• JAN AGUIRRE, Specialist & Training Coordinator

Did you know that left clicking on a column heading SORTS by that heading in the Find Tool?

For Example, left clicking on the Call Number Heading SORTS by Call Number. It’s a good idea to retrieve ALL the records first (using Control/Shift/A) BEFORE you sort.

 

 ·     LINDA BEINS, ILL/Reference Coordinator

 Database Trials 

Take a look at these two databases and let me know what you think about their ease of use, and how well they will meet the needs of your patrons.

1)       Ebsco’s MasterFile Elite  (not MasterFile Premier) which is an enhancement of Masterfile Select

·        Login:          http://trialepnet.com
·        UserID:        flls
·        Password:   trial

2)        Learning Express Library is a test preparation site for academic and career exams where you can practice exams and learn at your own pace. 

·        Login:          http://www.learningexpresslibrary.com/evaluation
·        UserID:        99326 plus the first 9 digits of your home phone number (for example, 99326607273407)
·        Password:   Trial

OCLC FirstSearch

Let me know if you would like access to OCLC FirstSearch This database package includes:

·        WorldCat - the OCLC union catalog
·        ArticleFirst – OCLC index of journal articles
·        ERIC – journal articles and reports in education
·        Medline – index of medical articles
·        GPO – U.S. government publications
·        Wilson Select Plus – full text articles in science, humanities, education, and          business
·        World Almanacs

These databases are important tools in locating out of system resources which FLLS can then try to access.

 

·     MARISA IACOBUCCI, Adult Services Coordinator

Descriptive Videos Available through FLLS

We have added 49 descriptive videos to the FLLS collection!

What are descriptive videos?

“As part of The Media Access Group at WGBH, Descriptive Video Service-- or DVS® for short -- provides descriptive narration of the key visual elements of television programs, feature films, home videos, DVDs, and other visual media to make them accessible to viewers with visual disabilities.

When we refer to "key visual elements," we mean any part of a presentation that such viewers would ordinarily miss, such as the characters' actions, costumes, gestures, and facial expressions, as well as scene changes and onscreen text -- all of which are important to fully understand the program or film. DVS describers make productions accessible by identifying and composing descriptions of important visual details and then inserting them during natural pauses in dialogue. The result is a finished soundtrack that engages these viewers with the story by enabling them to "see" audibly.”  From http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/mag/resources/the-abcs-of-dvs.html

We believe these could be a big help to your visually impaired patrons. The films are available and can be requested through Polaris.  I will be sending out a list of those we own in the next week.  If you need the list sooner, please contact me and I’ll fax it to you. 

Thanks!

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• Directors’ Advisory Council (DAC) members: 

If you have any questions or concerns regarding FLLS library service, you are welcome to contact a DAC member from the list below. 

Beverly Dann, Waverly Free Library
Janet Steiner, TCPL, Ithaca
Judy Barkee, Ulysses Philomathic Library, Trumansburg
Kay Zaharis, Cortland Free Library
Lois Maki, Newfield Public Library
Mary Frank, Peck Memorial Library, Marathon
Sally Otis, Hazard Library, Poplar Ridge
Stephen Erskine, Seymour Library, Auburn
Susan Robey, Groton Public Library