• Finally, explore resources the Invitational didn’t cover. MARVEL gives you access to Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts which covers all things libraries. You can also access WorldCat, OCLC’s huge bibliographic database. There’s also Literary Reference Center which is a full-text database that provides information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time frames.
1. What was your biggest discovery?
2. How will you promote or use the resources with your patrons, colleagues or students?
I spent half time of the Dallas game researching several topics also part of MARVEL. I actually think that the invitational explored the most interesting databases for me. I looked further into using the medical databases and was allowed to further look at diabetes and its diet and the myths about diabetes. Again, some of the databases made it difficult for me to find what I was searching for. This is why I think for the first time someone is encountering MARVEL it would be very helpful to have a live person present should there be the need (YES) for clarification. I would have done much better with my questions answered immediately instead of floundering alone. Even being in a class with others would have helped me get where I needed to be.
I truly believe I will continue to use Novel List K-8 forever when helping my students or even friends choose an appropriate book title. This was the best feature of MARVEL for me. I will make the search mandatory for students who are choosing books below grade level, who have read series and might want another 'alike' of said series, or just for the reluctant readers I so often encounter in my classroom. I've found some success already and hope to continue to spread the word. My cohort in 8th grade will also use this in her classroom once I teach her how to use it.
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