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Mid-Hudson Library System

• Find the Information You Need FAST!

Mid-Hudson Library System
Todays presenter Kirstin Litwin, NOVEL Project
Coordinator
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Mid-Hudson Library System
Mid-Hudson Library System

• 66 public libraries in Columbia, Dutchess,
  Greene, Putnam Ulster Counties
• 3,000 square miles
• Facilitation of Resource Sharing through
• Circulation System
• Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC)
• Request-a-Title
• Delivery System
• Inter-library Loan (ILL)
• Remote Access to databases

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Access
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• To access the resources we show you today
• Get a library card (if you dont already have
  one!)
• Visit your local library or your local librarys
  web site http//midhudson.org/alpha.html

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Getting Your Library Card
Its easy! Just come in with your photo ID and
fill out a registration card your card will be
issued on the spot! Kids under 18 must have a
parent with them.
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With your library card you can
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• Borrow materials at the library
• Use the librarys public access computers
• Reserve materials from any MHLS library online
  and have them delivered to the library of your
  choice (within Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Putnam
  or Ulster County)
• Renew your items online
• Access newspapers, magazines, reference books and
  encyclopedias online.

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If you know how to use a library, you know how
to learn for life. American Library
Association, 2002
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How Your Public Library Can Help
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• Open nights and weekends
• Public Access Computers
• Assignment Alerts
• Summer Reading Program
• Collection Support
• Readers Advisory
• Co-sponsor events (ex exhibits of finished
  writing or art work at library curriculum
  related programming movie nights author visits)

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Student Use of the Public Library
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• Computer Internet Access
• Access to materials during after school hours
• Reading for Fun
• See web site for more research
  http//www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/summer/research.h
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• Information Literacy

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Parents Use of the Public Library
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• After school hours
• Trusted resources
• Assistance in using new technology
• Resources for ESL parents
• Homework tips
• Science Fair Projects
• Parenting Materials
• Positive reading environment

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Online Catalog HomeACCESS
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Online Public Access Catalog
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New OPAC
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Online Catalog
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Advanced Search
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Enhanced Features
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• Check Your Record
• See what you have checked out
• Renew online
• View requests (holds) that you are currently
  waiting for
• Cancel requests
• Modify your PIN, telephone and email address
• Export Lists
• My Favorite Searches
• Request-a-Title

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Logging In

• Go to the home page of your library
• Click on Public Library Catalog
• Click on

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Then
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• Enter your library card barcode and your PIN,
  click SUBMIT

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PIN Personal ID Number
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• Dont have a PIN?
• enter your barcode, then click on "Submit the
  above information."
• You will be prompted to submit a new PIN, then
  retype it for verification.
• Then type in your barcode and click on "Submit
  the above information."
• This will save your PIN in your patron record.

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Export Lists
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My Favorite Searches
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• Store a search online
• Receive e-mail alerts of new items that interest
  you

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Request-a-Title
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• You can use your library card to Request-A-Title
  through the Online Public Library Catalog.
• Locate library materials of interest to you and
  have them delivered to the library of your choice
  within MHLS.

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Requesting a Title
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Requested Items
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The system searches for the first available
copy, regardless of which library owns it and
either puts you in a queue for the item or moves
the item to your chosen pick-up location. You
should receive most items within a few days! You
may return items to any library in the system.
Over 360,000 holds were placed in 2003.
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Delivery
Delivery
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• Approximately 9,000 items go through the MHLS
  delivery each week.
• Every library gets a minimum of 2 deliveries per
  weeksome get 6!

• Approximately 3,000 miles a week
• Average of 50 stops per day.

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HomeACCESS
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800 Reference Books
Business Company Information
60 Childrens Magazines
Homework Help based on the NYS Curriculum
Consumer Reports
Trusted Health Information
Full-text of 150 newspapers
Encyclopedia
Primary Documents
Literary Criticism
Current Events
Contemporary Authors
New York Times
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Accessing HomeACCESS
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• Go to your librarys web site
• Click on the HomeAccess logo
• Type in your 14 digit library barcode
• Select the database youd like to use by clicking
  on the name of the resource

A listing of local library web sites is available
at http//midhudson.org/alpha.html
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ProQuest
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MasterFILE Select
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MasterFILE Select
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• Includes an image search screen.
• Folder feature e-mail, save or print
• Also includes books, pamphlets,
  transcripts,government documents, bibliographies,
  obituaries, book reviews and editorials.

