Online CollectionsThe Basics

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They’re subscriptionwebsites, kind of like

ConsumerReports.com.

What are Online Collections, anyway?

Also referred to as reference databases, online resources, etc.

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The library pays for the subscription on

behalf of ourpatrons.

Total cost is almost $100,000 a year!

What are Online Collections, anyway?

Also referred to as reference databases, online resources, etc.

They’re jam packedfull of useful

information or tools thatyou can’t find with

Google.

No, seriously.

What are Online Collections, anyway?

Also referred to as reference databases, online resources, etc.

Anyone with a Westerville Library card

ORAnyone in the

building

Who can use them?

Note: Ancestry.com & Haines Criss+Cross are in-library use only.Patrons with temporary card numbers or $5+ in fines can still access.

Where can you find them?

westervillelibrary.org > Online Collections

Why should you care?

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Get the Columbus Dispatch – for FREE.

Use NewsBank to get started.

From July 1985to PRESENT.

Select obituaries included.

Other newspapers include Plain Dealer Cincinnati

Post Dayton Daily News…

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What about other newspapers & magazines?

Use EBSCOhost, Newsweek or ProQuest to get started.

New York Times Newsweek

PeopleTime

USA TodayWall Street Journal

Washington Post

Buy a TV (or a toilet).

Use Consumer Reports to get started.

Find product reviews, buying

advice and ratings for cars, household

appliances, electronics and

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Get a job.

Use Optimal Resume or LearningExpressLibrary.Choose Create an Account to get started.

Create a resume.Write a cover letter.

Build a portfolio.Prepare for an

interview.

Build your family tree.

Use Ancestry.com or HeritageQuest to get started.

Find your aunt’s birth certificate.

Or your grandpap’s marriage license.

Or your father’s draft card.

Or your meemaw’s death certificate.

Fix your car.

Use Auto Repair Reference Center or Chilton Library to get started.

Find car repair manuals for

thousands of makes and

models from 1940 to present.

Learn a language.

Use Mango Languages or Signing Savvy to get started.

SpanishSign Language

FrenchGerman

GreekLatin

JapaneseSwedish

Biblical Hebrew& many more

Start a business.

Use Business Dateline, Business Insights: Essentials, Business Source Premier, Haines Criss+Cross or

ReferenceUSA to get started.

Scope out the competition.Discover potential clients.

Learn about emerging trends.Find industry profiles, market

research reports, SWOT Analyses, etc.

Practice for a test.

Use LearningExpressLibrary to get started.

ACTCLEP

SATTOEFL

U.S. CitizenshipCivil Service

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Use Legal Forms Library to get started.

Find a model release form. Or do you need to

file a Power of Attorney form? Or write a will? Or

change your name? Or give notice of maternity leave? Or give notice of eviction?

Or file for divorce? Or adopt a pet? Or hire a contractor?

Speak legalese.

Find out about a book.

Use Contemporary Authors, eSequels, LitFinder, Literature Criticism Online, Masterplots or Novelist Plus to get started.

Learn about an author.Find book reviews.

Discover underlying themes.Find the next in the series.

Get book recommendations.Find full-text poems, essays

and short stories.

Get schooled.

Use Biography Reference Bank, eLibrary, Grolier Online Passport, Science Online, SIRS Knowledge Source, World Book or World News Digest to get started.

Find an encyclopedia article about lions.

Learn about osmosis.Catch up on current events.

Find primary source documents.

Learn about famous people.

Start a debate.

Use Issues & Controversies to get started.

AbortionSame-Sex Marriage

Racial ProfilingAnimal Rights

Gun ControlHealth Care Reform

Strip SearchesGlobal Warming

Dress for success.

Use CultureGrams to get started.

Learn about the culture of other countries or states.

Personal appearance religion, housing

diet, holidays government, economy, etc

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How do I use it?

So, it depends.

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What if it’s broken?

Call Computer Services at extension 5013.

Don’t worry. We can help.

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