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The Virtual World of Reliable Information... @ the Rowayton Library

The Virtual World of Reliable Information... @ the Rowayton Library. presented to the Rowayton Elementary School PTA March 22, 2007. Your Community Library and your Library Card.

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The Virtual World of Reliable Information... @ the Rowayton Library

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  1. The Virtual World of Reliable Information... @ the Rowayton Library presented to the Rowayton Elementary School PTA March 22, 2007

  2. Your Community Library and your Library Card • The Rowayton Library offers the elementary school student and parent a virtual world of reliable information... all with the use of a Rowayton Library Card and all accessible via the Internet and the Library's website www.Rowayton.org. 

  3. Here is what is available today through the Rowayton Library’s website:www.Rowayton.org

  4. InfoAnyTime... InfoAnytime! Have a question? We have the answer!

  5. InfoAnyTime... InfoAnytime is a real-time, web-based reference service provided by professional librarians, so when you are out there on the web, you are not alone! By going to the Rowayton Library’s website www.Rowayton.org, you can connect with a reference librarian who will help you to navigate through the increasingly complex world of web-based research.

  6. InfoAnyTime... InfoAnytime can be accessed through any computer at the Rowayton Library or at home, school or work with the help of your Rowayton Library card (barcode). This services uses chat and co-browsing web pages and electronic databases, including iCONN.org, the suite of research databases provided to Connecticut residents free of charge by the Connecticut State Library.

  7. InfoAnyTime! • At the end of each session, a transcript of the session can be emailed to the user. With no downloads or special software required, anyone with a web browser and a bar coded Rowayton Library card can access the service.

  8. and it’s all yours... with www.Rowayton.org, your Library Card, and the Internet!

  9. LearningExpress... LearningExpress Library! Preparing for a test middle school, high school, college, and career? LearningExpress is the easiest way to prepare. For example -- there are practice exercises and tests for 4th and 5th grade students: • 4th Grade Math Diagnostic Tests, • 4th Grade Math Practice Exercises, • 4th Grade Math Practice Tests, • 4th Grade Reading Diagnostic Tests, • 4th Grade Reading Practice Exercises, • 4th Grade Reading Practice Tests, • 5th Grade Math Practice Test, • Elementary School Writing Practice

  10. ACT, Advanced Placement, Border Patrol, Business Writing Success Skills, CBEST, Civil Service, College Entrance Exams, Computer Skills, Corrections Officer, Cosmetology, E-Books, Elementary School Skills Improvement, EMS, Firefighter, GED, GMAT, Graduate School Entrance Exams, GRE, Health Careers Entrance Practice, High School Skills Improvement, Job Search and Success Skills, Law Enforcement, LSAT, Math Skills Improvement, MCAT, Middle School Skills Improvement, Military, Nursing, Nursing School Entrance Practice, Paramedic, Police Officer, PRAXIS, Reading Skills Improvement, Real Estate, Resume And Interviewing Success Skills, SAT, Skills Improvement Courses, Skills Improvement with Spanish Instructions, State Trooper, Technical and Career College Skills, TOEFL, U.S. Citizenship, Writing Improvement Program, Writing Skills Improvement, AND MORE! LearningExpress! Practice tests and learning areas include: All you need it your Rowayton Library Card barcode... use is as your Username and create a password and you are set.

  11. and it’s all yours... with www.Rowayton.org, your Library Card, and the Internet!

  12. Download AudioBooks Now card holders of the Rowayton Library can listen to a wide selection of audiobooks from home or on the road—without traveling to the Library. You will be able to download a wide variety of titles to your computer or portable device. Many titles can be burned to CD for your listening pleasure anywhere, anytime.

  13. and it’s all yours... with www.Rowayton.org, your Library Card, and the Internet!

  14. iCONN Databases

  15. iCONN... Search All At Once:  Magazines, journals, newspapers, business & health information, reQuest - the Statewide Library Catalog, and more.

  16. InfoTrac Kids: InfoBits... For: Elementary School studentsProvides magazine articles and curriculum-related materials selected specifically for grades K-5. Titles include Boy’s Life, Ranger Rick, Faces, and Jack & Jill.

  17. InfoTrac Junior Edition... For: Middle School studentsProvides magazine articles and curriculum-related materials selected specifically for grades 6-8. Titles include American History, National Geographic Kids, Science News and Sports Illustrated for Kids.

  18. InfoTrac OneFile... iCONN’s largest collection of articles from magazines, newspapers, academic journals and trade publications. Titles include: Consumer Reports, Prevention, Forbes, Atlantic Monthly, National Geographic, and Popular Science.

  19. iCONN Newsstand... Search for newspaper articles in: • Boston Globe (1980-current) • Christian Science Monitor (1988-current) • Hartford Courant (1992-current) • Los Angeles Times (1985-current) • New York Times (1995-current) • Wall Street Journal (1984-current) • Washington Post (1987-current)

  20. ¡Informe! (Revistas en Español)... A collection of Spanish / bilingual magazines and newspapers including Siempre, Semana and La Opinion. Search in either English or Spanish.

  21. General Reference Center Gold... Goes beyond articles from magazines & journals to include reference book articles from sources such as Asimov’s Chronology of Science & Discovery, Great Thinkers of the Western World and Masterpieces of World Literature

  22. Virtual Reference Collection... Search the contents of science, health, and history reference books including: • Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America • Biology • Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the U.S. and World • Encyclopedias of Alternative Medicine and Medicine • Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security • Encyclopedia of Cancer • Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders • Encyclopedia of Multicultural America • Encyclopedia of Population • Encyclopedia of Small Business • Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History • Fashion, Costume, and Culture • Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students • St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture • U*X*L Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features • World of Earth Science

  23. What Do I Read Next?! A readers’ advisory service of highly recommended adult, young adult and children's books in various genres: inspirational, mystery, romance, science fiction, fantasy, horror, western and historical novels, general fiction, classic fiction and nonfiction.

  24. and it’s all yours... with www.Rowayton.org, your Library Card, and the Internet!

  25. reQuest Statewide Library Catalog... Main Catalog: Search over 400 Connecticut library catalogs at once; place interlibrary loan orders for materials owned by other libraries (if your home library offers this service through reQuest), and track their status.

  26. reQuest Statewide Library Catalog! • Magazine Catalog: Search for publication titles to see what libraries subscribe to them. Link from the Magazine Catalog to articles in InfoTrac OneFile.

  27. and it’s all yours... with www.Rowayton.org, your Library Card, and the Internet!

  28. The Rowayton Librarywww.Rowayton.org for more information, please visit our website at www.Rowayton.org or visit the Library at 33 Highland Avenue, Rowayton, CT (203) 838-5038 Library@Rowayton.org Cynthia F. Johnson, Director

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