Using The Manatee County Public Library System Electronically 4 October 2011

1. Manatee Genealogical Society MGS Computer Special Interest Group (SIG) Using TheManatee County Public Library System Electronically4 October 2011 4 November 2010 Slides at: http://www.colket.org/genealogy/MGS/

2. Don’t Forgetto usethe Library Overview • Using The Manatee County • Public Library System • Electronically • Using the Filby & Meyer • Passenger and Emigration Volumes • Using PERSI (Periodical Source Index) • Organization of the Manatee County’s • Genealogical Collection • Tour of the Genealogical Collection

3. Using TheManatee County Public Library System Electronically Overview • MCPL System Home Page • The Electric Library • Obtaining Library Card • Managing Your Account • Searching Electronic Card Catalog • Searching Electronic Information • Databases (32 databases) • Searching Digitized Photographs • Library Selected Websites

4. Home Page • http://www.mymanatee.org/home.html

5. Home Page Description • The Manatee County Library System is a full service library system having • Collection which includes • books, periodicals, newspapers, • video and digital and audio materials and • Genealogical Materials. • Full range of activities and • Meeting rooms available for public use.

6. Home Page Vision/Mission • OUR VISION: • To empower, encourage and inspire by being the essential center of the community. OUR MISSION: Motivate... our community Answer... your questions Needs... addressed Access... for all Train... lifelong library users Empower... our community and staff Enrich... your life ... Inspires! [more]

7. Home Page Locations • xxx Palmetto Branch Library 923 6th Street West Rocky Bluff Branch Library 7016 U.S. Highway 301 North Island Branch Library 5701 Marina Drive Central Library 1301 Barcarrota Boulevard West Monday , Tuesday 9 - 9 Wednesday 1 - 9 Thursday, Friday,, Saturday 9 - 5 Sunday CLOSED Braden River Library 4915 53rd Avenue East South Manatee Branch 6081 26th Street West + Talking Books Florida Division of Blind Services 421 Platt Street Daytona Beach, FL 32114-2803

8. The Electronic Library Search a database of 20,000+ local historic photographs Electronic Information Databases Search the Library’s Catalog Manage your Account: Renewals. Holds, Profile, etc. • http://www.mymanatee.org/home.html

9. Library Card - 1 • Library cards are FREE to people who reside, own property, go to school, and/or work in Manatee County. Bring one of the following showing your Manatee County address to the Central Library or any of the branches: • Driver’s License or Florida resident I.D. • Voter registration card • Property deed or tax receipt • Vehicle registration • Lease showing rental of residence • for more than 6 months • Declaration of domicile • Homestead exemption • W-2 form • Current letter on letterhead from employer

10. Library Card - 2 Non-residents* may get a library card upon payment of a $20.00 annual fee. Anyone making a one-time donation of $100 or more to the Library Foundation will receive a “Lifetime” library card. • Reciprocal borrowing: A free library card can be obtained by showing a valid card from a library in the following counties: Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Okeechobee, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota.

11. Manage Account - 1 Manage your Account: Renewals. Holds, Profile, etc.

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13. Searching Catalog Electronically - 1 Search the Library’s Catalog

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17. Searching Catalog Electronically - 5 • Menu Options: • Begins With (default) • Contains • Advanced • Best Sellers List • Number Search

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23. Searching Electronic Information Databases - 1 Electronic Information Databases 32 Databases

24. Searching Electronic Information Databases - 2 Table of Contents – 32 Databases American History in Video Archive Grid ARRC Auto Repair Reference Center CAMIO -- Catalog of Art Museum Images Consumer Health Complete Cypress Resume Discover Spanish EBSCOHost FirstSearch Fodor's Travel Guides Heritage Quest Infobase e-Book Collection INFOTRAC Infoweb Job & Career Accelerator LearningExpress Library Legal Information Reference Center Literary Reference Center Plus Mango Languages NetLibrary eBooks New York Times Archive One Click Digital OverDrive Points of View Reference Center ReferenceUSA Salem Health Salem History Salem Science Small Engine Repair Reference Center Student Research Center Value Line World Book Online + WHICH DATABASE SHOULD I USE? TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

25. 1. American History in Video

26. 2. Archive Grid Available for In Library Use Only Option for Future Compute SIG

27. 3. Auto Repair Reference Center ARRC Auto Repair Reference Center provides service bulletins, repair procedures, and wiring diagrams for 100s of automobile makes and models from 1945 to the present year.

28. 4. CAMIO Available for In Library Use Only

29. 5. Consumer Health Complete Consumer Health Complete - Designed for the everyday reader requiring medical information, CHC provides convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information. Consumers can search and browse information gleaned from medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles.

30. 6. Cypress Resume Cypress Resume is an online resume builder that lets you create professional-quality resumes in three quick and simple steps. In minutes you will have a great-looking, well-written resume that will give you the edge in today's competitive job market.

31. 7. Discover Spanish

32. 8. EBSCO Host EBSCOHost is designed specifically for public libraries. It includes MasterFILE Premier which contains full text for more than 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, and multicultural issues. It also provides access to nearly 500 reference books, thousands of biographies, over 100,000 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of close to 300,000 photos, maps & flags. Children’s and Spanish language options are available. Also available on the EBSCO link: - for the do-it-yourselfers: Auto Repair, Small Engine Repair, and Home Improvement Reference Centers - for students: History and Literary Reference Centers and the Points of View database - for entrepreneurs and others seeking business advice and legal forms: Small Business and Legal Information Reference Centers

33. 9. First Search FirstSearchincludes the following databases: WorldCat – a comprehensive worldwide catalog that identifies over 60 million books and other library materials. GPO – Identifies over 500,000 U.S. government documents, providing links to those available online. ERIC – an educational research database that identifies over a million education-related journal articles and research materials World Almanac – Full text access to Funk & Wagnall’s New Encyclopedia and The World Almanac OAI – Open Archives Initiative - a unique catalog of over 19 million digital resources including scanned books and articles, audio files, images and movies You may also use FirstSearch to request an Interlibrary Loan. Please note that no "new" titles (less than one year old) may be requested. Option for Future Compute SIG

34. 10. Fodor’s Travel Guides Fodor's Travel Guides cover over 300 destinations worldwide. Fodor's guidebooks are written for a variety of travelers who have one thing in common--they are seeking the best travel options available within their budget, including the best places to stay, eat, shop, and see.

