Week 4 Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center, from Ebsco Publishing, provides full text content for most of today’s popular hobbies, crafts and recreational activities. The database includes over 740 magazines and books and more than 700 videos. Your patrons can find instruction and inspiration using this resource.
Warning! If you are a crafter, beware. This resource can be very addictive!
The homepage is divided into 3 sections with the search box at the very top. Categories for browsing are in the middle and at the bottom are featured magazine titles. On the right side of the screen are featured seasonal and children’s crafts. Follow this link to a short tutorial on using this resource.
This database is a lot of fun to play in so let’s get started.
Discovery Exercise:
Create a blog posting discussing the following questions and other observations you have about Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center. All resources can be accessed via this alphabetical list.
1. Pick a subject category to explore. Choose an area that interests you or something you’d like to learn about. Pick a subcategory too. On the results page, notice the ‘Find’ box that contains the search terms used. Does your library subscribe to any of the magazine titles listed?
2. On the results page, look at the projects tab. What projects would you like to download and try?
3. Look at the “Help” link at the upper right. Tell us something you learned by browsing the online help guide.
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October 26, 2012 at 5:40 pm
Thank you for this !! What a fun resource, I have passed it on to many people already!!
October 27, 2012 at 5:44 pm
I loved this week’s homework, but when trying to make a comment to someone else’s blog, I made about 10 attempts and was unable to get past trying to prove I was not a robot. Each time I tried to publish the letters I saw, I just continued getting a new set!!
October 27, 2012 at 5:51 pm
The issue must have been here. I figured out my issue. Patience isn’t one of my strongest virtues!
October 27, 2012 at 5:53 pm
O.K. the last post looks silly and I wish I could delete it. Sorry!
October 29, 2012 at 1:21 pm
Make sure that you put a space between the two sets of characters. Blogger and Blogspot are giving you a nonsense word and a picture. You have to input both. It’s a real pain.
December 10, 2012 at 2:23 am
As I go back through these exercises, to make sure I haven’t missed anything, I am also catching up on reading the posts others have made.
I have also gone back to MARVEL to review some of the data bases we explored. With a new granddaughter on the way, I will visit the Hobbies and Crafts to look for a project for our new arrival!