Lesson 8—WorldCat, CAMIO and More

Basic Challenge
Part 1
1. We recommend using the Advanced Search screen for best search results. Click the “Advanced” tab on the toolbar 2nd to the top. In WorldCat, the right set of search boxes say “Keyword.” Click on the drop down menu to see other ways you can search. 

2. Choose Title Phrase search, and click on the limiter (below the search boxes) “Books.” In the search box, type a book title. Note the number of results. How many libraries worldwide have item #1? Click the link. What is the top library? 

I looked up a book that is very popular right now in our library The One and Only Ivan. This Newberry Medal winner has become very popular after it was featured in our book fair. There are 345 records. The first record is for the book. There are 3285 libraries that have the book. The Alexander Mitchell Library is the top result. 

3. Click into result #1 and look at the full record. What is the call number (class descriptor)? To see what else the author of your chosen book has written, click on the author's name. To see what else is available on that subject, click on a subject. What other information do you see? 


The call number is LC: pZ7.A6483; Dewey:[Fic]. I clicked on the author's name, Katherine Applegate, and the site listed 1,628 results. I'm not sure if that is how many books she has written or just everything that might fit the search criteria for Katherine or Applegate. I clicked on "Animal Welfare - Juvenile Fiction" and there were 2,232 results. This came up with quite a few fiction and nonfiction books on this topic.

Part 2
The OAIster (pronounced “oyster”) database is one of the few mostly full text databases in WorldCat. Choose OAIster from the dropdown menu next to “Search in database.” In the “Keyword” search box, type South Dakota. Select one of your results. Click on the link next to “Access.” Add to your Lesson 8 blog posting by writing about your findings and your impressions of this tool. 

I selected Highmore - Taft Day at Train Depot to look at. The link pulled up a picture from the SD State Historical Society archives. It was an interesting image and a unique glimpse into SD history. The information under the picture includes a description, archivists notes, contributor, source, etc. 

I like this tool, I think that for other topics there might be  bigger variety of materials available. 

Part 3
1. In the search box, type “Sioux.” Click on an image and notice what information is given and how you can manipulate the image. Blog about your results. 

I clicked on "Scalp Shirt" not knowing what I would get. I found that it is not actually made of scalps, but that the locks of hair were usually donated by family members and they represented a war exploit performed by the shirt's owner. 

2. How would you and your community use this resource? What other observations can you make? 

I think that this would be a good resource to show students examples of artwork and artifacts in conjunction with other lessons. I would definitely recommend this to our art teachers as a great tool for them to use. I'm not quite sure how 4th and 5th graders would use this resource, but  I think that it would be very beneficial to middle and high school students, especially in art class. 

3. CAMIO has a lot of potential for personalizing and presenting research. Do a search on a subject of your choice. Choose 3 or 4 favorites by checking the box to the left of the image number. Click "Save to Favorites"on the toolbar at the top of the results next to "Relevance" and "Display Options." Then click "Favorites" in the gray bar in the upper right of the screen. On the left sidebar, click to export to PowerPoint or Zip Archive File. This allows you to manipulate and use the images in a variety of ways. Try out these features and report your findings.

I found that the hardest part of this section was going through all of the options (thousands of them) and picking only a few. I think that this feature would be great for a middle or high school student doing reports on an era or artist. I think that this could also be used by teachers in elementary grades for examples from an era or time period.

Common Core

In Lesson 8 in WorldCat, choose “Advanced Search,” type “common core state standards” in the search box, with quotation marks around the phrase. Farther down on the screen, find “Limit Type to:” and click the box next to “Books.” Click “Search” and look through the results. Click on a few titles to see if one is of interest. Then click “Libraries that own this item worldwide” to see where the item is held. On your blog, report your experiences with this resource and how it may be useful to you in meeting Common Core standards.

There were 1,685 selections that came up. I looked at Embracing new paradigms in education. This text  is available at 555 libraries worldwide, including the South Dakota School Of Mines in Rapid City, not far from Box Elder. I could also coordinate with colleagues around the world on ideas and curriculum if they were close to a library with the book that I chose. 

In Lesson 8, spend some time exploring CAMIO and its features. Consider how you would use this resource to support the visual element in Common Core areas of “Integration of Knowledge & Ideas” and “Presentation of Knowledge & Ideas” for your grade level and content area. In your blog post, name the standard and briefly and specifically describe the lesson you will teach using CAMIO to help meet the standard.


 SL.5.5 Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.

CAMIO, although a great resource, is difficult to connect with a 4th & 5th grade library lesson. I think that SL.5.5 would be the standard that could be used. If students were doing a history project, there are some great images, paintings, sculptures, etc that could be used in a presentation.