevant material on the shelves.
The search for "Constitution Day" pulled various items including material involving the constitution days of other countries. The book Representing Popular Sovereignty: The Constitution in American Political Culture discusses our chosen subject, explaining that the name was changed to "Citizenship Day." Searching now for "Citizenship Day," I am not finding many texts that discuss it in much detail. Maybe I am doing something wrong but I can only find books that mention it and that day that it falls on...
Next, under advanced search, I plugged in "Oklahoma" for a publisher search and found 77 related titles....very helpful, great resource...
Good for you, MCRC! You found some worthwhile items here and understand the value of having these resources available 24/7 from home or library. NetLibrary does not have much on Constitution Day, but it does have many titles about the U.S. Consitution, which would help students who are doing projects for Constitution Day. The publisher search is an odd way to search, but yields good results for this topic--many ways to search here, quite a bit of flexibility.
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