There has been a noticeable trend of children's books being turned into movies for the big screen. Books such as the Harry Potter series, Twilight, and now most recently Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are." Another children's book the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan can now be added to that list. In 2010 the movie Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief based off of the first book, will come out.Turning children's books into movies is a great way to capture kids and teens attention to how interesting and fun reading can be. Once they see the movie then maybe they will want to read the book that the movie was based on. Below is a trailer for the movie inspired by the Percy Jackson series.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Databases
Databases:
For this compentency I was to search four different databases for my search query and apply at least four different search techniques. I decided to use LibLit, JSTOR, ERIC, and Project Muse. I used the following techniques: building block search, the most specific first search, the snowballing approach, and the successive fraction approach.
My search query: The evolving trends in children’s literature.
Search 1: LibLit Database , Building Block Search Technique
My three facet components include trends AND children AND literature.
S1-trends received 3499 results
S2- children received 21,819 results
S3- literature received 33,395 results
When I combined all three facets using the Boolean operator AND, I received back a very narrow list of 129 records. One of the records found was:
Freitas, D. (2008). The Next Dead Thing. Publishers Weekly, 255(46), 23-4. Retrieved October 26, 2009, from Library Lit & Inf Full Text database.
I decided to narrow my search a bit further and change literature to non-fiction books.
This time my search returned only 12 records. Looking over each of the records they seemed all to be relevant to my search including:
Op de Beeck, N. (1996). The great gross-out. Publishers Weekly, (243) 34-5. Retrieved October 26, 2009, from Library Lit & Inf Full Text database.
I decided that my results were to low and I needed more so I decided to try the following:
(Trends OR patterns) AND (children OR kids) AND (literature OR fiction books)
As a result I received 154 records. I found that I narrowed my search too much when I added fiction books. It helped when I added the additional search terms because then my search was broadened.
Search 2: JSTOR, The Most Specific First Approach
Breaking up my search terms I searched the most specific term first .
Fiction books AND trends AND children
As I suspected, fiction retrieved the least amount of hits with 5073 records founds followed trends with 16,771 records and children receiving 28,137 records including the following:
Taxel, J. (1986). The Black Experience in Children’s Fiction: Controversies Surrounding Award Winning Books. Curriculum Inquiry, 245-281. Retrieved October 26, 2009, from JSTOR database.
Search 3: ERIC, The Snowballing Approach
When I searched trends and children and fiction I received 59 records.
One of the articles suggested that I use children’s literature---history and criticism which gave me 4505 records. Of the records found, the 9th hit was relevant to my search:
Pavonetti, L. M. (2004). Children's literature remembered: Issues, trends, and favorite books. Westport, Conn: Libraries Unlimited.
Search 4: Project Muse, Successive Fraction Approach
I began my search with the term trends. I received back an astounding 15,891 hits, not surprising since trends is a broad term.
I then tried trends AND children’s fiction and got back 1587 records.
I decided to narrow even further by trying trends AND children’s fiction NOT non-fiction. This time I got 1507 hits which helped narrow my search a bit more by excluding any records that dealt with non-fiction.
Miskee, J. & McGee, C. (2007). My Scars Tell A Story: Self-Mutilation in Young Adult Literature. Children’s Quarterly (32), 163-178. Retrieved October 26, 2009 from Project Muse database.
Conclusion:
After researching for records relevant to my topic I found that my terms when used together were very specific so I usually got a narrow list of records relevant to my search. If you know what you are looking for and use the right terms then you should have no problem finding records appropriate for your search query.
For this compentency I was to search four different databases for my search query and apply at least four different search techniques. I decided to use LibLit, JSTOR, ERIC, and Project Muse. I used the following techniques: building block search, the most specific first search, the snowballing approach, and the successive fraction approach.
My search query: The evolving trends in children’s literature.
Search 1: LibLit Database , Building Block Search Technique
My three facet components include trends AND children AND literature.
S1-trends received 3499 results
S2- children received 21,819 results
S3- literature received 33,395 results
When I combined all three facets using the Boolean operator AND, I received back a very narrow list of 129 records. One of the records found was:
Freitas, D. (2008). The Next Dead Thing. Publishers Weekly, 255(46), 23-4. Retrieved October 26, 2009, from Library Lit & Inf Full Text database.
I decided to narrow my search a bit further and change literature to non-fiction books.
This time my search returned only 12 records. Looking over each of the records they seemed all to be relevant to my search including:
Op de Beeck, N. (1996). The great gross-out. Publishers Weekly, (243) 34-5. Retrieved October 26, 2009, from Library Lit & Inf Full Text database.
I decided that my results were to low and I needed more so I decided to try the following:
(Trends OR patterns) AND (children OR kids) AND (literature OR fiction books)
As a result I received 154 records. I found that I narrowed my search too much when I added fiction books. It helped when I added the additional search terms because then my search was broadened.
Search 2: JSTOR, The Most Specific First Approach
Breaking up my search terms I searched the most specific term first .
Fiction books AND trends AND children
As I suspected, fiction retrieved the least amount of hits with 5073 records founds followed trends with 16,771 records and children receiving 28,137 records including the following:
Taxel, J. (1986). The Black Experience in Children’s Fiction: Controversies Surrounding Award Winning Books. Curriculum Inquiry, 245-281. Retrieved October 26, 2009, from JSTOR database.
Search 3: ERIC, The Snowballing Approach
When I searched trends and children and fiction I received 59 records.
One of the articles suggested that I use children’s literature---history and criticism which gave me 4505 records. Of the records found, the 9th hit was relevant to my search:
Pavonetti, L. M. (2004). Children's literature remembered: Issues, trends, and favorite books. Westport, Conn: Libraries Unlimited.
Search 4: Project Muse, Successive Fraction Approach
I began my search with the term trends. I received back an astounding 15,891 hits, not surprising since trends is a broad term.
I then tried trends AND children’s fiction and got back 1587 records.
I decided to narrow even further by trying trends AND children’s fiction NOT non-fiction. This time I got 1507 hits which helped narrow my search a bit more by excluding any records that dealt with non-fiction.
Miskee, J. & McGee, C. (2007). My Scars Tell A Story: Self-Mutilation in Young Adult Literature. Children’s Quarterly (32), 163-178. Retrieved October 26, 2009 from Project Muse database.
Conclusion:
After researching for records relevant to my topic I found that my terms when used together were very specific so I usually got a narrow list of records relevant to my search. If you know what you are looking for and use the right terms then you should have no problem finding records appropriate for your search query.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Tagging
I picked the book Reading Matters: What The Research Reveals About Reading, Libraries, and Community. Below are the tags associated with this book as well as the librarything link. I picked this book because I think it could be a valuable resource for librarians working in the public library who will be working with children.
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Below is a review of the book taken from Amazon.com
From BooklistDrawing upon a wealth of published data, this book synthesizes current knowledge on pleasure or leisure reading, the role of public libraries in supporting literacy, and community backing for libraries. Inspired by the latest research as well as by myths surrounding the declining rates of reading and literacy among youth, the authors place findings within the context of the important roles that public libraries have played, are playing, and should continue to play in fostering literacy and lifelong reading. Chapters cover childhood reading, the "boy problem," patterns of reading among young adults, and readers' advisory for adults. Recommended reading for library administrators, staff, and students. Diana KirbyCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Saturday, October 10, 2009
RSS Feed
I chose the New York Times RSS feed regarding children's books. I chose this particular feed because it concerns all news about children's books and any commentary related to children's books. Below is a link to this feed.
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/c/childrens_books/index.html?rss=1
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/c/childrens_books/index.html?rss=1
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