database competencies

Database competencies
ERIC
Building block search-
Search process:As a teacher and future librarian I wanted to know what books for children are considered controversial and have been banned from libraries?
1. (su) books for children-1195 hits
2. (su)considered controversial-662, 065 hits
3. (su)removed from libraries-1,221,097 hits
After searching each of the topics individually, I combined them using Boolean operators.
(su)books for children and (su)considered controversial and (su)removed from libraries-This brought no hits at all. So, I tried again this time using keyword descriptors.
(kw)books for children and (kw)considered controversial and (kw) removed from libraries-4890 hits
Where Is Judy Blume? Controversial Fiction for Older Children and Young Adults.Citation Only Available . By: Curry, Ann. Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, v14 n3 p28-37 Spr 2001. (EJ633073)
Database: ERIC

Academic search complete
Citation pearl growing search-
Search process-I began this process by typing in picture books for children. This query brought about 5,296 hits.
.Picture-Book Reading as an Intervention to Teach the Use of Line Drawings for Communication with Students with Severe Intellectual Disabilities.Citation Only Available By: Stephenson, Jennifer. AAC: Augmentative & Alternative Communication, Sep2009, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p202-214, 13p; DOI: 10.1080/07434610903031216; (AN 43840640)

Database: Academic Search Complete
*PICTURE books for children
*READING
*STUDENTS with disabilities
*ILLUSTRATION of books
*LINE drawing
*TEACHER-student relationships
I then used one of the subject terms given to see if I could increase my number of results.
(de) reading-10581 hits
Teaching word recognition to children with severe learning difficulties: an exploratory comparison of teaching methods.Citation Only Available By: Sheehy, Kieron. Educational Research, Sep2009, Vol. 51 Issue 3, p379-391, 13p, 2 charts, 7 cartoons; DOI: 10.1080/00131880903156955; (AN 43641171)
Database: Academic Search Complete
*WORD recognition
*LEARNING disabilities
*TEACHING methods
*EFFECTIVE teaching
*READING
*LEARNING disabled -- Education
After the individual searches, I combined the terms using the Boolean operator and.
(su)picture books for children and (su)reading-62 hits
Each of these articles would be considered important for my work as a teacher and as a future librarian.
Library Literature
Systematic browsing search
Once again, my search statement is dealing with which books for children are considered controversial and have been banned from libraries?
S1-(books for childrensmart search-3735 hits
S2-(books for children)smart search and controversial-40 hits
S3-(books for children)smart search and controversial and prohibited-3 hits
Smart search, which was used in each of the three searches includes every area, such as keyword, subject, and title to name a few.
Pistolis, D. R., ed Hit list: frequently challenged books for children. American Lib. Assn., 1996. 61 p.
Books in Print
Successive fraction search
Search Statement-Which books for children are considered controversial and are banned from libraries?
(kw)books for children-304,261 hits
Subject limiter-fiction-123,204 hits
Book limiter-4166 hits
Price range limiter-between $10 and $50-3746 hits
After using the nonsubject attributes to narrow the search results, I used the Boolean operator and.
(kw)books for children and (kw)controversy-726 hits
(kw)books for children and (kw)controversy and (kw)prohibited-5 hits



J. K. Rowling: Banned, Challenged, and Censored

Author: Vos MacDonald, Joan Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Incorporated ISBN or UPC: 0-7660-2687-6 (Active Record)
Format: Library Binding Date: May 2008 Price: $34.60 Market: United States
Availability: Readily Available
LC Class #: PR6068.O93Z763 2006 Dewey#: 823/.914 ISBN 13: 978-0-7660-2687-2