Building Block Search

Almost everyone uses computers to locate information. Most people use google and perform simple searches. There are several types of searches. Here is an example of a building block search. I used the LibLit database available through the library at TWU. In order to get as many hits as possible, I used three synonyms for each search term. The first term I used (S1) was recommendations or suggestions or advice. I got 5,616 hits. I added a second term (S2), children or kids or adolescents and got 750 hits. When I added the third search term (S3), literature or books or reading materials, I got 547 hits. When I narrowed the search by hits published between 2005-2008, I got 75 hits. 75 is a workable number, but not until the 32nd hit did I find what I was looking for: recommended books for kids. This is what hit 32 looked like.

Title:
2007: Best, Notable, & Recommended
Journal Name:
Teacher Librarian
Source:
Teacher Librarian v. 34 no. 4 (April 2007) p. 8-22
Publication Year:
2007
Abstract:
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN WERE COMPILED BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR LIBRARY F-SERVICE TO CHILDREN AND FOR YOUNG ADULTS BY THE YOUNG ADULT SERVICES ASSOCIATION, DIVISIONS OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.
Subject(s):
Children's literature/Book lists; Young adults' literature/Book lists; Motion pictures for children/Bibliography; Video recordings/Bibliography; Computer software/Bibliography; Talking books/Bibliography; Young adults' literature/Paperback books; Readability and readable books/Bibliography; Association for Library Service to Children; Young Adult Library Services Association
Peer Reviewed Journal:
ISSN:
1481-1782
Language of Document:
English
Document Type:
Bibliography
Database:
Education; Library & Information Science
Accession Number:
200709106345003
Persistent URL:
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Alison