Lesson 5 Gale Virtual Reference Library

Whew! I was afraid after Lesson 4 that maybe I was not techy enough for this challenge but Gale was kind to me. Using the GVRL I looked in the Encyclopedia of Medicine and looked at the article on Menopause. It was very informative on the symptoms and general age in which women can experience this change in life. It also discussed the benefits and drawbacks to the types of Hormone Replacement therepies available. It was easy to read and understand and very easy to access. It also offered searches on related issues such as herbal treatment and a closer look at Hormone replacement therepy. I really liked the format of this site and the ease of navigating through it.

I first started a search on Harry Potter. Articles on mythological creatures from Harry Potter were listed and from there I read about Fenrir, the evil werewolf in the series. It was very interesting to find out wolves were very popular in English literature because wolves presented a real threat at one time. Which is why they show up in so many children's stories. The article did reference Harry Potter at the end but not really what I was looking for. I tried typing in the title of the book along with good vs. evil and the title with protagonist. Didn't get much results for that, so I fell back on the suggested subject of Zinc.

Again I was directed to the encyclopedia of medicine and settled on the article discussing mineral deficiency. I found that zinc deficiencies are not common in Americans except in cases of alcoholism, Croan's disease and celiac disease which is becoming a relatively well known condition. Even though I was a little disappointed in my Harry Potter search I still think this is an easy tool for the lay person.