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>> DO YOU LIKE TO READ? LOOKING FOR COMMUNITY RESOURCES OR MAYBE YOU
WANT TO READ POLITICS. THE LIBRARY HAS ALL OF THAT ON MORE AND ON
SITE AND ONLINE. ELIZABETH WOODARD, WELCOME TO THE FORUM.
THE LIBRARY IS GREAT. >> PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW YOU CAN GO THERE EITHER
IN PERSON OR ONLINE TO TAP INTO IT. GOING THERE IS A NECESSITY ANY MORE BECAUSE
WE HAVE SO MUCH ONLINE BUT LIBRARIES IN GENERAL, THEIR MISSION IS TO HAVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION.
AND WHETHER IT'S THE BOOKS ON THE SHELF OR SOMETHING ONLINE, THANK GOODNESS WE HAVE A
WEBSITE TO BE ABLE TO SEE ALL OF THE RESOURCES AND GET SOME INFORMATION THERE.
HOPEFULLY YOU CAN STOP BY A LIBRARY TO GET FURTHER INFORMATION.
>> WE WERE TALKING BRIEFLY BEFORE THAT THE WHOLE IDEA OF GOING TO THE LIBRARY CAN CHANGE
AND YOU CAN DO IT FROM HOME BUT THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT BEING ABLE TO CONNECT WITH ANOTHER
PERSON. IT'S BENEFICIAL TO ANYONE AT ANY AGE.
>> IT IS. OUR STAFF IS WELL VERSED IN THE RESOURCES
THAT WE HAVE. THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN GET TO ONLINE IN SOME
CASES ARE THE RESOURCES THEMSELVES AND YOU MIGHT NEED ASSISTANCE DEALING WITH THAT RESOURCE.
FOR INSTANCE, THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, THE LIBRARIANS WOULD HELP YOU GET TO THE INFORMATION
YOU NEED. SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT'S CONFUSING.
THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE BUT IN ALL CASES, THEY CAN GET INFORMATION FROM THE PEOPLE THAT
ARE THERE ABOUT THE RESOURCES. >> WE HAVE A SCREEN UP THAT SHOWS THE DIFFERENT
WEB ADDRESSES FOR THE DATABASES AND A PICTURE OF THE DATABASE OF THE REPRESENTATION YOU'LL
SEE. BUT YOU COULD BE IN THE LIBRARY AND USE THE
COMPUTERS THERE AND USE THE COMPUTER THERE AND SEE THIS, TOO.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> SO THE DATABASES, ARE AN IMPORTANT PART.
>> THEY OFFER YOU A LITTLE BIT OF ASSISTANCE FOR RESEARCH THAT YOU NIGHT BE DOING, WHETHER
PERSONAL RESEARCH, GENEALOGY OR YOUR FAMILY. THEY PULL TOGETHER THE RESOURCE FOR FREE.
BUT THESE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU SO YOU CAN DO YOUR RESEARCH AND DO THE WORK FURTHER
WITH RESOURCES YOU MAY NOT HAVE AVAILABLE. >> SO THE STAFF CAN SHOW YOU.
>> WE OFFER CLASSES ON HOW TO DO ANYTHING ON THE COMPUTER, INTERNET SEARCHES, AS WELL,
BROAD INTERNET AND HOW TO USE OUT RESOURCES. I PERSONALLY AM RESPONSIBLE FOR OFFERING CLASSES
FOR THE DATABASES FOR STUDENTS AT SCHOOL AND TEACHERS AS WELL.
>> EBOOKS IS A WORLD UNTO ITSELF. >> IT'S ANOTHER OPTION THAT YOU DON'T HAVE
TO COME INTO THE LIBRARY. IF YOU NEED HAD BOOK AT MIDNIGHT AND THE LIBRARY
ISN'T OPEN OR NEEDED IT INSTANTLY SO YOU CAN HAVE LOTS MORE, RESEARCH SHOW PEOPLE THAT
READ IN EBOOK FORMAT, READ MORE. WE HAVE TO KEEP FEEDING THEM ALL THE TIME.
