My initial search query for the Citation Pearl Search Strategy was elementary library. I received 42 results from using this term (see Figure 1.1). I then examined the results to find other relevant terms to add to my revised search. Of the 42 results, only one of the article’s titles provided me with a descriptor that I felt was suitable. The article title was “Leveling the Reading Field.” I decided to pull out the term reading and add that term to my new query. This was clearly not the best way to revise my search because it only yielded 5 results (see Figure 1.2), and the Citation Pearl Search Strategy should increase results.
I reviewed those 5 results and found the article “Graphic Novels for Elementary School Audience.” The term graphic novels caught my eye because kids really like them, and I know that they are a good resource for enticing reluctant readers to read. Therefore, I revised my search query again to the following: library AND graphic novels. The results for this search yielded 1176 results (see Figure 1.3). The very first result in this list was an article that I believe is relevant to my interest as a future school librarian who promotes literacy. It is called “Graphic Novels in Libraries Supporting Teacher Education and Librarianship Programs” (see Figure 1.4).
Reflection:
Initially, I did not feel that this search strategy was doing what it was suppose to do, which is increase the amount of results in a search since my first search query revision only yielded 5 results. However, I was pleased that my second revision had better success with 1176 results, and I found a relevant article for my library type and interest in the first citation listed. I am pleased with this search strategy and will use it again because it gave me an idea to search for graphic novels in connection with libraries, and it would have never occurred to me to do this if I hadn’t used this strategy.
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