Reference
and Periodicals Labs
The
Longmont Public Library offers the community extensive access to online resources
including the Internet. The Reference and Periodicals Computer Labs, located
in the Adult Services area on the second floor, are reserved for reference
research. Guidelines for upstairs usage include a single 30-minute limit per
day, with no email, chatting, messaging, game playing, or word-processing.
Resources:
There are eight Internet computers in the Reference area, including one Spanish
language computer, and two computers in the Periodicals areas.
These
computers offer limited Internet access with sites reviewed and recommended
by library professionals. They also have the following subscription databases:
| AllData: |
Vehicle repair online
|
| Ancestry
Plus: |
Genealogy
research |
| Contemporary
Authors & Literature Criticism: |
Information
about authors and their work |
| Ebsco: |
Magazine & newspaper articles (full text
& abstracts) |
| Health & Wellness Reference: |
Health-related articles and abstracts |
| Heritage
Quest: |
Genealogy
research |
| Issues
&
Controversies:
|
In-depth
investigations of today's top issues |
| Litfinder:
|
Poems,
short stories, and more |
| NoveList Guide to Fiction: |
Guide to fiction by author, subject,
title, and more. |
| Proquest: |
Rocky Mountain News and Denver
Post online |
| U.S.A. Reference: |
Addresses
and contact information for U.S. & Canadian
businesses
and U.S. residents |
| SIRS/Social Issues Researcher: |
Social issues articles |
| Science Today: |
Science news written especially for students |
| Well
Connected :
|
Reports
on common diseases and wellness issues |
These
databases are also available from the library
catalog web site's Online References tab.
updated: 03/21/08