Encyclopedia Britannica available outside of the library

The Library offers access to Encyclopedia Britannica Online for locations outside the library.  Contact the Library for more information on how registered Library card members can access this resource or to become a card holder.

Back by Demand--Newpaper Archive Class

Adult Services Consultant Susan Hayden will present an overview of the statewide database Newspaper Archive at the next Fire Up Your Skills class on May 12, 2011.  The class will be held from 6:00 to 7:30 pm in the West Virginia Library Commission Reference Library in the Culture Center in Charleston.  All Fire Up Your Skills classes are free and open to the public.

Newspaper Archive is a full-image database of newspapers from the U.S. and abroad from the late 1700's to the present.

Fire-Up Your Skills Workshop--Learning Express Library

When: Thurday, January 13, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Where: Culture Center - WV Library Commission Reference Reading Room
It’s freezing outside but don’t let that be your reason to allow a brain freeze. The West Virginia Library Commission can help with a free “Fire up Your Skills” interactive workshop series.
The first hands on computer session is for students, education professionals, and adults. The session, scheduled Thursday, January 13th, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., will focus on the LearningExpress Library database. For details contact Susan Hayden 304.558.3978 or susan.g.hayden@wv.gov

Looking for Unique Holiday Craft & Gift Ideas? Try Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center

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Contains full-text articles and other content for popular hobbies, crafts and recreation activities. Including full text articles for magazines and books, as well as access to videos and hobby profiles, this database offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast.
Users accessing this resource will need to log-in using their Reference Library library card.

Beware! It's the Flatwoods Monster

Beware all who enter here--The Flatwoods Monster http://bit.ly/9sqvYi

e-WV: Who was ...

Who was Irvin Dugan?  http://bit.ly/dv6dJM

e-WV: The Chessie System

Learn abou the Chessie System in WV @ e-WV http://bit.ly/b1lpkM

e-WV: WV State Bird

Bird lovers learn more about the WV state bird @ e-WV http://bit.ly/cgQqhG

e-WV: WV Lumber Industry

Interested in learning about the lumber industry?  Check out e-WV @ http://bit.ly/dyYzmA

e-WV: Akro Agate Company

Did you know the Akro Agate Company was a leader in manufacturing glass marbles?  Discover more at http://bit.ly/aXPqvB

e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia

Developed by the West Virginia Humanities Council, e-WV is an interactive site showcasing West Virginia’s history, culture, and people. It is thoroughly innovative, enhanced with audio and video, hundreds of illustrations, maps, time lines, and other features. e-WV is free and available to anyone with access to a computer and Internet connection. It includes more than 2,000 articles, thousands of points available in the interactive maps, 10,000 keywords to drive the search process, and more than 12,000 items in the master time line.

September Featured Resource

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Contains full-text articles and other content for popular hobbies, crafts and recreation activities. Including full text articles for magazines and books, as well as access to videos and hobby profiles, this database offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast.
Users accessing this resource will need to log-in using their Reference Library library card.

 

 

August Featured Resource

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Available from the Library Commission Reference Library, home, or office.

Provides over 500,000 biographies for individuals from antiquity through today.
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July Featured Resource

Green File

Available in the Library Commission Reference Library, from home, or from the office.

Focuses on the relationship between human beings and the environment. Comprised of more than 600 scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports.

Is the ACT, SAT, GRE or other test in your future? Learning Express Library can help.

Whatever your goal, LearningExpress Library's resources will help you succeed. Each of our Learning Centers offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? You'll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that's right for you.

June Featured Resource

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Available at the Library Commission Reference Library.
Provides West Virginia and national legal forms for income taxes, real estate contracts, wills, bankruptcy, divorce, lease documents, pre-martial agreements, etc.
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May Featured Resource

Consumer Health Complete

Available at the Library Commission Reference Library or from your home/office.  Results will open in a new window.

A comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. Includes full-text articles, fact sheets, drug information, diagrams, etc.
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April Featured Resource

Oxford Reference Online Premium Collection

Available at the Reference Library or from your home/office. Results will open in a new window.
First stop resource for facts, definitions, dates, biographies, quotations, country information, etc. Includes brief reference information and in-depth articles across all subjects. Provides cross references to related topics and reliable web sites.

March Featured Resource

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Includes over 20 individual reference resources on aging, animals, arts, crime, education, environment, fashion, history, government, law, literature, nutrition, religion, science and social issues.

Gale Virtual Library Sample Searches

WVInfoDepot.org

WVInfoDepot hosts a collection of online databases for use by all West Virginia residents. The databases are selected to provide current, reliable information on a variety of topics of interest to information explorers of all ages. WVInfoDepot.org is a program of the West Virginia Library Commission provided with funds form the State Legislature and the Library Services and Techmnology Act, administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

For information on how to use the online databases go to http://wvlcguides.org/wvinfodepot.