I was interested in finding some critiera for choosing young adult books for my library's collection.
First I chose to enter "book selection" into the search box.
Of the hits, "book selection/evaluation" looked the most interesting.
The 18 records found are all along the lines of my initial search. On the left side of the page, there are like searches to choose from so I would be interested in selecting other topics from the list.
Once I selected Book selection/Evaluation on the left, I found an article called Commentaries on Collection Bias I would like to read.
The Browsing Search is easy to accomplish but not terribly useful when looking for something very specific. Some databases have this option but not all. Usually one can search subject headings, yet the researcher needs some technical knowledge of the subject in order to choose the terms closest to the search in mind. I had a hard time beginning my search in Library Literature because it was necessary to determine the correct heading to look for initially. Even so, I was able to figure out the best terms to use in order to find the articles I sought.
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