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 Starting Points:
Using WPPL's Databases & Other Library Resources from Home
T H E   L I B R A R Y' S   D A T A B A S E S


The Library has purchased a number of electronic databases, which you can access for free on your home computer. You will need the barcode number on the back
of your library card to log in. If you need more information, please call (407) 623-3300, ext. 3.

These databases are not Internet sites. They are the counterparts of Library materials and provide a reliable source of research. Please note the copyright notice on
the online database Web page. We hope this Starting Points will help you take advantage of these excellent databases.

To begin, go to the Library homepage at the following address: www.wppl.org then click on the following links: Electronic Resources; Databases.

Following are some examples of the dozens of databases the Library offers:
EBSCOhost
 Facts on File
 Literature Resource Center
 The New York Times Online
Historical New York Times Online
Learning Express Library
 InfoTracOnefile (Sixteen databases covering magazines, health, business, student help and others).
Prices4Antiques
If You Are Looking For: Use these Database:
Magazine/ Journal articles (full text) Infotrac Onefile; EBSCOhost
Photos of People: EBSCOhost Image Search; Facts on File
Historical Photos EBSCOhost Image Search; Facts on File
Maps: EBSCOhost Image Search; Facts on File
Flags EBSCOhost Image Search; Facts on File
Historical Documents/ Speeches Facts on File
Newspaper articles (full text) Orlando Sentinel; NY Times; Historical NY Times
Current World Leaders: Facts on File
Charts (i.e. Human Genetic Code): Facts on File
Biographies (General) InfoTracOnefile; LitFinder
Biographies (Contemporary authors): Literature Resource Center; LitFinder
Business Reference USA; InfoTrac OneFile
Addresses/ Phone Numbers Reference USA
Broad and General Information World Book Encyclopedia
Critical Essays on Authors Literature Resource Center; Lit Finder
Health InfoTrac Onefile
Homework Help Live Homework Help
Academic & Professional Testing LearningExpressLibrary
Antiques Prices4Antiques
Genealogy Ancestry Library Edition; Heritage Quest
W E B S I T E S

The Library has gathered hundreds of websites on dozens of topics.  For example, you can find information on American Politics, Demographics, Learning English, Hurricane Preparation, Shakespeare, Estate Planning and 50 other topics by going to the Library’s Starting Points (scroll down once in a specific topic).  Other websites, including Arts & Entertainment, News, Home & Garden, Music, Pets, Travel and 33 others can be found at Internet Sites @ Your Fingertips.  For both of these sites click on Electronic Resources from our home page, www.wppl.org.
 
F I N D I N G   B O O K S   &   O T H E R   L I B R A R Y   M A T E R I A L S

In addition to reference books, you may also want to search for other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) or find other resources. You can access the Library’s
online catalog from the Library or at home by going to our Web page (www.wppl.org), then toSearch Our Catalog in the upper right hand.

If You Are Looking For:                          Go to the WPPL Homepage then:
Books or magazines the Library owns Search Our Catalog (right hand column)
Your Patron Record to renew a book Quick Library Links> Your Account/ Renew
Digitized pictures of Winter Park History Winter Park History
Reserving a book which is checked out Quick Library Links> Your Account/ Renew
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Quick Library Links> InterLibrary Loan
Suggesting new book purchases Quick Library Links> Suggest a New Title
Lifelong Learning Institute Lifelong Learning Institute button (along top)
e B O O K S

You may also want to check out the collection of thousands of online books (eBooks) the Library has to offer located on the Web site www.netlibrary.com. Initially, you must open an account from Library computer terminals, but you will then be able to use the account from home as well. Search for employment and career books by the following categories: subject, title, author. See a reference librarian for more detail.
If You Are Looking For                                               Use this Database
Classic fiction books (full text) NetLibrary eBooks
Cliffs Notes NetLibrary eBooks
Online Dictionary (Embedded) NetLibrary eBooks
Technical books and research materials NetLibrary eBooks


For additional information, please see a reference librarian. sk 11/27/06
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