THING #22

AS I CHECKED OUT NETLIBRARY, I NOTICED THAT ALMOST ANY REFERENCE ITEM COULD BE FOUND. I TYPED IN THE KEYWORD "DIABETES" AND IT BROUGHT UP EVERY MANUAL OR BOOK WITH THAT WORD IN IT. IF YOU CLICK ON THE MANUAL IT TAKES YOU DIRECTLY TO THE CHAPTER AND PAGE THAT EXPLAINS DIABETES. THIS COULD PROVE VERY BENEFICIAL TO REFERENCE LIBRARIANS, TO STUDENTS LOOKING UP INFO FOR A PROJECT OR ANY PATRON TRYING TO FIND OUT ABOUT A CERTAIN SUBJECT. AS FOR FICTION TITLES, I COULDN'T FIND TOO MANY, BUT
NETLIBRARY IS A FAST-GROWING COLLECTION SO I GUESS WE SHOULD JUST GIVE IT TIME.
I LIKE THAT YOU COULD JUST CLICK ON "VIEW THIS PAGE" OR "VIEW THIS BOOK" AND IT WILL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN.

YPL WEBSITE OFFERS MANY MORE FICTION TITLES FOR E-BOOKS. BUT THERE'S A CATCH. YOU NEED A LIBRARY CARD AND ONE OF 3 SOFTWARES DOWNLOADED.
I DOWNLOADED "ADOBE" ON MY HOME COMPUTER.

BOTTOM LINE -- I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH NETLIBRARY AND ITS USER-FRIENDLY METHOD.