#6a - Building Block Search

For this part of the class, we have been asked to perform searches in different databases. For this search, I used the building block method to search the Books in Print database.

Question: What books are good for elementary children to share with parents?

I chose the following facets to perform my search.
s1: books or novels
s2: elementary or children
s3: parents or family
s4: (books or novels) AND (elementary or children) AND (parents or family)

s1 came back with 1810 hits
s2 came back with 13 hits
s3 came back with 3044 hits
s4 returned 1 hit




The above screen shot shows you the one result.
Title: The Complete Idiots Guide to Reading with Your Child
Author: Helen Coronato
Publication Date: August 2007
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Imprint: Alpha Books
Country of Publication: United States
Market: United States
ISBN: 1-59257-661-3
ISBN 13: 978-1-59257-661-6
Item Status: Out of Print (Readily Available)
Binding Format: Perfect
Pages: 318
Price: $14.95 (USD Retail) (Publisher)

This method of searching worked very well for me. This would be a book (even though it is out of print) that I would recommend to parents when selecting books to read with their children. The search worked when combining the facets for narrowing my search.