Showing posts with label facts on file. Show all posts
Showing posts with label facts on file. Show all posts

Monday, June 30, 2008

Health Reference Center Improvements

One of the library's databases: Health Reference Center has added new content!
  • Teen's Health Center
  • Conversion calculator
  • 300 new images
  • New essays

Search it now!

-Elaine Settergren, Online Librarian

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Trial databases available

The library has a trial to three Facts on File databases:
· World News Digest: 1940-Present
· Issues & Controversies: today’s top issues
· Issues & Controversies in American History

Log in and details here.

Please let us know what you think. Trial access is available to help us decide if we'd like to purchase these databases or not.


-Elaine Settergren, Online Librarian

Friday, December 28, 2007

Health Reference Center - Redesigned!

The library database: Health Reference Center from Facts on File has been redesigned! The database has a new look and more content than ever before.



The new features include:

  • new homepage with a basic search bar on the top and browsable categories below.
  • better search results page
  • new image and video gallery - over 560 new videos!!!
  • new content
    • addiction
    • learning disabilities
    • sports medicine
    • stress-related diseases
    • more!!!
  • page tools
    • citation help
    • permanent URLs (bottom of the page)
    • search terms are highlighted
    • related links - including videos!
    • suggested searches
    • in-text linking
    • ablilty to change the text size
  • comprehensive Subject and Health Center guides

- by Elaine Settergren