How’s One Search working?

The new NovelNY databases were added to your Destiny One Search. Well…except for the Gannett Newspapers. Destiny doesn’t like that one...
 
For elementary and middle school libraries, Kids InfoBits (Gale) and eLibrary Elementary (Proquest) were added to the already configured Grolier databases. The Grolier ones are Amazing Animals, America the Beautiful, Encyclopedia Americana, Multimedia Encyclopedia, Lands & People, New Book of Knowledge, New Book of Popular Science, and La Nueva Enclopedia Cumbre.  
High schools had Opposing Viewpoints in Context added from NOVELNY. Gale provided the nicely priced bundle of Biography in Context, Science in Context, U.S. History in Context and World History in Context. These are also set up in Destiny One Search.

If you’d like to learn about  NOVELNY databases come to an afterschool workshop this Thursday (10/17/13) at 3:45 at CaTS. Please reply to this email or contact Patti Rose to enroll.

Altered Book Project

Susan Kagel, art teacher at Churchville Middle School North took recycling to a new level. The project had students research a “place” and type a one page paper.  Then they had to create an altered book on their chosen place and write an accompanying artist statement about their project. The books they altered were books removed from the library collection.  The projects are displayed in the library.  Thanks to Susan Kagel and Susan Meck for sharing this project. They will each receive a copy of the Reuse, Recycle, Read poster.

 

Teaser for next week's post

Fed Gov shutdown affecting Destiny One Search + WebPath Express Results

Due to the Government shutdown, Destiny has a few  translators that are already  affected. This will affect One Search and the results displayed when adding a title to your catalog since LOC is programmed into your  Z39.50 results.

 

Library of Congress

 NASA
 ERIC

There are a few more government sites likely to be affected, but as of now they are returning results in One Search.  However, this could change in the next several hours or overnight.  

Please also note that any government websites in WebPath Express will likely be affected.  After the  nightly checker tonight, we will have a better idea of the number of affected websites in WebPath Express in the morning.

October means BEDS statistics

Here's a video about getting BEDS information from Destiny - print materials. Jim sent information about eBooks and databases in his latest Weekly Update.

New website

The SLS website was moved and improved! Here's the link for the Destiny Help Page

http://www.monroe2boces.org/SLS.cfm?subpage=2466

SLS homepage is here: http://www.monroe2boces.org/sls

Please bookmark or favorite these new locations so you can always find us! . 

Let's start the year with prizes!

If you know the title of the most challenged book of 2012, post the answer in the comments section or reply to this email. The 1st correct answer will win a copy of NEW NETHERLAND IN A NUTSHELL and BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY.

       No...it's not that Shades of Gray. Get your mind out of the gutter.  

To learn more about Banned Books Week, visit  the ALA website or Banned Books Week.



Next week the post will be about Destiny.