SD Library Challenge Lesson 5: Gale Virtual Reference Library
1. Chose "The History of Terrorism" and then referred to an article: Zealots, Assassins, and the Reign of Terror. I can see the advantage of this for further book sources. I guess the chance of running across this title, or even reminding myself to look in the GVRL while researching Terrorism would be the issue here. Now that I've personally run across this I would find it interesting to compare this history to what is going on in the world today.
2. zinc: by putting a search term of 'zinc' in the top I was quickly referred to over 700 articles. By limiting my search with 'in food' the results became much more manageable and I was quickly able to find the answer to the question of what foods have zinc in them. beef, chicken, turkey, milk, cheese, and yogurt. Pure maple syrup also is a good dose of zinc.(beef, chicken, turkey, milk, cheese and yogurt!) I tried the 'listen' feature. How great is that?
I do like this database. Very simple to navigate and its a place I want to go back and visit just for the fun of it, which is saying a great deal!
Thanks for diving into this one. Glad you found it easy to use--whether you are searching in 1 title or many. You're right, the trick is knowing what is in this reference collection and remembering to use it. I hope you'll spend a little more time here for familiarity, and then share it with your patrons.
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