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LIBRARY NEWS NEW PBS FRONTLINE NEW ONLINE INFORMATION p@ YOUR LIBRARY® VIDEOS & DVDs his year the Library has expanded its online databases to give residents Tinformation on a wider range of interests. Most of these databases are e Library has just purchased available to you from your home computer.Access the Library's site at several wwwci.louisville.co.us/library and click on the link"Search Library Databases." PBS Frontline There are just two titles that must be accessed at the Library—Ancestry Library video record—Edition and ValueLine. ings in both These are the new online resources available through your library: VHS and DVD �l For students and job or career seekers—Testing & Education Reference format. ; Center is powered by the well known Peterson's guides and provides online Ranging in preparation and practice for specialized educational and career tests such as length from 60 ACT,ASVAB, GED, SAT, and TOEFL. Examples of the online handbooks minutes to two included here are 24 Hours Civil Service Exams,AP Success English Language, hours,they GED Success,and MCAT Success.You may also search for colleges and cover America's war on terrorism and scholarships or get help writing admissions application essays or resumes. our foreign relations. NS For readers of fiction and members of book discussion groups—NoveList Produced by WGBH Boston, the titles include: is a popular resource for patrons looking for a "good book." It includes searchable information on 125,000 fiction titles.You can find book reviews, >Frontline:Gunning for Saddam(VHS, 57 lists of favorite titles,discussion guides,and read-alikes. minutes) it For young readers of fiction and their teachers—NoveList K-8 includes over >Frontline:In Search of AlQaeda(VHS, 46,000 fiction titles for readers in elementary and middle schools.This re- 58 minutes) source can help encourage independent reading and assist teachers in finding >Frontline:The War Behind Closed Doors curricula-related material. (VHS,57 minutes) For news and history/genealogy information—NewsBank users will find >Frontline:Saudi Time Bomb(VHS,60 new features this year.America's Newspapers has expanded its list of titles and minutes) now includes the New York Times with The Book Review and Magazine >Frontline:Campaign Against Terror sections.Another new feature is America's Obituaries&Death Notices,which (VHS, 120 minutes) contains access to more than 250 newspapers and is searchable by name,date, >Frontline:Truth, War&Consequences and personal information. (DVD, 87 minutes) IU For genealogists and historians—we've added 3 new databases to help with >Frontline:Chasing the Sleeper Cell(DVD, this popular hobby. Ancestry Library Edition is the new library version of 60 minutes) MyFamily.com's well known Ancestry.com. It contains the most genealogical >Frontline:Rumsfeld's War(DVD, 90 information available online,with more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 minutes) databases. HeritageQuest Online adds complementary genealogy informa- tion including census collection,genealogy and local history books,PERSI LOUISVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY periodicals index, Revolutionary War Era Pension Records, and Freedman's Bank Records. Digital Sanborn Maps provides digital access to large-scale 950 SPRUCE STREET maps of Colorado towns and cities (1867-1970). The Sanborn Map Com- 303.335.4849 pany was the primary American publisher of fire insurance maps for nearly MONDAY - THURSDAY 100 years. WI For investors—ValueLine Investment Survey has been available at the 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Library for many years in print form.This online edition includes the full- FRIDAY & SATURAY page reports,analyst commentaries,and Timeliness and Safety ranks on the 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM 1,700 stocks covered by the print edition.Investors can now screen on and . SUNDAY export data fields,produce graphs, and track portfolios. Technical indicators can be produced in chart form that can include up to 5 years of price history. 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM February/March 2005 5