WE HAVE RESOURCES IN THOSE MATERIALS THAT YOU MIGHT BE USED TO GOING TO THE LIBRARY,
ACADEMIC LEVEL OR TRADE CERTIFICATIONS. WE HAVE THOSE THINGS AVAILABLE ONLINE NOW
TO GET IT THAT WAY. >> WOW, SO IT IS AT YOUR FINGERTIP.
>> THE PEOPLE CAN GO ONLINE AND DOWNLOAD AN EBOOK ONLINE?
IS THERE A SERVICE? WHAT IS INVOLVED?
>> ALL ARE ABLE TO BE PULLED UP ON A COMPUTER SO IF YOU HAVE A COMPUTER YOU CAN DOWNLOAD
AND ENJOY THEM BUT IF YOU LIKE TO CARRY THEM AROUND, THE MOBILE DEVICES IS YOUR ANSWER.
MOST COME AVAILABLE TO MOST DEVICES. IT'S NOT MAGIC, SO IT'S NOT UNIVERSAL BUT
JUST ANY BOOK WILL COME TO ANY DEVICE BUT AFTER YOU WORK THROUGH WHAT IT IS YOU CAN
HAVE, YOUR CHOICES AND THE LEVEL, IT'S THERE FOR YOU AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME INTO THE
LIBRARY TO RETURN IT BECAUSE IT JUST EXPIRED, SO THAT'S A PLUS.
>> THAT'S A REAL PLUS FOR THE LIBRARY. I'M SURE THAT WAS A BIG THORN IN THE SIDE
OF ANY LIBRARY. >> IT WILL GO AWAY.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO REMEMBER. YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER TO READ IT WITHIN THE
TERM THAT YOU HAVE IT, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO REMEMBER TO RETURN IT.
>> IS YOUR AUDIENCE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS YET BUT IS YOUR AUDIENCE OLDER OR YOUNGER
OR IS THERE A PARTICULAR AGE GROUP? >> FOR EBOOKS IN SCHOOL, OF COURSE, IT'S DRIVEN
TOWARDS THE SCHOOL STUDENTS. OURS IS PUBLIC SO WE OFFER ITEMS FROM PRE
K TO SENIORS BUT OUR CLIENT RIGHT NOW IS TYPICALLY OLDER RIGHT NOW.
AND PROBABLY MORE TYPICALLY FEMALE. AT THIS POINT.
BUT WE'RE NEW TO THIS. WE'RE STILL FIGURING OUT WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS
AND WHO OUR EBOOK CUSTOMER IS. IT'S AN OPTION, ANOTHER OPTION, JUST LIKE
GO TO CDS AND HAVING BOOKS TO LISTEN TO, YOU HAVE A CERTAIN PATRON THAT LIKES THAT DELIVERY
AND CERTAIN PATRONS THAT LIKE THE EBOOK DELIVERY, SO WE HAVE IT ALL AND WE'RE GROWING TO MORE.
>> OH, REALLY? >> YES, DOWNLOADABLE AUDIO WILL BE NEXT.
WE HAVE DOWNLOADABLE MAGAZINES. SO IF YOU'RE TIRED OF BUILDING UP YOUR NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHICS IN YOUR GARAGE, THE HARD DRIVE MIGHT BE BETTER.
>> GREAT, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC IS A GREAT IDEA. OTHER TYPES OF MAGAZINES AVAILABLE OR THAT
ARE AVAILABLE? >> YES, WE HAVE 200 TITLES AT THIS POINT.
LOTS OF THE POPULAR ONES YOU HAVE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR.
AND YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THOSE AND YOU GET TO KEEP THEM.
NO RETURN OR TERM FOR THEM, SO BASICALLY YOU HAVE THEM FOR THE LENGTH OF TIME YOU NEED
THEM AND IT'S UP TO YOU TO GET RID OF THEM. >> OK.
THAT SOUNDS GREAT. LOTS OF GREAT THINGS IN A NUTSHELL.
WE COVERED A LOT. GO TO YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY AND ASK ABOUT EBOOKS
AND RESOURCES, COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND DATABASES BECAUSE IT'S ALL THERE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
GOODBYE.