Technology is here to stay and it is a great tool to help libraries. In the past, people would go to the library and use the card catalog to find books and do research. With technology today, people can do research faster and get the most current information on the web. Libraries also use websites to get in touch with the public and let them know what the library has to offer.
From the comfort of your house, you can go to the San Diego County Library and look for a book, put it on hold, or request it to be sending to the library of your choice. All you need to have is a library card and an internet connection.
To see how easy it is I look up San Diego County Library and the Oceanside Library web page.
San Diego County Library has a colorful home page. A person can choose to go to the children’s page or the teen page.
From the comfort of your house, you can go to the San Diego County Library and look for a book, put it on hold, or request it to be sending to the library of your choice. All you need to have is a library card and an internet connection.
To see how easy it is I look up San Diego County Library and the Oceanside Library web page.
San Diego County Library has a colorful home page. A person can choose to go to the children’s page or the teen page.
In the kids page you will find events for children’s and story times, books, homework help, blogs and podcast for kids! For the young ones they have the tumble books and the world book for kids. The page is bright and colorful, perfect for kids.
Tumble books are easy to load and you can listen to the books and watch the movie. It is very well done, however it will never replace spending time on mama’s lap. On the children’s page, I click on The World Book Online. It has incredible colors for kids.
Tumble books are easy to load and you can listen to the books and watch the movie. It is very well done, however it will never replace spending time on mama’s lap. On the children’s page, I click on The World Book Online. It has incredible colors for kids.
For the Teens, the Oceanside library offers all kinds of research resources, for example: biographies, Grolier on line, testing and education resources and online test and tutorials. All this services are great and the students can use them from home.
However, the San Diego Public Library also has an awesome page for the teens. It is just too impressive! It has the latest teen books; events for teens in all the branches, the homework database, the homework help in different subject. It also has the ask the librarian icon.
However, the San Diego Public Library also has an awesome page for the teens. It is just too impressive! It has the latest teen books; events for teens in all the branches, the homework database, the homework help in different subject. It also has the ask the librarian icon.
This is a wonderful tool to ask questions when you need answers and you are at home, helping your teenager with their report. It has the book reviews by teens and by the librarian, college and career things, and the fun part is you can click on homework help then you can click on art, and it takes you to different websites like the Getty museum.
The librarians at the SDCL are doing a great job on the website and I hope teens will get inspired about going to the library and check out books, and participate in the teen events.
The librarians at the SDCL are doing a great job on the website and I hope teens will get inspired about going to the library and check out books, and participate in the teen events.
I also have a card for the Orange County Public Library. Their site is easy to use to request items. They have quite a few databases, and a Children's Services link, but I did not see one for Teens. That's a defect. You had to go into Events, and then click on type, to get to anything for Teens. http://web.ocpl.org/events/?c=Teen
ReplyDeleteGreat web sites, Maria. Thanks for sharing! I especially like your comments about how a kids' site needs to be colorful and not too wordy...I think libraries forget who they are targeting sometimes when making these pages. I love the SDCL teen page too - my teenager just recently discovered it, and now she's a big fan. :)
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