View summaries of items in your library:
- From the Find Your Library page on the INFOhio website, locate your district and school and click the Fetch paw to access Fetch.
- Try a very simple search, i.e, dog.
- Click a book cover. This will open the detail view of that item.
- Look for a description of the book beneath the availability information.
- View the summary information.
- Note the "More Info" button which will provide further details about the title by opening a new window.
- Note the subject headings and click one to initiate a new search for that subject.
Consider the following questions:
- Which of your users will be most interested in seeing summary information? Subject headings?
- At what point will your users want to see summary information? Subject headings?
- What method will you use to point your users to summary information? Subject headings?
Find items in your library at specific reading levels:
- From the Find Your Library page on the INFOhio website, locate your district and school and click the Fetch paw to access Fetch.
- From the top menu on the Fetch homepage, click Reading Level and try a search for one of the following based on how you have cataloged books in your library:
- Accelerated Reader
- Lexile
- Reading Counts
- If you aren't sure whether you have cataloged items with any reading level or reading program information, choose one of the options from the drop-down to try searching for that Reading Level program.
- Enter any search terms and the appropriate points or levels.
- In your search results, note the reading level information available.
- Click on a title to open the detailed view.
- Note the reading program information listed here.
- Close the detailed view by clicking the x at the top of the pop-up window.
Consider the following questions:
- Which of your users are interested in reading programs or reading levels? Which reading program or programs?
- Do you already organize your physical library space in a way that makes it easy for students to find items that are right for their reading and interest levels?
Find items in your library using Visual Search:
- From the Find Your Library page on the INFOhio website, locate your district and school and click the Fetch paw to access Fetch.
- From the top menu on the Fetch homepage, click Visual Search and click a search term.
- Depending on the chosen term, you may need to continue limiting your search by clicking another icon.
- Once you have reached a list of titles, note how many items matched that search.
- Note the search box and the search terms listed.
Consider the following questions:
- Which of your users would benefit from using visual search?
- How could you use the search terms noted in Step 5 above to teach your students better searching skills in a basic search?