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Amador County Library Offering New E-Services

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slide20The Amador County Library is now offering some new services available on the internet. The services include access to electronic resource databases which are being provided to the library through our membership in the 49/99 library cooperative. Some of the new databases are Fact Cards, a series of research resources designed for quick reference for students in grades 4 through 8. The topics covered by Fact Cards are those California, United States, and World topics included in the social studies curriculum in California.
slide23 Student Resource Center - Gold offers easy access to award-winning content based on national curriculum standards, covering all core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more. Health and Wellness Resource Center provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. It includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, numerous reference volumes, over 700 health videos from partner Healthology, Inc., hundreds of pamphlets and health-related articles.  The database Infotrac Custom 1000 gives access to full text magazine articles on a wide range of topics: business, news, sports, education, law, literature, art, current events, politics, science, social science, and more. Also available are links to free downloadable electronic books available on the internet. An electronic book is a book that is available online. E-books can usually be viewed either online or downloaded to a portable device such as a computer, PDA, iPod, or MP3 player. There are many free sites available for you to utilize. For more information stop by your local branch of the library , call 223-6400 or visit http://www.co.amador.ca.us/depts/library on the world wide web
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