[OPLINLIST] NOVELIST NOTES: Using NoveList's Article and List Search (Septemb
er 05)
Lynne Rohweder
LRohweder@epnet.com
Mon, 26 Sep 2005 08:13:31 -0400
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NoveList Notes September, 2005
Please share by forwarding to any other colleagues who would benefit =
from
this content.
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Using NoveList's Article and List Search
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In addition to its rich database, NoveList has an abundance of =
editorial
content for readers, librarians, media specialists and teachers. We =
began
adding customized content five years ago to enhance our readers'
experiences. Now NoveList has developed a large reservoir of material =
that
can be difficult to navigate due to its increasing volume. Article and =
List
Search offers a way to search all of NoveList's editorial content,
including: Author Read-alikes, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, =
Annotated
Book Lists, school curricular materials, Readers' Advisory materials,
Explore (genre) lists and awards lists.
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When do I use this search?
There are many ways that Article and List Search can save time and help =
you
find great content in NoveList. Here are several:
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=B7 With Article and List Search, you can quickly determine the =
availability
of a NoveList Book Discussion Guide using just the title of the book =
(Book
Discussion Guides are listed alphabetically by author).
=B7 You can search for one or all types of NoveList's articles and =
lists on a
particular topic, or by a particular NoveList contributor.
=B7 If NoveList hasn't yet developed an Author Read-alike list for your
favorite author, Article and List Search is another avenue that can =
lead you
to authors you may enjoy (see "Finding read-alikes" below for details).
=B7 Article and List Search can also help locate Read-alikes by genre.
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Searching for articles and lists by topic
Article and List Search gives access to NoveList content by topic. For
instance, if you want to see what kinds of additional material NoveList =
has
to offer about African-American fiction, follow these steps:
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1. At the Search Our Database tab, click Article and List Search.
2. Type in "African-American."
3. Click Search.
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Results for Article and List Search are relevancy-ranked, so the best
matches for your topical search will be on the first few pages of =
results.
Article and List Search performs a keyword search of the full text of
NoveList's editorial content, so any article containing any of your =
search
terms (e.g. "American") will be returned in the result list.
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The results for this search include Annotated Book Lists, Book =
Discussion
Guides, Author Biographies for Young Adults, awards lists, Explore =
Fiction
(genre) lists, and more. Near the top of the results are book lists =
titled
"The Roots of Modern African-American Fiction," "African-American =
Children's
Authors," and "African-American Coming of Age Stories," just to name a =
few.
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If you want only one type of NoveList content in your results, use the
drop-down menu to the right of the Find box, like so:
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1. At the Article and List Search page, type in "African-American."
2. Change the drop-down menu option from All Types to a single type of
content-in this case, choose Annotated Book Lists.
3. Click Search.
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Please note: If you are using NoveList K-8, choose Teaching with =
Fiction as
the content type for the example above.
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Finding read-alikes for favorite authors...
NoveList's Author Read-alikes are a great tool to help readers find new
authors they will enjoy. Like all NoveList's editorial content, Author
Read-alikes are carefully crafted and thus take time to produce - so we =
may
not have developed a Read-alike for your favorite author yet. This =
example
uses Article and List Search to find existing Read-alikes that mention
author Bernard Cornwell.
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Please note: The following example does not apply to NoveList K-8.
=20
1. Click the Search Our Database tab and select Article and List =
Search.
2. Type in "Bernard Cornwell."
3. Change the drop-down menu from All Types to Author Read-alikes.
4. Click Search.
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Three of the four Author Read-alikes in the results are right on target =
-
because Bernard Cornwell is listed as one author Steven Saylor fans =
might
enjoy, for example, you can suggest not only Steven Saylor but the =
other
four authors listed in this Read-alike as authors your Bernard Cornwell =
fans
might try.
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Remember, this is a full-text keyword search, so you might try using =
the
Ctrl+F function within the article you're considering to quickly =
determine
the validity of the results you get (try this with the John le Carr=E9
Read-alike; the character name "Bernard Samson" landed this one in our
result list).
=20
...or by genre!
Here's a bonus tip: try using Article and List Search to group Author
Read-alikes by genre. Type in "thrillers," change the drop-down menu =
to
"Author Read-alikes, and click Search.
=20
Summary
So much quality content about reading is available in NoveList, now
searchable for easier access. Enjoy!
