a. The first thing that jumped out at me on the Internet Public Library was the scroll of featured articles. Since Election Day and Halloween just past, there were (what I thought would be) articles on scary book selections from Stephen King, election history, Native American Heritage Month, etc.. Actually they were just links to other webpages. The Stephen King one, for example, just takes you to his main page and not to the suggestions that IPL said would be there. This being said, you can find some pages with helpful information. I clicked on "Browse by Subject" and then searched for wedding. It led me to a pathfinder which had a collection of links and print sources for planning a wedding. I would recommend sticking to the IPL's pages because they give you a brief description of the links. Also I'd stick to the first couple of pages of search results, since they get less relevant the further back you get. I actually got a link to the Boat Owners Association of America and that was on page 3. One more thing, quite a few of the internet resources listed in the pathfinder no longer exist. The Ultimate Internet Wedding Guide, for example, takes you to a GoDaddy page telling you that the domain has expired.
Since most of the sites we've had to work with so far haven't been very wedding heavy, I decided to just look around. I clicked on "Newspapers & Magazines" and then Virginia. It led me to a whole big page of nothing. I figured it was time to quit while I was behind.
b. I wasn't sure what kind of question I should ask IPL2 librarians, since I'm sure they're busy and wedding related stuff isn't really what I would consider a "reference" question. But what the heck, I'm a mostly wedding blog so I shall ask a wedding question! I ended up asking for some resources on wedding superstitions. My mom and I are kind of superstitious people, so I wanted to find some superstitions I can use in my friend's wedding or that I could base a gift around, like buying her "something blue".
With IPL, it generally takes several days to get an answer to your question. So I kept a running track of it here for you. (more after the break)
11/7/12 11:30am- Received an automated email telling me they had gotten my question.
11/7/12 11:45am- Received another email confirming that my question had been accepted and that I would get an answer within about a week.
11/7/12 5:00pm- Received my answer. Apparently they weren't that busy after all. Here's the text of the email.
Hi Megan!
Thank you for your question. I was more than happy to find some
good sources on wedding superstitions for you. One of my best
friends is also getting married next year, so it was fun to
explore the different traditions and superstitions.
There are countless superstitions that have evolved into
traditions over the years for weddings. Here are a few sites
that I found to have good compilations of superstitions in them.
They also have lots of other wedding information.
Source 1: TheKnot.com: Wedding Traditions & Superstitions: 50
Wedding Facts & Trivia
http://wedding.theknot.com/wedding-planning/wedding-customs/articles/50-wedding-traditions-superstitions-facts-trivia.aspx
This link is quite long and could break, so here is a shortened
version for your convenience.
http://tinyurl.com/dj237m
TheKnot.com is a very popular and well put together source for
planning a wedding. Since it is listed as a source on the ipl2,
you can count on it to be a good source because every source the
ipl2 recommends has been thoroughly screened for quality. The
article is a list of traditional superstitions and traditions
associated with weddings. The superstitions are from many
different countries, including many you could incorporate into
the wedding or gift. It also includes facts about different
weddings that might be fun to share with your friend the bride.
Other tradition articles on the website might also help you
incorporate other traditions into your friend’s wedding.
Source 2: Bridal Guide Magazine: The Surprising Truths Behind
Common Wedding Superstitions
http://www.bridalguide.com/planning/wedding-ceremony-traditions/wedding-superstitions
This link is quite long and could break, so here is a shortened
version for your convenience.
http://tinyurl.com/d9yjqfq
Bridal Guide is a published bridal magazine that also has a
website. Since it is listed as a source on the ipl2, you can
count on it to be a good source because every source the ipl2
recommends has been thoroughly screened for quality. The article
talks about common wedding traditions and the origins behind
them. If you decide to use one of them for your friends wedding,
you will also be able to explain how the superstition came to be.
Source 3: WeddingDetails.com: Lore and Tradition
http://www.weddingdetails.com/lore-tradition/
Wedding details is a website with a vast amount of resources for
the bride to use to plan a wedding. It gives much information
about traditions, etiquette, planning ceremonies, and many other
things. Since it is listed as a source on the ipl,2 you can
count on it to be a good source because every source the ipl2
recommends has been thoroughly screened for quality. The page is
about Lore and tradition and gives an overview of different
traditions, many of which are done because of superstitions. You
can also search by specific country or religion and culture.
Source 1: I went to
www.ipl.org
and searched the word “wedding”. I then clicked on “Planning a
Wedding” which is a compilation of sources that the ipl2 has put
together for helping people plan a wedding. I then clicked on
the link to “TheKnot.com”. Under “planning basics” on the
sidebar, I clicked on “Wedding Traditions”. Under the articles
section in the middle of the page, I clicked on the article
“Wedding Traditions & Superstitions: 50 Wedding Facts & Trivia.”
Source 2: I went to
www.ipl.com
and searched the word “wedding”. I then clicked on “Planning a
Wedding”.which is a compilation of sources that the ipl2 has put
together for helping people plan a wedding. I then clicked on
the link to “Bridal Guide” under the heading Online Wedding
Magazines. Once on the site, I searched in the search bar for
“Superstitions”. I then clicked on the result entitled “The
Surprising Truths Behind Common Wedding Superstitions”
Source 3: I went to
www.ipl.com
and searched the word “wedding”. I then clicked on “Planning a
Wedding”.which is a compilation of sources that the ipl2 has put
together for helping people plan a wedding. I then clicked on
the link for “WeddingDetails.com” under the comprehensive
planning resources heading. Once on the site, I clicked on “lore
& tradition” at the top of the page.
I hope these sources help you with your friend’s wedding, If you
need any further help, please don’t hesitate to e-mail us again.
Thank you for using the ipl2!
Lisa
ipl2: Information You Can Trust -- http://www.ipl.org
Serving the Internet community since 1995
I like that they explain how they found their information. The links they found were good ones, but I was hoping that there would be some more obscure ones. Ones that I wouldn't find if I had just Googled "wedding superstitions". They were fast though, and in general, I think that this is definitely the best part of IPL.
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