"destiny"--card catalog searching game
DESCRIPTION
This powerpoint is set up like a "Jeopardy" game to help students practice different kinds of searches for the school's on-line catalog.TRANSCRIPT
Directions for “Playing” DESTINY
1. Each time you click on a dollar amount, you will be linked to the corresponding question frame.
2. After reading through the question and formulating your answer, you will click on the in the lower, right corner. This will link you to the corresponding answer frame.
3. When you are done looking at the answer and are ready to choose a new question, you click on the in the lower, right corner. This will link you back to the game-board frame.
4. In each category, there is one “Bonus” question linked to one of the answers. If you choose not to answer the “Bonus” question, simply click on the and go one with the next question. However, if you chose to answer it, click on the to check your “Bonus” answer and then click on the to choose your next question.
5. Now, click to the next frame and begin. ENJOY your DESTINY!
Let’s Play… Let’s Play…
DESTINYClick to begin.
DESTINY!DESTINY!“BASIC”-ly Speaking
“ADVANCE”-ingYourself
Good“QUEST”-ion
$100 $100 $100
$200 $200 $200
$300 $300 $300
$400 $400 $400
$500 $500 $500
“BASIC”-ly Speaking
$100Question
When you first open the Destiny
catalog, where do you click if
you want to do a search?
“BASIC”-ly Speaking
You click on the tab that
says “Catalog.”
(The red words on the homepage also
remind you of this.)
$100Answer
“BASIC”-ly Speaking
$200Question
If you want to do a basic
search to see if there are any
copies of The Lorax
in, what 2 steps would you take?
“BASIC”-ly Speaking
$200Answer
1)You would type “The Lorax”
into the search box.
2)You would click the “Title”
button.
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2
“BASIC”-ly Speaking
$300Question
How would you find out how
many different titles we have
written by Andrew
Clements?
“BASIC”-ly Speaking
$300Answer
1) You would type “Andrew Clements” into the search box.
2) You would click the “Author” button.
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2
$10 BONUS
How many titles are there by Clements?
“BASIC”-ly Speaking
$10 BONUSAnswer
26
“BASIC”-ly Speaking
$400Question
Results of a “Series” search for Magic Tree House
By looking at the given results, how many copies of the 36th book in the
series are currently
available?
“BASIC”-ly Speaking
$400Answer
1
“BASIC”-ly Speaking
$500Question
After completing a “Title” search for
Exploring the Titanic,
you discover that it is available & decide to look for it on the
shelf. Who is the author and what is
its call number ?
“BASIC”-ly Speaking
$500Answer
Author: Robert D. Ballard
Call Number: 363.123 BAL
“ADVANCE”-ing
Yourself
$100Question
Which of these tabs would
produce a type of search that is easier for a non-reader?
“ADVANCE”-ing
Yourself
$100Answer
“Visual” searches support non-readers by providing picture clues for general
subjects.
“ADVANCE”-ing
Yourself
$200Question
After completing a basic “Author” search
for books by Gary Paulsen, you want to quickly see how many
of his books in our library are
non-fiction.
How would you do this?
“ADVANCE”-ing
Yourself
$200Answer
Click on the down arrow beside the “Sort By” box &
choose “Call Number.”
You can count that 5 of the 29 results
are non-fiction.
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5
4
3
2
Begins “Everybody” listings
“ADVANCE”-ing
Yourself
$300Question
You want to find out how many books in
our library written by Margaret Haddix
have won a Missouri award.
How would you search for this information?
“ADVANCE”-ing
Yourself
$300Answer
1) Type “Margaret Haddix” into the search box.
2) Click on the down arrow beside the “Award Winner” box & select “Missouri.”
3) Click on the “Author” button.
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2 items were found in the
search results.
“ADVANCE”-ing
Yourself
$400Question
The Media Specialist suggests that you do
a search for books with 636.1 as the
call number.
How would you do this?
“ADVANCE”-ing
Yourself
$400Answer
Click on the “Number” tab in the
upper-right corner then type “636.1” in the “Call
Number” box. Click “Go.”
$10 BONUS
What is the subject of all of these books?
“BASIC”-ly Speaking
$10 BONUSAnswer
Horses
“ADVANCE”-ing
Yourself
$500Question
You are doing a “Power” search to
see if the library has a copy of the book Small Steps that is not written
by Peg Kehret.
How would you do this?
“ADVANCE”-ing
Yourself
$500Answer
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2
On line 1--click on the down arrow and select “Title,” type “Small Steps” in the text box, & then click the circle before “NOT.”
On line 2--click on the down arrow and select “Author,” type “Peg Kehret” in the text box, & then click the “Search” button.
Results
Good“QUEST”-ion
$100Question
How do you begin a
“Destiny Quest” search?
Good“QUEST”-ion
$100Answer
Click on the “Destiny
Quest” tab along the left-hand
side.
Good“QUEST”-ion
$200Question
Now that you are in a “Quest” search, where
would you find the newest book in the library?
What is its title?
Good“QUEST”-ion
$200Answer
Look at #1 in “New Arrivals”
section.
The book is Lonesome
George Finds His Friends.
Good“QUEST”-ion
$300Question
After completing a “Quest” search for Michael Jordan:
Legendary Guard, you discover that it is
out. How can you find
other similar books?
How can you find out if any of those are
available?
Good“QUEST”-ion
$300Answer
You can look at titles in the
“You may also like:” box.
You can click on any of the titles listed to see if it is available.
(Or, when you hover over each title, a “Quick
Details” box will pop up.)
Good“QUEST”-ion
$400Question
Using “Quest,” how would you quickly find out
how many of our library’s Jan Brett
books have been published since
2000?Results of a “Quest” search for books by Jan Brett.
Good“QUEST”-ion
$400Answer
In the “Narrow Your
Search” box at the left, you will click on the “Publication Year”
link. When the pop-up window opens, click on and slide the left arrow until it reads
“2000.” You can see that there are *12 titles in this range.
*
Good“QUEST”-ion
$500Question
You have completed a
“Quest” search for Draw 50 Animals & it is checked-out. How can you find
out what else is near its location in the library without
leaving the computer?
Along the left side, click on the “Shelf Browse” link. This
will open a pop-up window that shows which titles are on
either side of the chosen book.
Good“QUEST”-ion
$500Answer
Shelf Browse
Pop-up
$10 BONUSWhat are the names of the books
on either side of Draw 50 Animals?
Is either one available?
Good“QUEST”-ion
$10 BonusAnswer
Shelf Browse
Pop-up
The titles are:Perske Pencil Portraits,
1971-1990(This one is available.)
&The Draw 50 Way.
(This one is not available.)