It’s the United States from A to Z at Guernsey Memorial Library
NORWICH – Guernsey Memorial Library, 3 Court Street, will host a pair of informational workshops this week – from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday and 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday – on its newest online database, A to Z the USA.
According to Principal Library Clerk Sue Morehead, the online resource contains in-depth information on the United States as a whole, as well as each individual state.
The workshops, which are free for all ages and open to the public, will showcase what’s available on the database’s website, how easy it is to access and use, in addition to some of its key features, she added. Both presentations will be followed by a question and answer session.
Some of those key features include information on all 50 U.S. states, its five territories (including Washington, D.C.), in addition to over 150 informational data categories. Information on official state symbols such as birds, trees, mammals, fish and gemstones; land and energy, including climate, ecoregions, vegetation and energy profiles and society and culture, including historic timelines, state representatives, flags and seals, demographics, crime and maps are also available with A to Z the USA, said Morehead.
According to the database’s website, A to Z the USA includes over 7,000,000 words of editorial content, 1,750 maps and 12,000 photographs.
“We decided to get this database because it seems more and more people are utilizing online services versus the library’s paper resources these days,” she added. “In addition, people will also have remote user access to the website from their home or school. Basically, anywhere they can get to the Internet, as long as they have their library card ID number, they’ll have access.”
While people of all ages will find the database useful, Morehead said she believed it will be particularly beneficial for students, from kindergarten all the way through high school. The database is already up-and-running, she added, and is extremely user-friendly.
“It’s basically a point-and-click type of program,” stated Morehead. “People have been coming to rely more and more on these interactive, online databases, so we’re trying to meet that need however we can.”
Those who favor the “old-school” way of doing things have nothing to worry about, however, added Morehead. The library will continue to offer its reference collection in print, although she admitted it’s gotten smaller as demand for those services have gone down, what with the increasing popularity of online databases like A to Z the USA.
Guernsey Memorial Library is open from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday. To visit the A to Z the USA website go to www.atoztheusa.com. For more information on the database or this week’s pair of workshops contact Guernsey Memorial Library at 334-4034 or visit www.guernseylibrary.org.
According to Principal Library Clerk Sue Morehead, the online resource contains in-depth information on the United States as a whole, as well as each individual state.
The workshops, which are free for all ages and open to the public, will showcase what’s available on the database’s website, how easy it is to access and use, in addition to some of its key features, she added. Both presentations will be followed by a question and answer session.
Some of those key features include information on all 50 U.S. states, its five territories (including Washington, D.C.), in addition to over 150 informational data categories. Information on official state symbols such as birds, trees, mammals, fish and gemstones; land and energy, including climate, ecoregions, vegetation and energy profiles and society and culture, including historic timelines, state representatives, flags and seals, demographics, crime and maps are also available with A to Z the USA, said Morehead.
According to the database’s website, A to Z the USA includes over 7,000,000 words of editorial content, 1,750 maps and 12,000 photographs.
“We decided to get this database because it seems more and more people are utilizing online services versus the library’s paper resources these days,” she added. “In addition, people will also have remote user access to the website from their home or school. Basically, anywhere they can get to the Internet, as long as they have their library card ID number, they’ll have access.”
While people of all ages will find the database useful, Morehead said she believed it will be particularly beneficial for students, from kindergarten all the way through high school. The database is already up-and-running, she added, and is extremely user-friendly.
“It’s basically a point-and-click type of program,” stated Morehead. “People have been coming to rely more and more on these interactive, online databases, so we’re trying to meet that need however we can.”
Those who favor the “old-school” way of doing things have nothing to worry about, however, added Morehead. The library will continue to offer its reference collection in print, although she admitted it’s gotten smaller as demand for those services have gone down, what with the increasing popularity of online databases like A to Z the USA.
Guernsey Memorial Library is open from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday. To visit the A to Z the USA website go to www.atoztheusa.com. For more information on the database or this week’s pair of workshops contact Guernsey Memorial Library at 334-4034 or visit www.guernseylibrary.org.
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