Internet

My primary interest is in selecting materials for children and teens.

A great source for information about books, materials, and services for children is the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) website:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/index.cfm

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) website is the teen version:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/yalsa.cfm

Both websites offer awards and top pick lists of books. Both website are easily found on Google, so I won't have to worry about remembering the website addresses!

Multimedia

I found a couple of videos describing tools for analyzing collections in a library.

This an ad for a Capstone publisher produced tool. I can see how it might be useful...


Capstone CollectionWiz

This presentation describes a similar tool produced by Bowker. I would feel more confident using it over the Capstone tool.


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7696703215170417804&hl=en

Image

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jblyberg/ / CC BY 2.0

This picture represents what I enjoy the most about the prospect of selecting children's books for a library. I have a couple of these boxes in my cubicle at work. I can't get rid of them.

The Harry Potter phenomenon was interesting to watch from the Acquisitions standpoint as well as the devoted fan aspect. When the 6th book came out we pre-ordered about 200 copies for the system, we usually only order about 80 copies for the most popular bestsellers. A week before the release date there were nearly 400 requests. So administration decided to order an additional 400 unprocessed copies. The entire Technical Services department had to process them on the Friday before the release. As a fan I was over the moon to have the chance to touch the book ahead of time... I even read a sentence or two! When the 7th book came out, Acquisitions pre-ordered about 600 copies. We didn't have to process those, but I still had an opportunity to take a peek when they were being boxed up for distribution to the branch libraries.

I truly hope that there is another book like Harry Potter. A book that excites millions of children to read and captivates the attention of all ages. I started reading the books after my mom asked me to get them for my dyslexic little sister. My mom had heard that kids who never read books were reading Harry Potter. It worked, she read them all and even went on to read other books for fun. I want to be a part of a child's discovery of a book.

Pearl Growing strategy (Snowballing) in Library Literature

Thesis for the paper that I am working on:

Theoretical models and demographic data reveal that human information seeking habits remain generally the same regardless of the interface in which information is sought

At this point I am specifically looking for information on the information seeking behaviors of people using digital information sources.

Pearl:

University College of London. (2008). Information behaviour of the researcher of the future. London: University College of London. Retrieved from http://www.bl.uk/news/pdf/googlegen.pdf.

I have used this report extensively in my paper so far. I had to find an edited version of it that was available in a database. This is the same report, just slightly edited for journal publication.

Nicholas, David (08/01/2008). "The Google generation: the information behaviour of the researcher of the future.". Aslib proceedings (0001-253X), 60 (4), p. 290.

I found the article in the Library Literature database. The subject terms given for the article were:

Microcomputers/Children's use
Internet searching/Evaluation
Information retrieval/Social aspects
Virtual library

S1 (using All - Smart Search field):
(Internet searching/Evaluation) and (Virtual library) = 19 hits

None of the hits were really relevant, so I tried again.

S2 (using Subject(s) field):
(Internet searching/Evaluation) and (Information retrieval/Social aspects) = 2 hits

The first article was my pearl, the other wasn't quite what I wanted. I decided to modify one of the terms.

(Internet searching) and (Information retrieval/Social aspects) = 11 hits

The results of the 3rd search were better.

Citation:
Aula, Anne, and Käki, Mika. "Less is more in Web search interfaces for older adults" First Monday [Online], Volume 10 Number 7 (4 July 2005)

Successive Fractions search in Project Muse

Thesis for the paper that I am working on:

Theoretical models and demographic data reveal that human information seeking habits remain generally the same regardless of the interface in which information is sought

At this point I am specifically looking for information on the information seeking behaviors of people using digital information sources.

Facets:
Information seeking behaviors
Digital information sources

I browsed the subject headings in Project Muse to identify subject terms. I didn't find many relevant subject headings, so I did a preliminary search on each one to see how many records each one retrieved by itself to identify the broadest term.

Subject Headings search (articles only):
Internet 166
Information behavior 20
Electronic information resource* 30
Electronic journals 12
Online bibliographic searching 4
World Wide Web (Information retrieval system) 4
Online library catalogs 8
Online information services 3

Successive Fractions search (all searches were in Subjects Headings field and limited to Articles only:

S1: (Internet) = 166 hits

The results were too broad, so I added another term. I chose Information behavior because Electronic information resource* could be considered a synonym for Internet.

