If you are a registered user at our library, you can get full text access to many magazines, publicatons, professional journals and peer-reviewed journals by accessing the online databases. Call or stop by the library to ask about this valuable service!
Designed specifically for public libraries, our multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 502,000 photos, maps & flags.
Some examples: "Consumer Reports" full text is available from 01/01/1991 to the present; "Contractor Magazine" full text from 7/1/1991 to present; "Macworld" full text from 01/01/2001 to present; "Magazine Antiques" full text from 11/01/2002 to present; "Magill Book Reviews" full text from 01/01/1990 to present; "Journal of Education" full text from 03/01/1984 to present; "Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders" full text 01/01/1993 to present; "Journal of General Psychology" full text from 01/01/1984 to present.
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Showing posts with label electronic databases. Show all posts
Showing posts with label electronic databases. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
TexShare Online Databases
Call the library at 903-856-3302 for access information to use these awesome databases! You must have a library card to use this service.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Texas Workskills Development in Libraries Project
A new resource this week is the Texas Workskills Development in Libraries project, better known as TWDL (pronounced "twiddle"). This project seeks to enhance and build the workforce skills of Texas residents and support Texans in elevating their standard of living through education and employment. Whether you are library staff or a Texas resident seeking more information regarding job training resources, please explore this site which will be constantly updated as information becomes available. You will find help, information, and a schedule of workshops regarding resume preparation, writing cover letters, online application completion, job hunting strategies, and interviewing techniques. You will also find links to self-paced tutorials, lists of agencies offering training by region, and much more. http://twdl.org/
New Fiction includes: “The Chopin Manuscript” by Jeffery Deaver; “I, Sniper” by Stephen Hunter; “Impact” by Douglas J Preston; “The Wolf At The Door” by Jack Higgins; “Deeper Than The Dead” by Tami Hoag; “Worst Case” by James Patterson; “Kisser” by Stuart Woods.
New Non- Fiction includes: “Open” by Andre Agassi; “As If It Were Life: A WWII Diary From The Theresienstadt Ghetto” by Philipp Manes; “The Case For God” by Karen Armstrong; “One Simple Act: Discovering The Power Of Generosity” by Debbie Macomber; “Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace With Marriage” by Elizabeth Gilbert; “The Healing Of America: A Global Quest For Better, Cheaper, And Fairer Health Care” by T. R. Reid; “Living Oprah: My One-Year Experiment To Walk The Walk Of The Queen Of Talk” by Robyn Okrant; “What The Dog Saw And Other Adventures” by Malcolm Gladwell; “D-Day: The Battle For Normandy” by Antony Beevor.
New Audio Books include: “The Amulet of Samarkand”, “The Golem’s Eye”, and “Ptolemy’s Gate” by Jonathan Stroud; “Healing Waters”, “Healing Stones”, and “Healing Sands” by Nancy Rue; “Treasure Hunt” and “Nothing but the Truth” by John Lescroart.
New DVDs include: “Love Takes Wing”, “Love Finds A Home”, “Bob The Builder: Digging For Treasure”, “Fool's Gold”, “G-Force”, “Inside Man”, “My Sister's Keeper”, “The Others”, “Man Of The Year”, “Madison”, “SpongeBob SquarePants: To Squarepants Or Not To Squarepants”, “Storm Tracker”, “Deadly Drifter/The Cold Room”, “The Eagle Has Landed”, “Revolutionary Road”, “The Marvelous Misadventures Of Flapjack”, “Are We Done Yet?”, “The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement”, “Maid In Manhattan”, “Ben 10: Alien Force, V. 5”.
For renewals, reserves, or to submit memorials, please contact the Public Library at 613 Quitman Street, Pittsburg, Texas 75686, 903-856-3302 or email us at pccpl@sbcglobal.net. Subscribe to our twitter feed at http://www.twitter.com/pccpl, or become a fan of the library on Facebook at http://spedr.com/12eab.
New Fiction includes: “The Chopin Manuscript” by Jeffery Deaver; “I, Sniper” by Stephen Hunter; “Impact” by Douglas J Preston; “The Wolf At The Door” by Jack Higgins; “Deeper Than The Dead” by Tami Hoag; “Worst Case” by James Patterson; “Kisser” by Stuart Woods.
