Competency #6b: Books in Print and Browsing Search Strategy

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I searched Books in Print using the Browsing Search Strategy. I chose to “Browse by Index.” Under the “Browse by Index” feature, I chose to do a “Subject (ALL)” search (see Figure 1). I specifically chose the term “literacy” to enter into the search box. From there, I was given a list of multiple items that I could select to search further. This option allowed me to select multiple items, but I only chose “Literacy Programs.” This result led me to 297 records, which were sorted by date in descending order. I then chose to revise my search terms and add the term “librar*” to the search and limited the search by the English language (see Figure 2). This new revised search brought me to 120 results, but I did not need to look further because the second result is the article I am interested in entitled “Creating a Culture of Literacy: Programming Ideas for Elementary School Librarians” by Anne E. Ruefle (see Figures 3 & 4).

Reflection:
I like using the Browsing Search Strategy with this site because I did not have one particular source in mind to look for, and I could just explore it for records related to my blog competency subject. Theoretically, this type of search could take longer than others, but with the Books in Print browsing features, I found that my browsing was guided and helped keep my search relatively short.

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