S2: (Internet) and (Information behavior) = 4 hits

The second search didn't return many results, but I immediately found a useful article.

Dresang, Eliza T. (2005). Access: The information-seeking behavior of youth in the digital environment. Library Trends 54(2), 178-196.

Specific Facet search in ERIC

Thesis for the paper that I am working on:

Theoretical models and demographic data reveal that human information seeking habits remain generally the same regardless of the interface in which information is sought

At this point I am specifically looking for information on the information seeking behaviors of people using digital information sources.

Facets:
Information seeking behaviors
Digital information sources

I browsed the subject headings in ERIC to identify subject terms for my facets.

Information seeking behaviors:
Information seeking 2724
User Needs (Information) 3563
Users (Information) 2877
Search strategies 3348
Information Needs 4515
Online Searching 2780

Digital information sources:
Internet 13195
Electronic journals 567
Electronic libraries 1645
Search Engines 643
Online systems 6795
World wide web 6077

Specific Facet search (all searches were in the Subject Phrase field)

I chose the most unique term that really reflected the Digital information sources facet.

S1: (Search Engines) = 643 hits

The results were too broad, but I could tell I was headed in the right direction. I then added a term to reflect the Information seeking behaviors facet.

S2: ((Search engines) AND (Users (Information))) = 0 hits

That didn't work, so I tried another term.

S3: ((Search engines) AND (Information seeking)) = 106 hits

I was satisfied with the results of my 3rd search.

Citation:
Bilal, D., & Kirby, J. (2002). Differences and Similarities in Information Seeking: Children and Adults as Web Users. Information Processing & Management. 38(5), 649-70.

Building Block search in Academic Search Complete

Thesis for the paper that I am working on:

Theoretical models and demographic data reveal that human information seeking habits remain generally the same regardless of the interface in which information is sought

At this point I am specifically looking for information on the information seeking behaviors of people using digital information sources.

Facets:
Information seeking behaviors
Digital information sources

I browsed the subject headings in Academic Search Complete to identify subject terms for my facets.

Information seeking behaviors:
INTERNET searching
ELECTRONIC information resource searching
DATABASE searching
INFORMATION behavior
INFORMATION-seeking strategies

Digital information sources:
Internet
SEARCH engines
ELECTRONIC information resources
WORLD Wide Web
WEB search engines
DIGITAL libraries

Building Block Search (all searches were in the Subject Headings field)

I combined my terms for each facet:

S1: Information seeking behaviors facet
((INTERNET searching) or (ELECTRONIC information resource searching) or (DATABASE searching) or (INFORMATION behavior) or (INFORMATION-seeking strategies)) = 9151 hits

S2: Digital information sources facet
((Internet) or (SEARCH engines) or (ELECTRONIC information resources) or (WORLD Wide Web) or (WEB search engines) or (DIGITAL libraries)) = 133295 hits

I then combined my facets:

S3: (S1 and S2) = 5759 hits

I retrieved too many hits, so I decided to remove some of the terms from the combined Information seeking behaviors facet. I removed the terms that referenced digital sources since those were redundant in combination with the Digital information sources facet:

S4: Revised Information seeking behaviors facet
((INFORMATION behavior) or (INFORMATION-seeking strategies)) = 444 hits

I recombined my facets:

S5: (S4 and S2) = 114 hits

I was satisfied with the results from my final search.

Citation:
Ford, N., Eaglestone, B., Madden, A., & Whittle, M. (2009). Web searching by the "general public": an individual differences perspective. Journal of Documentation, 65(4), 632-667.

Revised Searches: ERIC, World Cat, LibraryLiterature, and BIP

I need to revise my searches in ERIC, World Cat, LibraryLiterature, and BIP to incorporate some new techniques. My topic has narrowed for the paper on Information Seeking Behavior, we now have a working thesis:

Thesis - theoretical models and demographic data reveal that human information seeking habits remain generally the same regardless of the interface in which information is sought

The focus of the paper is leaning towards exploring established theories of information seeking behavior and the effects of technology on information seeking behavior. I’m going to search for information about the effects of technology.

Query: How has technology changed the way people look for information?

Facets:             Information seeking behavior (searching, googling, search strategies & techniques)

            Technology (internet, kindles, Google, electronic databases…)

I think I’ll start with trying to find concepts similar to “information seeking behavior” and technology in the index or thesaurus and work from there. I am also going to limit all searches to full-text availability and/or TWU holdings because I don’t have time to wait for ILL requests.