New Non- Fiction includes: “Open” by Andre Agassi; “As If It Were Life: A WWII Diary From The Theresienstadt Ghetto” by Philipp Manes; “The Case For God” by Karen Armstrong; “One Simple Act: Discovering The Power Of Generosity” by Debbie Macomber; “Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace With Marriage” by Elizabeth Gilbert; “The Healing Of America: A Global Quest For Better, Cheaper, And Fairer Health Care” by T. R. Reid; “Living Oprah: My One-Year Experiment To Walk The Walk Of The Queen Of Talk” by Robyn Okrant; “What The Dog Saw And Other Adventures” by Malcolm Gladwell; “D-Day: The Battle For Normandy” by Antony Beevor.
New Audio Books include: “The Amulet of Samarkand”, “The Golem’s Eye”, and “Ptolemy’s Gate” by Jonathan Stroud; “Healing Waters”, “Healing Stones”, and “Healing Sands” by Nancy Rue; “Treasure Hunt” and “Nothing but the Truth” by John Lescroart.
New DVDs include: “Love Takes Wing”, “Love Finds A Home”, “Bob The Builder: Digging For Treasure”, “Fool's Gold”, “G-Force”, “Inside Man”, “My Sister's Keeper”, “The Others”, “Man Of The Year”, “Madison”, “SpongeBob SquarePants: To Squarepants Or Not To Squarepants”, “Storm Tracker”, “Deadly Drifter/The Cold Room”, “The Eagle Has Landed”, “Revolutionary Road”, “The Marvelous Misadventures Of Flapjack”, “Are We Done Yet?”, “The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement”, “Maid In Manhattan”, “Ben 10: Alien Force, V. 5”.
For renewals, reserves, or to submit memorials, please contact the Public Library at 613 Quitman Street, Pittsburg, Texas 75686, 903-856-3302 or email us at pccpl@sbcglobal.net. Subscribe to our twitter feed at http://www.twitter.com/pccpl, or become a fan of the library on Facebook at http://spedr.com/12eab.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Library Corner March 26, 2009
Make sure your research is complete with verified sources. Databases are collections of trustworthy information about a single theme. For example, the InfoTrac Custom Newspaper database focuses on full-text coverage of over 100 newspapers in the U.S. and worldwide. Heritage Quest Online can help you find information about people and places from more than 1.9 million genealogy and local history articles.
You might ask why you cannot use any or every result that your search engine returns. (aka Google or Yahoo) Three very good reasons: 1) everything on the web isn't reliable. Wouldn't you rather have your 4th grader browsing through the Searchasaurus, a kid-friendly database specifically for elementary school children? 2) Everything on the web isn't free. It takes time and judgment to look at a website, determine if its content is good, its sources knowledgeable, and its links and references updated and working. In good databases, people are paid salaries to make sure all this is done well. 3) Everything on the web isn't easy to find. Have you ever tried to find something on Google and had thousands of returns? Or none at all? It might be easy to find the American Diabetes Association but maybe not so simple when you're holding three different kinds of prescription bottles in your hand and wondering how they'll interact. (Tip, try TexShare Database Consumer Health Complete, in English or Spanish.)
It is very tempting to use an ordinary Internet search or wikipedia for your research, but these sources are not verified. How frustrating to spend your time and energy on a paper, and find out your information is not correct. When you need the real deal in your research and want some of the best online tools available, use your local public library's access to the Texas State Library's TexShare databases.
All it takes is a user name and password that can be issued to you from your public library. Some of the great databases included through the Pittsburg Camp County Public Library include Ebsco’s Masterfile Premier, Student Research Center, Kids Search and Enhanced Business Search. There is Academic Search Premier, Military and Government Collection, Newspaper Source, Religion and Philosophy Collection, Psychology and Behavioral Science Collection, Vocational and Career Collection, Business Source Complete, Regional Business News, Bibliography of Native North Americans, World History Collection, Alt Health Watch, Ebsco Consumer Health Complete, Contemporary Authors, and 20th Century Poetry Collections.
You can also use Netlibrary to check out your ebooks to read online. This is an excellent tool for researching a few pages within a book. There are thousands of titles available on Netlibrary's online service.
