The Public Library in Your The Public Library in Your Living Room!Living Room!

www.nhclibrary.org

Learn how to access free library Learn how to access free library resources online 24/7 to help with resources online 24/7 to help with homework and more! homework and more!

New Hanover County Public LibraryNew Hanover County Public Library

Library CardsLibrary Cards

Library cards are free to: New Hanover County residents and property owners Students and teachers in New Hanover

County schools and colleges New Hanover County employees Active military personnel stationed in New Hanover

County

**Minors (under 18) may be issued their own card at the request of the parent or guardian

How can the library help?How can the library help?

There are a variety of online There are a variety of online resources that can be used in the resources that can be used in the library and at home. library and at home.

Some require your library card Some require your library card number. All of the resources can be number. All of the resources can be accessed from the library homepage: accessed from the library homepage:

http://www.nhclibrary.org

Use online resources and Use online resources and databases if you need:databases if you need:

BiographiesBiographies Information for a research paperInformation for a research paper Help answering a homework questionHelp answering a homework question A video clipA video clip Help preparing for a testHelp preparing for a test E-booksE-books Resources for teachingResources for teaching

Beyond Google….Beyond Google….

For help citing your sources, contact For help citing your sources, contact a reference librarian. a reference librarian. Online Online databases are not the same as databases are not the same as websites!websites!

Access all online databases and services from the homepage

www.nhclibrary.org

Access E-Resources from homepage

E-Resources Page: Grouped by Subject

AccessAccess Homework HelpHomework Help from from homepage or E-Resourceshomepage or E-Resources

Live Homework HelpContact Librarian for

Password

Homework Help: Session with TutorHomework Help: Session with Tutor

Session Info & Session Info & HelpHelpTechnical help is always a click away.

WhiteboardWhiteboardFull array of text and drawing tools. Tutors can add more boards as necessary.

Real-Time Real-Time ChatChatNotifies the student when the tutor is writing.

Access Access Kids CornerKids Corner from homepagefrom homepage

AccessAccess TumbleBooks TumbleBooks from Kids Cornerfrom Kids Corner

TumbleBooks: Read and listen to TumbleBooks: Read and listen to online picture books in online picture books in

English, French, or SpanishEnglish, French, or Spanish

TumbleBooks: Click TumbleBooks: Click Story BooksStory Books

TumbleBooks: Read & Listen to a story - TumbleBooks: Read & Listen to a story - 50 Below Zero50 Below Zero

AccessAccess World Book Online for World Book Online for Kids Kids from Kids Corner or E-from Kids Corner or E-

ResourcesResources

World Book Online for Kids: World Book Online for Kids: encyclopedia encyclopedia that includes thousands of easy-to-read that includes thousands of easy-to-read

articles, images and illustrations, interactive articles, images and illustrations, interactive games and activities, and teacher resourcesgames and activities, and teacher resources

World Book Online for Kids: Search World Book Online for Kids: Search ResultsResults

World Book Online for Kids: World Book Online for Kids: Article & CitationArticle & Citation

AccessAccess Biography Resource Biography Resource

CenterCenter from E-Resources Pagefrom E-Resources Page

Biography Resource Center: Biography Resource Center: database of database of biographical information on biographical information on over 340,000 peopleover 340,000 people, ,

and up-to-date reporting that can be found in and up-to-date reporting that can be found in magazines and newspapersmagazines and newspapers

Biography Resource Center: Search Biography Resource Center: Search ResultsResults

Biography Resource Center: Articles Biography Resource Center: Articles can be printed or emailed - Click tabs can be printed or emailed - Click tabs

for more information for more information

Biography Resource Center: Source Biography Resource Center: Source CitationCitation

Access Access NC Live NC Live from from homepage or E-Resourceshomepage or E-Resources

NC Live-NC Live- searchable collections of searchable collections of magazine, newspaper, and journal articles, magazine, newspaper, and journal articles, electronic books, historical materials, maps, electronic books, historical materials, maps, and much more - covering a wide range of and much more - covering a wide range of

topicstopics

NC Live: EZ Search ResultsNC Live: EZ Search Results

NC Live: EZ Search ResultsNC Live: EZ Search Results

NC Live: Full Text Article, options to NC Live: Full Text Article, options to print, email, and saveprint, email, and save

Cite ArticleCite Article

Article CitationArticle Citation

Advanced search: select categories or Advanced search: select categories or individual resources – options to limit individual resources – options to limit

by full-text only and dateby full-text only and date

NC Live: Browse by Type - VideoNC Live: Browse by Type - Video

NC Live: Video InformationNC Live: Video Information

NC Live: Video Clip NC Live: Video Clip Beneath the SeaBeneath the Sea

Access Access NC Digital Library NC Digital Library and Net Library and Net Library from from homepage or E-resourceshomepage or E-resources

NC Digital Library: Download e-books, e-audiobooks, videos, and music

NC Digital Library: NC Digital Library: Select Select add to My NCDL add to My NCDL

eBookbageBookbag

Information about burning to Information about burning to CD and transferring to a CD and transferring to a

portable deviceportable device

Proceed to CheckoutProceed to Checkout

NetLibrary: e-Books & e-NetLibrary: e-Books & e-AudiobooksAudiobooks

NetLibrary: Search resultsNetLibrary: Search results

NetLibrary: NetLibrary: Life in the Life in the Treetops Treetops

Read books from your Read books from your computer screen!computer screen!

AccessAccess Learn A Test Learn A Test from E-Resources Pagefrom E-Resources Page

Learn A Test / Learning Learn A Test / Learning Express: practice tests and Express: practice tests and

tutorial coursestutorial courses

Learning Express SubjectsLearning Express Subjects (partial list)(partial list)

66thth Grade Math Diagnostic Grade Math Diagnostic TestsTests

Sample Math TestSample Math Test

Access Access Financing College Financing College Information from E-Resources Information from E-Resources

pagepage

Financing CollegeFinancing College

Access Access TeachingBooks.netTeachingBooks.net from Kids Cornerfrom Kids Corner

TeachingBooks.net: TeachingBooks.net: interviews with interviews with children's books authors, book discussion children's books authors, book discussion guides, audio clips, awards lists, and moreguides, audio clips, awards lists, and more

TeachingBooks.net: Search TeachingBooks.net: Search results for Eric Carleresults for Eric Carle

Access Access Teacher Request Teacher Request Forms Forms

from Kids Cornerfrom Kids Corner

Teacher Request Forms: Teacher Request Forms: Request large numbers of Request large numbers of

booksbooks

Teacher Request Form- PDFTeacher Request Form- PDF

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Computers Computers

Computers can be used for a Computers can be used for a maximum of maximum of 2 hours a day2 hours a day if you if you have a valid cardhave a valid card

Printing costs per page: Printing costs per page: 1010¢¢ black/white black/white3030¢ color¢ color

Wi-Fi (wireless internet for your laptop) Wi-Fi (wireless internet for your laptop) is available at Main, Northeast, and is available at Main, Northeast, and Myrtle Grove Myrtle Grove

Scavenger Hunt!Scavenger Hunt!

Open Internet ExplorerOpen Internet Explorer Go to library homepage Go to library homepage

www.nhclibrary.orgwww.nhclibrary.org Answer questions using the Answer questions using the

resources you learned about todayresources you learned about today Turn in sheet with your name when Turn in sheet with your name when

finishedfinished Prize drawing on Prize drawing on October 3, 2008October 3, 2008!!!!