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Description automatically generated" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1"><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#111111">It
is powerful to have free access to publications from all over the world. Imagine keeping track of every new article, in every magazine or newspaper, published every day.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This would be a daunting task for anyone because of the thousands upon thousands of new pieces of content fed into MeL daily.
<span style="color:#111111">Guiding our patrons to ask questions and teaching them how to check articles, websites, and authors is essential. Even with MeL’s robust offering of reliable resources, evaluating content remains important.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#111111">Recently we received a patron question about Poetry & Short Story Reference Center. This person searched for the poem "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and received a mix of results. The searcher was only interested
in the poem by Maya Angelou and there was only one search result that included the poem. At first glance, it appeared to be a full reprint of the poem. Upon closer inspection, it turns out the poem was missing some words and punctuation. It was also re-printed
as a side bar in an article about caged birds. The full article appeared in the Australian publication
<i>Animals Today</i>. While most of the poem was intact, <i>Animals Today</i> is not an authoritative poetry source and not reliable for this patron’s needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#111111"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#111111">Using search limiters also achieves better results and is something patrons often overlook. Without limiters, results can include content that doesn’t even come close to what patrons may need. Selecting peer reviewed
content or reference books as limiters is a great way to increase the authority of results.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Had the “Caged Bird” searcher utilized these limiters, the results would have been different.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#111111">MeL.org offers access to some great tools to help patrons learn about reliable sources. Start by accessing quick-reference handouts in our
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://mel.org/library-staff/marketing-resources/downloadablepromos">Downloadable Promotional Materials</a> area. You will find the “Accessing Trustworthy Resources” flyer with useful questions to help patrons
evaluate information resources. What is the date of the article? Is it unbiased? Who is the intended audience? Is the article from an authoritative publication?<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#111111">MeL is a powerful tool for searching. For those of us who guide others through the steps of electronic research, we must be mindful to not only check and double check these robust resources, we must also teach
them to be </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">mindful <span style="color:#111111">
as well. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">Brought to you by Ann Kaskinen and Liz Breed of the MeL Team.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">MeL databases are available to Michigan residents or for Michigan library or school access only.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">MY NUMBER HAS CHANGED TO 517-335-1498<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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