Career Transitions is here!

This brand new resource will be available shortly to library patrons. Take a look now so you will be ready to help folks. Click on the FAQ link on the lower nav bar, and get a feel for what users might ask. Watch for 1-page handout coming to your branch soon. See the details page.

Go ahead and create your own user account (required) so you can explore!

What does it have?

• Resume builder, job application wizard and a personal profile that stores a user's references, action plan and more
• Assessment engine that identifies career interests and transferable skills
• Career explorer, industry explorer and geography explorer
• Ability to target specific careers, industries and locations to see projected growth
• Interviewing tips & Networking help
• Will locate low-cost Adult education distance learning classes to enhance employment prospects
• Links to unemployment services and other social services
• Comprehensive job search that incorporates a user's career, industry and location targets.
• Apply for listed job vacancies within Career Transitions
  

How Is It Arranged? Choose one of these 5 main sections to begin:
1) Discover My Interests
2) Explore Careers
3) Prepare Resume
4) Improve My Chances
5) Find Jobs

How Do You Use It?
Career Transitions users must create a personal profile and login each time. Use your profile and the to build and save resumes, cover letters, and references. Return to your profile or resuman anytime-- in the library--or remotely--to track and update your progress in job searching, career exploration, and education planning.

Didn't finish? Remember to "Save as You Go"
Be sure to click Save option when creating a resume or taking an assessment! For privacy, Career Transitions. sessions will time out and unsaved work will be lost.

Tthe last values you entered in each step of Prepare Resume will be identified with your personal account and saved. You can continue where you left off the next time you use Career Transitions. If your resume is complete you can the same resume the next time you need it, or make edits and save the new version.

You can also copy and paste your resume into a website. In the Preview step within Prepare Resume, just save your resume in text format; then, copy the text and paste it into the website.

Any questions? Call or email Sally or Gwen.

Historical New York Times with Index Overview - Introduction

TA DA! We now get online access to the complete New York Times Index (1851–1993) in search results for the Historical NYT. Take a look at this overview/demo
Historical New York Times with Index -- Demo & Introduction
and get an idea of what's just been added to our Historical NYT access.

Tips:
You may search the specific fields of the index by searching the following fields on the advanced search (the ones that are asterisked): subject*, company/org*, creative work*, person*, location*. Most of these fields are available in the drop down menu next to each search row and in the “more search options” area at the bottom. You may search these fields in either area or in any combination.



Try this search: enter Amelia Earhart in the person field (either by selecting person* from the drop down menu next to the search row or using the person* field in the “more search options”). On the corresponding results page, select the abstract or citation for one of the results and you’ll see the search term highlighted in the person field of the indexing.

Did you notice? the Index dates of coverage are slightly different than the paper itself? It's not an evil plot, it's just that the printed idex was not produced past the early 90's.

Coverage for the Historical complete New York Times Index is 1851–1993
Coverage for the Historical NYT NEWSPAPER is currently: Sept 18,1851-Dec 31, 2005.

The end date is a rolling date, usually with one added every 12 months. AND, just to keep you on your toes...the Historical NYT, the WP and the WSJ all have different coverage dates--it's all up the to publisher.

S0 what's the fastest way to check historical coverage? Look at "Database Selected" at upper left, of the ProQuest screen. In fact, this is also true for "non-historical" newspapers we get from ProQuest.

let me know the most intesting thing YOU found, using the online index!

OverDrive & iPods

Surprise! With the latest software updates, our 1100+ OverDrive
WMA eAudiobooks become "instantly comptatible" for iPod and iPhone
users with a Windows PC. (Sophistcated Mac owners can also install & partition Windows Media Player to manage the iPod downloads.)

MUST HAVE:

OverDrive Media Console version 3.2

iTunes v7.6.2.9 and QuickTime v7.4.5

Be SURE to update the OverDrive and iTunes software FIRST before you download a title to transfer to an Apple device! Otherwise you may be able to download the title, but the transfer probably won't work.