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InfoTrac Custom Newspapers
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InfoTrac Custom Newspapers
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• Search just the nine New York State Papers
• Use the National Newspaper Index to search
  America's top 5 newspapers in one search (The New
  York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The
  Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and
  The Washington Post).

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Business Company Resource Center Database
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The Business Company Resource Center provides
business, company, and industry content in the
following areas
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• Corporate chronologies and company histories
• Brands and product information
• Industry and company rankings
• Market Share data
• Industry Overviews
• HR Law Case Digests

• Periodical articles, news articles, and press
  releases
• Detailed information for domestic and
  international companies and associations,
  including information on corporate hierarchical
  structures
• Company financials and earning estimates
• Investment reports

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BC Resource Center
Typical company profile
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Email or print items of interest
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Health Wellness Resource Center Alternative
Health Module
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Health Wellness Resource Center Alternative
Health Module
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• Peer Reviewed
• Includes the Physicians Desk Reference (PDR) for
  Prescription Drug Information
• Alternative Health Module
• Updated daily

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Gale Literary Databases
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Gale Literary Databases
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• Paid for through the library system
• Information on more than 120,000 contemporary
  authors
• Search by author name, nationality or gender or
  by title, theme or critical sources.
• Use Contemporary Literary Criticism for critical
  analyses of selected literary works.

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Twaynes Authors Series
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Twaynes Authors Series
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• Features the content of nearly 600 books that
  comprise three print series United States
  Authors, English Authors and World Authors.
• The database is devoted to literary critical
  interpretation and discussion written for readers
  ranging from high school students to scholars.
• Search by name, genre, gender, time period and
  nationality.

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Funk Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
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EBSCO Animals
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General Science Collection
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General Science Collection

• Provides information on all aspects of the
  scientific world
• General Science Collection offers full text
  information dating back as far as 1992
• Subject areas covered include observation,
  description, identification, and experimental
  investigation of phenomena
• Application of science to industrial or
  commercial objectives
• Includes full text coverage for more than 60 of
  the most popular science publications

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TopicSearch
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TopicSearch
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• Limiters include current events and topics
  for tips about whats current.
• You can limit your search by Lexile Reading
  Level.
• Image Search
• Folder feature

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http//lifelines.midhudson.org
Lifelines can be accessed without logging in.
Use the URL above to access directly.
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Lifelines K-4
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Lifelines 5-12
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InfoTrac Junior
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InfoTrac Junior

• Merriam-Websters Collegiate
• Dictionary, Tenth Edition
• Merriam-Websters Biographical Dictionary
• The Columbia Encyclopedia
• World Almanac and Book of Facts
• More than 300 maps

• More than 150 indexed and 140 full-text general
  interest magazines
• Thousands of newspaper articles from
  Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service and United
  Press International
• The Readers Companion to American History

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Primary Search
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Searchasaurus
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Spanish Language Resources
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• Informe
• Full-text articles from the most popular
  Spanish-language and bilingual periodicals.

• Spanish Interface for EBSCO products
• MasterFILE SelectPrimary SearchFunk Wagnalls
  New World EncyclopediaEBSCO Animals

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• Provides consumer health and substance abuse
  prevention materials through the public libraries
  of the area
• Available in print, video and electronic formats
  
• Address issues of concern to young people ages 20
  and under, to their families, to educators and to
  agencies serving youth.
• Selected books, videos and websites are available
  in Spanish
• http//midhudson.org/hip/hip_healthsites.htm

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Working TogetherSchools Public Libraries
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• Efficient Use of Public Monies
• Improved sense of Community
• Good Students
• Learn from each other
• Avoid duplication of spending
• Making school easier for families

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Your Public Library
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• Convenience
• Access
• Information support