Lynne Rohweder=20
Manager, Marketing & Editorial Services - NoveList=20
919-489-9412 x203=20
lrohweder@epnet.com=20
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NoveList is a product of EBSCO Publishing=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D3><STRONG>NoveList=20
Notes &=
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September, 2005<BR></STRONG></FONT><EM>Please share by forwarding to =
any other=20
colleagues who would benefit from this =
content.</EM></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Using NoveList's Article and =
List=20
Search</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In addition to its rich database, =
NoveList has an=20
abundance of editorial content for readers, librarians, media =
specialists and=20
teachers. We began adding customized content five years ago to enhance =
our=20
readers' experiences. Now NoveList has developed a large =
reservoir of=20
material that can be difficult to navigate due to its increasing =
volume. Article=20
and List Search offers a way to search all of NoveList's editorial =
content,=20
including: Author Read-alikes, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, =
Annotated Book=20
Lists, school curricular materials, Readers' Advisory materials, =
Explore (genre)=20
lists and awards lists.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>When do I use this=20
search?<BR></STRONG>There are many ways that Article and List Search =
can save=20
time and help you find great content in NoveList. Here are=20
several:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>=B7 With Article and List Search, =
you can=20
quickly determine the availability of a NoveList Book Discussion Guide =
using=20
just the title of the book (Book Discussion Guides are listed =
alphabetically by=20
author).<BR>=B7 You can search for one or all types of NoveList's =
articles=20
and lists on a particular topic, or by a particular NoveList=20
contributor.<BR>=B7 If NoveList hasn't yet developed an Author =
Read-alike=20
list for your favorite author, Article and List Search is another =
avenue that=20
can lead you to authors you may enjoy (see "Finding read-alikes" below =
for=20
details).<BR>=B7 Article and List Search can also help locate =
Read-alikes by=20
genre.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Searching for articles and =
lists by=20
topic<BR></STRONG>Article and List Search gives access to NoveList =
content by=20
topic. For instance, if you want to see what kinds of additional =
material=20
NoveList has to offer about African-American fiction, follow these=20
steps:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1. At the Search Our Database =
tab, click=20
Article and List Search.<BR>2. Type in =
"African-American."<BR>3. Click=20
Search.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Results for Article and List Search =
are=20
relevancy-ranked, so the best matches for your topical search will be =
on the=20
first few pages of results. Article and List Search performs a =
keyword=20
search of the full text of NoveList's editorial content, so any article =
containing any of your search terms (e.g. "American") will be returned =
in the=20
result list.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The results for this search include =
Annotated Book=20
Lists, Book Discussion Guides, Author Biographies for Young Adults, =
awards=20
lists, Explore Fiction (genre) lists, and more. Near the top of =
the=20
results are book lists titled "The Roots of Modern African-American =
Fiction,"=20
"African-American Children's Authors," and "African-American Coming of =
Age=20
Stories," just to name a few.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you want only one type of NoveList =
content in=20
your results, use the drop-down menu to the right of the Find box, like =
so:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1. At the Article and List Search =
page, type=20
in "African-American."<BR>2. Change the drop-down menu option from =
All=20
Types to a single type of content-in this case, choose Annotated Book=20
Lists.<BR>3. Click Search.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please note: If you are using NoveList =
K-8, choose=20
Teaching with Fiction as the content type for the example =
above.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Finding read-alikes for =
favorite=20
authors...<BR></STRONG>NoveList's Author Read-alikes are a great tool =
to help=20
readers find new authors they will enjoy. Like all NoveList's =
editorial=20
content, Author Read-alikes are carefully crafted and thus take time to =
produce=20
- so we may not have developed a Read-alike for your favorite author =
yet. =20
This example uses Article and List Search to find existing Read-alikes =
that=20
mention author Bernard Cornwell.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please note: The following example =
does not apply=20
to NoveList K-8.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1. Click the Search Our Database =
tab and=20
select Article and List Search.<BR>2. Type in "Bernard=20
Cornwell."<BR>3. Change the drop-down menu from All Types to =
Author=20
Read-alikes.<BR>4. Click Search.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Three of the four Author Read-alikes =
in the results=20
are right on target - because Bernard Cornwell is listed as one author =
Steven=20
Saylor fans might enjoy, for example, you can suggest not only Steven =
Saylor but=20
the other four authors listed in this Read-alike as authors your =
Bernard=20
Cornwell fans might try.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Remember, this is a full-text keyword =
search, so=20
you might try using the Ctrl+F function within the article you're =
considering to=20
quickly determine the validity of the results you get (try this with =
the John le=20
Carr=E9 Read-alike; the character name "Bernard Samson" landed this one =
in our=20
result list).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>...or by =
genre!<BR></STRONG>Here's a bonus=20
tip: try using Article and List Search to group Author Read-alikes by=20
genre. Type in "thrillers," change the drop-down menu to "Author=20
Read-alikes, and click Search.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Summary<BR></STRONG>So much =
quality content=20
about reading is available in NoveList, now searchable for easier =
access. =20
Enjoy!<BR></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Lynne</FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT> <FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>Rohwe</FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>der</FONT> <BR><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>Manager, Marketing & Editorial Services -=20
</FONT> <EM><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>NoveList</FONT></EM> =
<BR><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>919-489-9412 x203</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>lrohweder@epnet.com</FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3DArial> </FONT>=20
<BR><I><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>NoveList is a product of EBSCO=20
Publishing</FONT></I> </P>
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