Part 4 of module #52

In order to learn the name of the series that Alanna: the first adventure belongs, and the order of the next books, I utilized the database Mid-Continent Public Library. The database gave me search options, and I choose the Book Title Option. I learned that the name of the series is The Song of the Lioness. The next three books are in this order:
In The Hand Of The Goddess
Woman Who Rides Like A Man
Lioness Rampant

exercise 3 part 2 of module 52

My second endeavour involving finding similar authors to Dean Koontz was the use of Novel list Plus. Novelist lists a search option entitled Author Read Alikes. I choose the option Authors K-L. Dean Koontz name was listed and an article is included that discusses the type of genre setting in which Dean Koontz writes. Three authors were mentioned who writes similarly to Dean Koontz. The authors are Greg Bear, John Saul, and Charles Grant.

exercise 3 of module 52 part one

I tried to locate three similar authors to Dean Koontz, and this is my first strategy. I used the resource Librarian in Black and arrived at Sarah's Reference Warehouse. I utilized AllReaders.com. I clicked the heading Crime Thrillers. This option listed several authors along with a certain book that they wrote. I clicked intensity by Dean Koontz. The similar authors where Lawrence Block, Ticket to the Boneyard, James Patterson, Along Came a Spider, Bonnie Ramthan, Thirteenth Skull.

More on Exercise 2 of module 52

I conducted another search attempt for the thirteen year old who likes ghost stories. I placed the term ghost stories in the search box in Novel List Plus. Where we are commanded to limit I chose the teens limitation. I limited the seach to fiction stories. I found another book entitled Restless: A Ghost Story by Rich Wallace.

exercise part 2 of 2 #52 module

This is my strategy for seeking two books about ghosts for the thirteen year old. I used Novelist Plus, and I chose recommended reads for teenagers. I choose the horror category and find a book entitled ghosts. This book is a compilation of ghost stories. I also chose the heading curiosities, and I found a book by Judy Allen which is entitled Unexplained. This books discusses all types of paranormal experiences including ghosts.

exercise 2 of module #52 part one

When I was seeking books for the nine year old girl who likes animals I used the database Novelist Plus. I clicked the heading on the left side of the page that said older kids 9-12. Under this heading I clicked recommended reads. Under the recommended reading heading I clicked nonfiction animals. The first book was entitled Mammals and the second book was entitled Marine Animals.

exercise one of module 52

I chose Liz Curtis Higgs as my favorite author and I used her title called Fair is the Rose. After I typed Fair is the Rose, I clicked the command twice that says find similar books. This option included all the subject headings that were included in the description of my favorite books. I had the option of checking all the headings that I wished to include in finding similar titles. I received over 107,996 titles since I checked all of the subject headings. I found similar titles such as Highland Princess, and Primose Wedding. These books were similar to Fair is the Rose because the story lines occured in Scotland in the eighteenth century, and they were romance books as Fair is the Rose.
I utilized Fiction L Booklist and I also used the title Fair is the Rose. I had several different Book lists in which to choose, and I choose miscellaneous titles. I had more categories from which to choose, and I choose inspirational and religious titles. This search result for this endeavour included other religious titles such as Orson Scott Card who wrote Rebekah, and Francine rivers who wrote redeeming love.
The third database that I used was What Should I Read Next. This database specifically asked for an author and title. When I typed Fair is the Rose by Liz Curtis Higgs, I got four search results titles. They were all books with religious themes.
The one similiarity that I noticed with all of these databases is that all the searches provided books with a Christian theme. Novelist was differant than what do I read next and Fiction L Booklist, since it not only provided me with Christian theme results, but it also provided me with books with a historical and romance setting. Novellist Plus and What should I read are similar because they are both title and author specific. I found What should I read next was much more narrow than Novel list plus, because it only provided me four titles that also have a Christian theme. This database instantly gave me the results and did not provide me the option of subject headings. The Novel List is much more broad in scope because it provided the subject headings option, and I received literally over 100,000 titles. Fiction L booklist is completely different from Novelist Plus and What do I read next because this database is category specific and not author and title specific. This search engine provided more results than what do I read next, but was not as broad in scope as Novel List Plus.

I have neglected you

Sorry for neglecting you, but I have not submitted hcpl exercises in a while. Talk to you soon.
cindy