ACTIVITY 1 - list attributes about the information resource - reflect on which were useful and when in regards to finding, identifying, selecting, obtaining the resource
Instead of the Hider text, I decided to try to find a picture book that I know we have in my library but couldn't remember the title. A beautiful book that I want to recommend to a parent whose father has recently died. I was therefore looking for a specific resource.
Attributes known:
Title: partial - I know it has something about a tree
Format: Book - picture book
Date published: In the last year I think - will search between 2010-2013
Subject: bereavement - grandma I think
Language: English
I did a search initially in the Public Library of SA catalogue but did not hit the particular resource that I was looking for. I was able to use the attributes to narrow the number of hits so that this could be identified.
I then did a Google Books search. Once again adding the attributes in advanced search to reduce the number of resources. I was able to quickly identify the specific resource. Having the cover image in the listing really helped me identify the resource quickly so I was able to select it to discover how it may be obtained.
I then linked to Trove to see if the book was available to borrow at any local public libraries - not in SA.
I then linked to see if I could obtain the title for purchase. When I did this step in Trove I was not very successful and so I returned to Google Books - here I was able to quickly discover it was available from a range of online stores including Booktopia, A&R, Fishpond.
For those interested, the book is . . . (taken from fishpond)
Title: The Wattle Tree
Author: John Bell
Illustrator: Ben Wood
Format: Hardback, 32 pages
Other Information: colour illustrations
Published In: Australia, 14 August 2012
Publisher: Lothian Children's Books
ISBN: 0734412916
EAN: 9780734412911
Dimensions: 28.0 x 26.0 x 0.0 centimetres (0.46 kg)
Age Range: 5-9 years
