Library Workshop Early Experience in English Cert (ECE)

What you will learn today Search for teaching materials in different formats with the library catalogue  Quick Search  Advanced Search Browse and search for Media Resources Materials

Early Childhood Education Resources Library Materials available in different formats Reference Works  Encyclopedia, Dictionary Books  Circulation Collection  Central Teaching Resources Collection Journals

Media Resources  Video  DVD/VCD  Interactive software  Kits Teaching materials for children

HKIEd Library Website Quick Search of the Library Catalogue

Limit your search to specific fields e.g. Author, Title, Keywords

Limit your search for specific collection e.g. Media Resources Collection

Useful Keywords for Teaching English to Children  Early childhood, preschool, elementary  Kindergarten, nursery  Study and teaching  English language, Juvenile literature  Reading, Activity programs  Fiction, Fairy tales  Alphabet, Phonetics, Pronunciation, Vocabulary…

Example: Search for Media Resources Collection materials with keywords preschool and music 1 23

Key information of library catalogue record: Location, Call No., Status

Advanced Search Multiple searching & limiting criteria Combination of search terms Enable to do complex search with different search options

Advanced Search Select Library Catalogue at the drop-down menu Advanced Tag 1 2

Advanced Search Combination of searches Limiting criteria

Advanced Search Combining Searches  AND, OR, AND NOT Limiting Criteria  Collection  Location (Model Libraries, TCL…)  Material Type (Book, DVD/VCD, Interactive Media, Kit…)  Language (Chinese, English)  Year (after …. and before….)  Readership Level (Preschool, Primary, Juvenile …)

Advanced Search Example Search for English media materials with keywords phonetics and children published in or after 2003 Keywords = phonetics, children Language = English Collection = Media Resources Collection Publication year = after 2002

Limit by Collection Combining keywords Limit by Language Limit by Year Search for English media materials with keywords phonetics and children published in or after 2003

Advanced Search Hints Multiple words are searched together as one phrase  preschool English = (preschool English) Use quotation marks for exact phrase  “develop” = develop but not development, developmental Truncation  Use * for 1-5 characters child* = child, children, childhood  Use ** for open-ended truncation story** = story, storytelling, storysharing…  Use ? for any single character in specified position wom?n = woman, women Use shortcuts  t:(music) and s:(juvenile) and a:(chan)

Find library media resources on teaching English language to children with storytelling 1. Identify keywords: English, children, storytelling 2. Identify related terms  Stor** (story, stories, storytelling)  Child* (child, children, childhood)  Kid* (kid, kids)  Preschool  Nursery  Study and learning Advanced Search Example

3. Formulate search query  English AND (stor**)AND (child* or kid* or nursery or preschool) AND (study and teaching) 4. Use Advanced Search to combine search queries 5. Limit search with specific criteria  Media Resources Collection Advanced Search Example

Exercise Find English media resources (DVD/VCD, Kit) published after 2000 for teaching English language to children using music or songs 1. Combined search  (English) AND (child* or kid* or nursery or preschool) AND (music or song* or sing*) 2. Limit search  Language = English  Year = after 2000  Media type = DVD/VCD, Kit

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