Search Tool Comparison

1. What were your Search term(s)? School Library Media Specialist

was my search terms or phrase. What Search Tools did you use? I
used Awesome Library and Federal Resources for Edu Excellence.
2. How many hits did you get from each tool? When I used Awesome
Library I typed School Library Media Specialist in the search
engine and I did not get any hits. However, when I typed Library in
the search box I got 1,367 hits. My search using the Federal
Resources for Educ Excellence revealed 90 different resources.
3. List the top five sites from each Search Tool.
Awesome Library
Specific Results
1. IPL Story Hour With Sound
(Internet Public Library)
Provides nine stories. 12-04
2. WWW Virtual Library: Science
3-00
3. American History (Library of
Congress)
Provides information by topic.
4. Internet Public Library: Health
and Nutrition 12-04
5. Books - Sources (Awesome
Library)
Provides search engines for books
from Amazon.com, Powell's, and
Barnes and Noble.

Federal Resources for Educ Excellence

Search Results for:

Library

International Childrens
Digital Library
September 30th, 2014
International Childrens Digital Library aims
to make the best in childrens literature from
around the world available free on the web. It

includes nearly 5,000 books in over 50

languages in a child-friendly format for
reading online. Search books by language,
award winning titles, and more.

National Library of Virtual

Manipulatives
September 30th, 2014
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
provides interactive online math lessons,
activities, and assessments. Topics include
fractions, functions, geometric
transformations, integer arithmetic, patterns
and sequences, probability, right triangle
trigonometry, slope, triangle geometry, and
writing equations of lines. Calculate what an
excavation company should charge for
digging a hole. Analyze three pollution
reduction plans. Determine the best []

Digital Library for Earth

System Education
September 30th, 2014

Digital Library for Earth System Education is

a geoscience community resource that
supports teaching and learning about the
Earth system. Find thousands of reviewed
resources on topics that include atmospheric
science, biology, chemistry, climatology,
cryology, ecology, environmental science,
forestry, geography, geology, mineralogy and
petrology, hydrology, mathematics, natural
hazards, ocean sciences, physics, soil science,
and space []

National Library Service for

the Blind and Physically
Handicapped
September 30th, 2014
National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped offers a free library
service, NLS Talking Books, to help people of
all ages whose low vision, blindness, or
physical handicap makes it difficult for them
to read a standard printed page. Books and
magazines on cassettes and in braille, as well
as audio equipment, are []

National Science Digital

Library
September 30th, 2014
National Science Digital Library provides
access to resources in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics education and
research. From video clips teaching cell
division to simulations demonstrating plate
tectonics, NSDL showcases Pathways through
the collection that consist of content or
audience specific resources provided by
NSDL partners. These materials are supported
with digital tools and services []

4. Are they the same sites? None of the sites were the same; however,
they all were related to the term library.
5. Are they in the same order? No, they were not in the same order.
6.

What do you attribute these finding to? The two different Search
Tools hose different types of information. The Federal Resources
for Educ Excellence were mostly digital resources and they all
consisted of various types of technology; however, the Awesome
Library results were actual library websites and library resources.
The Federal Resources for Educ Excellence was a better tool in my

opinion because it consisted of a visual, description of the website,

a date, and a link to the actual site.