Coos Bay Public Library

SEARCHING THE WEB

ABOUT BOOKS BOOKLOVERS’ TOUR OF THE INTERNET To view complete information you must register (free) with the NYT. New York Times Best Sellers list. New York Times Book Review NYT – First Chapters of New Books (of books reviewed by the New York Times).

ONLINE BOOKSTORES Abebooks: World’s largest network of independent booksellers Alibris – Books you thought you’d never find Amazon.com Barnes and Noble Bookfinder Edward R. Hamilton Bookseller Powell’s Books

TOPICAL LINKS Cars & Trucks Online Consumer Information Elections Gardening Genealogy Grant Resources Health & Medical Internet for Beginners Internet Safety for Parents Job & Career Information Middle East Newspapers Online Online Maps & Atlases Oregon State Websites Personal Finance & Investing Social Media Online Info and Sites Sports Web Sites Web Access to Your Email

SEARCH ENGINES ALTA VISTA AOL SEARCH ASK (was ASK JEEVES) BING DOGPILE EXCITE GOOGLE HOTBOT LYCOS MAMMA MSN (Hotmail, etc.) WEBCRAWLER YAHOO	FREE EMAIL AIM (AOL) Excite Gmail (from Google) Hotmail Lycos M@il.com Yahoo! Mail Zoho HOW-TO’S & RESOURCES ONLINE HOW TO SEARCH THE INTERNET INTERNET SAFETY FOR PARENTS WEB ACCESS TO YOUR EMAIL	INDEXES and DIRECTORIES OF WEB SITES INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY YOUTH AND TEEN SITES LIBRARY SPOT LIBRARIANS’ INDEX TO THE INTERNET MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY WEBSITE ALA GREAT WEB SITES FOR KIDS ALA Recommended Web Sites – for children, young adults, parents, caregivers, and teachers REF DESK Web links used by the Coos Bay Library Reference staff!
LIBRARY CLASSES Beginning Computer Mouse Introduction to the Internet Searching the Web Exercises for Searching the Web How to Get and Use a Free Email Account Email Refresher Workshop – not a class but a chance for email users to practice and ask questions. NOTE: You must have a preexisting email account that you can access via a Web site. Examples include: yahoo.com, hotmail.com, and mail.charter.net. Bring or have memorized, your user id (email address), password and the Web address of your email provider.		Comfort Computing Newsletter Newsletter Archive – 2005 – 2010 February 2012, Issue 83 January 2012, Issue 82

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DATABASES

Novelist – is an excellent resource for fiction readers. When you can’t remember a title or want similar books use this!

• If working from a home computer use this link.
• If using a computer inside the Coos Bay Public Library use this link.

For other databases see Coastline, the Coos County Library Service District website. Click on the link to “search other databases” then select the database you are interested in.

• Ebsco – contains 800+ magazines with many in full text, including Health Source Consumer Edition.
• Auto Reference
• Book Index with Reviews
• FindArticles.com – archived articles from 700+ publications
• Oregonian – search the newspaper with Newsbank
• OregonLive – read the Oregonian online!
• Heritage Quest – genealogy research for Library users
  • Historical newspapers – a list of all the local newspapers that are available through the public libraries in Coos County.
• Searchasaurus – Search engine for kids!
• Auto Repair Reference Center – Extensive collection of automotive reference data
• New!! Sanborn Maps – 695 large-scale maps of 176 Oregon towns

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COOS COUNTY LITERACY COUNCIL

This literacy program is part of Oregon Literacy, which has as its goal to facilitate the highest quality literacy services for adult learners. The program is run completely by volunteers.

To request a tutor or to volunteer, contact Mary Adams, 888-4328.

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TALKING BOOK & BRAILLE SERVICES

Mission:

To enhance the quality of life for print-disabled Oregonians through reading. TBABS is committed to deliver, in partnership with libraries and other agencies, the best possible library service to all eligible Oregonians.

What Is TBABS? (http://www.tbabs.org/OSL/TBABS/about_us.shtml).

Patron Handbook (http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/TBABS/handbook.shtml)Services:

• To access the online catalog (http://tbabs.osl.state.or.us/catalog/).
• descriptive video catalog – (http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/TBABS/videos.shtml#Descriptive_Video_Catalog).

Registration:

Sign up for services (http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/TBABS/registration.shtml). You may download their application. Contact Information:

tbabs.info@state.or.us

Phone: 800-452-0292

Phone: 503-378-3849

NEW: Unabridged Digital Audiobooks for the Blind “…a new pilot project called Unabridged, http://www.unabridged.info/ that provides digital audio books for print impaired readers. If you have a computer and would like to participate in this pilot project, or would simply like more information, please call Jackie Shepherd at 1-800-452-0292, or (503) 378-5390.”

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WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS IS NOW AVAILABLE

Free wireless access to the Internet is now available for library patrons who have their own computer equipment and wireless modems. Please see our instructions for using wireless.

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