Task #6: Helping Patrons

1. Complete the multiple choice quiz below. 

 I answered all the questions correctly!

2. Blog about your results and the answers that surprised you the most, if any.

That was a nice way to review material that we have covered in previous Webolution activities.

3. Post your own example of a multiple choice question that relates to considering more than one resource to assist a patron.  


A patron wants to know what is the next book in J.D. Robb's Eve Dallas series, after book 12 - "Visions in Death" and if I know who writes stories similar to this author and type of book so she can keep reading once she finishes all 33 books in this series and the the Eve Dallas companion books.

a.) Have the patron show me book # 11 so we can see if the book lists all the next book in the series.
b.) Provide the phone number for the Central library and have her ask for the Information Desk.
c.) Show her how to utilize KDL "What's Next" for the list of books in J.D. Robb's Eve Dallas series from the Mesa County Library home page under the "Books and More" tab. You can then introduce her to the features available in "Novelist Plus" for read-alikes and more!

d.) Tell her to Google Amazon.com

Now what answer do you think would be the most help for this patron?

Thanks again,

Terri A

Extra Credit #2 - A Google A Day

 1. How fun (or not) this exercise was.
The Friday 8/12/11 "Google a Day" question:
In 1260, the Barons of Acre let the Mamluks pass through their territory, which allowed the Mamluks to achieve a decisive victory against the Mongols in Galilee. What key new weapon was used in this battle?
For this extra credit Webolution exercise I found the answer (hand cannons) easily by typing in "Barons of Acre vs Mamluks in 1260" into the "Google a Day" search engine. I found this exercise a test of obscure trivial pursuit type material fun, but unlikely I'd do this  "Google a Day" often. Since I found the first answer so quickly, I went back to try mu luck on the question for Thursday 8/11/11. I entered " Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania" into the "Google a day" search engine which brought me to Dr Jane Goodalls chimpanzee research, but I didn't find the familiar "arrival call" as easily in the article, so I finally gave up after a few attempts and hit the "hint" and "submit" buttons to come up with the answer. This was helpful since I think I could learn more about my search techniques by my failures than from my successes. Ahh...What a great way to learn to refine my searchs.

2. Which drawing do you want your extra entry to go toward--the Sony Reader or the $100 downtown gift card? Please enter me in the $100 downtown gift card drawing for this exercise!

Thanks,

Terri A