I am having all kinds of interesting computer experiences this last couple of months. I tried to work on this assignment on my school computer and it wouldn't let me actually view an ebook. I could see the cover and click on a revelant page but it wouldn't show me the whole book. Frustrating! So, here I am trying again.
I was really looking forward to exploring the ebooks and what was available. I still can't get over the information available out there. If only these resources were around when I was in school!
My first attempt at searching was pretty frustrating. I was able to search and find but not actually see. However, it was easy to search. The search screen is very self explanatory and nothing fancy but gets the job done. I checked out the advanced search and can see that you could do a very specific search if required. This would come in handy for research. I like that there is a photo of the cover. If I knew the book I was looking for this would be useful. The search results can be refined by source type, subject and category among other filters. There is also an option to choose the database that you would like to search. I was able to finally view an ebook on aromatherapy. I had the option to download the book as well.
While searching for constitution day, I couldn't find anything specific to that topic. There were many books having to do with the constitution including Representing Popular Sovereignty : The Constitution in American Political Culture and the Illustrated Dictionary of Constitutional Concepts. I did end up googling Constitution day and learned that it is also called Citizenship Day but I found nothing on that topic either. The illustrated dictionary had some interesting info and photo that could easily be used by students.
When using advanced search for Nebraska, the results listed books published by the University of Nebraska. There were all different topics. I see how you could use this search to select a specific publisher instead of or as well as a topic.
This resource was very interesting but quite frustrating. However, I see it's usefulness. Especially for those of us that live in "the middle of nowhere."
Hmmm, Jenn, I appreciate your positive attitude in spite of your frustrations. I've asked Julie Erickson about your problem in not being able to see the whole book. Sometimes it takes several searches with different search terms to get what you want, but you are right--these books are right here, 24/7 from school or home. Thanks for digging in and seeing the usefulness of ebooks on Ebscohost.
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