Lesson 7 - World Cat
I searched for the book "The Beach Club" by Elin Hilderbrand. There were 782 results on the first entry with Brookings being the top library. The second entry had 164 results with Alexander Mitchell as the top library. I noticed that different entries had different book covers. Several books were listed under the author's name. The subject matter included summer resorts and hurricanes. More titles were listed under hurricanes than summer resorts.
There were 14 indexes listed including WorldCat. Good descriptions were given for these indexes. WorldCat is the one I have used the most.
OAIster database was one I wasn't aware of. The first one I selected had no info found when clicking "Access". My second choice "Plunge Bath, Hot Springs" had 1 access link that did work and I was able to see the photograph. I also chose "Sylvan Lake and Hotel" and was able to see the photograph. I noticed that most of the results were either internet resource or visual material.
The other blogs I checked out were already past lesson 7. Most did comment that there were lots of ways to research thru WorldCat. This is the one we use daily when requesting interlibrary loans.
Hi, Marilyn, thanks for giving WorldCat a twirl. We're glad we could show you something new here. OAIster is primarily for academic researchers, and most of the links will take you to documents and images digitized by an institute or university. Sometimes they change pathways and don't update the Access links, leading to error messages. Still, there are good things here. Thanks for your comments.
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