The Lego LibGuide is a great place to direct kids for all kinds of Lego books and movies they may never have even heard of, but would love to check out! It's a great thing to pull up on the branch iPad during Lego club, to make it easier for kids and adults to place holds or locate relevant items while they're at the library.
The Celebratin Roald Dahl libguide is a great resource for teachers who are looking for more information about the ever-popular author. With The Fantastic Mr Fox opera opening at the Tobin Center soon, many teachers are looking for ways to incorporate his work into their curriculum.
Staff LibGuides, on topics such as Circulation or Marketing, are valuable to me because they offer a place to get the latest information and files needed to deliver great customer service.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Lesson 3 Part 1 Challenge
A patron came into the library looking for resources for a report about Bill Gates and his philanthropy work. Our first stop was Biographies in Context, which gave the patron a great jumping off point, including recent news articles, videos, and books. The patron also checked out Academic Search Complete for some more academic (and peer reviewed!) resources about the effectiveness of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She then made a stop at Tutor.com, where she uploaded her paper and had a tutor help her proofread it and make it better.
Friday, September 19, 2014
Lesson 2 Part 3 Challenge Outlook
I already had an email signature set up, so this was an easy lesson! I just took a screenshot.
Lesson 2 Part 3 Challenge Word
This challenge was to create a flyer for my location using Word, but I didn't do this in Word, because I prefer making flyers in Publisher. Although Word is great for typing up things that are mostly text, or only have a few pictures in them, I think that Publisher is stronger for things like flyers, because it gives greater maneuverability. I used Publisher to update the flyer template for children's activities to make a flyer for Messy Art Club. The snap to grid feature helped me align the photograph just right, and I was able to shift a text box down to make more room for a description.
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