Search Strategy: Browsing
After accessing the Library Lit database, I clicked on the “Browse”
tab. I used “poetry” as the search term and searched it as a subject.
There were several areas that were of interest to me. They were:
Poetry 273 hits
Poetry/Awards 26 hits
Poetry Databases 5 hits
Poetry Exhibits and Displays 15 hits
Poetry Book Club 1 hit
Poetry Festivals 8 hits
Poetry Reading 33 hits
When search results are returned, tabs at the top of the screen give
the choice of viewing all results, full-text, full-text PDF, peer-
reviewed, or non peer-reviewed.
One interesting article that I had not seen in my previous searches
was about having students write a biographical poem. It was:
Borum, Vera and La Dawna Harrington. "Celebrate Women,
Celebrate Poetry!" The School Librarian's Workshop 27, no. 2
(2006): 11-12. (Accession Number: 200628800765006)
Another was about using poetry to teach nutrition. It was:
Keefe, Betty. "Language Arts/Nutrition: Yum-Yum Poems!!!."
School Library Media Activities Monthly 23, no. 8 (2007): 21-24.
(Accession Number: 200709100762007)
I would classify the kind of browsing that I did as semi-directed
or exploratory since I knew the kind of information I was
looking for, but not a specific term or article.
Browsing is probably not the most efficient search technique.
Many of the records returned did not deal with schools or
teaching methods, but browsing has the advantage of finding
articles or hits that the searcher did not know to look for.
Several databases can be searched simultaneously. It is also
an enjoyable way to search since many interesting records are
returned.
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