Haverhill Public Library » databases http://www.haverhillpl.org Tue, 21 May 2013 15:07:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Database of the Month: LearningExpress Library http://www.haverhillpl.org/blog/home/2013/04/database-of-the-month-learningexpress-library/ http://www.haverhillpl.org/blog/home/2013/04/database-of-the-month-learningexpress-library/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:49:50 +0000 ddavainis http://www.haverhillpl.org/?p=6623 LENeed to study for the GED, SAT, or ASVAB(military test)? What to learn more about Microsoft Office? Whatever your goal, LearningExpress Library’s resources will help you succeed. Each of our Learning Centers offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? You’ll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that’s right for you.   You can access these free learning tools from our library website, with your library card.   You just need to:

1.)  Highlight the  “Information” link.

2.)  Scroll down and click on “Electronic Resources”.

3.)  Scroll down our database list to “Test Preparation”.

 

This will take you into LearningExpress.  You will need to take a few minutes to set up an account.  This will give you full access to LearningExpress 24/7!

]]> http://www.haverhillpl.org/blog/home/2013/04/database-of-the-month-learningexpress-library/feed/ 0 Gale Virtual Reference Library http://www.haverhillpl.org/blog/staff-picks/2012/12/5499/ http://www.haverhillpl.org/blog/staff-picks/2012/12/5499/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2012 13:30:45 +0000 strottier http://www.haverhillpl.org/?p=5499 Did you notice that our reference collection is getting smaller and smaller?  Well it is actually getting bigger and bigger… just in a different format.  The Haverhill Public Library is now offering you a wide variety of electronic resources to respond to your most important questions.  One of them is the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

The Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of eBook reference titles on a diversity of subjects such as  Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environmental Studies, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation & World, Religion, Science and Social Sciences.

A database of eBooks means that you have access to the book itself in electronic format, complete with downloadable full text and images that you can search, view, print or email from a computer or any smart device.

If you think this is not enough to replace our physical collection, the Gale Virtual Reference Library also offers you the option to translate the text in many languages (Arabic, French, Spanish, Chinese, German, Italian, Russian and more).  The system will generate a translation of the current document and display the translated text in a separate browser window.  Reading the translated text is not enough for you?  How about listening to it in the language of your choice and downloading it as a MP3 format?

Still want more? This new reference option is available to you 24/7 from the comfort of your home, or on library hours if you access it from one of our computers.

You can find the Gale Virtual Reference Library on our website.  Under the “Information” tab, click “Electronic Resources”, and look under the subject “General Research”.  And while you are there, why not explore other electronic databases.

Any question?  Ask a librarian, 978-373-1586, x608.

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