MidHudson Library System

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HomeACCESS
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Todays presenter
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Library Mission Statement
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Quick Facts About the Library
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Access
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• To access the resources shown today
• Get a library card (if you dont already have
  one!)
• Visit the library or the librarys web site
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Getting Your Library Card
Its easy! Just come in with photo ID and proof
of address, fill out a registration card, and
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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HomeACCESS
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http//www.marlborolibrary.org/
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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 the 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

Library Web Address
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MasterFILE Select
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InfoTrac Custom Newspapers
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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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Business Company Resource Center Database
Typical company profile
Email or print items of interest
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Health Wellness Resource Center Alternative
Health Module
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Gale Literary Databases
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Twaynes Authors Series
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Funk Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
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EBSCO Animals
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TopicSearch
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Lifelines
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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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InfoTrac Junior
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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 Select? Primary Search? Funk
  Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia? EBSCO 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