Call the library; ask what you need to do to get started, and point your browsers to http://libraryoftexas.org. Log in, click on TexShare Database Menu and start your research. This service can be used in the library or at your home. Take advantage of all your public library has to offer you.
Remember to come by the library on Thursday mornings from 9am until 11am for “Coffee with the Friends”. For information about the Friends of the Library Group, or the Pittsburg-Camp County Public library, please call 903-856-3302 or email pccpl@sbcglobal.net. Stop by and check it out at 613 Quitman Street, Pittsburg, TX 75686.
You might ask why you cannot use any or every result that your search engine returns. (aka Google or Yahoo) Three very good reasons: 1) everything on the web isn't reliable. Wouldn't you rather have your 4th grader browsing through the Searchasaurus, a kid-friendly database specifically for elementary school children? 2) Everything on the web isn't free. It takes time and judgment to look at a website, determine if its content is good, its sources knowledgeable, and its links and references updated and working. In good databases, people are paid salaries to make sure all this is done well. 3) Everything on the web isn't easy to find. Have you ever tried to find something on Google and had thousands of returns? Or none at all? It might be easy to find the American Diabetes Association but maybe not so simple when you're holding three different kinds of prescription bottles in your hand and wondering how they'll interact. (Tip, try TexShare Database Consumer Health Complete, in English or Spanish.)
It is very tempting to use an ordinary Internet search or wikipedia for your research, but these sources are not verified. How frustrating to spend your time and energy on a paper, and find out your information is not correct. When you need the real deal in your research and want some of the best online tools available, use your local public library's access to the Texas State Library's TexShare databases.
All it takes is a user name and password that can be issued to you from your public library. Some of the great databases included through the Pittsburg Camp County Public Library include Ebsco’s Masterfile Premier, Student Research Center, Kids Search and Enhanced Business Search. There is Academic Search Premier, Military and Government Collection, Newspaper Source, Religion and Philosophy Collection, Psychology and Behavioral Science Collection, Vocational and Career Collection, Business Source Complete, Regional Business News, Bibliography of Native North Americans, World History Collection, Alt Health Watch, Ebsco Consumer Health Complete, Contemporary Authors, and 20th Century Poetry Collections.
You can also use Netlibrary to check out your ebooks to read online. This is an excellent tool for researching a few pages within a book. There are thousands of titles available on Netlibrary's online service.
Call the library; ask what you need to do to get started, and point your browsers to http://libraryoftexas.org. Log in, click on TexShare Database Menu and start your research. This service can be used in the library or at your home. Take advantage of all your public library has to offer you.
Remember to come by the library on Thursday mornings from 9am until 11am for “Coffee with the Friends”. For information about the Friends of the Library Group, or the Pittsburg-Camp County Public library, please call 903-856-3302 or email pccpl@sbcglobal.net. Stop by and check it out at 613 Quitman Street, Pittsburg, TX 75686.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
TEX SHARE DATABASES
The TexShare Databases are electronic information resources that are authoritative, and ad free. The TexShare Databases help fulfill the information needs of all Texans. Using the power of the Internet, The TexShare Databases are available 24 hours a day in the homes or offices of registered patrons of libraries that particapate in the program. It's like having a virtual library's reference collection available on you computer desktop. Help spread the word about this exciting program!
Get free access to dozens of databases containing valuable, verifiable authoritative, subscription -only information
This site lets you search in more than 65 public libraries; 25 research libraries; 40 paid databases.
As a library user in Texas, all you need is a TeXShare Login ID and password.
Call the Pittsburg-Camp County Public Library at (903)856-3302 and obtain the Login ID and password. Then, click on the link below.
TexShare Databases
Want more information about the TexShare databases?
Click here.
Get free access to dozens of databases containing valuable, verifiable authoritative, subscription -only information
This site lets you search in more than 65 public libraries; 25 research libraries; 40 paid databases.
As a library user in Texas, all you need is a TeXShare Login ID and password.
Call the Pittsburg-Camp County Public Library at (903)856-3302 and obtain the Login ID and password. Then, click on the link below.
TexShare Databases
Want more information about the TexShare databases?
Click here.
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