Lesson 5 - ProQuest

1.  My search was for the subject "Entlebucher Sennenhund", which is the rare breed, Swiss Mountain Cattle Dogs I raise.  The search gave me a total of 5 results, of which one was completely relevant to my query.   The other four (4) results provide information to two (2) of the other Swiss Sennenhund (Sennenhund means "Herdsmen's Hound") breeds that are related to the Entlebucher.  Hopefully, there will be more articles on this wonderful rare breed of dog, so others can learn about their delightful characteristics in the future. *oh D'oh! - fewer articles because it's a RARE breed... ya think?*
 http://search.proquest.com/docview/848439222/AC55C70EDAE64740PQ/1?accountid=47336

What I did appreciate about ProQuest, is the ability to email any of the articles to myself, for future use/reference.  The site offers the user the ability to save searches, create alerts, print, create RSS, and more.  There is also the option to sort, whether by date or relevance and results may be narrowed further by choosing full text, peer reviewed, source type (my search has 5 magazine sources listed), location, language, date, and more.  When there is more time for me to do so, I would like to return and do further searches, for something less rare... like llamas. ;^)

1.a  There are three (3) cohorts' blogs that I visited, for this section of the exercises.  The first one was Mike Sanders.  I read two of his entries, both of which are related to this week's exercise.  I really learned something new, related to his search, about the shipping industry and it's contribution to global warming.  A very nicely written blog entry, to be certain. :)

The second blog, by Elizabeth Ketterling, was visited because she commented on a previous blog entry of mine.  I am unsure if she is a cohort, because her name isn't listed to the roster of participants in the ERC2014. Still, she has a lovely blog, related to food/recipes/saving a buck or two on groceries.  The reader can locate her blog here: delectabledinnersdonedirtcheap.blogspot.com

Finally, I perused "Shawn on the Road", simply because I've had the great pleasure of meeting her in person & she's so smart!  She writes a nice blog, too.  Very concise, informative and interesting to read.  Shawn's blog entry offered some good clues as to how I might improve my search technique.  Thanks, Shawn!

2. My search for this exercise was done on "Language", as this is an important aspect of reading, writing and even speaking, when it comes to the library.  As a librarian, I find books in other languages, but am unable to translate them, as well as having patrons who don't speak English as a first language. When my results came up on the screen, I found there are 34 publications related to the language search. On the side menu, the user is able to further advance the search by including/excluding the Publication Subject, which was really helpful for me.  This function also displays how many (count) of the results apply to the subjects. I selected literature, then excluded the remaining choices, as they did not seem as relevant to my query. That decision gave the result of one (1) publication, Romance Quarterly.  ProQuest has a great database here, with some excellent filters for the user. This is a database I believe will benefit anyone wishing to research new and old publications for information related to their particular subject.  I think I might just go explore when I get home, using my SDSL e-card. Yes, I think that sounds like a good way to spend some time online. :)

Oh, one more thing... Happy Valentine's Day! <3