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Early Experience in Early Experience in EnglishEnglish
Cert (ECE)Cert (ECE)
What you will learn todayWhat you will learn today
How to search the teaching materials with the library catalogue Quick Search Advanced Search
How to search for Media Resources
Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Education ResourcesResources
Materials available in different formats Reference Works
Encyclopedia Dictionary
Books
Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Education ResourcesResources
Journals
Media Resources Video DVD/VCD Kits
Library CatalogueLibrary Catalogue
Collection Search Option Search Term
Quick SearchQuick Search
Quick SearchQuick Search Collection
All Collections Central Teaching Resources Collection Media Resources Collection Serial Collection Town Centre Collection
Search Option Author Title Subject Keywords (Author, Title, Subject, Publisher,
Content Notes…)
Useful Keywords for Useful Keywords for Teaching English to ChildrenTeaching English to Children
Early childhood, preschool, elementaryKindergarten, nurseryStudy and teachingEnglish language, Juvenile literatureReading, Activity programsFiction, Fairy tales Alphabet, Phonetics, Pronunciation,
Vocabulary…
Quick SearchQuick SearchExample:Search Media Resources Collection
materials with keywords preschool and music
Key information of library catalogue Key information of library catalogue recordrecord Location Status Physical description and note
Search Hint Multiple words are searched as a phrase
ExerciseExerciseSearch materials with title Gingerbread
man in1. Central Teaching Resources
Collection2. Town Centre Library Collection 3. Media Resources Collection
Advanced SearchAdvanced Search Multiple search terms Limit by specific collection, material
type, language Combination of searches
Advanced SearchAdvanced Search Search specific items with combinations and
limiting criteria
Advanced SearchAdvanced Search Combination Search
AND, OR, AND NOT
Limiting Criteria Collection Location (Model Libraries, TCL…) Material Type (Book, DVD/VCD, Interactive Media,
Kit…) Language (Chinese, English) Year Readership Level (Preschool, Primary, Juvenile …)
Advanced Advanced SearchSearch
Combination of searches
Limiting Criteria
Advanced Search HintsAdvanced Search Hints Multiple words are searched together as one phrase
preschool English= (preschool English) Truncation
Use * for 1-5 characterschild* = child, children, childhood
Use ** for open-ended truncationstory** = story, storytelling, storysharing…
Use ? for any single character in specified positionwom?n = woman, women
Use shortcuts t:(music) and s:(juvenile) and a:(chan)
Find library media resources on teaching English language to children with storytelling
1. Identify Keywords English Stor** (story, stories, storytelling) Child* (child, children, childhood) Kid* (kid, kids) Preschool Nursery Study and learning
Advanced Search ExampleAdvanced Search Example
Advanced Search ExampleAdvanced Search Example2. Formulate search query
English AND (stor**) AND (child* or kid* or nursery or preschool) AND (study and teaching)
Advanced Search ExampleAdvanced Search Example3. Modify the Search if needed
Limit to Media Resources Collection
ExerciseExercise Find library resources of English
language for children with music or songs
Modify the search for Media Resources only
Further limit the search to Kits only
Search (English language) AND (child* or kid* or
nursery or preschool) AND (music or song*)
Browse the Media Resources CollectionBrowse the Media Resources Collection Library Homepage > Services &
Collections > Media Resources Collection
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