New! EBooks from OverDrive® Users from outside the library may browse the library's website, check out with a valid library card, and download to PC, Mac®, and many mobile devices. Users will need to install free software. To read eBooks, users will need Adobe® Digital Editions. Titles can be enjoyed immediately or transferred to a variety of devices, including iPod®, Sony® Reader™, and many others. Patrons may check out 3 titles at a time. Lending period is 14 days - though may be returned early. Titles will automatically expire at the end of the lending period. While there aren't renewals, item may be checked out again if there aren't holds on it. There are no late fees! Titles may not be downloaded within library except to laptops or wireless mobile devices.
General Reference Center (Full Text Index) A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center to find articles from magazines, reference books, and newspapers, many with full-text and images. Find articles on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. This database is accessible from the library or from home for San Bernardino Public Library cardholders. Full-text articles may be translated into various languages including Spanish.
New! Freegal Music
SBPL library cardholders can download 3 songs per week from labels under the Sony umbrella and the Independent Online Distribution Alliance which represents hundreds of smaller and independent music labels from the USA and around the globe. The IODA content is currently being added to the Freegal database. So now Freegal offers millions of songs from hundreds of labels. The default PIN is the last 4 digits of the patron's library card number and is the same as the PIN used to place holds and check your account with the library catalog. In-library users are encouraged to save their songs to the flash drive as some MP3 players require software installation to be compatible.
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Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Full Text Index) Opposing Viewpoints in Context is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. Drawing on acclaimed series published by Greenhaven Press and other Thomson Gale imprints, OVIC features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites.
Career Transitions A complete, guided, self-paced application that walks the individual through the entire process - assessing strengths and interests, exploring new opportunities, preparing a resume, finding educational opportunities and networking advice, performing a comprehensive job search and applying online. Workers are guided by clear and concise information about career paths, industries, companies, job availability, growth potential and professional associations - organized around simple-to-navigate portals that combine overviews with statistical information and Web tools to help make well-planned career choices.
LearningExpressLibrary.com (Sample Test Questions - formerly LearnATest) Provides sample tests with questions to help preparation for the GED,SAT, CBEST, GRE, ASVAB and various employment-related tests. This database willprompt you to set-up a user name and password. You must keep this informationto log in to use the tests. LearningExpress Library's expanding listof eBooks has now grown to almost 200 career guides and study aides.
New! America's News Search current and archived coverage of issues, events, people, government, sports and more with the largest collection of full-text U.S. newspapers. Includes staff-written articles, obituaries, editorials, announcements, real estate and other sections.
New! The Sun (San Bernardino) 9/14/2001 to current: Find full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and much more from current and archived issues of The Sun. Updated daily, it includes obituaries, editorials, announcements, sports, real estate and other sections.
New! Riverside Press Enterprise 9/28/1992 to current: Find full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and much more from current and archived issues of The Press-Enterpise. Updated daily, it includes obituaries, editorials, announcements, sports, real estate and other sections.
New! Home Improvement Collection: SBPL supports the city's beautification and sustainable communities goal through the addition of this resource. The Home Improvement Collection describes itself as even the smallest home improvement project can be daunting: with this collection of home improvement focused titles, hobbyists and professional carpenters alike will immediately put their projects on a more solid foundation. Coverage includes such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and many more.
New! Kids InfoBits Gale describes its database as "Kids InfoBits contains full-text proprietary content from Blackbirch Press® and U•X•L. Also included are more than 100 full-text, age-appropriate magazines, more than 6,400 searchable, indexed images, Merriam-Webster®'s Elementary Dictionary and1,200 maps, flags & seals and over 1,700 colorful charts and graphs. It features a developmentallyappropriate and visual graphic interface.
An online collection of animated, talking picture books that is a gift from the Friends of the San Bernardino Public Library.
Scholastic BookFlix is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. This engaging resource for children in grades PreK-3 will help early readers develop and practice essential reading skills and introduces students to a world of knowledge and exploration. In library and home access are available
Tuition Funding Sources is a private website designed to help students find scholarships, college and career information. TFS offers students the largest scholarship database in the world with over $41 Billion in scholarship awards along with a career personality test and detailed college and career information.
Reference USA (Business Directory & Residential Phone Directory) The business database (formerly known as the American Business Disc) includes 14 million U.S. businesses containing information such as address, phone number, number of employees and sales. The residential database information includes phone listings for 210 million U.S. households throughout the nation.
Need help with our databases? Please ask at the reference desk or call 909.381.8221 and select Option 3. Monday through Wednesday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Thursday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. We're always open with QuestionPoint, a free interactive reference service, available 24/7 with librarians in our worldwide service. ADA Compliant version of QuestionPoint
