Much as we love to see people in the library, here is another reason to stay at home. You can now browse the actual contents of over 327 reference books in our library's e-book collection right from the library's online catalog. These are some of the titles in our electronic book collection:
- Encyclopaedia Judaica;
- New Catholic Encyclopedia;
- Countries and Their Cultures;
- Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia;
- Middle Ages Reference Library;
- Encyclopedia of World Biography;
- Capital Punishment: Cruel and Unusual.
Here's how to find them:
- From our library website www.whplibrary.org click on SEARCH OUR ONLINE CATALOG or go directly to the library catalog at www.alisweb.org
- Click on “Special Collections”.
- Click on “Virtual Reference Library”.
- In the alphabetically arranged results list, find and click on the title you want.
- In the catalog description for that title, find and click on the link in the “Connect to” box that says "Available via Gale Virtual Reference Library..."
- You now have access to the contents of e-book you've chosen. You can read pages online or download them.
Check back for details on how to search through this collection and to view titles by subject. Or you may call a librarian to walk you through the process: 481-6591.