California State Library Research

Assignment Summary

California State Library Digital Collections

It is very useful when library technicians can identify, locate and use digital resources available on local, state and institutional websites.

For this assignment, you will visit the California State Library (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and create a subpage on your ePortfolio under LT130.

This is due March 7 and is worth 20 points.

Visit http://www.library.ca.gov/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

1. Explore the site and choose a particular topic for which you can build a subpage on your ePortfolio.

2. Include a 5 sentence introduction to your theme or purpose of the subpage.

3. Choose resources that would help patrons who are interested in your topic.

4. List (insert) URL’s for 5 specific resources.

5. Insert 3 – 5 images with a caption for each image.

Reflection

As library staffers, one of the most common requests we will receive from patrons will be to help to find books, which in their minds is the main resource provided by libraries. Digital libraries provide important information and background on subject areas, along with digital sources to supplement people’s research. It's important we understand and are familiar with them so we can recommend them to patrons and assist them in utilizing them. For example, let's say someone was writing a paper on the early days of the California Film Industry. I would direct them to several links in the following collections, which is a valuable resource most people don't think of libraries providing?

I think my goal would be to familiarize myself more with these resources. That way I can understand who would potentially benefit from these collections. While being able to provide and speak to them when people inquire about them.

California Film Production

California has been at the forefront of movie production for decades. The golden state was ranked #1 for the most film productions by FilmLA in 2015. Hollywood, in particular, has been a foundation for movies from talkie pics to modern blockbusters. I researched the history of making movies in the golden state. I believe this research would be useful to people interested in California history and film enthusiasts.

Resources

Make Love Not War: Californa in the 1960s

The California State Library

URL

http://www.library.ca.gov/Content/pdf/californiaHistory/July-AugDisplay.pdf

The Hollywood Studio System: A History

by Douglas Gomery

Url

https://archive.org/details/hollywoodstudios00gome

Silent-era filmmaking in Santa Barbara

by Robert S. Birchard.

Url

http://catalog.library.ca.gov/F/P6FKE9DFK5A8VLD7RE2KPML3HAHHQSEUK446YGLGF2EUVBBHY1-22510?func=full-set-set&set_number=008646&set_entry=000002&format=999

Hollywood in the Neighborhood

by Kathryn H. Fuller-Seeley

URL

http://catalog.library.ca.gov/F/3ADLKV8K5QLEGEUJF6KJ4DYUNLFM7R7F28HJ3UILET6JC298GB-23186?func=full-set-set&set_number=008655&set_entry=000011&format=999

Hollywood Movie Stars

The California State Library

URL

http://www.library.ca.gov/Content/pdf/digitizedResources/November-DecemberBooklist.pdf

Images

Set of the film Robin Hood starring Douglas Fairbanks

http://catalog.library.ca.gov/F/UG2GVS5MKVGJK6JEPP14E3EBLJRVH3XYYJMIUGQPFHGJI4QLEF-26371?func=full-set-set&set_number=008713&set_entry=000008&format=999

A film set under construction in Hollywood from the early ’20s

http://catalog.library.ca.gov/F/UG2GVS5MKVGJK6JEPP14E3EBLJRVH3XYYJMIUGQPFHGJI4QLEF-27462?func=full-set-set&set_number=008713&set_entry=000015&format=999

This image depicts the rebuilding of a movie set that was destroyed by the Compton earthquake