Tagging/Indexing

August(1) CLA(1) collection development(4) for me(1) for selectors(1) graphic novel(7) graphic novel librarianship(1) libraries(2) library(2) library science(3) LIS(1) non-fiction(2) office(1) professional(2) read(1) reader's advisory(1) reference(2) UW-SciFi/Fantasy(1) YA(1)

Tag cloud from LibraryThing.com for:

Graphic Novels Now: Building, Managing, and Marketing a Dynamic Collection

by Francisca Goldsmith

Chosen for my interest in Collection Development of youth and YA materials.

Scroll down to the bottom of my blog to see tags for my LibraryThing collection!

Library Lit and Books in Print

I am once again searching for information about information seeking behavior.

	Library Literature
	Search #	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Index (Field searched)	All - Smart Search	All - Smart Search	All - Smart Search	Subjects	Subjects	Subjects & Abstract
	Search Terms	information seeking behavior	(Information needs/Evaluation) AND (Use studies/internet)	(Information needs/Evaluation) AND (Use studies/Information systems)	Information needs AND Information retrieval	Information needs AND Use studies	Information needs (Subjects) AND Information-seeking (Abstract)
	Limits/ Rankings	Sorted by relevance	Relevance & Full Text	Relevance & Full Text	Relevance & Full Text	Relevance & Full Text	Relevance & Full Text
	# Hits	222 (70% max)	64 (39 @ 100%)	5 (2 @ 100%)	20 (20 @ 100%)	171	44 (44 @ 100%)
	# Potentially useful hits	15 (of 1st 30)	11 (of 1st 30)	1	3		14 (of 1st 30)
	Notes:	Possible subjects identified: Information retrieval; Use studies/internet; Information needs; Internet searching; Information needs/Evaluation; Use studies/Information systems; Surveys/Information needs; Information retrieval/Social aspects	Don't want just internet related studies…	Change tactics.	Try again.	Too broad.

My chosen citation from search # 6:

Weiler, A. (2005). Information-Seeking Behavior in Generation Y Students: Motivation, Critical Thinking, and Learning Theory. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 31(1), 46-53. Retrieved October 5, 2009, from Library Lit & Inf Full Text database.

	Books in Print
	Search #	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Index (Field searched)	Keyword in Title & Keyword in Subject	Keyword in Title & Keyword in Subject	Keyword in Subject	Keyword in Title	Keyword in Title & Keyword in Subject	Keyword in Title & Keyword in Subject
	Search Terms	Information seeking (KW Title) OR Information seeking (KW Subject)	Information seeking (KW Title) AND Information retrieval (KW Subject)	information behavior	information sources	Information sources (KW Title) AND libraries (KW Subject)	Information sources (KW Title) AND libraries (KW Subject) AND information retrieval (KW Subject)
	Limits/ Rankings	Advanced Search, In Print, & English	Advanced Search, In Print, & English	Advanced Search, In Print, & English	Advanced Search, In Print, & English	Advanced Search, In Print, & English	Advanced Search, In Print, & English
	# Hits	30 (21 unique)	10 (6 unique)	198	416	26 (18 unique)	2
	# Potentially useful hits	6	3				0
	Notes:	Bowker Subjects: Information retrieval	All results were also found in search #1	Too broad, lots of information management titles.	Too Broad	Mostly how-to guides	How-to.

My chosen citation from search #1:

Marchionini, G. (1997). Information seeking in electronic environments Cambridge University Press.

I found that I had the same difficulties trying to find book sources in Books in Print as I had in World Cat. My topic is too narrow for extensive book treatment, and too specific to identify without an abstract or good summary.

RSS Feed

So, I dutifully went in search of a RSS feed to add to my blog. I decided to switch gears again and look for something related to Collection Development (particularly for youth materials). What I found was more than I had hoped for! The Exquisite Corpse Adventure from the Read.gov website.

About the Exquisite Corpse Adventure

Ever heard of an Exquisite Corpse? It's not what you might think. An Exquisite Corpse is an old game in which people write a phrase on a sheet of paper, fold it over to conceal part of it and pass it on to the next player to do the same. The game ends when someone finishes the story, which is then read aloud.

Our "Exquisite Corpse Adventure" works this way: Jon Scieszka, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, has written the first episode, which is "pieced together out of so many parts that it is not possible to describe them all here, so go ahead and just start reading!" He has passed it on to a cast of celebrated writers and illustrators, who must eventually bring the story to an end.

