Using the Article and List Search to Find Articles, Lists and Other NoveList Content

When do I use this search?

In addition to NoveList's rich database, NoveList K-8 has an abundance of content for readers, librarians, media specialists and teachers. What began as small projects to enhance our readers' experiences has developed into a large reservoir of material that is now sometimes hard to navigate due to its volume. NoveList K-8 offers a way to search all of its articles and lists including: BookTalks, Picture Book Extenders, Annotated Book Lists, Explore (genre) lists and Awards lists.

Scenario
A teacher is working up a unit for her class on bullying and wants to see what NoveList has on the topic.

Here's How in NoveList:

1. Click on the "Search our Database" tab.

2. Select a search strategy - "Article and List Search" in this case - by clicking on its link (circled in the picture above).

3. At the Article/List Search page, enter a descriptive word, author or book title in the first find box. For this scenario, bullying is entered in the find box. [Show me an example]

4. Note that you can select the type of article that you search on. The default is "All Types" but you can click on the and select a specific type of list or article to search for to further limit your search. For our example here, we search for all types of articles.

5. Click the SEARCH button.

What You See (the search results):
A list of articles and/or lists that match your search criteria is displayed. [Show me an example]

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