Finally getting back into the swing of things after a few ridiculously busy weeks! New granddaughter, Nora, has finally made her appearance so all is well with the world.
I chose to look for the phrase "mockingbird", but came up with way too many options. I then added "kill a mockingbird" and came up with 4 search results. The first result said that there To Kill A Mockingbird was found in 21 libraries. Hmmm, I'm not sure what that means. The first library that pops up is the Highland County Public Library System. Call number is 813. When I click on Harper Lee, I come up with 1201 resources of many types. I didn't see a subject option on this resource.
Using the OAIster database, I looked at a letter written by Norman Noble to the Bryant College Service Club. I like the idea of being able to pull up a digital copy of the original letter as well as a typed copy of the letter.
I looked at Hopeless' blog. I agree that there is A LOT of information available. I could see myself using WorldCat now and then. We just had our book fair. There are a few ISBN's that are not recognized by Surpass Copycat and WorldCat would be helpful for getting the MARC record set up correctly.
Hi, Jenny. Congratulations on the new granddaughter! A note about using WorldCat: when using the title phrase search option, you must use the full, actual title to get best results. So a title phrase search for your chosen title should be "To Kill a Mockingbird." The number of libraries that hold the item are exactly that--21 libraries had the edition of the book that you looked at. I'm glad you had success with OAIster. It's aimed at serious researchers, but can be a good place to look for full-text documents & images. You are right, WorldCat is a great place for finding MARC records. Thanks for your comments!
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