Gale Virtual Reference Library

The first thing I did was look up zinc. I should not admit this, but it took me a minute to realize it was only showing me the part of the book related to the topic I wanted. Very helpful not to have to scan the whole book looking for the information you want. Scrolling to the bottom other related topics were listed but it said they were not hyperlinked which I was a little dissapointed in. How dare they make us go back out of the article and actually have to type in another topic :) I have to giggle at myself, I can't believe I was actually dissapointed they were not hyperlinked! I then looked up The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn and found several articles. It was convenient above the article it said if it was a critical essay, work overview or just a plot summary, etc. I liked the way you could limit your search (on the left hand side of the page) by document type, publication type, subjects or languages.  I also really like the options to save your article and with a click of a button look at previous searches. I also loved the dictionary button at the top, because I am a huge fan of looking up any word I don't know. Another great option was the language button at the top, with a click of my mouse I could change the article into another language. One thing I did notice is with the more resources tab at the top I was able to change databases. This would be a good option for someone looking for reference materials in a general area such as medical or law.

I did take a look at a few other blogs, I went to Shayna's Fandom of things and The Tatted Librarian because I liked the names of thier blogs.....the main thing I noticed is I am way out of my league with blogging!! I am not sure how they got their blogs to look so cool! I am going back to the GVRL to look up how to design a blog!