Search
What needs to be included in the search procedures for the digital library?
- NARROWING TOPIC CHOICES (i.e., critical thinking process)
- remember that realistic maximum time for a successful search is probably about 20 minutes
- reading level selected
- identify subject or topic
- written index of subjects in a specific text
- can take input from teachers' assignments to help guide students
- asks student to narrow field when his request is too general
- reference includes length of article
- allows to print only the needed part of the article
- limit put on copying amounts
- ability to print out, so that reading may be done at home
- provides cross-references like see and see also
- recognizes patterns in inquiry by different students and anticipates needs
- lists types of materials available when asked about a topic
- provides many links
- broader and narrower subject headings
- clear directions for cascading screens with information going from broad topics to specifics
- ORGANIZATION OF THE TOOL
- can provide full text or abstracts
- able to list table of contents for books
- able to organize chronologically
- organize bibliography
- has a glossary to highlight definitions
- pictures indexed separately
- Dewey and Library of Congress numbers available
- being able to access a magazine article from the Readers Guide
- retrieval of previous information
- AGE/ABILITY LEVELS FOR SEARCHING
- makes appropriate age and reading level decisions about materials
- age/ability level based search interface
- ranks reference materials based on age appropriate for a student
- age censored
- icons
- recognize students past reading and use it to anticipate needs
- suggests different categories by which questions might be approached and gives student choices
- can follow a teacher's lesson plans in bringing up appropriate materials
- EVALUATION TOOLS
- has ways to evaluate quality
- shows reading level of material
- categorizes databases so students can choose quickly and receive information
- SEARCH STRATEGIES
- video library by date, country
- Boolean search
- search by key work, words
- Title Search
- Author Search
- Subject Search
- key word searches, with provisions for misspellings
- first line search
- two or three word searches
- how to browse effectively to find information
- illustrations search
- search by first and last name as well as last and first name
- search indexes within the reference work
- question searches, like why is the sky blue?
- Dewey search
- Library of Congress search
- HELP
- outline for help
- user friendly
- provide examples of how to search
- spell check
- allow for close spellings
- INTERFACES
- runs on Macs or IBM, etc.
- GRAPHICS
- animated graphics
- graphics
- PRINTING
- screen capture capability
- printing management (limits on amounts)
- how to locate print source if wanted or needed to avoid printing out too much
- being able to print out the suggestions so you can look for them elsewhere
- PASSWORDS AND LOGIN
- passwords for each age level
- each student has own id
- individual files for students
- INTERNET
- hyperlink
- link to e-mail to ask questions
- how to download
- lists of common web sites
- link to LC catalog
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