Week 8 of the Challenge

1.  Using Worldcat.
I went to the Worldcat page and chose the advanced search and decided to try and find the book The Bridge at Andau from last weeks blog.  From the dropdown I chose Author and then typed in Michener.  Under "All" there were 7176 so I chose the Books tab and found the book.  It is in 2144 libraries worldwide.  When I searched libraries that own the book, US,SD came right up.  I wonder if that is because I was using an Ipad which tracks my location.  The closest was Black Hills State Univ.  There were nine locations in South Dakota.  All were universities or colleges except Roosevelt High School.  Nothing in the State Library that I could see. 

2.  I went back and used the Title Phrase search and limiter Books and typed in the title The Bridge at Andau.  The same results came up again with 2144 libraries.  When following the libraries link the #1 place that came up was Black Hills State University.

3.  The Call Number was LC: DB957; Dewey 943.91 
      Michner was a popular writer so there were a lot of results for him.  The "All" tab had 350 and the Books tab had 186.  Writing 186 books!  And I'm sure most of you know how thick they can be.  I've read quite of few of them, but I think he probably wrote faster than I can read.

Part 2.  Using OAIster.  I followed the instructions/links and searched South Dakota.  The article I chose was Level income payment option with the South Dakota retirement system.  I chose this option because that is what I chose and I file for Social Security this year at age 62.
I added this page to my homescreen on my Ipad so I can use it for future reference.  I want to make sure that I do all, if any, of the paperwork correctly so I don't lose out on any monthly income. 
It is in PDF format.  It is the brochure stating what you need before retiring.
 I like this link because it has the website for attaining my social security statement.  I won't access it here because I'm using a public WIFI so with the link on my Ipad I can access it at home if I need to.  It says the social security administration will mail my statement 3 months prior to my retirement and if I haven't received it, I can go to their site.