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Sunday, November 23, 2014

New NCLive Resources



by Amy Notarius Rowan Public Library
Would you like to learn a new language, find out more about a favorite author, or search for articles on a current event? NC LIVE offers free electronic access to resources for all ages on topics ranging from careers, business, and investing, to auto repair, health, history, and genealogy. These are available free to anyone with a current Rowan Public Library card and pin number.
Beginning in January 2015, NC LIVE will be adding several new offerings to their collection. Highlights of the new resources include:
Literature Resource Center:  Articles, essays, work and topic overviews, full-text works, and biographies covering authors, their works, and literary movements.
Films on Demand Video Master  Collection: Thousands of high quality videos from travel and fitness programming, to how-to videos, indie films, popular music performances, documentaries, and curriculum-based educational videos. 
Pronunciator Language Learning:  Language learning for 80 languages and ESL for 50 non-English languages, including audio lessons, interactive textbooks, quizzes, phrasebooks and pronunciation analysis.
ProQuest Central:  General reference database for over 175 subjects from magazines, journals, and newspapers, including peer-reviewed and scholarly works. 
These are just a few of the many valuable resources available through NC LIVE.  To get started visit www.rowanpubliclibrary.org and click on NC LIVE under online tools. For questions or assistance with any of these resources please contact your nearest RPL location.

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