Lesson 10 (Discovery Exercise)

Discovery Exercise 1. What was your biggest discovery?

I think I was flabbergasted by the amount of resources and the incredible depth of these databases. I am so excited to share thes with students and with teachers. Every single database had something thrilling for me, so choosing one is difficult. I am very excited about the Proquest function that shows "Cite this" and gives the example to be copy and pasted. This will be a wonderful time-saver for students doing research.

2. How will you promote or use the resources with your patrons, colleagues or students?
I am going to be presenting the library network to the entire freshman class during the first 6 weeks. Then after that, teachers of upper classmen have been invited to sign up for classes across the curriculum. I plan on using this PLENTY.

Lesson 9 (Sanborn Maps) #5

5. In Sanborn Maps, select South Dakota. Then select your town or a town with which you are familiar. Choose a date. Look at the first page containing the Index. Then navigate around the pages and see what you discover. Try to find a building on the map that is still in use today. Report your findings
I looked for DeSmet. I found the origional furniture store which was also the funeral home. That was common around the turn of the century--1900.

Lesson 9 (Heritage Quest) #4

4. In HeritageQuest, there are over 28,000 family and local histories in their online historical books. Search for a place or browse the publications. Report back on something that interested you.

I searched for Huron, SD and Gladys Pyle. She was a friend of mine when I was a teenager--long ago. I found one book by Doane Robinson abouts South Dakota place names.

Lesson 9 (Ancestry Library) #3

3. In AncestryLibrary, perform a search under the "Photos and Maps" tab for "South Dakota" as the keyword. Report your findings.



I found 178,970 hits. Many of these were in the form of school yearbooks. There is a U.S. Family Photo Collection. I clicked on this and found a picture of a gold miner in Deadwood panning for gold in 1938. I noticed you can print these, too.

Lesson 9 (Ancestry Library) #2

2. In AncestryLibrary, search for a grandparent or great-grandparent and see if you can locate them in the census. Report your findings.

I was looking for my grandmother, Kathryn Belle Stanley, but came up with my great grandma instead. She was born in Ireland and came to America in the 1870's.

Lesson 9 (Ancestry Library) #1

Create a blog posting discussing the following questions and other observations you have about AncestryLibrary, Heritage Quest and Sanborn Maps. All resources can be accessed via this alphabetical list.
1. Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to be dead to be listed in AncestryLibrary and can frequently find useful information in the U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002. You may even find your marriage license. Search for your own name in AncestryLibrary and report the results.




The data showed my name and address form 16 years ago. So it has not been updated.

Lesson 8 Learning Library #4

4. In the lower right hand corner of the page, click the link for eBooks. The list will open in a new window. Browse or search through the titles and take a look at one that interests you.

I chose 501 Critical Reading Skills. It turned out to be a test--with no answers.