Accessing Databases through the Louisiana Library Connection

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Accessing Databases through the Louisiana Library
Connection

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Your Tax Dollars at Work!

• The Louisiana Library Connection and your local
  civil parish library system finance the use of
  expensive research tools accessible to you from
  any internet capable computer. You must have a
  personal parish Library card in order to use
  these resources.
• Begin at http//brothermartin.com/bmlibrary/resour
  ces.htm
• Scroll to The Louisiana Library Connection
• Public Library Patrons pull down the menu and
  click on your civil parish, then Select
• Enter your Public Library Card Number, Enter

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Parish Library Database Page

• Homepage, Online Catalog
• Check your account
• Renew books online
• Reserve books, transfer to your local branch
• Each Parish subscribes to a variety of databases
  including genealogical resources, encyclopedia,
  criticism, newspapers and magazines
• Also linked
• LOUIS , the Louisiana Library Network which
  search all academic (college university)
  libraries
• Federal databases FirstGov and US Government
  Printing Office

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Recommended for High School Researchers

• Gale Group databases
• InfoTrac Onefile diverse coverage from periodical
  and news information sources
• Biography Resource Center most in-depth biography
  source available online with full narrative
  biographies, thumbnail sketches, magazine
  articles, linked web sites and some portraits
• General Reference Center Gold retrospective
  coverage from 1980 to present of business
  periodicals, newspapers, reference books, many
  with full text and full image (looks like a page
  from the original magazine)
• Health Wellness Resource and Alternative Health
  Module info from journals newspapers on
  fitness, medicine, nutrition, disease, alcohol
  drug abuse, and numerous health issues
• InfoTrac Newspapers 120 national and
  international news publications but no local
  Louisiana coverage

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Gale Group databases for Literary Criticism

• Literature Resource Center indispensable site for
  literary criticism, including articles, work
  overviews, author biographies, additional
  literary resources and literary-historical
  timelines. Contained here are the extensive
  critical collections of Gale, Scribner and
  Twayne.
• Scribner Writers Series Extensive essays by
  renowned critics on the worlds great works of
  literature.
• Twayne Author Series Six hundred full text
  essays criticize the works of American, British
  and World authors.

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For each Gale Group database

• Examine the Search Tips screen
• Become familiar with advanced search if your
  preliminary search results in too many hits.
• If searching for literary criticism, restrict
  your search to the author, work and the focus of
  your research (theme, symbolism, genre)
• You may print or e-mail your search results
• Be sure to save/print the source citation which
  includes the author, title, original print
  source, publisher, publication date, database
  name, web publisher and date of web posting. On
  occasion, a persistent link address is also
  given. This information is necessary for your
  Works Cited.

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For Louisiana Newspapers, go back to your Parish
Parish Library Database Page

• Scroll to NEWSBANK to search full text back files
  of 7 Louisiana and 10 national newspapers.
• Times Picayune
• 1989 - current
• Baton Rouge Advocate
• 1986 - current
• Lafayette Daily Advertiser
• 1999 - current
• Monroe News Star
• 1999 - current
• Shreveport Times
• 1999 - current
• Alexandria Daily Town Talk
• 1999 - current
• Opelousas Daily World
• 1999 - current
• Lake Charles American Press

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Assistance

• The Librarians are familiar with the resources
  available to you through the public library
  system. Please ask for help. We are happy to
  show you how to access this information but
  recommend you use these sources from home or
  public library computers.
• Visit your public library to obtain a library
  card. Proof of residency (a bill addressed to
  your home) is needed and a parent must accompany
  you if you are a minor.