Module 6: Project Muse--Building Block Search

I completed a Building Block search in Project Muse.
S1 = "Early Literacy" or "Reading Readiness" = 26
S2 = Library = 17786
S3 = Program* = 34455
S4 = "Early Literacy" or "Reading Readiness" and Library and Program* = 9
Here is a copy of my search in the database.

First Hit:

McKechnie, LynneObservations of Babies and Toddlers in Library SettingsLibrary Trends - Volume 55, Number 1, Summer 2006, pp. 190-201 - Article[View HTML] [View PDF] Subject Headings:Library science -- Research -- United States -- Methodology.Observation (Psychology)Behavioral assessment of children -- United States.Abstract
Participant observation, unlike the more traditional approach of querying adults about children's experiences, is identified as an appropriate and effective method for studying babies and toddlers in public library settings in order to explore these experiences from the children's own perspectives. In an observation study of eleven, thirty-minute baby storytimes conducted at two branches of a large public library system, the naturally occurring behavior of the children captured through observation field notes and audio-recording and transcription of the program successfully revealed numerous incidents of emergent literacy activities and social interaction. This article discusses the practicalities of implementing participant observation in storytime programs for very young children. Special requirements related to informed consent, the need to protect baby and toddler participants, and the challenge of gaining and maintaining access are addressed. Included is an appendix of recommended observation, child development, and research methods texts.

Reflection on Search: This search didn’t come up with as many relevant hits as my searches in ERIC and Library Literature. I thought about stopping with the original 26 hits from my fist string, but felt like the majority of them were not relevant. In the end, four of the nine articles I found seem to be helpful.