COMPUTER SERVICES
1. Use of personal computers and electronic services at the Derby Neck Library is
free of charge.
2. All users must have basic computer skills.
3. Patrons must sign in at the Circulation Desk to use computers.
4. Patrons are asked to limit computer time to 30 minutes to allow others an equal
opportunity for access.
Connecticut Digital Library -- iCONN ICONN -- Search thousands of popular and scholarly articles, from 1980 to the present including Spanish-language articles, newspapers, business information on over 300,000 companies, health and wellness information, and much more.
access ICONN from home.
EBSCO
MasterFile Premier is a full text database with over 1,750 periodicals,
500 reference books, 86,019 biographies and 105, 787 primary source documents.
it includes business, health and consumer information.
PrepMe On line test preparation service offering customized SAT, ACT, and PSAT test prep and tutoring services.
Free to Derby Neck Library patrons!
- 1. Click on link below to go to authorization page and enter Derby Neck Library barcode.
2. You will be directed to a customized Prepme login page.- 3. Go to "First time user? Sign Up?"
- 4.You can now sign on from any computer.
ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIES
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Features include:
- More than 650 in-depth articles on controversial topics in the news. Full text of Issues & Controversies On File from launch in 1995 to the present.
- Opening page updated weekly; new articles added biweekly
- Issues: Pro and Con — a listing that highlights important topics of debate
- By the Numbers — statistical overviews of key issues
- Need a Research Topic? — short summaries of specially selected issues with a fully linked list of articles accompanying each
- Source Documents — selected primary documents
- Newspaper Editorials — selected newspaper editorials on key topics covered in Issues & Controversies
- Groups to Contact — contact information for public, private, and governmental organizations
- Editorial Cartoons
- Photos and graphics
- Complete Subject Index
- For Educators — activities to promote critical thinking
- Printer-friendly versions of articles, with citations
- Articles can be e-mailed
ONLINE AUDIO BOOKS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH
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