Every two weeks, there will be a new episode and a new illustration. The story will conclude a year from now.

I love the idea, and I am very excited about the cast of authors. Katherine Paterson, Daniel Handler (a.k.a Lemony Snicket), and Gregory Maguire are my particular favorites. Keeping up with the story will give me a chance to get a taste for the other authors that I am unfamiliar with.

World Cat and ERIC

I am searching ERIC and World Cat for information for a group paper that I will be doing in my LS5813 Information Professions class. The topic is Trends in Information Seeking Behaviors. I don’t know much about the topic, yet, so I’m just browsing what’s available.

My Search Strategy:

	ERIC
	Search #	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Index (Field searched)	Abstracts	Abstracts	Descriptor Phrase	Descriptor Phrase	Descriptor Phrase	Descriptor Phrase	Descriptor Phrase	Descriptor Phrase
	Search Terms	information-seeking AND trends	information-retrieval	(users (information) OR user needs (information)) AND (information seeking OR information retrieval)	(users (information) OR user needs (information)) AND (information seeking OR information retrieval)	(users (information) OR user needs (information)) AND (information seeking OR information retrieval)	(users (information) OR users (information)) AND (information seeking OR information retrieval) AND (problem solving OR search strategies)	(users (information) OR users (information)) AND (information seeking OR information retrieval) AND (problem solving OR search strategies)	(users (information) OR users (information)) AND (information seeking OR information retrieval) AND (problem solving OR search strategies)
	Limits/ Rankings				limited search by language phrase (English), full text, subscriptions held by my library, rank by relevance	rank by relevance		rank by relevance	rank by relevance, limit by full text
	# Hits	6	44	524	8	524	159	159	32
	# Potentially useful hits	3	8	16 (of 1st 30)	1	11 (of 1st 30)	12 (of 1st 30)	16 (of 1st 30)	8
	Notes:	looked in subject descriptors for terminology clues	Looked at Descriptors of useful results. Determined descriptor search strategy from frequency of descriptor phrases.	Too broad	Too restrictive!	Better results w/o relevance!			Final search, looking for immediately available (Full Text) sources.
			behavior patterns, information systems**, user needs (information)**,  Users (information)*****, problem solving**, search strategies***, information seeking****, information retrieval***, information needs

 

For the ERIC database the entry I chose, which I found on both Search #6 & Search #8, is:

Rudner, L. (2000). Who is going to mine digital library resources? and how? Retrieved

September 28, 2009, from ERIC database.

 

	WorldCat
	Search #	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Index (Field searched)	Subject Phrase	Descriptor	Descriptor	Descriptor/Keyword	Descriptor/Keyword	Title Phrase
	Search Terms	(information seeking) AND (behavior)	(information seeking) AND (behavior)	(information seeking) AND (behavior)	(Information retrieval) OR (information-seeking behavior) (Descriptor) AND library (KW)	(Information retrieval) OR (information-seeking behavior) (Descriptor) AND library (KW)	Information seeking behavior
	Limits/ Rankings	ranked by relevance	ranked by relevance	Limited by: English, items in my library. Ranked by relevance	ranked by relevance	Limited by: TWU & English, ranked by relevance	English & relevance
	# Hits	1	55 (English 54)	0	8034 (English7536)	199	4
	# Potentially useful hits	<1	1			3 (2 unique titles)	4
	Notes:	Possible Descriptors: Information Science, User Needs, Behavior	Too many hits about "Driver behavior"	Go back to Search #2 & find better descriptors!	Limit by TWU & English!	No abstracts, might as well try searching by title.	For all 4 titles: Only 1 copy available (not at TWU or in Texas).
				Survey of Information Seeking Behavior, searching behavior, Information retrieval, information-seeking behavior

For the World Cat database the entry I chose, which I found on Search #5, is:

Case, D. O. (2007). Looking for information: A survey of research on information seeking, needs,

and behavior (2nd ed.). Amsterdam; Boston: Elsevier/Academic Press.

I found my search on ERIC to be much more fruitful. I found many more items that were related to my topic, and being able to read the abstracts was very helpful. However, I do plan to get the book that I found on World Cat (through ILL) because I am hoping that it will have a more cohesive treatment of the subject, rather than having to piece together the findings of multiple studies.