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Link to the
Toronto Public Library
Virtual Reference Library (VRL)
Collection
Electronic - On-line Databases and CD-ROM Computer Training
Reference Periodicals and Newspapers
Talking Books and Large Print Books Videos
Foreign Language Books
The electronic collection includes but is not limited to On-line Databases and CD-ROM Computer Training.
On-Line Databases
Electronic databases are a popular on-line resource for many library users. The use of this service is free, and patrons can register at the circulation desk to use one of the several public access computers in any of the branch libraries.
Databases include:
- Electric Library (in library use only)
This valuable database allows patrons to find articles from periodicals and newspapers.
- Info (click here for materials available through Interlibrary Loan)
Search for books held at other Ontario public libraries. These can be requested via the inter-library loan system from any branch of the Lennox and Addington County library system.
- Encyclopedia Britannica On-Line (in library use only)
Search this popular encyclopedia at your local branch library.
CD-ROM Computer Training
New to the Napanee and Amherstview branch libraries is a unique CD-ROM Self-Training software. These computer tutorials are easy to follow and designed for beginner, intermediate and advanced students. They include an evaluation test to develop a personal program for the user, tutorials, tests and individual logins. Patrons can access the tutorials from the designed computer terminals and work at their own pace.
The CD-ROMs include:
- Training for Corel WordPerfect 8;
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0;
- Microsoft Word 2000 Standard;
- Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard;
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard; and
- Microsoft Access 2000 Standard.
The general reference collection is for in-library use only and includes a large selection of junior and adult materials as well as on-line access to most government documents. Some copies of bound government documents are kept in the reference section.
Collections of periodicals (circulating) and newspapers (in library use only) are available for recreation and information. For a complete listing of periodicals and newspapers available, contact your local branch library.
Talking Books and Large Print Books
Numerous collection titles are available in the areas of fiction and non-fiction in talking books and large print books format. Although these materials assist the visually impaired they are available to all library patrons.
Library patrons have a large video collection to choose from for adults and children. The collection features both entertainment movies and a wide variety of reference videos for all ages.
Although the majority of the collection is in VHS format DVD titles are currently being added.
The Rideau Video Pool, housed at the Napanee and Amherstview branch libraries, is a rotating collection of videos that are exchanged among Southern Ontario libraries every two months. This ensures that new titles are frequently being added to the library's collection.
Patrons have access to a variety of French and Dutch junior and adult books. Other languages may be ordered through inter-library loan.
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