35. 11. Heritage Quest Heritage Questincludes images and extensive indexing from the 1790 - 1930 U.S. federal censuses. It offers more than 20,000 book titles including nearly 8,000 family histories and over 12,000 local histories. Additionally, there are more than 250 primary-source documents such as tax lists, city directories, probate and military records, and Periodical Source Index (PERSI), which covers more than 6,300 genealogy and history periodicals written in English and French (Canada) since 1800. Option for Future Compute SIG

36. Heritage Quest On-Line • Search Census – 1790-1930 Digitized with Census images • Search Books – 28,000 family histories & local histories • Search PERSI – PERiodical Source Index • Index of over 2.3 million genealogy/history articles • Search Revolutionary War • Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files • Search Freedman’s Bank – 480,000 African-American Names • Founded to serve African Americans (1865-1874 ) • Search US Serial Set – LexisNexis database for legal and • public-records (Memorials, Petitions, and Private Relief Actions)

37. 12. INFOBase e-Book Collection NFOBASE e-Book Collection provides full-text access to over 60 Young Adult books on teen issues, medical and health questions, and science and technology research

38. 13. INFOTRAC INFOTRACprovides instant access to over 6,000 full-text periodical and newspaper titles with back files to 1980. This site includes over 50 additional databases for students and researchers on health, history, education, law, literature, and travel.Infotrac is also available in Children’s and Spanish language options. Also at Infotrac: Gale Directory Library – access to Encyclopedia of Associations and Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media LitFinder – full text and criticism of major literary works Small Business Resource Center – start up guides, sample business plans, and financial resources Demographics Now – database of marketing statistics for US and metropolitan areas Books and Authors – a reader’s advisory tool with over 140,000 suggestions for what you should read next

39. 14. Infoweb infoweb provides full text access to current news articles and back issues, plus broadcast video content and news wire data from over 3000 sources across the U.S. and worldwide including full content from the Bradenton Herald, St. Pete Times, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, and Tampa Tribune. The Public Library Collection provides subject access to millions of articles on current events and pro/con issues. Also includes America's GenealogyBank, a historical newspaper data base, and access to recent editions of the New York Times, New York Times Magazine and New York Times Book Review, and Barron's. Option for Future Compute SIG

40. 14. Infoweb

41. 15. Job & Career Accelator The LearningExpress Job & Career Accelerator is the industry's most comprehensive, online job search system that puts job seekers on the Fast Track to getting hired.

42. 16. Learning Express LearningExpress Library provides access to practice tests and study guides designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners pass academic or licensing tests. Includes tutorials for FCAT, GED, GRE, TOEFL, citizenship, and ASVAB as well as Civil Service exams for police and firefighters, and practice for nursing and cosmetology professionals.

43. 17. Legal Information Reference Center Legal Information Reference Center - Contains more than 310 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms that address a wide-range of legal issues. Reference sources are provided through Nolo, a respected publisher of legal information for consumers and small businesses.

44. 18. Literary Reference Center Literary Reference Center Plus - Provides full text for more than 31,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, nearly 100,000 articles/essays of literary criticism, over 159,000 author biographies, 450 literary journals, plus 632,000 book reviews, 69,000 classic and contemporary poems, more than 18,000 classic and contemporary short stories, over 5,600 author interviews, and more than 8,200 texts of classics.

45. 19. Mango Languages Mango Languages is an online language-learning system that can help you learn languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian, Russian and more!

46. 20. NetLibrary Netlibrary eBook Collection is now part of EBSCO. The NetLibrary link will open the EBSCO menu. From there, click on the MasterFILE Premier link and scroll to the bottom of the page. The last link on the page is for eBook Collection. eAudiobooks that were previously available through NetLibrary, are now available with OneClickdigital.

47. 21. New York Times Archives New York Times Archives provides access to over 2 million full text articles from the New York Times. Option for Future Compute SIG

48. 22. OneClickDigital One Click Digital is is a brand new site hosted by Recorded Books. All downloadable audiobooks that were available on the NetLibrary site are now residing here, along with some bonus materials. (Please note, this site is still undergoing "beta" testing.)

49. 23. OverDrive OverDrive is an on-line provider of downloadable e-books and audiovisual content. Currently the Manatee collection only contains e-books. OverDrive books are compatible with most e-readers and most computers plus a wide variety of devices. Content is currently incompatible with Amazon's Kindle, but is expected to be made available for these readers in 2012. Books are downloaded for 1 or 2 weeks. Must install software called Adobe Digital Editions. Due to licensing restrictions, Overdrive is not available for reciprocal borrowers or patrons with "non-resident" library cards. Is an on-line

50. 24. Points of View Reference Center Points of View Reference Center - A pro/con database designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of contemporary controversial subjects. High school and undergraduate students can use Points of View as a guide to debate, develop arguments, or write position papers. Essays include a series of questions, links to articles, and additional material to generate further thought.