Once installed, users with Windows PCs can transfer most WMA format titles to their iPod® and other Apple® devices including the iPhone. (A few publishers have not joined this effort)

iPod Shuffle Caveat! Only the "3rd Generation" are compatible with the WMA titles. See iPod Shuffle devices

See our eCollection portal for details of OverDrive WMA downloads: http://visual.acornweb.org/databases/eCollection.asp

Navigate to eBooks > PC > OverDrive and click on Details

More cool new features: Star Ratings and Flexible Loan Periods!

eCollection

Ta Da! Our "Extreme Makeover" of the eBooks and eAudiobooks pages are complete. From several links around the Library website, when they click on eBooks or eAudiobooks, you will now see (or be directed to) the new eCollection portal: http://visual.acornweb.org/databases/eCollection.asp

What's an eCollection Portal?
It's a single landing page for the Library's growing collection of non-print and downloadable resources. It's divided into "slots" by format: eAudiobooks, eBooks, Web Apps and Web Casts. Under each slot, the available options are presented in tabs.

Fast Clicks
If you know which "thingy" you want by name—jump on the left menu for direct access.

Not so sure? Skim the descriptions of each vendor and option, presented here by FORMAT. Each format "bubble" offers an image linked to direct access, plus a separate link for Details and for Questions.

Help me!
Also new is a Help page (From the left menu) with all the Frequently Asked Questions such as "What's an eBook." "Why can't I download a NetLibrary eBook."

PowerSearch 2.0 interface

Available NOW - new interface for our Gale "articles" databases like General OneFile, Expanded Academic and more!

Besides a new look and feel, it has a dashboard, a featured publication , and some recent news articles.

PLUS it offers personal user accounts to save items get RSS, and even Share options like Twitter and Delicious, Digg, etc.,

Here's a short tutorial you can watch. Red Alert!!! You must click on the red cursor/arrow to advance in the tutorial.

Want to know more? Sign up for a FREE webinar! See the calendar here and choose PowerSearch 2.0 from the Category dropdown menu.

Be sure to send Moira the email confirmation you get, to apply webinars to your traning requirements.

Chilton Library

Comparable to the print series Chilton's Total Car Care, Chilton Library provides online information on car, truck, van, and SUV make and model combinations, both U.S and foreign. Includes step-by-step service instructions, close-up photographs and illustrations, vacuum and wiring diagrams to help explain system operation, troubleshooting, and diagnostics. Key information is highlighted in the maintenance and specification tables. Coverage includes most vintage makes starting as far back as 1954. The procedures are written specifically for a car buff or do-it-yourselfer, but are comprehensive enough for professional technicians. Unfortunately, we already know this is NOT appropriate for academic support of any automotive classes at the Arlington Career Center.

Sample searches will give you a feel for how to use this database. And while I wouldn't recommend taking your laptop with you when you pop the hood, you could print out the troubleshooting pages just for "your ride" BEFORE you grab a wrench!

Not convinced? Watch this audio/video webcast for a quick tutorial.

Encyclopedia of Associations

I might as well just say it--the Encyclopedia of Associations "My Favorite Reference Book"... and NOW it's on a computer near you. With unlimited library and remote access, 24/7 !

Stop by the Research Portal and try it out. You'll find it under "E" although when you first click the link all you see is the "Gale Directory Library." Not to worry, that's just the name of the interface, much like eBooks and the Gale Virtual Reference Library interface. Or search in ACORN for Encyclodpedia of Associations.

Frankly, it's not perfect, but expect more improvements to the search mechanism in the next few months. (We spoke and Gale is listening.) So try it out on your next reference questions. I promise you'll be surprised at what you find.

Or just search for ...dachshund or...elvis...and see turns up. Me--I feel better just knowing there is a Chatty Cathy Collectors Club which meets annually. :)