Students, community members, and library users who once thought Google was the only easy answer to all their online research needs will now find it easier to make use of the library’s online research tools.
As part of a pilot program, the Craven-Pamlico-Cartert Regional Library (including the New Bern-Craven County Public Library) has partnered with NC LIVE, a collaborative for North Carolina’s nearly 200 libraries, to make searching online library databases easier by allowing users to login with only their library card number. This service will start AUGUST 7.
In the past, users were required to visit the library to acquire the NC LIVE password. Now, library customers can login using information they likely already have in their wallets or on their keychains.
CPC Regional Library has always offered free access to online research databases provided by NC LIVE. Long touted the sources for reliable information, online library databases give access to information not available freely on the Web. But the ease of using Internet search engines, such as Google, has caused many library customers to settle for an easier option. Library staff at the CPC Regional Library hope the switch to an easier system will encourage more library patrons to use the service.
Library Director, Jackie Beach, wants people to take advantage of the many online resources the library has to offer. “The online databases we provide through NC LIVE range in topics from career planning, literature, and genealogy, to health and medical resources, to business and investing. Our customers can even access e-books, online videos, magazines, and newspapers by using online library resources. The information in these databases is not out there on the Web for free, but our library customers have free access through our library’s website. Whether you’re starting your own business or you’re doing a homework assignment for class, NC LIVE library databases have something valuable to offer.”
To access NC LIVE online research tools, go to the library’s website (http://newbern.cpclib.org), or visit www.nclive.org and choose Craven-Pamlico-Carteret Regional, then enter your library card number. These resources can be used whether you are in the library or at home with an Internet connection.
