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The final database training of 2012 will be held on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 from 1:00-3:00 at Brentwood Public Library. This 2 hour eResource workshop ...

Did you know that it's possible to email OverDrive help pages to people?  It's an easy way to provide the information they need to answer ...

Every September or October I go to the doctor.  I am always surprised when the doctor asks, Do you want to get your flu ...

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Business & Company Resource Center is on the way out making way for  Business Insights: Essentials, and from what I've seen of it, it looks ...

Do you ever get frustrated with ebook hardware, software, compatibility, apps, uploads, downloads, DRM, licensing, etc?  You might enjoy this Librarian in Black blog post ...

REGISTER ONLINE The Electronic Resource (EREC) Committee is organizing another workshop for staff to learn about resources and earn CE credits. A certificate for 2.5 ...

NoveList is continually adding exciting features to make our jobs and the lives of our patrons easier.  Recently added are the "Professional Resources" located on the ...

There's a new POWER Library database that's worth knowing about.  Recently, the state replaced Consumer Health Complete with Gale's Health and Wellness Resource Center. Health ...

The rush for required school summer reading list books is on… if you’re working at a public service desk, you’ll already seeing students of ...

If you’re like me you have some questions about how well the brave new e-world serves our youngest users. Are e-books good or bad for ...

Last Monday I did an electronic resources presentation for a group of college and high school students teaching summer enrichment programs.  Since many of them ...

One of the many valuable things that I learned in the EREC Database Training Sessions is that most of the Gale databases that we have ...

ACLA currently subscribes to five of the Gale “In Context” databases. They are: Biography in Context, Opposing Viewpoints in Context, Science in Context, U.S. History ...

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For a concise summary of  the world (or ocean) of “e”, read this blog post about the Ebook tipping point  by Tracey Thompson in Library ...

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NoveList is one of our favorite databases to turn to when we need book reviews and author bios, but there are two other resources we ...

On Wednesday, April 25, Cooper-Siegel Community Library hosted EREC's training on job and career resources.  The two presenters, Betsy Neidle from CareerLink, and Wes Roberts, ...

Do you ever feel like you are barely treading water in the ever-shifting tides of the ebook sea?  Wondering how to keep afloat in the e-content ...

"Kids these days, all they do is update their Facebook and play Angry Birds on their phones all day.  They are completely out of touch ...

Mark your calendars for the next EREC training sessions to be held at the Cooper-Siegel Community Library in Fox Chapel on Wednesday, April 25. The ...