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iCONN's downloadable audio book service has migrated to a new location at Recorded Books as of October 1st. After a quick one-time account setup, you will be able to download all titles from a variety of publishers to a number of listening devices including iPods, iPod Touch, iPod Classic, Zen Mozaic and Zen Vision M.
EBSCO Consumer Health Complete Database
Accessible from home as well as in the library, the dtabase includes full text articles, pamphlets, reports, images, drug interaction sheets and videos. Use your 14-digit library card number as your patron ID.
Catalog
Note: After using any of the databases below, be sure to hit the "Exit" button when you're done so that you can then go on to another.- Our catalog is available online through the new Bibliomation system.
- My Account lets you view your library status: books out, due dates, fines, holds, etc.
For access: Eenter your 14-digit library card number, then as a password, the last four digits of your phone number (the one the library has on file). You will then be prompted to create a new password. That password must be at least seven characters long and contain at least one letter and at least one number. Please make a note of your password, as the library will not have access to it. After each session, be sure to "log out."
Online Libraries & Databases
Internet-based databases and library reference sites...Subscribed Access:
As members of the Bibliomation Network, we subscribe to these databases. Gunn Memorial Library card-holders can access them by entering the 14-digit barcode number on your cards when prompted for a password or ID number.Access My Library - Thomson Gale lets you search and browse millions of articles.
iCONN, The Connecticut Digital Library, provides access to a wide selection of information and research databases.
Grolier Online offers their multimedia encyclopedia, research starters, teachers' resources, news timelines, interactive atlas, dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia Americana, a journal of 25,000 current and historical events. For home access, you must first register.
Free Library Links:
Reference
There's an endless supply on the Web -- here are just a few...- Bartleby.com (Bartlett's Quotations)
- Britannica Online
- Biography.com
- Dictionary.com
- FindLaw
- Google Maps
- Merriam Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus
- RefDesk.com
- Thesaurus.com
- Wikipedia
Search Engines
They all work a bit differently -- explore to find your favorite...Find Books
- AddALL — lets you compare prices from dozens of sites
- Alibris — out of print and "books you thought you'd never find."
- All Direct Books
- Amazon.com
- Barnes and Noble
- Bibliofind — (via Amazon) finds rare, used and out of print books
- BookFinder.com — scans booksellers for new, used, rare, and out of print books
- Books-A-Million
- Borders
- Buy.com
- Goodreads — combination newsletter and club
- Hickory Stick Bookshop — browse the others, but buy locally!
- Powell's Books — new and used books
Points of Interest
News:
- ABC News
- CBS News
- MSNBC News
- CNN Interactive
- PBS NewsHour
- News Link
- The New York Times
- Time Magazine
- The Washington Post
- News.com
- Voices
- The Litchfield County Times
- Housatonic Times
- Waterbury Republican-American
- Danbury News-Times
Weather:
Tourism:
- CTvisit - The Official Connecticut State Vacation Guide
- Litchfield Hills
- Visit New England - Northwest Connecticut
- Connecticut Explorer's Guide
Directories:
- Anywho - telephone database, including reverse lookups
- Area Code Lookup
- InfoSpace.com - includes yellow pages & white pages
- Internet @ddress finder
- Yahoo People Search - search for e-mail addresses and telephone numbers
- Zip Code Lookup
Health:
- EBSCO Consumer Health Complete - database of articles, pamphlets, reports, images, drug interaction sheets and videos.
- Harvard Family Health Guide
- HealthFinder - A gateway to online consumer health information
- InteliHealth from Aetna
- Medline Plus from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and NIH
- Medscape
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Health Information
- NetWellness
- Prevention offers health, fitness and nutrition information
- Shape Up America! has ideas for fitness and nutrition
- WebMD
- College Search: Overwhelmed at the prospect of where to go, how to apply, what financial aid is available and what questions to ask? These links offer lots of ways to access higher education.
- All About College has thousands of links to universities worldwide, and includes links for test prep, sororities and fraternities, studying abroad and graduate schools.
- American School Search lets you search by state, degree or using advanced criteria.
- American Universities is an alphabetical index of lists links to colleges and universities.
- BrainTrack is the oldest and largest index of universities and colleges online.
- Careers and Colleges helps match up courses of study, majors and careers as well as financial aid.
- Career and College Search from CTI also offers a directory of colleges in Connecticut.
- College Board Online offers advice for students and parents and has a detailed search form to help you narrow your college search, as well as guidance on the applications process.
- CollegeNet lets you search for colleges by region or state, tuition, majors, sports and financial aid.
- College Scholarships, Colleges, and Online Degrees provides links to colleges and universities along with e-mail addresses to admissions and financial aid offices, and a huge page of links to scholarship sites.
- CollegeView has profiles, virtual tours, applications, financial aid and career information.
- Debt Free U has financial planning resources, articles and tools for funding college.
- Education Online Search helps you learn about career-based schools.
- FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is the best place to start for financial aid.
- FinAid offers comprehensive information on loans, scholarships and other forms of financial aid, along with handy calculators.
- Got Resume Builder can help you get organized for college applications as well as a job search.
- Match College.com lists schools by 2-year, 4-year, technical, vocational, community, public or private, major and degree categories and states.
- My College Guide (formerly FishNet) puts some fun into the process with "Admissions Guru" advice and a quick colllege search form.
- Peterson's is a comprehensive education site, with college, grad school and online study information.
- The Princeton Review offers undergrad, graduate and professional school information and rankings.
- U.S. Department of Education portal for information on loan and financial assistance programs.
- Vocational and Technical Schools
Seniors Resources:
- Administration on Aging
- AARP
- National Institute on Aging
- Senior Law Home Pagefrom a New York law firm
- Protecting Yourself From Consumer Fraud from Florida's Attorney General
- National Fraud Information Center
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