1. I did a search on Olympic Host Cities. Over 10,000 results came up. So I did an advanced search to narrow down the number of results. For each result, you have an option of "previewing" the article. This is a nice feature. One can get an idea of what is contained within the article by looking at the preview. Once you click on the article, you can read it but also find other articles that are similar by viewing "Similar Documents" on the right hand side. I used the sorting feature and really liked that I could read articles about the current Olympic host city and upcoming cities that will be hosting the Olympics. It is nice to have the option to "sort" the results. Another nice feature is that a citation is given for each article. Students and their teachers will appreciate this feature when doing research. Students who are doing research, also have the option to "save" the article to "My Research". This feature is nice for those doing extensive research and wanting to save articles for viewing later.
I did email an article to my own email address. When I went to that email, the article was right there. This might be a useful tool for students doing research.
1a. I viewed Mark Kenefick's blog on ProQuest. I found that I agree with him when he says that ProQuest is geared towards higher level learning. I have shown this site to our high school students and feel that they can handle ProQuest. But younger students would struggle with getting through this data base.
2. Publications: I was surprised at the number of journals available through ProQuest. I did a search found the magazine "Voices from the Middle" a journal for middle school teachers. Journals from 1997 were available for viewing. One can also view issues that are from the most recent journals. I clicked on this and found 14 items from the December 2013 issue of "Voices from the Middle". I also looked for journals that were available for librarians. Several library journals were available. It will be a good place to look back to in the future.
Hi, MaryCE! Thanks for your good work here. We like ProQuest because of its broad coverage in years and types--general, technical and scholarly. It's all here! You are very right--this one is for HS and adults. Glad you found success in the Publications area. It can save you from purchasing those titles. Thanks for your comments!
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